Project Showcase: Modular City Gate, Fortification, & Watchtowers For D&D (Episode 015)

This episode I talk about one of my favourite projects I've ever done, my modular city entrance/gate/watchtowers.
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[@nowthisnamestaken]

This video really could be expanded into a series. Perhaps a walled city eventually could be made. With gates, towers-big and small, walls, walls with a stream opening, ruined walls, This really, really looks good.!!

[@Corvus-fw2hr]

Allowing for the extra space to remove the gates... ...clutch. That is the level of detail that makes your stuff so friggin' clever and elevates it from being just being amazing looking. Well played.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

The devil is in the details...and I really like devils.

[@JupiKitten]

You could always create modular doors that can be placed against the towers with maybe a thin piece that tucks under the tower itself to steady it. Then you could have different styles available if you wanted for different scenarios. Really love this build, its setting my imagination on fire.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

That was kind of my plan, and to do some steps that could lead to higher doors. I just never ended up doing it and have moved on to other projects.

[@maloryfunction2260]

Now he's making modular doors and selling them

[@SK-jb3hs]

Love that you spend time explaining how you'd use it and spend some time talking about it. Thumbs up.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Glad you dig it

[@theDMsCraft]

Fantastic piece of work.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Thanks scotty!

[@haleg68]

@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial I really love that this is a cooperative forum. I got on to BOTH of you guys because of something Runehammer said. These days i am crafting myself.

[@GeneralKetchup57]

5 STARS!!!! Love it and another must build. Really love the modularity/re-usability of it!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Do it!

[@nikolapetrov4929]

Here's an idea - you can make the tower pieces stackable. That way you can make high impressive towers or split them into shorter watch posts and it's one more way to turn the lack of doors into a big advantage.

[@GALAXIE67]

Love the lanterns, they really look like they're on👍👍

[@randomwny]

the door handles are probably what are called 'jump rings', which are used in jewelry making. Another option, and most likely cheaper, would be to get some wire and wrap it around a round object of the size you are looking for, and then snip them apart with fine wire cutters. The same technique is used for making chain mail links, albeit with heavier gauge wire. Great model! Love your stuff.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

jump rings! yes, that is definately what they are. They were actually really cheap, it cost a few bucks to get as many as I will probably every use.

[@chizo69]

This is the most helpful comment I've ever seen! Thank you for identifying them! Sorry 2 years late to the game as well haha

[@alexgriffith4903]

6 years later and I am finally taking on my own take on this project. Super psyched to drop it on my game table!

[@onetruetroy]

Magnificent! The details are amazing and I love that it's modular. Now I understand about the message in the other video to make parts and pieces when you have extra time. That would speed up the actual creation process significantly.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Thank you :)

[@idbrown937]

Amazing piece of terrain! Great video, very instructional and inspirational! I normally don't like foam stonework, but I think I'll revisit the idea now that I've seen this video.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Thanks. I don't think you should underestimate what you can do with foam...the brickwork I'm doing on my current build out of foam actually looks way better than this.

[@dreadmorg]

Fantastic. Reminds me of Bree Gate. I'm going to build one too.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Do it. Post pics!

[@joebonar]

So for those of us who don't have a foam wire cutter, if you're looking to make thin strips like that, you can cut the strip out and then use a razor knife to very carefully cut it in half along the plane, but it works significantly better with a thin strip than it does with a thicker strip. It's how I make my wall shelves actually. I leave the paper on to give it a bit more rigidity making it easier to cut, and then carefully remove the paper after. Good video man, love the build, it's super cool.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Yup, I definitely used this technique before I had a hotwire table....but I gotta say, if you are really into building with foam the cost of a Proxxon table is absolutely worth the investment.

[@retiredadventurercrafts5192]

Absolutely LOVE your builds! I am inspired to make some terrain, if only I had somewhere to store it. I had a thought about your door hinges - you could insert a small bead into the foam above the door for the hinge dowel/toothpick to swivel in, so changing out your doors wouldn't wear on the top hole.

