MASSIVE Goblin Town Diorama! ~ How many craft sticks is TOO many?!

[@VaughanTaylor-v4y]

I love it!

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks!

[@leo2a7dk]

Ohh my.. I would die for those rocks and my Dark Angels outpost base.. Instead of the timber, a landing pad, and a massive door to the "hidden" base. You are awesome. Regards from Denmark. Alex

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thank you so much Alex! Glad you like it 😊🙏

[@HodgePodgeHobbies]

that rock craving was master class level!

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Wow that’s very kind! Thanks so much 😊

[@joemac3013]

Not sure what's more impressive, the colour palette on the rock formation or your commitment to handcrafting every single popsicle stick. Absolute stellar job!

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks so much! The pop sticks were a true labour of love 😅😆

[@greghemington2655]

This build is insane!!! Dude I cannot wait to see the whole board finished. Absolutely amazing

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks a ton! Cheers mate 😁

[@kennygpokerstrategy4917]

double sided tape was a genius idea!!! Love this build, absolutely cannot wait to see the rest of it.

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks so much! Next step is to finish everything off so yeah its coming 😁

[@BenjisHobbies]

Dude, such an awesome build and a true inspiration! Great work!

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks so much mate! I'm pretty stoked with how it turned out 😊

[@stalkunseenterrain]

Mate can see why this is your favourite thing so far. Fantastic feature. It’s been amazing to see it coming together over on discord. I can see some issues in the future updating all your goblin town board to the new look. Can’t wait to see a battle report or two on this board

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Haha yeah man I really feel like I need to spruce up the old rocks! Can't wait to get the whole thing done. Thanks so much for the continued support mate. I truly appreciate it 😊

[@hunsler1006]

That is seriously good! A battle report would be awesome on that

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks man! It will happen eventually!

[@JoshForeman]

Great work! Love the different rock techniques

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks buddy 😊

[@destin3591]

Legendary build, sooo many popsicle sticks

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks dude! Yeah literally thousands haha

[@todgeistyoshukai3477]

Nice job! If you could get a hold of some wooden coffee stirrers it would save you the entire process of cutting down the popsicle sticks, they're almost all I use anymore, and I use a dremel with a cutoff wheel or a sanding drum to age and texture them. Can't wait to see the other pieces in the video finished!

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Great idea with the dremel! I have used coffee stirrers before. I find that they're a bit too flimsy for my liking. But yeah they're definitely at a better scale and save time.

[@MrWood-nc3bt]

What a lot of work but it was worth it. Again some very nice terrain. I would love to see a battle report in the future, when goblin town is ready for gaming.

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks man! Yeah it'll be coming eventually 😁

[@metajock]

Beautiful job! I'm starting on a batch of scaffolding, but I might change over to this style instead. Thanks for the ideas!!!

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

You are so welcome!

[@Strkr3]

Nice artistry! I appreciate the vision and carrying through with it. Looking fwd to more episodes!

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks you very much!

[@jayfreemen3357]

down down in goblin town!

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Bring out the bone breaker!

[@Krigarkaj]

Krazy Gobbo Town! Real nice and well done mate!

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks a ton man! Glad you liked it 😁

[@ThatOriginalOrc]

Amazing work mate, that rock carving is seamless and worked a treat! Looks like this’ll be a great fun board to play on too 🔥

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Cheers man! Yeah I can't wait to get some games on it

[@haydnc]

Incredible work. Fantastic.

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks buddy 😁

[@BecauseOfDragons]

Very impressive build and loved all the tips!

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Glad you liked it mate, thanks!

[@braveryisavirtue]

Brilliant build! Can see this as a display piece at Warhammer world it's that good!

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Wow high praise indeed, thanks so much!

[@abithomas1518]

This is sooooooooooo amazing!

[@christopherpeery7436]

Amazing. Looks just like the movies

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks so much! 😁

[@yesmilord2350]

Maaaan. This turned out AMAZING! The production quality of the video is also really good.

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks a ton!

[@TheMichaellathrop]

I've seen some really nice timber results by taking broken popsicle sticks hitting them with a wire brush and then just hitting them with something like a strong tone but not actual paint other than maybe a light drybrush of a gray t make them look older.

