ONLY CARDBOARD! Building a Miniature Temple for D&D

[@innpeasea5121]

Dude, it looks great. Don't be so hard on your self, you are the reason why I started building minis.

[@BardsCraft]

Thanks! I know it's not bad but I hyped myself too much while seeing it unpainted so I expected more :D

[@astrobouncer487]

@@BardsCraft I agree with InnPea you are too hard on your self man, it looks great. Also, I love your humor it pretty much matches mine so I watch for that reason too. Keep up the great videos, I plan on starting up a crafting video series showing my techniques with recycled foam and I hope you will like it.

[@lodunost]

Damn right mate.

[@TheDrewjameson]

"XPF foam, a material that nobody bothers to Google" hilarious and accurate

[@jeru_jj1161]

So true.

[@juliehamel8330]

The shingles look like dragon scales🥰🤩 I really like the blue.

[@BardsCraft]

Yeah I knew they would look good :) a bit like the scales on the first blue dragon I made

[@jamierobinson2338]

Lol, I literally said the same thing. I LOVE it!!

[@powersave2]

Best GM crafting advice ever: "Play D&D in candle-light so no one sees my mistakes" - Bard's Craft That's a keeper alright.

[@kenlipson8686]

I don't get why you think this doesn't look awesome. This is an incredible build!!!

[@Gerrosimo1]

Artists are thier own worst critics.

[@ratkoaleksic473]

Dude, I don't do wargaming, just plane models, but buildings and dioramas you're creating are just amazing!!! Congrats!!!

[@Dixar]

That roof was sick! But like many others have pointed out, the rest of the build was really good as well! Many times we as creators are the worst critics and I hope that you can find some comfort in our unanimous hype with this building and the rest of your builds! Keep this stuff coming man! Eat more oats!

[@Carpetcleanerman]

Cutting Sounds: check. Cutting with big kitchen knife: check. Cutting with sword: check. Dry brushing sounds: check. Messiness of build in the beginning: check. Final look of build awesome: check. Video uploaded in friday, thus saving our weekend: check. 😎

[@andreazaltron6850]

those shingles would look amazing in a dragon bones temple. good result with simple material. that's why i prefer this channel over others that have gone crazy with magnets and resin stuff have you tried a metal wire brush on the cardboard?

[@BardsCraft]

I shall take notes of the dragon bone temple, sounds like a cool project :)

[@Carpetcleanerman]

I am doing shingles out of cardboard right now. Applying woodglue and dragging sharp tool through drying glue.

[@BardsCraft]

@@Carpetcleanerman Yes that also works! Good luck

[@machinenoise9622]

Great job! I'm happy you just "eye-balled it" because it looks more organic that way. Too many other crafters are often busy with exact measurements which makes the craft tedious instead of fun. 👍🏻

[@rujv200]

Did you have fun building it? 'Cause I had fun watching it. If you call this a failure, keep them failures coming. The wonkiness of these builds just adds to the charm of wargames terrain. You are so subbed, mister!

[@frozensakura9307]

Everytime in the beginning it seems shit but then suddenly everything comes together into aaaamaaazing builds. Those shingles have such a nice tetro vibe

[@Heath86]

you are right that roof is beautiful

[@AFarmerCalledChicken]

If you can find push pins or small nails, you can use them to pin the cardboard together while it dries.

[@justinfarkas]

Roof looks great! The overall build is pretty nice. I think color of walls should be either green, or orange yellow. I think green would look best tho. And maybe yellow gold dry brush on top. Keep up the great work! I really enjoy your budget conscious builds!

[@Hate_Silvia]

Literally one of the BEST channels out there. Showing us peasants how to build and craft without being fancy using tools that i never even heard of, a well respected boi that NEEDS more subs, it's a damn crime you don't have more subs and even more view's. Your videos are the only reason i am comfortable using a kitchen knife in stead of a utility knife ir wire cutter.

[@SylviaFey]

Your channel and NerdForge are the ones that got me into making dioramas and book nooks. Now, every box is a potential diorama or book nook. I didn't throw anything away hardly ever before, NOW, I just don't throw anything away. LOL

[@magpiestudent9357]

That blue roof is chef's kiss good.

[@Sovann_the_Mighty]

This looks great! I always worry about my works not being good enough, not perfect, but the here you are, adjusting things on the fly, and the results are amazing! A tip for shingles I got from another video, you can cut an entire strip of those, but keep them attached to the strip with about 0.5-1cm left, then just glue the entire strip on the roof! You can alternate patterns to have an interlocking look or something. Saves a lot of time of individually glueing the shingles to the roof. Try it for the next work!