[@quassisbelltower9408]

Ok I love this build. I thought the lights at first we were LEDs. You did such a good job with them I don't even think you need LEDs because they were that damn good. You're right flickering lights with the LEDs would be awesome.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Yea, I think as far as just paint representing lamp light goes, they came out pretty damn good....but real flickering light would be very sweet.

[@StrongholdCrafterKev]

Great stuff. There are so many things I love about this piece. This build has given me other ideas of incorporating foam core and other insulation foam in future builds. Fantastic stonework and timber supports. The lanterns are great with the chains. Best of all is the flexibility in the overall build. If you are afraid of rambling too much, then I would suggest breaking up the explanation of techniques in separate videos. I actually enjoyed the walk through from the towers to the gate. Thanks for sharing.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

thanks Kev!

[@LandvaettrsLair]

hey Jeremy just wanted to thank you for all the cool showcases and tutorials, I think it's probably the first comment I leave you but I watched most of your vids. I choose this one to leave my comment because these modular city gates/wall greatly motivated me to craft my own modular stuff. You're one of the crafters who motivated me to craft and even start a crafting channel. Cheers!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Glad to help. Cheers!

[@LandvaettrsLair]

Here's the first built of my channel if you wanna get curious;) : kzbin.info/www/bejne/pISogpV5bMmbesk

[@Bungwirez]

Pillipow. out of the park guy! can't wait to see your LED pan out. great tips bro.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Thanks man

[@richardblais1856]

I really like this project Jeremy. I know you have been asking the community what we would like to see in some new videos... I like the idea of another project showcase, or a mini series on building something like this broken into a few weeks.

[@richardblais1856]

like..... maybe a wizards tower.

[@shayulghul]

I love this. I do have to say that although I was enjoying all the progress images and explanations about how you did the wood work and such, I just kept thinking, "When is BMC going to talk about the lanterns?!" LOL. I don't know whether it was the quality of the video or the awesome paint job, but I thought the lanterns were glowing the entire time.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Haha, thanks. I think as far as paint representing lantern glow goes I did a pretty decent job.

[@seangere9698]

One way to make a modular door and or ladder is make them be stand alone pieces. What I mean is have them on card stock and put them on the edge of the card stock so it can slide under your structure and the door or ladder will butt up against your structure. Use the structure that are going to butt up against and put a sheet of wax paper on it then build the door/ladder onto the wax paper this way the glue doesn't attach to your structure and comes away from the wax paper with ease. Then you can have the towers with or without the door and or ladder. This technic can also be used for any other modular building you make. You can do something like this for stained glass windows as well. Just make the windows and have one or more points that can be stuck into your buildings between the stones/bricks. I know this can be a little hard with more then one point if you do a random placement of stone/bricks and I would recommend a single point that you can stick in between the stone/bricks.

[@norcalonline1]

Top notch, mate. This is one of your best pieces, in my opinion.

[@frankling.robertsiii6811]

Gorgeous gate and towers! I envy your attention to detail.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Thank you. The secret is enjoying the process and not feeling like things need to be complete RIGHT NOW. Take your time, enjoy the ride.

[@dkbibi]

What I heard when you mentioned how many hours it took : "Yeah, so I can't remember how much hours I've sink into this. I was able to watch the entirety of Hankerin's vid on youtube." XD Awesome build! I like how you state how much usefulness it gets you (fort/town/gate/whatnot). I also find that multipurpose is always a top priority when I build stuff. Very specific build is cool, but if I take 5 hours building a thing I'll only ever use once... it's not really effective crafting to me.

[@dkbibi]

I like your idea of not making a static door on the towers. You can always use a standalone dungeon door in from of one of the wall.

[@dkbibi]

I'm glad that you had the reflex to take a picture of your "work in progress". It helps a lot to see what it's actually made of, because the paint hides very well what material it really is.

