My FIRST Warhammer Terrain REIMAGINED| Bretonnian Old World Medieval Fantasy Houses

I decided to revisit my first ever Warhammer terrain project - a house I made in 2001 when I was 12 years old, copied out of How to Make Wargames Terrain by Nigel Stillman. The result is a nice medieval village, with new stonework, thatching, window making and wattle and daub techniques for enhanced realism, and some time saving techniques as well. If you play Mordheim, Age of Sigmar, Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) or Warhammer Fantasy (The old world), then check it out.
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[@hmgirlpopuri5819]

Oh man I remember drooling over the terrain in that book in high school. Back when GW encouraged you to scratch build stuff instead of just buying their $100 terrain kits.

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Good times!

[@lucycannon6732]

In case no one has told you, you're a damned good natural teacher, Eric. You make fiddly things easy to understand and show your process while you do it. I've learned quite a lot in the short time I've been subbed, and can't wait to see what else you're working on. This channel should be shared.

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Thanks Lucy, thats very kind. I really enjoy teaching and I’m glad you like my style

[@neinach927]

I don't think you realize how much of an inspiration you are, Eric. One of the most gifted teachers and passionate artists. Thank you for everything you do.

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Thats very kind! I really appreciate you saying that

[@thomasboynton1]

Not even half way through this and there's like 5 completely revolutionary innovative tricks you're just throwing around like candy here mate. Absolute winner this video.

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Thanks Thomas! I’m glad you could take something away from it

[@markrateau7850]

Really great work Eric! It's definitely old school. Games Workshop, in the Oldhammer days provided a lot of inspiration to all of us gamers! It's good to see that come back! Welcome back Old World! Keep up your good work man!

[@NatesMiniatures]

I still have that how to make wargaming terrain book, what a great place to start at. Great update on the buildings mate

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Thanks Nate, appreciate it!

[@Hobbyrepubliken]

Check out TheTerrainTutor

[@christopherthurman5424]

Same, it's in storage with all my 2nd ed. D&D stuff and a whole town of 3"x5" houses

[@Jjgm69]

​@@christopherthurman5424that sound lovely, You should put the houses in a glass display case with miniatures, It would be something interesting to look at.

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Love these Eric. Nice job man!

[@drewbakka5265]

If you didn't want too much glass, wooden shutters would have worked very well. Also a great place to put word carving designs

[@kimples]

I really appreciate the attention to detail that you put into your crafts, things like research on the thatch are things I never would think about, but it really adds to the authenticity. Keep up the great videos, I always eagerly await the next one.

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Thanks Levi! Learning while you craft is a great time

[@PhoenixFeatherAirsoft]

Dude this is so cool! This is literally the first thing I ever built too. I think back in the day the article got published on the German white dwarf. Damn I have to revisit this 🎉

[@Terrainosaur]

The curved part of the roof is new to me, I haven't seen that before. I like your plastic trees too. Who else has had enough with flock falling off trees?

[@TurnStyleGames]

If you want quick/cheap/easy trees...consider Woodland Scenics armatures (the bendable tree frames) but then skip the flock...and simply cram unglued lichen into the branches. Easy and looks good, and can be removed for use on winter tables (or replaced with autumn/fall coloured lichen, etc.).

[@annasstorybox7906]

I've actually seen this curved bits in real life a few times, although they are more often seen on windows "cut" into the roof or on top of doorways. A lot of thatched roofs in northern Germany, especially at the coast, have similar curved details. While there are only few thatched roofs left, some of them are actually protected as cultural heritage and aren't allowed to be replaced by modern roofs. Combined with a low hanging roof thatch on a half-timbered house, a plain white grouty wall or dutch clinker are the most common combinations and they all look very cozy.

[@holybowmanempire9629]

The 1/4 inch by 1.5cm flex killed me. Love the videos man ive made a whole 4x4 Mordheim table inspired by your tutorials.

[@xremming]

This is incredible content. Most other people just show them creating things but you actually teach us!

[@skull9674]

Your house you made as a twelve year old looks better than anything I have done.

[@eldraque4556]

the best thing about old GW was scratch building and improv, the more you practiced the better you got and you felt you where getting there. each project was satistfying then you realised how you could do better. It was cheap fun (in the late 80's early 90's)

[@Zorpazorp]

Love your work man, this was choice.

[@Zorpazorp]

Why the fuck have I never made my doors like that....

[@FlowersInHisHair]

I was skeptical of the faux-fur thatch, but when you painted it I was sold - the paint changes the texture like magic

[@davidmarkley3015]

I wet the faux fur with diluted pva glue. Then comb down the fur as Eric did. This gives the thatching a little more texture. You can also use window screen material for the leaded glass windows. Not as elegant as the screening Eric used, but close enough. The spackle for grouting the fence was a new method for me.