[@eastonhoward738]

I know I’m two years late, but seriously have enjoyed watching your builds and practical usage of materials. A lot of my terrain has been modeled using your techniques and builds! Keep inspiring us with your creativity!!

[@Mommamacnz]

I love how this temple looks. And that it's all built from cardboard - I love that you use such simple easy to find things to make amazing terrain and creatures out of. I have hope that one day I can do some for myself (I have to get my work area to a stage I can use it for that as at the moment it is working as a support structure for piles of stuff I don't know where to store).

[@logandarkhorse3377]

When you said you made a rushed project by observing yours it will help make me pay more attention to mine. The best lessons are mistakes. Awesome craft by the way

[@Carpetcleanerman]

No mistakes have been made here. Happy incidents i call them. In my book thats a fantastic build! And the shingle roof looks super cool. Thank you for uploading evem though you might be a bit unhappy about it. We are amazed and love it! Also: no oats were harmed during this build!

[@shadohpanther]

You are absolutely my favorite crafter on youtube!

[@KertRingeling]

If you see the starting materials at the begining and the outcome in the end, it went far beyond my expectations. its awesome. Good job.

[@CL30]

I love how much work you put into your crafts! Also farm more watch time! I'm fine watching you craft more, especially when I finally get un-lazy and make my own terrain.

[@jezeski2011]

I don't think you failed at all. It looks really good. Don't be so hard on yourself.

[@johnleach8553]

Eye if the beholder. You see all the imperfections I just see an amazing build. Love the blue tiles and highlights. The gold really saved the brown edges I was not seeing it come together until the end.

[@norcalonline1]

You're too hard on yourself, buddy. This is great! For just using cardboard and oats packaging, this turned out wonderfully. It should be most excellent for a DnD game. I'm sure your friends appreciate the creativity that you bring to the tabletop. Thanks for sharing your tips, tricks, and techniques. Cheers, --Bo

[@MetalRetroReviews]

2:10 that cut lol. Love your work, and your editing!

[@crossfire507pty]

looks amazing. As a crafter i can tell you we are the only ones who notice the mistakes. Looks great. I will start building my temple soon.

[@OldKnightAMV]

I know its stupid, but the sounds of your dry brushing gives me hope. That one day I will be able to take up the craft again and host my sessions after all this is over. During all this Im still working, and have zero time. Thanks for inspiring me and giving me something to look forward to.

[@3DPlasticFantasy]

The whole idea is amazing. I wouldn't expect such a great construction with tiles, roof all from some pieces of cardboard. The color shading of dragon scales is awesome :)

[@zealman18]

I thought it came out amazing man, the roof is incredible! Nothing wrong with the wall color or texture in my opinion, all around sick build. Keep up the great work

[@jamierobinson2338]

I love love LOVE the roof!! The blues make it almost look like dragon scales. ❤️

[@leadbadger9543]

I think it's pretty good, and a trick for the hot glue, keep a little water handy and wet your fingers so it doesn't stick and burn! Great vid!

[@amoskoff2381]

The paint job on the roof shingles is great, and I think the gold trim goes really well with it. I can see what you mean about the colors on the walls coming out kind of flat, but I don’t think it looks nearly as bad as you think it is. One suggestion I’d make would be to paint those decorative elements on the walls a different color. They’re a cool shape so it would help them be more visible and distract from the color of the wall that you weren’t happy with. Overall though really good work!

[@davidperezgonzalez4791]

Wow!! Really cool! Yes, there is always room for improvements, but the non straight roof is amazing

[@RM-vw3ov]

Oh I’d like to see you take this build further! I think it’s a great start!

[@jamierobinson2338]

I think you did an amazing job!!! Don't ever say you did a bad job. You are trying and that's more than a lot of people. Your builds are always great and you think of using things that I never think of. Keep making all the things and I'll keep watching! Your videos always make me smile and think of more ideas. 😊👍

[@tiny-grimes]

I would suggest to try putty (for walls), white it is not dried yet, you can add some cool texture on it. Putty will make cardboard a lot harder and sturdier. Plus, you can also add brick texture using brick template

[@kuglefang]

The shingles are the highlight of the build, they look awesome. I'll keep that in mind when I decide to make a dog house for my dog but with pieces of plywood instead of cardboard box. Thanks for the inspiration

[@TimothyMReynolds]

Dude - it looks great ! You failed at nothing ✨🧝🏿‍♂️🧝🏽‍♀️✨

[@euansmith3699]

Ah, the traditional Nordic Crafting Sword :D Another great project. Your techniques are really impressively simple.