[@dkbibi]

Your wood texturing skills are mad.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Yea, I'm really glad I took those, I wasn't planning on doing a video when I made it as I thought it would be too complicated to break down for a tutorial...but with the new format I can show anything, so I'll make sure to photo document all future builds.

[@bordemcure9183]

This is really cool, reminds me a lot of castle black

[@moorecowbell138]

Can you give a quick overview of how you painted it? I like how it's not just black with gray drybrushing.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Check out my episode on pillars, I used basically the same technique on this....just did the accent colours a little more subtle.

[@Arcanum1980]

OMG, this was the crafting tip of the year! To carve out a rabbet joint between the floor piece and the walls. What a tremendous difference compared to just have the walls standing on top. Are you a carpenter or something? I know you are a carpenter haha. I´m building this gatehouse/tower set right now, super excited.

[@vincentseeger9367]

Looks beautiful dude. I’m working on a similar design for display and stop motion with 6 to 7 inch action figures so thank you for all your informative videos 👍🏻

[@Mrbedgar]

I love this, my idea is to make the top of the tower like your house where the top/walls comes off so it make it more diverse

[@UbiqueMatt]

Excellent piece of terrain. Great paint effect, looks suitably grimy.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Thank you, didn't want it to look too inviting.

[@rockytheblocky3051]

If you added two more walls it could be a cool dm screen.

[@blu_jgamer939]

and make it taller

[@CrapE_DM]

You didn't tell us the painting technique used on the blocks. It looks amazing.

[@puckett2k2009]

Great color choices on the stone. Your the king of weathered rock!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

thank you sir, it's all about the washes.

[@bryanrevell3025]

Epic! my next project is entire Dwarven city this will be perfect beginning

[@iteachdesign1317]

Much better explained than the last video. Excellent

[@lvlikenicholson]

Another beautiful piece. Thanks for sharing it!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Thank you, glad you liked it

[@kurtisbechard9725]

This is a GREAT Build. I Really liked the amount of simple to doo but detailed work. This Really makes me want to get into the hobby. I've been Playing D&D and would love to build some tiles and Segmented sections for our DM to work with.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Most of this stuff is easy to build, it's a lot of simple techniques mixed together to get impressive results. Just takes a bit of effort an patience.

[@kurtisbechard9725]

Black Magic Craft I like also that you keep everything cheap and only really upscale on price when it really will make a difference.

[@WWQuicksilver]

Really fantastic job on this build and the video! I appreciate that you did the video covering each part, and it was an appropriate length. The painting is very nice overall, but especially on the brickwork. I saw the columns you did, but although I like the color variance, I'm not a fan of the stark contrast on those. These walls however are much more realistic looking, and I'd love to see a video on how you did the subtle blending. All the extra detail you applied to the walls, wood, supports, etc. really makes this a favorite of mine. Again thanks for your contributions to the crafting community, and I look forward to more. Oh, and thanks for the heads up about the scroll table...I was about to purchase one. A link to the proxxon one would be helpful. Cheers!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

The paint work I did on the bricks here was actually basically the same as the pillars, it's just that I did much more dry brushing with light greys and creams after that sort of masked the stark colour contrasts.

[@WWQuicksilver]

Thanks, that makes sense and is enough for me to figure out from there.

[@msmith1437]

Awesome! Def want to try and recreate this one day!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Do it. Send pics!

[@Archania]

Amazed at all your work. Very impressive.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Thank you :)

[@PrimalEdge]

love your work, just love it. will you do a building video? I love the ones on your shelves!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

;)

[@rifanalan.collect]

Waawwww amazing, I will soon design my defensive fort and I am so inspired by you, Thank you Greetings from Indonesia

[@jeanmalo7173]

Relly enjoy watching your videos...gives me great ideas on making dioramas for my 7 inch action figures...thanks and be safe!

