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This video is a bit of a primer for a massive upcoming project I've been doing a ton of behind the scenes prep work on. I've decided to design and 3D print all the Hobbit Holes for an epic Shire/Hobbiton project as I figured this would not only save me on time, as there will be over 8 Hobbit Homes on the board (final number to be decided), but to also make these available to all of you for your own Hobbit Home/Shire project!
I put a LOT of work into these things to make them as detailed, realistic, and believable as possible as well as vary them in detail and character from one another to create an authentic, Hobbiton vibe just like the films. Pretty proud of these little guys so let me know what you think in the comments below!
The files aren't ready yet but they'll be available for purchase once the final project is up and on the channel. So, keep an eye out for that...
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[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Did you guys like the video? Never made one like this before but I figured I could make some informative content, while hopefully keeping it entertaining, in the mean time as I work behind the scenes on these bigger projects.

[@TheSoling27]

Careful about copy right -- Newline Cinema is not afraid to sue -- plus WETA might have those image rights as a well .. BUT AWESOME work --

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

@@TheSoling27 "Fair use" allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder for purposes such as criticism, parody, news reporting, research and scholarship, and teaching. Check out Zorpazorp's channel and all the imagery he uses from the films in his videos. Full on battle sequences etc from the movies. They've tried to copyright strike him several times and every time he's won the dispute. I hear ya and thanks for the heads up, but fairly certain I'm safe. :)

[@tuvaaq]

@@RealTerrainHobbies I think Scott is referring to your plan to sell the stl files for printing hobbit holes. That's not fair use, at the very least you'd have to label them as halfling homes and not hobbit-holes. Plus if they are too close a facsimile to the movie versions you're skating on thin ice also. Tolkien Estate, New Line, Games Workshop et al are very aggresive at protecting their IP.

[@captaincruise8796]

I thought the concept and format of the video was great, and I look forward to the rest of the project. The introduction seemed overly long and repetitive though; I think Danny was introduced like three times before we got to see him. I think a more concise and organized intro would improve the flow of the video a lot.

[@KateDavis47]

good stuff, thanks for sharing.

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Woodland scenics reminds me of the train store I used to walk by as a kid. RIP George’s trains. Great memories

[@CoryG1981]

ya they remind me of The Hobby Depot which once owner died his kids never took over so our 30 yrs store is now 3 yrs gone , sure i have a LGS but its not the same if that makes sense

[@GoobertownHobbies]

Neil just whips out a 'uge set of Lost Adventures Vol II. power move. Those critters will look great wandering around in the shire!

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Hey thanks Brent! Sorry looks like I missed this one.😛

[@MKempICI]

Congratulations on the sponsorships, sir! You put out a lot of high-quality content, and I am glad to see others recognizing the quality of your work in both video/terrain form.

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Hey cheers man. Thanks for saying that as it is highly appreciated.🙂

[@manrajsahi2678]

You know it’s a good day when Neil finally posts a new video!

[@adriannabcustomfurniture]

Agreed!!

[@sophiavega3990]

FINALLY

[@Troilder]

Who couldn’t resist a vid like this

[@noahboi3124]

WOOOO New Big Project! Man, this will be great! its great to see hobbyists getting into 3D printing.

[@odin741]

Have to agree about the print-failure issues... Even once you get the plate levelled it's still a trial with settings and print angles and supports. That being said, I have most of it licked these days. Switching from transparent resin to opaque coupled with changing the base layer times to 90 seconds helped me get that solid anchor. (But I still hover over the printer waiting to hear that first solid pop first time the plate pulls away from the FEP- that reassures me the anchor is starting solid.) When it comes to software, don't just trust the automatic supports- if it's a fine detailed mini, reduce supports to light ones and just throw lots more on- it'll make up the strength and be far easier to get off the mini cleanly at the end without losing detail. As for larger pieces, hollowing out will reduce that surface area to stop it pulling away mid-print, but when that's not possible, try different angles to visualise how the layer might be printed with less surface area (and again, when it doubt add more supports or supports that reinforce others joined to the piece, remember that the square foundation on the plate is where your stress is so enlarging it helps the anchor. These days my main failures have been scaling issues where I either didn't check multi-part prints or underestimated the original sizes- so yes you'll still have failures- but perfectly printed ones!! lol

[@thitherword]

Very impressive modelling and paint job for the Hobbit hole model. Interesting video, too.