[@TheDopingman]

This video is exceptional. I used to love making models and terrain when I was small but I grew out of touch with it. This video has reinvigorated my interest! Thank you so much, genuinely.

[@ZX-ou5op]

This guy thatches! Awesome work as always, Eric. I've seen many attempts at thatched roofs on terrain here on the KZbins and many of them were excellent, but yours truly looks like the real deal.

[@5thterrax]

DUUUUUDE Eric these are amazing! I have that same book lol. These are fantastic updates to those oldhammer tutorials. Doing more videos like this would be awesome to see too. Keep up the great work!

[@crapphone7744]

The Spackle overcoat was genius!

[@DiningTablePrintPlay]

Those stone walls are perfect! Regarding the mesh windows: have you tried just pressing hot-glue into the mesh? Early windows had tiny panes like that because normal people could only afford small bits of lower-quality glass, and being able to actually see through them was less important than letting light in. If you place the mesh on a transparency sheet, squeeze a load of hot glue over it, then use a second transparency sheet to press the glue down into the mesh, you should be able to peel the transparencies off and leave just the less-optically-clear thin hot glue layer stuck actually between the mesh 'leading'. As a bonus I expect it would diffuse the light from the tealight more as well!

[@grimdarkroast]

I love that blue tape idea! That book and early White Dwarf articles were a big inspiration for my scratch building.

[@real-lomas-chenko]

Just moved into my new house, been waiting 6 months, as soon as I've got my space ready I'm going to try and imitate a few of your builds Eric. Particularly your desert terrain and battlematt 👍.......and probably the space marine Fort too. Looking forward to the chaos upgrade video.

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Coming soon! I keep trying to buy myself time with other builds like this that end up sprawling into large projects of their own. The wait will be worth it though i hope :D

[@real-lomas-chenko]

@@EricsHobbyWorkshop I'm sure it will be

[@peterfiser]

I got a double sided mat from Warzone, it's quality stuff. I bought a cloth one, 180cm x 120cm, one meadow one desert, covers our needs for fantasy skirmish. Came in a small satchel, it should last us a decade or more. Worth the money.

[@apacheandy]

"somebody stop me" 😂another great video, you unit mixer.

[@michaelmanning5379]

Great tips with the tape to hold the roof together and fast plank doors! The curving window dormers technique is brilliant. (Happy Canada Day.)

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Happy Canada Day to you too. Glad you got a few good techniques out of it!

[@dartmart9263]

AWESOME tutorial. And just in time too. I’m building a table full of terrain and felt overwhelmed. AND thank you for correcting yourself on the basswood! Those of us who have been train modelers cringe when we hear someone say “basewood”. Keep up the great work.

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

I know the right way but i always say it wrong for some reason!

[@everthingtotal8798]

They turned out really well! The "mortar" effect on the stone wall is awesome--great idea! Also, the warm color choice you changed to, on the rocks, looks much better. The timbers, daub and roof all look great too. BTW, medieval peasants and commoners commonly used wooden "slits" like jail bars, in their windows. Then they simply had shutters to keep out the cold or heat. A cloth hanging may also have been put up, on the inside of the window, for further protection from the elements (like a curtain.)

[@katmom49]

Fur roof! I’m totally impressed!

[@tiny_worlds]

To diffuse the light in the windows you could spray matt varnish on the inside / outside of the glass. Great video. The buildings came out great.

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

I thought about that! I might do that. I might also glue some tissue paper. Still pondering

[@erc1971erc1971]

I take some sandpaper to both sides of the transparency. That gives it a frosted look that diffuses the light and makes it so you can't look through the window and see the unfinished inside and tea light - you just get the glow.

[@stuffandnonsense8528]

Absolutely awesome! Redolent of what I remember as the golden age of gaming.

[@hyperbene7711]

It's a gem, this video. That faux fur really works as thatch, and as always, appreciate the historical background you threw in! (I will watch for thin thatch in movies now.) --Great tips on shortcuts for good-looking doors and windows too.

[@goatmealcookies7421]

Very nice terrain tutorial. Love both the shingles , stone, and thatch!

[@Beartree]

11:47 Genius method for roof shingles! Keep up the great work

[@perotekku]

0:16 Nigel Stillman! Recently got back into the world of Warhammer, mostly Kill Team/Warcry. I fell out of love with 40k as I felt like the task of building a "good" army, in terms of competitiveness, was too daunting. Happy coincidence was that I just recently discovered "Stillmania", and I wish I had over a decade ago when I fell away from the hobby. So I'm always really excited to see Mr. Stillman's name anywhere. For anybody else feeling burnt out by the list building/gaming side of the hobby, I highly recommend looking into his philosophy.