[@IBeScrappyDoo2]

I just simply love it...gave me great ideas for some builds

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Thanks

[@elementzrecords2]

This is a masterpiece Mate. I'm very big fan of your work and all your videos. Such a great talent ;-) Can you tell us more about the paint technique for the walls please? Thx

[@stompreaper]

Thanks for sharing this. I took a lot away from the show and tell.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

hope it helps

[@tehooper]

I love the model - it reminds me of Castle Black from Game of Thrones.

[@permeus2nd]

So 4 minutes in and I can see how this build could be made more modable, first would be to make to top bits of the two towers removable so they can be used as shacks or buildings, next one is to make a panel that can slot into the gate that covers the woodwork and looks like the brickwork, and this last one is a bit fiddly so stick a magnet to the inside of the walls of the towers at about a inch off the ground then make up a door shape with a connecting magnet in it and it should hold in place to be moved about but also easily removed. This last idea is also cool for stuff like secret doors or passages ways as to look at it’s just a wall until you stick a door to it.

[@Versify]

I'm going to try to build this, but make it even MORE modular. I'll try to have the wooden parts detachable, so that stone parts can be put in their place interchangeably, and I like the idea of a detachable roof on top of each tower.

[@FrancescoAriazzi]

Great work as always!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

thanks :)

[@jimpyre5038]

It’s stunning!

[@TaremsunTerrain]

Отличная работа! Очень впечетляет!

[@erho2967]

Nailed it again!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

thank you :)

[@dungeonlair]

Nice build man, keep up the good work!

[@patrickwhit3344]

Very nice work the corner post very real

[@terrain-hardy]

Danm ... what a cool piece of terrain, really nice work. This terrain will be a great inspiration two of us all. I specially like the brick works, so real the colors and shape are. well done ... A small question it has nothing to do with terrain, but Anyway here go's ... ;-)) Which camera do you use ? Thanks for showing and keep up the good work.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

My tutorial videos have always just used my iphone, but this one with the side view and real time talking I used my Logitech c920 webcam...not ideal, but it works ok.

[@theloafness]

If you dont want a permanent door you could make a door in the usual method and mount a magnet in it and embed a magnet in the foam of the Tower that way the door would be removable and you can just slap it on whenever you want, you could do the same setup with a ladder.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

The way I did the door already is removable and non permanent

[@theloafness]

Black Magic Craft, excuse me, what i meant to say was, when you mentioned that you use either of the towers as a stand alone piece, and you had to tell the players to imagine there was a door or a ladder on one of the guard towers, if you wanted to add a removeable non functioning door to either of the towers, you could build a silhouette of a door and magnetically hold it to the side of the tower with a small magnet inside of the tower and simply remove it from the tower when you joined it back with the other two pieces. That way you have the realisim of the door being there and no confusion on which wall the door is actually on when you use the towers separately from the gate. And you can just yank it off with no real modifications to the either of the towers when join back with the gate. P.S. I've been binge watching your crafting videos, and you, Sir, craft well. These buildings look phenominal. This is some very inspirational work.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Ah, gotcha I thought you meant the gate entrance.

[@Runehammer1]

so many slashes

[@labontis6132]

Amazing stuff man

[@rodrick6538]

Another one knocked out of the ballpark! And per everyone else's comments, those lanterns rocked! I thought they were actually lit up as well. One question tho, when you say you coat everything in a couple of coats of modpodge, is that before or after you paint it?

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

thanks! this is usually my process....coat modpodge, second coat modpodge with black paint mixed in, paint, washes, last dry light dry brushing, miniwax polyurethane......on less elaborate projects I'll often skip either some of the mod podge depending on the build, elaborate stuff usually gets all of them. Sometimes I skip the miniwax if it is winter and too cold to go outside and spray. The mod podge I can always do indoors which is nice.

[@shoutn_crafts7629]

Awesome! Did you find such beads for the lantern somewhere on the Internet?