[@colepivin3769]

That blue roof is gorgeous!

[@TioMostFrio]

Those shingles came out amazing. I never would have thought that the blue could work so well.

[@Eisen_Jaeger]

You can use tooth picks or pins or skewers to help hold the sections together while drying.

[@CrankyPantss]

I'm sorry that you're not happy with the outcome. I think it all looks very cool. As always, I'm impressed with your vision for turning card stock and cardboard into such cool structures and minis. So many people are just copying the same builds using the same exact foam, paints, and fancy cutter tools. You are making unique builds from your own imagination and basic supplies. That is praiseworthy, Bard buddy. Very well done.

[@Paint_it_Green]

Just found your channel. You are so inspirational. I've been making cardboard terrain for a while, so I'm used to rough builds, but, yours are so clean. Absolutely top notch, man!

[@thorgoan]

dude this is great! A really good terrain from trash, ive seen so much cool terrains that are supposed to be made from trash, but you will need tousands of specific stuff so it looks good, instead, you maek this out of garbage and its sooooo good looking. Keep it up!

[@jerryoram1371]

Roof shingles texture looks great

[@nategoalbevazin1387]

Bud, watching your videos just fills me with joy. I enjoy them so much! I wish I could come play D&D with yall. Keep up the good work!!

[@edwardmckenna2328]

Dude your building looks awesome and you have a great amount of spirit. Are there better crafters out there, maybe but you have more heart than anyone! Keep crafting and making videos because you are a one of a kind!

[@markmras6040]

This is an awesome build. It looks great. Don’t be so hard on your self!

[@FaramirTheGeek]

Hello! I watch a lot of your videos and when you made the mention of not finding well priced glue-sticks I thought why don't I help with that with patreon. Hope to keep seeing more of your videos, cheers for the content so far! Would love if you snapped a few photos from your D&D campaigns to share on your website as well

[@sarawildheart8386]

I love the shingles they look like dragon scales too

[@johnleach8553]

Love your amazing use of cardboard and glue! Look forward to each new video! Eat your oats!

[@davii2663]

First. Amazing building. But, more important, this Bard is looking more and more jacked.

[@figuresix]

Dude that looks amazing. I wish i had 1/10th your talent.

[@shelleycovey8437]

Oh, it looks great! I love your commentary, too, very droll and amusing.

[@jerryoram1371]

Watching as it comes together is enjoyable

[@10urion]

Perfect motivation for trying new stuff! Started doing some prototypes for more intricate windows in xps.

[@echodelta2426]

That looks great from my point of view. We are always our worst critic. Love the elvish design with the pointy arches and tiles. I may try to build one of these, but I don't think mine will come out as good as yours. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@j453]

I would really love a short video where you show us your favorite ways to prepare all these oats you eat. Edit: I'll share one of mine. I live in very hot area, so I like cold oats alot. I rinse raisins, then drain them ( i don't like getting grit in my raisins) then I put the oats, the raisins, a bit of apple sause, greek yogurt, milk and cinnamon in a sealable container shake it up and leave it in the fridge over night. In the morning I've got delicious cold oats.

[@lauramiller1061]

I love your videos. You have a great sense of humor and make me laugh out loud. I agree with the prior commentor. Your building looks fantastic. I really liked your techniques and that you state what ideas you were happy with and what you would do differently. I had a thought about your decorative strips. Ir you covered them with painters tape you could peal it off after the texture and they woul be smooth. I think the parts that you thought were not quite right add to the realism. I think sometimes people get so caught up in perfection that they forget that real buildings are not perfect. Especially old buildings.

[@colinm366]

That roof is beautiful!

[@earthmanbrick]

Great work, man. I usually make up textured paint (with sand or sawdust), that way it saves you an extra step (I've got a video on it) Don't worry too much about making little mistakes here & there.... Instead, cover them up with little added details/features (eg, glue on some haphazard coffee stirrers to look like there's been some makeshift repairs) by adding things like weathering, moss, bird's nests, vines, dirt, flock, tufts, etc.. Another brilliant video. Well done

[@BlueMoonShadowhawk]

First, let me say that your work is fantastic, and the building looks great, so don't judge yourself too harshly. My only observation in the shingles is that maybe a green coloration or a green hue would have been better since elves tend to be more in tune with nature. The way you make the texture on the walls is very interesting and shows creativity. I like all the videos you have posted on this topic of building terrains and buildings, they are quite educational and informative. Thanks for sharing your expertise with us, and for giving us tools that we can use to make our hobby more enjoyable.

[@BardsCraft]

Glad you like the videos!