[@idontwanttopickone]

15:40 - It depends where the stone comes from. The reference image you were looking at was made from sandstone or limestone, which tends to be yellow-ish. But there is no reason your fantasy building couldn't be made out of granite, limestone, marble or slate, which are all kinds different colours - lots of blue-grey, red-grey and greenish-grey colours. Or honestly, if it's fantasy, you could say it's a fictional rock and make it any colour you like. Jade buildings? Obsidian buildings? Why not!? But the important thing is that all buildings in a town will likely be made of similar materials because (unless they are very wealthy) the materials will be what ever is available to them. Only wealthy people would be able to afford to ship stone or wood in from far away.

[@DrOmegaBattleSphere]

Looks like Cotswold stone which is limestone, I actually think I may have been to where that reference image is.

[@DungeonMasterpiece]

Love the gothic blackletter font!

[@dartfast]

Using that spackle as mortar between the rocks on the fence turned out brilliant, definitely makes me want to nab that technique and try building some big castle wall

[@OreoPriest]

That piece from 20 years ago already looks great!

[@MatthewCharmanadventures]

SO inspiring!!! Plus I love that Bretonnian up on the roof: "Come 'ere you goaty buggers, I'll 'ave you!"

[@alistairmacfadyen1925]

I also have that book, still on my shelf and is a inspiration for my terrain building

[@chillumaperios1873]

This was a trip down memory lane.. absolutely F 💣ing fantastic

[@paul_mak]

This gave me a solid hit of nostalgia

[@nightfire734]

This is definitely I saw as a kid (or even now) and was like "woah, that is way more detail than I could do with all that measuring and those perfect walls." and this breaks it down and makes me want to try something that seems unfeasible as a child.

[@frogpog7372]

Love the castle crashers theme near the end of the video

[@jeffhreid]

The fur for the thatch is very clever and effective

[@bandvcreations5955]

Truly enjoy what you do. It inspirational, and a great distraction from the hum-drum. Thank you for being a part of my covid relief (there was only so much cable news I could watch). I look forward to each of your videos.

[@HacksawsHobbyBunker]

Cracking build! I have that same book, GW used to make some wonderful guides. Some brilliant techniques you devised for the roof and stonework. Cheers!

[@BroadswordWargaming]

What a great build man! Classic terrain. 😍

[@hadynmcloughlin4661]

Just stated my N scale railway journey and love some of these techniques that can be used for train buildings. Thanks for sharing your process.

[@johnsmith-mi2uc]

oh man i built that building too from the magazine! got that book as a gift from a friend a few years ago.

[@Nyveria]

I've not even finished my backlog of nurgle dudes and your making me want to make a medieval village :D

[@gozer87]

That tip to use fun fur for thatch will be very useful.

[@SpeckedJim]

Another great video! I was pretty sceptical about the fur but it looks brilliant when finished. Here in the UK we have a lot of dry stone walls on farms (especially in the north) so no need to worry about mortar.

[@guadalupemunoz1767]

Always love tuning in to your videos

[@ManJackThe]

That door method is real good!

[@AzraelThanatos]

For the windows, you could try adding a layer of wax paper between the mesh and the transparency. The compression should lock it in place and the wax paper's translucency would make it work for the appearance of the old leaded glass at scale

[@brushmans-guild]

Amazing that you used a pic of the Medieval Merchant's House (original name, huh?) in Southampton as inspiration - I knew I recognised it from the pic, I was there just last year! Awesome build as always, chap!

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Oh did I? I think i just googled some variations of “medieval house”. Thats really cool. I’d love to spend some more time in England taking in old architecture

[@Flamethrower1942]

@@EricsHobbyWorkshop I highly recommend the Derbyshire peak District it's basically the shire from lord of the rings, lost of historic towns and stately homes.

[@Flamethrower1942]

Great results and very easy to follow along .

[@sigurdbjohansson]

Oh man, that book opened up so much for me when I started out! I never knew how you could build all that neat scenery with so simple stuff before I got it! That was one happy birthday :D

[@dougsundseth6904]

It's pretty easy to make transparent plastic translucent, even after it's installed. All you need to do is use a fine-grit sandpaper on the side without the mesh. It's easier before you install the windows, but with buildings like these it would be really easy to do this even when they're finished. Depending on the plastic you use for the "glass", you could also use a plastic solvent like acetone (or super glue) to fog them if sanding is difficult.

[@lonestarminis]

I love your mini collection man! I see you sneaking in those DOW pikes to defend the town!

[@adammc8107]

I got a double sided (winter/city) Warzone Studio fabric mat to try out, and... I love it. The fabic print is top notch and lays down just as nice as a neoprene mat. Added bonus, is it folds up super small. I own about 9 battle mats (8 neoprene and the 1 fabiric) and now wish I had more of them in fabric. that said, I usually do lay down a neoprene mat (over my two folding tables) and then put the fabric mat down on top (but that is just to cover the gaps where the two folding tables join).

