Making the ULTIMATE 40k ruins - 3d printing + scratch building terrain!

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[@WSJeffery]

People who get the distinction between grotesque and gargoyle will always get a like from me

[@BullScrapPracEff]

You mean the spelling isn't indication enough? Lol

[@stuffandnonsense8528]

I was about to make the same comment.

[@footrot17]

The tv show gargoyles was the best

[@WylochsArmory]

Lol, I have the exact same stuff on the way from anycubic. :-D

[@KnarbMakes]

I've been on the lookout for lots of gargoyles recently too. It almost feels like you're inside my head! Great looking ruins Eric!

[@KnarbMakes]

Also, this is exactly the way I use 3D printing, it's so great for adding details!

[@euansmith3699]

If you don't look out for the Gargoyles; the Gargoyles may look out for you. :O

[@andrewdrauth]

Working on that cathedral per chance?

[@tabletoptrilobite9816]

You should totally combine this with your walls and have a city siege

[@justmakesstuff]

This is exactly how I see the real benefit to 3D printing. Sure you can just print minis to paint. But the options for digital kitbashing make your ability to go anywhere with your ideas so much easier. Great to see someone on KZbin embracing printing this way!

[@harryknapper1133]

The Cable Tie on the side is unironically a game changer never thought or saw that in my life

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

I think i got that from black magic craft but i can’t remember

[@harryknapper1133]

@flonk plonk He cut the ends off of a cable tie and glued it to the side of foam core that made up the roof to add detail and hide the foam absolutely genius 11:03

[@josray2557]

I think 2021 is the zenith of creativity it's like the 1980's all over again. All you guys are really bringing it hard this year so far.

[@gunnarrobinson5554]

This has to be my favorite build yet. The 3d printed elements knock this thing out of the park!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Be careful with that gorilla glue buddy!!! Also WOW... this really is awesome, the old and the new work together so dang well. :-)

[@tornapart75]

I hear its great for hair too..lol

[@MrRocknut]

The two way tape wont hold up a small painting but the adhesive is 100% permanent lol

[@ArdWulf]

Love the results, just don't get too attached to the printer... You're an important figure in the Court of the Scratchbuilder's League of Extraordinary Personalities

[@daanvanderrol5627]

I know I'm late to the party, but I just had to comment on this vid. That's some ace modelling right there!

[@Sudo_Nimh]

"I don't want it to be a snagging hazard" says the man about a building with a bajillion gargoyles/grotesques ;P

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

As long as the snags dont draw blood lol

[@yorkshireyeti2754]

Adds some more realism for the blood god..😄

[@MickSwanson]

That marble floor method blew my mind. It looks so good!

[@BrownLikeTheColour]

This is undoubtedly the best homemade "sci-fi ruined building" tutorial out there. There are a LOT of different videos that talk about making ruined buildings out of foam core, but I found that the end product of nearly all of those videos look exactly the same. I'm sure that those conventional buildings serve their purpose on the gaming table, but none of those videos wound up making a building which didn't look distinctly "home made out of basic craft materials," and I suppose that's to be expected when everyone out there is using similar materials and techniques to achieve their goals. I understand that 3D printing is still a luxury for many hobbyists, and that the inclusion of this technology might be prohibitive for many. However, you've demonstrated that the sparing inclusion of certain details like windows, corbels and statues elevate that same basic scratch-built structure used in so many previous crafting tutorials into a totally different result, a that result is exponentially more impressive than using basic crafting materials alone. As the owner of a resin 3D printer, it always irked me that I can print incredible miniatures, but the larger terrain files that come in so many of my monthly subscriptions wind up collecting dust on my hard drive due to how prohibitively expensive it would be to print larger structures in resin. This video proves that you don't need to print the whole thing to make an incredible terrain piece, and you can save your resin just for the interesting details while still building the majority of the structure with basic crafting techniques. This is the tutorial, and inspiration, I was looking for.

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Glad to hear it!! There is so much potential for 3d printers - hobbyists are just beginning to scratch the surface

[@trouble820]

Enjoying the humour. You've definitely upped your funny guy game.

[@HacksawsHobbyBunker]

Excellent blend of resources! I have a pile of windows but had not even thought of attempting gargoyles. Awesome!

[@kirkgeier417]

A cool detail to add color would be a few shards of dirty stained glass shards sticking out or in the rubble at the base

[@markchristy9704]

This is a great example of how to incorporate 3d printing into scratch built terrain. Thanks for sharing!

[@DracoFroggo]

Oh man I LOVE the marble floor technique, I have got to try it out sometime myself

[@ConjuredCraft]

This is how I end up making a giant tables worth of city ruins. Such a cool idea mixing the different techniques together rather than falling into the old grudge match. Really great edit too!

[@Gamarishi]

I loved how multi level was this piece and how every little detail is amazing!

[@mattygee37]

Watching your videos and skills grow is a joy, learning alot on the way too.

[@henrylevitt7377]

The tiles are awesome. Keep the builds coming Eric. Loving it!