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Hey thanks on both fronts :)

[@NorthoftheBorder]

The fabled hobbit holes! I'm excited for the full project--I considered something similar on a waaaaay smaller scale, but as is on brand for me, I gave up when I realized how much work would be involved.

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

lol yeah. I figured making the hobbit holes in 3d would actually be a lot easier than making them all by hand which is where the majority of the work would have been. Still have to dress these up with gardens, paths and all that fun stuff so still certainly got my work cut out for me!😬

[@ModelSceneryExpert]

The hobbit hole looks awesome! So excited to see how everything comes together :)

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Thank you and yes, VERY excited to be working with you guys and seeing what we can do with your products! 😊

[@gaslitworldf.melissab2897]

Flashback - very young Bob Billa. Lol Handsome.

[@Rastamahatma]

Congrats on all the Woodlands scenic stuff, can't wait to see what you do with it.

[@figurativelyspeakingminis1467]

Fantastic! I am so excited and well done 3D sculpting!

[@beefknuckles]

I knew Danny many years ago when we were in highschool. He's a great guy! Was always very kind to everyone he met.

[@jekster]

Excited to see this build come together. Also, that Woodland Scenics hookup! Legit.

[@JoshForeman]

You accurately depicted the sweat when working in Zbrush

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

lol yes Josh, as a fellow Z-Brushian, you would know all too well😄

[@orenfox4828]

Blender has really good sculpting capabilities, by the way, if you spend enough time, it can be as good as zbrush Epic video by the way, you keep being the person that I want to be in the future, love you man

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Yeah I've used it. It really seemed to slow down to a bit of a grind trying to do the finer details like wood grain etc. It certainly does a great job still though. I just found performance wise it would start to lag on me for the detail I was after. Maybe I was getting too greedy with the amount of details though lol :P

[@orenfox4828]

@@RealTerrainHobbies no it's absolutely fair enough to get zbrush, I believe it is objectively better, I just wanted to point out that to do details on models, you can also do that with blender

[@karinac4245]

This is going to be amazing! I love how diverse your builds are. No matter which style you choose, it turns out epic. Can't wait!

[@PropFox]

This is great Neil! Love the foray into 3D modelling!

[@Misha..K]

What a nice little house 💜 I want to live in there... when it's ready 😊

[@hayleyz1703]

This build is going to be so epic!!!

[@adriannabcustomfurniture]

Another big project??? Ahhh! I'm so so exited! I can't wait to hear about it!

[@adriannabcustomfurniture]

I am so jealous about everything they sent! Now I need a 3D printer, I guess haha. I hope things in the industry don't just go to 3D printing and all the creative DIY stuff gets thrown out the window 😟

[@fuchsfarben]

First you get us frothing at the mouth at the big WS boxes and then you tell us about the huge Shire diorama?! Good sir, are you trying to kill us with excitement? :D

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Hehe glad it's working! 😉😊

[@leadbadger9543]

That hamburger - I lost it. Those prints are amazing, and they paint up and look spot on! Real skills on display here. Thanks for sharing the tips about blender.

[@DoughnutsInspace]

Oh boy I am so looking forward to this new series and all that gear from woodland scenics too is a jaw dropper too.

[@lamotran6696]

Underrated channel

[@erc1971erc1971]

I am so psyched to see the Shire once it is all finished. I will be following this project as it unfolds and enjoy every video.

[@megantregler]

Holy smokes! That's some serious swag! Enjoy!

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Neil those textures are absolutely gorgeous... the iron traceries on the door are beautiful too

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Thanks Eric. Much appreciated man 🙂💛

[@chrismalcolm3975]

Damn! This video couldn't have come at a better time! I've been putting off making a hobbit hole in blender for ages now as I didn't think I had the skills yet! Can't wait to see this shire board come together!

[@MythicalFamilyYT]

Yes!!! Been waiting for a new video! Love it

[@knightterrain6936]

This looks like an Epic build! I'm very excited to watch your progress on it. Thank you, I will subscribe to Danny's channel!