[@willgeier1747]

I remember that piece well! Cool to see the updated look!

[@BananaPeelEuroTrash]

Ohh that book brings back memories. Used to browse through it for ages as a kid. Being super impressed and too scared to even try.

[@newtybot]

Just wanted to say, I finally got into making miniature terrain and dnd painting because of you I'll probably never actually upload any of my creations, but I appreciate you giving me the start I neeeded

[@jayseddon7525]

great easy idea on how to do the dormer window and the roof line above it

[@crapphone7744]

Nice technique for the thatch roof. comes out a bit over scale and thickness but not terribly so and looks great after you paint it.

[@scottywan82]

YES! I love that piece and the book! Happy Canada Day!

[@shelleycovey8437]

A great video, with some alternative techniques that I have not seen on other sites. I played D&D without any sets or models 40 years ago, then life took me other places. I am so fascinated with all this model making, and have been just watching the last month since I randomly saw a post by Garmin of Storycraft Society. Now my daughter and I are making a couple of things on the cheap. Thanks for your insight!

[@charlesfe]

I just pulled that terrain book out from my bookshelf the other day and had a flip through it.

[@msterrainlab]

Looking awesome!! Nice to see an old piece getting a new life!😊

[@Slydeish]

Omg, I freaking love your builds.

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Thanks Tyler!!

[@Homizi20]

omg i remember wanting that book soooo badly! was young and broke... wow just a blast from the past..... love the videos m8 keep up the good work

[@monsterhobbiesageofsigmar]

Bending the shingles...great idea!

[@ruaridhmackenzie3215]

Eric, this has to be one of your best videos (along with the mordheim series). Nice idea for the curved roof, I've started scoring my coffee sticks to increase the texture and superglue little patches of coconut fibre under the filler, to make crumbling wall sections, looks pretty good in my opinion

[@jameslivingstone8267]

I wish I was this good at building houses like that when I was 12! Thanks for another awesome video! I'm planning on making some ruined buildings soon, so this type of project is a huge inspiration for me!

[@d-bro-sector36]

Haha I have that book too and made several of those houses about 2 years ago for my kids. I kinda liked the simplicity of it.

[@Lamefoureyes]

I now have a complete board of scratch-built terrain, largely due to following your tutorials over the past year!

[@samuelalexandermarkovnikov891]

I'm pretty sure that warm tan/yellowish stone is Cotswold Stone! Pretty unique to the area.

[@TylerProvick]

Your videos are dangerous. I love watching them and they make me want to make terrain despite making a pact with myself to not own or collect any terrain. I am lucky to have many hobby shops here in Ottawa I can play at, which gives me the opportunity to focus on painting and storing only miniatures. But then I watch your videos...

[@Bluecho4]

I've got a couple of those Citadel terrain building books on pdf. It's fascinating how many techniques outlined in there persist as standard practice in terrain building videos today.

[@oscarmml6678]

Love it, I have that book and I actually keep looking att it for inspiration

[@BarringtonDrive]

Thos roofing technique is amazing. Will use it!

[@bulkbu6331]

the fluffy roof is a great idea :D

[@flyinghotdog7270]

I love your tutorials, always excited when my notifications ping for your new video. Keep them coming.

[@tjwadsworth6967]

Glad that primer doesn't melt the chimneys!

[@DaLavenderhillMob]

I had the same book and made that house, new it looked to familiar. Cheers

[@albertmast4627]

So funny I have exactly the same build and book on my shelf. Due to adulthood, jobs kids etc had to take a break, but getting back into it. Let’s see what I can do next. Thanks so much

[@nobeldnoble7048]

Just a small suggestion if i may....the thatch roofs have a horizontal "cut" at the bottom (as a overhang)...hope it helps!...awesome vid!..thanks for sharing!

[@KnarbMakes]

Those furry roofs look nice :)

[@zombyfellow]

awesome techniques and look

[@Melw44]

Just found your channel the other day. You do some great work. Thanks for sharing.

[@davidsonfamily2930]

I picked up about 3 new techniques here. Thanks!

[@phildsc]

I made the same house back in the day, good memories :)

[@Sudo_Nimh]

That intro tunes with the village shots makes me think the Terminator is gonna shoot up Ye Olde Tech Noire

[@OverkillJOE1]

Great tips!!!! Wonderful presentation!! Windows are awesome! Could also use a really fine sandpaper and rough the inside so light hits the little scratches that shines thru 👍

[@kienesel7]

The whole video is very good but that door around minute 5 is SICK

[@chrisnorton4382]

The stark black and white colour scheme for half-timbered houses was a Victorian introduction. Medieval and Tudor houses would have left the timber unpainted (so grey basically). The wattle and daub infill could be various shades, not just white. Re the thatch, I was told ideally it needs the pitch to be at least 55 degrees and the thatch to be at least one foot thick in a rainy European climate.