[@trentonmaloney3280]

Dig the lanterns,and the doors are cool too.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Thanks bro

[@markg.3171]

Hey, What do I need to protect my foam builds with? What do you use as coat? Thanks. Will get into scenery foam building soon

[@AJPickett]

Very cool. For your poor brethren over in the southern hemisphere, how would you go about making a piece in expanded polystyrene and strengthening it, as foam core and builders foam are really not an option here.

[@johnbrogan7455]

try a hobby shop that deals with model trains and look for woodland secnics 1/4" (3 mm) foam sheets

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

I know the insulation foam can be tough to get in some places, but foam core should be available everywhere. If you don't have Dollar Tree you may not be able to get the easy peel stuff, but you can certainly get the regular stuff that is actually better quality just harder to remove paper. There are lots of vids online describing methods for removing paper on those thougher brands. Are you in Australia? Because the insulation foam is available there through one of you big box builder stores. I researched it before. It is just a different colour. The price per board foot ended up being very similar to the price I pay once currency conversions were taken into account.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Here: www.bunnings.com.au/knauf-insulation-1200-x-600-x-30mm-xps-multi-use-foam-board_p0811027

[@drunkenhobgoblin417]

Great job!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

thanks!

[@chrisl.4930]

Hey man, been watching your videos as well as DMG and DMSCotty for a long time now but I think this is the first time I've ever commented on any video...ever. Anyway, just want to say that I think your stuff is absolutely amazing and your attention to detail really does take it that extra mile and really stand out. Your foam buildings are EXACTLY what I want to do for my own crafts but I have been stumped for so long on one very major thing...how do you cut down the thickness of the 1" thick pink insulation foam to get it to 1/2"? This is literally the only thing keeping me from making multiple buildings. I have plenty of craft tools and also have Foam Factory's hot wire scroll table (the regular one, not the 3D one). I know this is a long comment but I've been lurking through all these videos and stuff for too long to not ask how you make your 1/2" insulation foam sheets. I'm not a contractor or carpenter or anything like that but I do love learning this stuff. Maybe a short tutorial video of how you do it would suffice or just a simple, explanatory response would also be fine too (as long as my non-carpenter/non-handy man mind can understand it lol). One last thing, how do you make those foam "sticks" as you call them? Would love the explanation to them as well. Hopefully you read this and reply when you can. Thank you very, very much in advance and again, AWESOME stuff and keep up with this excellent work!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Thanks for watching. The big secret to making 1/2" insulation foam is....wait for it....BUYING 1/2" insulation foam. I buy 2'x8'x1/2" thick boards from Home Depot. It's not available in some cities though, or at least not off the shelf. I do however custom cut many other thicknesses myself, like 10mm. I do this the same way I do the "sticks", I rip everything down on a hotwire table. The bad news is that you own the hotwire foam factory one....which I do as well, and have found pretty much useless for this task as the wire is too thick and it does not get nearly hot enough. It also has a pretty wonky fence. I eventually caved and bought the Proxxon table which lets me cut through foam even 6" thick like butter, and accurately and cleanly. If you are serious about building with foam, the Proxxon table is a MUST have and absolutely worth the cost. It's not even that much more expensive than the HFF one, which is annoying for people like us that paid for those first. Good luck!

[@chrisl.4930]

Ah ha! Guess I should have mentioned that they don't sell 1/2" insulation foam in my area unfortunately. The closest I can get to that is 3/4" which is still a bit too thick for my liking. Oh darn! Well at least I can say I'm not the only one who bought the foam factory one and can't get all the usage they want out of it. Ugh, yeah that fence is a pain. Seems no matter how much I tighten it down so that it doesn't move (in theory), I can still nudge it a bit and as I'm sure you know, is not acceptable. Hmm, I will have to check out this Proxxon table you speak so highly of. I mean that's pretty impressive that it can cut foam that thick and as accurate and clean as you say. Definitely gonna look this up. Thank you for the reply, definitely helps and I will definitely be around to watch more of your awesome work!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Im planning on doing a side by side comparison of the two tables making the same cuts in a video...it will make you want to cry, then order the proxxon.