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Awesome, Danny's really good stuff :)

[@katasiapa]

Amazing work as always.

[@Stargate780]

Between yourself and Zorpazorp you could built an entire miniature scale middle earth!

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Well, he's certainly well over halfway there already!

[@TheArchaonofchaos]

My level of envy over the woodland scenics support is so extreme.😄😭

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

lol sorry man. At least you can live vicariously through the channel.😝 Also doing some giveaways so if you're interested in those at all have a look in the community tab here and scroll down to see details.

[@TheArchaonofchaos]

Done and done!!

[@vernonjennings5921]

Many Many Many kudos for making it clear that intro level 3d printers are not appliances and you GOTTA WANT IT to get everything going and get consistent results. Great video and thanks for sharing!

[@mcaardvark42]

It's all very good if Woodland Scenics send you masses of stuff that most of us ordinary people can't afford.

[@acerba]

3d printing is going to revolutionize the hobby as more and more people get into it. I've been teaching myself how to use blendr, and, while I still have a long ways to go before I'd feel comfortable uploading the STLs, even my dorky little practice sculpts can still be used as quirky goblins or homunculi. No more shall I be beholden to waiting on GW to come out with new BoC/chorf sculpts!

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Couldn't agree more. Good on ya for continuing to practice in Blender and steadily improve your skills. That's awesome man.🙂

[@panzer-meister]

Superb ! It's very impressive project. I really think 3D printer is spreading now.

[@schadowolf]

Had to check this one out as well, nice! Learned a bunch about 3d printing, marked page for future reference.

[@sshim950]

Impressive sculpt! Thanks for sharing

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Thanks, and thanks for watching! 🙂

[@TomJones0065]

DAMN, thats cool of em to send BOXES of so much stuff.. Hell I have to scrap stuff " recycle " Just to pay some bills and then MAYVE be able to buy something at the hobby store, Then when I get to the Store, I walk around the store for 30 mins, guessing what I should but, or could by..... Stuff aint cheap... I can't WAIT to see this build threw out!!! I would love to build something like this one day.. But then again where I live.. They will be closing down, and I will be living in my camper! WHAT A LIFE! Arggg!!!

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Hey I hear that all too well. It's pretty crazy to be in a spot to have product sent out like this. For me now it's camping gear, camera gear, fishing tackle, gardening supplies, etc etc etc where it's pinching pennies to get the next small thing. But yeah, to have my hobby supplies looked after like this is amazing.😊

[@TomJones0065]

@@RealTerrainHobbies Well Either way I can't wait!! I'm sure its going to be FUN!! be safe!!

[@KnarbMakes]

You could make a lot of hamburgers with all that flock. Hoooo weee!!!!

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Aye indeed! My resin recipe is still in need of some tweaking after some unfortunate side effects. The flock does add a nice texture however, to help get your mind of the intense plasticy resin flavor.

[@noodlewargames]

This hobbit hole, very impressive. Good luck with this new BIG project!

[@debbralehrman5957]

It is looking very cool.

[@katiebellmichelle]

I’m so excited to see this!

[@gravemistake2688]

Cool deal . Cant wait to see the progress . keep those vids coming .

[@oisinholz]

Loved that intro!

[@AdamViklund]

Exciting stuff! Those models you made are nifty keen!

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Thanks Adam!

[@CoryG1981]

is going to be fun watchin you build your project , as I am doing a massive build for my PCs who i Dm for .

[@motorcop505]

This interview with Danny was very good!

[@sarahseils8545]

Very cool Neil! I love your videos and appreciate you sharing your talent and creativity with us. You truly are an inspiration! Looking forward to this next epic build 😊

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Hey thanks Sarah, I appreciate that. That made my day so thank you.

[@yeoldpoopstick2802]

That was an awesome intro! Super excited to see what is all coming, Good one with the cheeseburger lol.

[@matthias38184]

Very excited for this build as I find big projects very satisfying to follow along (I discovered your channel via the big Castle gaming board). Ive actually just started building a 40k table and have finally got my Prusa Mk3 calibrated to start printing some buildings and have started learning Blender to splice and alter STL files. So this series will be very interesting to follow while I'm working on my own project

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Niiiiiiiice. That sounds awesome. Best of luck on your build as it sounds like it's going to be a good one! 3D printing enhances things so much in this hobby and Blender is a great tool for tweaking and making these things we print!