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Yeah that’s a good shout! I’ve done the wire brush thing before but just couldn’t face doing it with this many sticks! 😅

[@TheMichaellathrop]

@@dicedrinksanddadjokes fair enough, but just painting real wood with washes and or thinned down inks looks really good in a way that is really work intensive to beat if you paint and prime them. Also since you were sticking them all down on sticks to paint them anyway it would have been much much less work to wire brush them at that point.

[@microforgeminis]

What a killer build! The blending of the holy trifecta of rock techniques came together beautifully. Great video as always mate

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks mate! I do love making sexy rocks haha

[@lewisdrew2561]

You’ve done an incredible job on this! The rocks look fantastic, I’m going to use your technique on my terrain! 😊

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks buddy, glad you liked it 😊

[@alexthompson4326]

This is awesome! Strong work

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks buddy!

[@thebalalaikaremains2321]

Awesome build and very inspiring and informative. Massive thumbs up for the wonderful work!

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thank you so much! Cheers for watching and commenting 😁

[@pieter-janvandevoorde852]

Amazing piece! Well done now bring the rest of the pieces up to standard and built that board + why not get master zorp to come over for the battle report?

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Now there's an idea! I'm sure it'll happen at some point! 😁

[@DeRueben]

Amazing work! About the plank-cutting; have you tried using a sidecutter? I was working on some moria terrain as well, started out cutting it the same way you did, but eventually tried using a sidecutter to split the end of the stick. 90% of the time, you could then split the sticks by hand, and since it's just goblin terrain, it doesn't have to be 100% clean anyway!

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Genius! I'm going to give that a go cheers!

[@theendrinmaster7921]

Another great piece of work! Your terrain projects are inspiring! This is a beautiful bit of terrain. Makes me want to start a goblin town army 😂

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks so much mate! Do it! They're a lot of fun to paint

[@mrflapjacklover]

its very good but i think the idea of finding just a rock in someones tool box is very funny

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Haha yeah I have all sorts of crazy things in my tool box!

[@mrflapjacklover]

paleolithic problems require paleolithic solutions@@dicedrinksanddadjokes

[@bradcraig6676]

The technique is impressive, but it's the aesthetic that really wows. What a fantastic build! Oh man I wish I could justify making something like this but space is limited and I don't even play MESBG. But I will find some way to incorporate these techniques into something in future. Thanks for sharing! Looking forward to more goblin town.

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks so much for the kind words! Yeah storage space is always an issue, still not sure where I'll store this haha! I certainly hobby and craft more than I play the game, defo my favourite part 😊

[@kapitihobbies9360]

Very nice i did a similar thing some time ago, though I was in a rush to get mine finished and it looks a bit 'linear' ... yours defo looks more 'rickety' :)

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks Scott! I remember seeing yours on your blog years ago. It inspired me to make mine so thank you! 😊

[@mikevincent8728]

Dude, that rock formation is spot on, top job! Keep doing what you're doing :D

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

I do love making sexy rocks haha! Thanks so much for watching 😁

[@windrushwargamers2745]

Amazing work mate! Picked up some great tips. The knife carving on the foam looks great and it blends with the bark perfectly. The verticality is no nice. It must have taken you ages to carve all of the wood! Love the macabre bits, like the skeleton in the net too.

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Cheers mate! Yeah its cool having that height, no idea where I'm going to store it though haha! 😅 Future Adam's problem!

[@windrushwargamers2745]

@@dicedrinksanddadjokes I had the same problem with my stone giant! I had to store it in two halves!

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

@@windrushwargamers2745 haha yeah that old chestnut storage is a tough nut to crack

[@siwoc]

For texture, use a crunched up ball of tinfoil and roll it over

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Yep

[@dartmart9263]

You da man!!!

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks so much! 😁

[@dartmart9263]

@@dicedrinksanddadjokes You have really inspired me to make my own goblin town!

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

@@dartmart9263 nice! It’s taken many hours but I love it. Such a cool setting

[@paulofreire7520]

Awesome job, my man 👍🏻

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks buddy!