[@chrisl.4930]

Haha, I look forward to it!

[@bryansanda6472]

LOL that comment made me go and look at the Proxxon. SOLD!!!! I have but one question: does it come with wire, or do I need to buy that separately?

[@ImaginationHobbies]

awesome job dude!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Thank you :D

[@davidgeister]

Outstanding!!!!!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Thank you :)

[@zecron8]

Hey! I love your videos, they've been very helpful. I have bought some of that pink craft foam but it's far too thick to be used for anything conveniantly. How do you cut it down to a more workable size thickness, like you mentioned previously?

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Honestly the only way to mill down material to different thickness, and do it well, is to use a hotwire table. And I will tell you that the one by Proxxon is the one you want. It is worth every penny. I first owned the entry level one by hotwire foam factory, which cost about 1/3 of the price of the proxxon and it was a big waste of money.

[@zecron8]

What makes the Proxxon one so much better? The hot wire foam factory one is within my price range a bit more, and I'd prefer to save my wallet if I can. That being said, I can shell out a bit more money if it's absolutely not worth buying compared to the Proxxon one.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

The hotwire foam factory one is a waste of money...it literally can NOT make most of the cuts the proxxon one can, and when it can make the cut it does so very slowly and poorly. The HWFF one has a wire that is way too thick and does not get nearly hot enough. The proxxon one has an incredibly fine wire and a variable temperature that can get the wire red glowing hot and can cut through 6" foam like butter....the HWFF one struggles to cut through 1/2" material. It's almost useless. Not to mention the fact that the proxxon actually has usable fence and slide for cross cuts, and can cut bevels, and comes with like 100' of wire on a spool...HWFF is one length of wire that if it breaks you have to order replacements. Buying the HWFF one is throwing away good money for nothing, you are better off waiting until you can get the proxxon one...trust me, I really wish I didn't wast money on my first one. I'm planning on doing a side by side comparison of the two, it will blow your mind.

[@bevisbee]

Black Magic Craft A comparison would be great, thanks! Loving your craft and the videos.

[@Ernzt8]

This is amazing! I was wondering. You were talking about maybe build some more walls or other parts for this, would you be able to get the paint job in the same way? That is my problem, to recreate stuff.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

To be honest that is part of the reason I havnt gotten around to doing more, I'm not sure I can get them the same. If I do make them and they don't match I would probably do a quick repaint of the original if I had to.

[@Ernzt8]

That would probably be the best solution. Thanks

[@kaineswiftblade]

Dollar General has small strings of battery operated LED lights ( it's like 10 lights total) but if you have the knowhow you can fix it up however you need

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Yea, I've done a lot of LED lighting effects using bits from dollar store stuff, but I'm really looking to do some finer work with smaller and more efficient parts, it will allow me to conceal stuff in much smaller spaces, and more cleanly.

[@megalo3]

This is amazing.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Thanks!

[@MrHelllllloooooo]

Looks like the gate for Castle black from GOTs. Looks great though

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

That's exactly what I used for inspiration.

[@MrHelllllloooooo]

Black Magic Craft Love your work

[@FirstRoundFireball]

nice work!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

thanks!

[@praetorian2020]

I am enjoying your channel thanks

[@doghibthekobold7852]

Amazing!

[@tannonyurhide9571]

Killer stuff. Thanks for Vid.

[@SecularMentat]

I'm looking to actually build this myself. I've got the foam and such. I can 'guess' at the dimensions of it by how you built it. But I don't know the height of the faces of the tower. I figured one pair would be 9.5 cm, the other pair would be 7.6cm due to trying to get it to fit around a 3 inch by 3 inch base. Maybe 6 or 8 inches tall?

[@johnrusty2298]

Amazing

[@OzmodiusIluvatar]

Nice work

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Thanks :)

[@robwaters7123]

Hey. Bloody love your work! It's probably already detailed somewhere but Could I get details for the paint job on those bricks? Mine always look too uniform and these are amazing!! Plus in Australia I can't find the cheap foam core and I can't peel the good stuff. Any cheap online recommendations? Thanks ☺

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

My pillars video uses pretty much the same paint job on the bricks.