[@CarloGlobo]

Construction adhesive... Finally someone who appreciates the stuff as much as I do! Sticks, fills gaps and you can even sculpt with it to a certain degree!

[@willgeier1747]

3d Printing opens up so many possibilities for your builds excited to see what you come up with!

[@derekjohnston7178]

Great job. You make this seem so effortless. I love the fearless creativity you have when doing your builds.

[@coleenknickelbein8063]

Dude, you're builds are so good! I'm always entertained, educated and inspired when I watch your vids. Cheers!!!

[@johnkelley9877]

Outstanding work on this building! This was a great tutorial with some really neat ideas. Thanks for sharing this.

[@toadpope2522]

This looks amazing!!!! I really like this technique of 3D printed details to easily boost the look. Also that marble dude...that marble 😍

[@Kavouraki_]

Amazing. Ive started to make terrain after binge watching your videos. I have a 3D printer, I didnt even think I could do this with it. And it fits so well with my Night Lords army theme! Amazing!!

[@10urion]

The marble technique was great

[@OreoPriest]

17:21 you can really feel the tension building! Eric really knows how to make a crafting video exciting!

[@GimbleOnDew]

Nice tip on the zip ties to hide the foam core.

[@KnightsOfDice]

Great video. Really clever way to incorporate 3d printing and scratch building and very well executed.

[@christianstraubhaar339]

I've been doing this for awhile (print details and add them to foam or other basic structures) and I love it. Super excited to see if you keep going with this method and what you do!

[@RainMakeR_Workshop]

I like that you got the use of Gargoyle and Grotesque correct. Most people just call them all Gargoyles.

[@negotiableaffections]

Awesome piece of work, Eric. Hats off to you!

[@OreoPriest]

16:33 that marble floor looks amazing! It gives a real suggestion of opulence that matches the detailed exterior.

[@ShiddyWizzard]

Another awesome build, great work as usual Eric!

[@hyperbene7711]

Those marble tiles! That rebar! I love this construction. (Of course, I would have left it pink and green, but to each his own.) Congrats on a fantastic video!

[@Fear605]

Brother, that tile is incredible!

[@kal6351]

Awesome looking building. And I also learned something that can be transferred to miniature basing with the marble floor. So extra thanks for that :-)

[@EwokJerky]

I really appreciate your videos man, they really bring me so much happiness even when I feel the worst

[@myminiitch3693]

I Just got this exact pair, 3 days in and I am LOVING IT!!

[@kurogiza]

If you want chipped / broken pieces in future, maybe try and break them *before* putting them in the curing oven? As far as I know, the resin should be softer at this stage and more easily breakable. Another idea would be: make a mold from your resin piece (as someone else suggested) but pour plaster in there instead of resin. That should be easily breakable. Awesome build btw!

[@seldomseendave5783]

I think this is the way forward. You can knock out spectacular terrain in short time. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@quitenich]

What a soothing build. Fantastic work.

[@minifun]

Thats a whole next level. Looks awesome. Good techniques and your video format rocks.

[@saucercrabzero]

Great looking build! I really like the integration of the 3d printed parts into scratch-build frameworks, I think it represents and excellent opportunity to get a lot of fast value from both methods, identical corbels would be a nightmare to make by hand, and flat walls take forever and are expensive and wasteful to print. Really interested to see how this ties into your building methods going forward, keep up the great work!

[@paulcochran8792]

That is some fantastic tile. Always impressed with your methods, man.

[@magnusmillerwilson]

Ooooh love the idea of zip ties as easy peasy texture to cover the foamcore edges! Genius!

[@MurderHoboRPG]

Looks amazing! best ruins Ive seen!

[@christianammersbach314]

Awesome! Really Awesome! I wan't to see more of this Ruins.

[@Lamefoureyes]

Wow this is on a level above stuff you have done previously; just goes to show that if you use the tool of 3D printing well, it enables you to really strut your stuff as an artist!

[@CampaignTerrain]

What a nice vid. I like you com,posited the pieces, both with each other to create a cohesive addition, but then also with hand-crafted parts, to form the entire build. Really well done. It almost makes me willing to get one, just for fiddly bits, such as windows. Almost

[@justaboxofsneks2875]

Absolutely amazing as always!

[@grumpusbumpus]

Absolutely awesome. Just fantastic from start to finish. Great details, commentary, tips, and camera work. This was inspirational, and it was timely, given that I'm 3D printing greebles and converting a pile of collected junk into 40k terrain currently.

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Such a nice message, thank you. I’m really glad you enjoyed it

[@dlvnmedia]

For rubble I’ve found plaster of Paris poured into a flat container then broken with a hammer or dropped onto a concrete floor (just sweep up after) make for great and cheap (as well as realistic for that matter) rubble for buildings. You can mix in some grey craft paint (I suggest a light grey) before it cures for a realistic look (also includes its own dust!)

[@johnboulton1109]

This looks great! 👍🏻 well done Eric on a great build!

[@thecultofones470]

Just beautiful, truly an amazing build man!