[@jamesb4648]

Incredible. Best one yet, but disappointed it went in the direction of Goblin town and not Pride Rock in the end :P

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Haha thanks James! I have an idea for the Pride Rock thing... may just feature in a short one of these days 😉

[@davidweeks745]

Bat rep bat rep bat rep!!! 👏

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Haha yeah it'll come eventually!

[@goforitpainting]

Cool as always

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks buddy!

[@Scuurn]

Please more battle reports on all the stuff you’ve made

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Yeah they will come eventually! 😁

[@Lekdog]

So good

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks! 😁

[@JoshPlatt90]

love your work mate!

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Why thank you very much good sir! 😁

[@JoshPlatt90]

My only feedback is you could take the same aproach to the wood planks as you do the rocks. I was extremely impressed at the tones and reaslism of the rock. I would say creating multiple lighter brown stains with greens and greys, weather powders ect your wood would look incredable. Also I think using a wire brush to score the wood might add some extra dymention to the surfaces :) I am really enjoying watching your chanel grow and I hope GW send you the love and attentions your skills and creativity deserve!@@dicedrinksanddadjokes

[@Eric-jt8yx]

Great video

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@yesmilord2350]

Would love to see at batrep on this board.

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

It'll happen eventually! 😁

[@gadushholl3469]

Styx - Shards Of Darkness

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

It does have a similar vibe. Thanks buddy

[@fraenkybalboa]

Very, very cool what you always do! I'll leave you a subscription! At least you have a little support ;-) Would you like to build a jungle play table as your next project? Also chaotic and confused (which is what you like) with lots of broken buildings, plane remains, streets and so on on many, many levels? The whole thing was then overgrown with plants and everything was still flooded by the sea! would need a play table in 90x90cm to recreate for: the drowned earth! :D cheers! ♥

[@looselycollected7505]

Did you 3D print the skeleton and skull bits? If so where did the files come from?

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Yeah I did, I found them at My Mini Factory

[@looselycollected7505]

Could you please tell me who made the files? These would be great details for the ruined city tiles I'm building.

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Alex Kolakowski is the creator and the files are called “The Scattered Remains”

[@looselycollected7505]

@@dicedrinksanddadjokes thank you! Much appreciated!

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

@@looselycollected7505 no worries, best of luck with your build

[@JMACCSArmiesOfMiddleEarth]

Dayum the amount of effort you put in that is incredible. I may have to concede your rocks are a lot nicer 😢

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Thanks mate! To be fair yours were far quicker to complete which is what you were after so mission successful!

[@chidsfrancis4698]

Is that what you look like when you’re doing your teaching?

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Haha sometimes! I intentionally went for the most stereotypical teacher outfit 😆

[@Secretlycat31]

That's some really nice looking terrain. How long did this take to make?

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Hey Jono! Thanks, it took 3 weeks to make 😊

[@Secretlycat31]

Oh wow, that is a big effort. Have any suggestions for starter small projects? I've just started going to a place here that provides some paints for a small fee so makes learning to paint far easier.@@dicedrinksanddadjokes

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Depends what you’re wanting to do. Terrain or minis? You wanting to do Middle Earth or Star Wars universe or something else?

[@Secretlycat31]

Star wars Definitely would be on the agenda ya, but happy to start else where to learn some skills. Interested in making some terrain but also maybe little dioramas/ buildings.@@dicedrinksanddadjokes

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

@@Secretlycat31 you could do a small Geonosis style scene with obi, ani and Ashoka 🤷🏼‍♂️ Star Wars Legion is an awesome game with very cool minis.

[@dartmart9263]

Are you by chance related to Chris Bamman (YT channel)? You could pass for brothers.

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Haha not that I’m aware of. He must be a good looking guy! 😆

[@ReganSmash83]

Was this a full video with nobody falling over and no fart noises? Maybe I've been watching to much J Macc lately...

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

Haha well it does have JMacc falling over right at the end, no fart noises though sadly 😆

[@gingerwhale871]

Europe is bigger than the UK you know?

[@dicedrinksanddadjokes]

This is true, do you have an affiliate suggestion?

[@gingerwhale871]

uhhh, I dont really know how any of this works, but I know of people who have affiliate links for amazon germany. Anythign within the EU should work, but it might be that amazon germany links dont work in poland etc and vice versa. Worth checking into though! Big Hobby community over here :)@@dicedrinksanddadjokes