[@EarnieMercerDungeonstiles]

Nicely Done Sir.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Thanks Earnie :)

[@elessar_grettir]

I like it!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

thanks!

[@JCrain31]

What are the measurements for the stone towers? I am using this video and some other pictures to make something similar. Thanks for the great showcase video!

[@JeffDrennen]

looks like the Nights Watch are going to come out of that gate at any moment.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Castle Black was absolutely the inspiration for the look of this piece.

[@calamariaxo]

Incredibly reminiscent of castle black for some reason :P

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

That was absolutely, 100%, the inspiration for the look.

[@maestro2114]

Can you please give me a materials list for this because I’m never really sure about what type of foam to use for these builds and a few other things.

[@johnnycarter5444]

Does he give measurements? This build looks great!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

I do not. Just improvise!

[@brianmccarthyjr2551]

I know you don't like to do insides of buildings but did you consider making the top floors removable at all to make the tower bits stackable? Like you mentioned the modular-ness of the piece for say a wizards tower. Did you just not think of it at the time or was there something you saw as being a problem later in either production, usage, stability etc?

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

The inside of those towers would be so small it would be totally pointless to have them playable. It may be worth removing the top part simply so you could stack them and make a higher tower if you wanted though.

[@brianmccarthyjr2551]

@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial yeah. that's more what I meant. I totally agree with your input about inside rooms. Any type of extra detail you put in there like furniture or what not would fill it entirely. I was askin about the stackin.

[@oscarfernandez6737]

Wow you are amazing...Do you make custom pieces?

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Everything I make is a custom piece ;)

[@Runehammer1]

WHY DAT HEAD SO BIG

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

what is this, a fort for ants?

[@johnbrogan7455]

next time try jameco.com with conductive ink in place of one wire

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

I will definitely check them out, if shipping to canada is reasonable I'll probably use them instead next time.

[@johnbrogan7455]

it should be

[@dkbibi]

Hmm, just one minor thing I've noticed, on the technical side. Your hands appear very overexposed. The light is probably close to the piece and your skin is reflecting a lot of light to the camera, which makes it a 'lil bit hard to see what you're doing/pointing at. Dunno if moving the light away would make the whole thing too dark though, because appart from that, the lightning seems perfect on the build itself, mostly because foam is a very absorbing material.

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

yea....im just using a webcam, so it has it's limitations and I usually prefer the piece to look good/accurate than anything else....maybe I should wear some black gloves XD

[@dkbibi]

Lol at first I wanted to suggest just that but I though it was just too silly. Guess it's a Canadian thing lolol

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

I actually thought about doing it already because I have a big box of black latex gloves I use when using non water soluble stuff....but I think I may just try to keep my hands out of the shots more as, yea, without explanation, the gloves may be creepy.

[@nocultist7050]

But did you use magnets? XD

[@johnnycarter5444]

Why would anyone dislike this video?

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

honestly, i don't know.....there are always one or two, no matter what. would be nice if they could actually comment with some feedback. i think some people are just miserable and enjoy hitting dislike on things, because sometimes it happens minutes after an upload, before they could possibly have actually watched the whole video. oh well.

[@thefooly]

I’m not sure I can pull this one off yet.

[@Caldera_Gobloid]

man, whats that intro music? i like it

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

It's my intro music....that I wrote....for my intro. :D

[@Caldera_Gobloid]

Black Magic Craft oh cool!, Well you write good music

[@johnbrogan7455]

did you make templates for these that would be a great help

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

Not for this, no....one day perhaps

[@Runehammer1]

he who points with stick is not fucking around

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

got stick. next level.

[@drunkenhobgoblin417]

Drunkens & Dragons: Play D&D Like a Badass Stick was my favourite toy whilst growing up.