[@andrefreire3596]

I can't wait to see the Shire! It will be awesome! And it is very nice to see Danny here :-)

[@sailorjef5072]

This is going to be awesome

[@buzzsah]

Thanks for info

[@wargamesgeek1334]

Fantastic video, really enjoyed this. I’ve subscribed 👍👍

[@ghurryaanjaan55]

Nice work

[@MFewwy]

As usual, Amazing!

[@geroschorch1365]

man you're killing it.

[@BeardClipper]

So happy to see you FINALLY going to Middle-earth my friend :) what an awesome looking project!!! I'm also early in my adventures with 3D and have had a couple of failures as well, though not half as many as I expected to :) I will be watching out for those lovely hobbit holes, and I cannot wait to see this project take shape :)

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Hey thanks Andrew! Appreciate it man and yes, VERY excited to get into Middle Earth! This will be a fun one to get me started and can't wait to have an actual game with these boards!! Thanks for stopping by man. :)

[@kazilik1]

So excited to see what you can pull off now :D - TTT Rob

[@randomcactus5615]

New video! This has made my day!

[@maxpower3050]

Awesome.

[@samuel253]

food grade on the bottle XD I can't lol

[@MrReneTexas]

I got in to 3D printing around the same time I got in to 40k, I got a Elegoo Mars and it's so good ended up printing a lucius warhound titan and I'm happy with it

[@narratordave7831]

Ahh, this was perfect to watch while I researched for my Hobbiton oneshot tomorrow! I just wish my printer had a print bed bigger than 6cm X 7cm to print stuff like this!

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

OOhh a Hobbiton one shot! That's going to be awesome haha. Definitely not going to miss that one and give that a go as I work oh the Hobbiton boards. Thanks for stopping by Dave! :)

[@RavensMinis]

So excited to see this project come together. Very ambitious, but that's what we can expect. :)

[@VinovaLCrafts]

wow amazing ... you are indeed a very great creator ... everything you make is amazing and everything you make is well conceptualized

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Thank you so much 😀

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

You've got an amazing channel over there yourself!!💛

[@djm.o.d.9376]

8:55 lol the ghostly low creepy "ice cream van" music surprised me and had me looking outside my house just to make sure XD

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

🤣

[@jurijweiss]

Thanks Neil, you made my day 😀

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Glad to hear that 😊

[@Maplecook]

Helloooooooo, Real Terrain! =)

[@976charlie9]

Would you mind making the ok sign with your hand one more time. TY

[@Phelpudo13]

I love that intro XD

[@RichardDenRooyen1973]

Blender has a great engine to sculpt like Zbrush or Mudbox...works maybe different but with great result..... and its free ofcourse!!!!

[@user-mw9tb1is7z]

with all this time imputed in designing and printing think someone with his skill in building could do that entrances more effective old school building with hands :)

[@Duivenzijnfascisten]

Hype my man

[@Pops1970]

Welcome to Ramsay Bolton builds dioramas...

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

lol You're not the first person to say that hahaha

[@miguelcorreia1149]

Lachlan over at Zorpazorp checking the prices of flights to Canada hehe. Great video!! This project has a lot going for it!! Hope it ends up looking as good as the prototype! So did you end up choosing the shire as your first army of SBG? It would be an amazing army on an amazing table!!

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

You really need to stay tuned with this project. SO much to unpack with this comment but I cant just yet. Stay tuned my friend, you are going to be pleasantly surprised with this one ;). Much wil be revealed in the final video as this will be a two parter.

[@miguelcorreia1149]

@@RealTerrainHobbies will be looking forward to it!!

[@AzraelThanatos]

The opening reminded me of the fact that there is a 3D printer that prints in chocolate, though that's based on the PLA rather than Resin printers.

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Haha I want it!

[@AzraelThanatos]

@@RealTerrainHobbies They're FAR more expensive than normal printers due to various things needed to make it work and minimize potential contamination issues while making it easy to clean. It's mainly a thing that some higher end restaurants have...and the White House kitchen has had one. There was a documentary on, I believe, Food Network that showed it in use for one of their events.