[@goatmealcookies7421]

Stunning build!

[@CrimsonTemplar2]

Nice Office Space reference. Great looking build.

[@taylorschmid]

This is exactly why I want a 3D printer for my own hobby crafts.

[@tompeart148]

Love the office quote! Keep up the good work man!

[@lemonardodavinci4138]

Epic looks on this one!

[@PoilQC]

This is absolutely epic! As a newbie in terrain building you inspire me a lot :)

[@richardsongames8508]

Another fantastic build, Eric!

[@jhall1980]

Looks incredible!

[@msterrainlab]

Awesome video mate!! Really like the way you incorporated 3D printed elements into the build😍😍😍 Will try to do something like that on my new Mordheim board😉

[@jack0cat]

Love this I have the same printer plus 4 cr10’s and I have stocked up on windows ,doors,fences and gates I don’t know what I would have done without the resin printer it has changed my game big time.

[@charleyedwards2121]

very cool man! welcome to the 3D scene! ill be using these techniques

[@RavenMinis]

Dude this looks so good!

[@FatYggdrasil]

love the ziptie idea on the side of the roof!

[@Billio68]

Dude you have really upped your craft!!!

[@michaelstrange523]

Wow, this looks fantastic!

[@jorgenpinoy1724]

Wow the details,really nice job, 🤘

[@Lazarusminis]

Omg this is epic. Great work dude, soo much inspiration! Love your vids!

[@apacheandy]

lovely work, absolute artist.

[@gordonmcillroy455]

Great work Eric

[@MSPaints]

Bonus points for best marble i've seen done in minutes!

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Thanks man! Pretty happy with hoe that turned out too

[@frannyfranfrancis]

Great mix of 3D printing and traditional crafting! Most people would've made the entire project out of 3D printing. Im glad you showed that by combining the two makes for an awesome effect! My wife is going to hate me for wanting one now. I will blame you 100% for showing how good the end results are! Plus now the prices are dropping on reliable machines!

[@vampyrjack]

Awesome looking building man! Would love to see your take on buildings like this with more life put into the interior of the building. Always we see these ruined L shaped buildings, but rarely anything to suggest the purpose of the building, like with remnants of furniture in the rubble or other needed elements for habitation or whatever, like waterpipes and other utilities

[@SteveFamine]

I like everything but the Gargoyles. Depends on the durability. However the mix of 3d printing and foamcore/windows/sides are 10/10. Great work with the weathering and exposed floor

[@AndyMecha]

Awesome build man, tech skills hustler. 😎

[@samhazell13]

Ah man, with the amount of viable Night Lord proxies out there you're gonna love printing. And damn that's some amazing scenery! 👍

[@isaachirsch4315]

this looks fantastic

[@jefferymartens6303]

Absolutely brilliant! What an interesting and informative video!

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Thank you! Thats what i aim for!

[@seanquinn4783]

That bag trick... gonna steal that one. THANKS!

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

safety first my dude

[@dartfast]

The speed of just being able to bash things together as you go along is a really spectacular pitch for using that construction adhesive haha. It seems to be about as fast as using hot glue but whenever I'm building something I often rather reach for the PVA or tacky glue just because I can't stand the little wisps of hot glue getting everywhere or how much it stinks up the place.

[@longhunter5935]

Outstanding! You have leaped foward! Need a companion video to expand your ZM video. Detail it up!

[@zeds.6783]

3D printing opens up quick options for highly detailed builds. The downside is they don't need the same kind of ingenuity to use, so use them sparingly or make sure you maintain your traditional hand-crafting skills and ingenuity for by specifically taking on challenging projects and NOT using the 3d printer. I loved the tiles you made, by the way. Excellent!

[@kirkgeier417]

Looks great!

[@WarGamerGirl]

This one looks really good!

[@optimusWII]

The 'kitbashing' grotesques in ChiTuBox and MeshMixer looked really fun

[@gazebohunter6680]

That tile design is exactly what I needed to finish this towering, gothic skyscraper I've left unfinished for the last 6 months! I didn't know what to do with the floors... Time to paint some marble!

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Niiice . Sounds like a good plan!

[@euansmith3699]

That marble floor is really cool. Mmmmm... corbels.

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

I’m so happy with the floor. Go check out Wyloch’s blue agate floor too!

[@euansmith3699]

@@EricsHobbyWorkshop Indeed, that was great. I was a bit worried when he added the black wash; but the finished effect was spot on.

[@Maligust_]

Y’all ever just snap out of an anxiety attack when I see a new terrain video from Eric

[@HeroesBosses]

Lots of fantastic tips in here! Great vid :)

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Glad you liked it!

[@garfieldwithissuez]

I love the fact that you called it a grotesque and not a gargoyle because you are right it's a grotesque. No water, drain, etc...

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Gotta try to preempt the pedants! Hahaha

[@RichardThompsonCA]

I'd recommend trying Lychee slicer, it's also free and I've found it to be more stable with better features than Chitubox. Great vid!