[@Toastedtasty42]

Part of crafting is messing up, that's how you learn. Good job man. I think the color combo worked out in the end, I wasn't sure about it at first, but it looks good.

[@SgtStudder89]

Love your videos. Keep em coming. I have a good laugh at all the brushing noises. It's great to see how your channel has evolved.

[@evwaldron]

The roof STRONGLY reminds me of Warcraft, and that makes me happy!

[@sirkaeru]

Those roofs are gorgeous!

[@davidjohnson7480]

That roof is epic.

[@wolvar6933]

Man I wish we were going back into a lockdown. All I want to do is build terrariums and a cardboard city for toys in my kids play room. Awesome build brother. We have built a few cardboard cities / castles, but you do it with style. I have Oct - March for the cardboard city (winters off is the best part of my job, But I have money coming in and wife makes bank, so no my children are not living in squalor.). Edit- Love the idea of using cereal box cardboard for rooves. Smart.

[@skrypthobbies]

Fantastic build from essentially nothing! True elven craftwork. Dragonscales look amazing ...

[@broke_af_games9661]

Omg dude.... That texture. Thank you so much.

[@Lukas-un4tm]

Love how the roof turned out, especially with the paint! When you need straight lines of shingles like for this build you could try cutting rows of them to glue on as a strip. Guaranteed straight rows, plus it saves a bunch of time glueing

[@artsyork3915]

your other kitchen knife at 2:10 is very impressive

[@knubson]

I think your final product looks good. I'll definitely will build it too. :)

[@greencupcakes1]

Amazing job!!! You’re already doing great but If you get some sewing pins you can push them through the cardboard while your glue dries or even just leave them in to add a bit of stability to your build? Just a thought 💭

[@jensoldeland3087]

Man you are amazing. You should think about making a book about your techniques.

[@michasowik2438]

Man that is a really neat piece of work. I really like it and I don't think it is messy. I think it is very... Æsthetic :D And of course You show that making miniature terrain is not anything of expensive.

[@Stickman6O2]

Great video! I love it that you try new things and throw caution to the wind. I learn something new from every video.

[@angelacole9664]

This roof is so gorgeous! I LOVE it ♡

[@BellydancerMaliha]

Love your videos and your voice! You talk about your "mistakes" but this looks beautiful to me! Thank you for all your great terrain tutorials. Please keep posting, I crave more!

[@King-ci8sk]

unreal. you're extremely talented my friend

[@Beschaulichkeit]

The colors are gorgeous! When I do a similar craft, I hope to treat the gold parts like bronze and add some verdigris green to the nooks and crannies. As always, your perseverance is amazing!

[@zifnow]

Man, your work is amazing. Creativity comes in different ways of course, but you showed that you don't need 3d printers to make stunning pieces of artwork.I have started a polystirene castle some times ago, you gave me lot of ideas and inspiration to get the job done. Great job, cheers!

[@FirstLast-fb7kk]

Simply ingenious crafting and your techniques are very useful.

[@KanadeOtonashi01]

That scene with the sword cutting the cardboard got me xD

[@howardbunyard9757]

I really like the paint job on the roof. Those colors look amazing.

[@yarriofultramar]

It is a great build - and I really like the colors. You are making very entertaining videos, thanks!

[@zakkbrentlinger2165]

This is absolutely awesome. You have 10 times the patience I could dream of having. Seriously. Keep up the good work!

[@Daisyandtheo]

I am currently building a 2ft by 2ft playmobil castle for my daughter after being inspired by your vids. This is another one. I am definately using that baking soda idea, jt covers really well.

[@3dtechnik]

Thanks a lot for the "lessons learned" part - this is great!

[@erridian6838]

Wonderful video! It's amazing what you can create out of simple items like Cardboard and cardstock. I'm looking forward to more. This looks fantastic even though you're not happy with the results ^^ I doubt your players wouldn't mind at all given the hard work you put into it. I would gladly see this on my table!

[@dockerydesigns]

This was great! it was an experiment and did well! I'm pleased and impressed. What people often forget is that crafting something new comes with errors and mistakes. Thank you for showing that errors occur, but that the pieces are still massively impressive even if we are not 100% satisfied. Some people let perfection get in the way of great work. Yours is outstanding, you just are striving for a far higher standard. Thank you for showing instead of doing the work and then hiding the results.

[@sun27g]

Fundamental learning about Elvish Architecture is no much curves required.....🤩😇

[@gingercynic5884]

Brilliant video, I'm always shocked at how you make pieces of card and materials that I would consider junk into something beautiful!! Thanks for posting!