[@sudeepsherly8811]

Hello Niel it's good to see you. And what you are building is really fantastic. Neil I have a request please try to do it Neil please my request is can you please show the latest images of your midevial house . Please can you please show

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

IT is coming soon! Stay tuned :)

[@sudeepsherly8811]

@@RealTerrainHobbies thanks 😀

[@arcadedelprof]

I'd put my money on "not enough supports" in the afflicted areas. But level is also close behind.

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Im sure it was the levelling. The one printer bed seems to have a warp in it. No matter what I do I never seem to get a clean print out of it. Best results still seem to end up with lines.

[@arcadedelprof]

@@RealTerrainHobbies hmmm. Do you use the current slicer from anycubic? Or do you use chitubox?

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

@@arcadedelprof I'm using Chitubox.

[@arcadedelprof]

@@RealTerrainHobbies my recommendation, there is a photon file validator (google it like this) it helps finding spots that might need supporting (this is just to make sure, it's happened to me), i say it because when i see that kind of error it often comes to a support not holding and then you get layers printed over eachother. Now, some settings from chitubox can result in odd support problems. This is why for most of my prints i have used the stock program they hand with the machine. It helped me learn a bunch of things about supports. Next i'd recommend you swing by "3d printing farm" youtube channel. He's got a bunch of tuts on how to's in resint printing. (Great models by the way, you really are making use of the technology)

[@mybecember]

I just finished reading the hobbit A friend of mine and I just beat the lord of the rings: living card game scenario campaign (18 chapters long) So I’m looking forward to seeing this all finished up!

[@zombyfellow]

thats the most dramatic intro to 3D printing I've ever seen

[@Nosculptor]

Very exciting project, and good looking hobbit hole entrances! But why are you using Zbrush instead of Blender's sculpting tools? As I see it, they developed this part of the software to a fantastic level too.

[@pkfiedorowicz]

his house is Jehowa Witness nightmare :P

[@skawteebee]

did anyone else think they were getting steam notifications throughout the video? i thought i was going crazy hearing that sound for each pop up lol great video! blender is such a cool program

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

LOL Sorry about that! You're not the only one who's mentioned that 😝

[@MichaelAlthauser]

Sounds a lot like airbrushing, except ten times worse(troubleshooting a printer issue) "Well it could be any one of these forty different problems, you just gotta mess around with it and see what fixes it".

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Man you nailed it there! lol A perfect comparison lol

[@clayitnow]

Cool👍😍

[@VincBej]

That was a nice video, and I'm very excited for the new big project! :) However, I think having the painting at the same time as Dany giving important information made the whole thing a bit difficult to follow. I actually had to rewind the video a few times because I was focussed on what was said and missed a step in the painting, or the other way around

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Thanks. It was a different format and I had several people prior watch the video to see if this exact issue was a problem for them. They seemed to think it was fine so I left it as is so as not to make it a 30 min video. But, I understand where you're coming from on that. It was a bit of a coin toss but next time I'll do more brainstorming to see if there's a better way. This wasnt a typical build video for me so it was certainly more of an experiment.

[@VincBej]

It is nice to have "behind the scenes" content like this thought, and especially seeing you do 3D modeling. You seem to be really skilled! :)

[@DinDjarin48]

lol I'm a 2h30 mn drive away from Hobbiton

[@reallymiish]

Any chance of you releasing your hobbit hole STL files?

[@chrissoohoo5465]

Printing a cheeseburger!!! 😂😂😂

[@Drashia08]

I always thought it was Zed Brush... :S

[@riflemanslament9594]

Any word on the final tavern video?

[@rioploon]

I hope that no sandwiches were harmed in the making of this video........ poor sandwich......

[@pollyg562]

id love someone to make a video on how games like D and D work, I've watched it played in movies and have a general idea but would love to know how it really plays

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

Start here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n17Tap-Nfs2WgrM or here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3mceZp6pMSIhrs🙂

[@oiytd5wugho]

You know you can sculpt in blender, right? You don't need the features found exclusively in zbrush for printing minis

[@andrewthegeek6522]

dungeon craft sponcered the realism terrain maker I find this funny