Realistic 40k Terrain - Ruined Factory Tutorial

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

The timing of this video is kind of unfortunate. My deepest sympathies to anyone who is living through a war right now. I have decided to make a donation to Save the Children. You can donate here too if you are interested. support.savethechildren.org/site/Donation2?df_id=5751&mfc_pref=T&5751.donation=form1

[@metajock]

These things happen. I remember a company that put out a "mad bomber" fig the week before 911. Not they're fault, not your fault. Keep up the good work.

[@BrushQuill]

I never noticed that about sawtooth roofs being the universal symbol for "factory". Wow. Nice build too!

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

One of those things you will never unsee!

[@KnarbMakes]

So glad you chose to design and print those windows in the end.... Welcome to the dark side of crafting.

[@DungeonMasterpiece]

I'm gonna start calling you Knarb Vader

[@saucercrabzero]

Reminds me of the old joke...How many bluegrass musicians does it take to change a lightbulb? Seven. One to change it, and six to complain that it's electric!

[@KnarbMakes]

@@DungeonMasterpiece Is it possible to learn this power?..... Not from a Scratch Builder....

[@DungeonMasterpiece]

@@KnarbMakes 😂😂

[@ArtJeremiah]

The instructions on bringing a file from illustrator to blender is going to be a game-winner for me. Thanks!

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Nice!! I knew someone would appreciate that!

[@recoverybynight3406]

Simple builds like this when executed by a pro are just great. Anyone can do them and if you take a little extra time they look A+. Great video, man! Would love more of these simple and versatile builds.

[@jhenz3378]

Great job on the factory. It looks amazing and now i know what a saw tooth roof and a muntin is. also, the alarming close-up was very effective. I heard tutorials work best when watched like a Bourne Identity fight scene.

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

😂

[@saucercrabzero]

Great build! The sawtooth roof and explanation is the kind of attention to detail and research that I really appreciate from your channel. Keep up the good work!

[@ewmhop]

great video.young peoples can use these videos to learn for school projects. as for the war goes on,i am 70yrs.old and a war was going on then and one will be going on when i died.you just do your channel and teach peoples how to have fun.this old man will keep watching.

[@Viperz357]

God bless brother.

[@oscarlundberg6907]

Best inspirational building channel out there

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

thank you! I reallly appreciate it

[@billiondollarclownfarm]

goes hard as always, windows were a great touch. 3D printed bits add so much when combined with more traditional methods of terrain making, they look so good when mixed together well.

[@laylance]

I love the random vocabulary-trivia sprinkled throughout the video :D

[@hmgirlpopuri5819]

Very cool look to this, Eric. The roofline and muntins (today I learned) add a ton, and it's great to see RFD's techniques spreading. That guy is seriously good at urban terrain.

[@MKempICI]

Another useful, well-made video. Despite the shaky cam. Well done, sir! For those who do not have a 3D printer: Check with your local libraries. In the USA, many of them have one that they will let you use. You will have to pay a small fee, of course. Not all libraries have one, but a surprising number of them do.

[@yussufmberwa3094]

This project is so real, and you are very talented. I love it

[@Bobdd0]

I am very intrested in seeing more of these builds! This one is so darn playable and i really admire the thoughtfulness you put into making it so.

[@photovore099]

Fantastic!!! Also loving the blender to 3D print tutorial in addition to your usual crafting madness.... well done!!

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Thank you very much!

[@hyperbene7711]

I can never un-see muntins now on all those abandoned buildings that I love so much. Great build; you are in fine form even though I suspect kind of sleepless these days. Congrats on the build and belated congrats on the kid!

[@leeperry7068]

Very nice work! I think some sort of basic masked off color blocking would help visually break it up a little, like a broad color strip along the ground, like 3 feet tall, one or two of the panels being an off colored metal, etc... But man, overall that turnout out really stunning, and would look great on any table!

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

The bland colour scheme is a frequent critique of my work, and fair enough, people have different preferences . But i intentionally keep my pieces somewhat drab and monotone due to their role as background terrain. If i have my bright red blood angels fighting green biel tan in front of this building, the whole scene reads better if there are no contrasting colours interjected by the background terrain piece.

[@leeperry7068]

A totally valid approach to be sure! The results are always excellent.

[@RFDHobby]

Love this build Eric. I definitely need one of these. Cheers mate.

[@philips.5563]

I love the harvesting of the paint water for the wash.

[@Kirk.t.g]

Didn't seem to take that long but really fleshes out your battlefield/industrial terrain

[@mattkey6023]

I really like it. Something different than the usual industrial builds. Looks simple but very nice. I like these kind of styles to sell a (for me) realistic industrial district.

[@CommanderCheapSkate]

Very cool, I like how you used some of your Necromunda Builds in conjunction with this!

[@AzraelThanatos]

You know, if you mixed in a bit of fine sand with the modpodge and paint when you went over the parts that would be metal, it would improve the rust effects.

[@sirrobert1962]

Love this style of terrain, I would like to see more.

[@FILTOPIAN]

I think it is really cool that you add some educational factors about your builds. From historical value in the Warhammer vids, to learning about common architecture in factory buildings, you always keep the inspiration and interest for crafting. Great work!

[@richblack7693]

Grew up in Buffalo, New York and spent much many hours playing in abandoned factory buildings, catching pigeons and the like. What almost every one of them had [and something that would add to your gaming experience] were catwalks. Some were actually quite elaborate, spanning large areas and consisting of several layers, connected by stairs. Something you might consider in future builds. Also, I don’t recall any of them that didn’t have at least one overhead crane. You do excellent work, by the way.

[@trlk4548]

Thankyou for this "easymaking" piece of terrain. I eventually followed the instructions and built the same with my boy, not as good as yours but still looks very good! We are now thinking about so many scenarii to play with it!

[@glengeyer7294]

Exactly the inspiration I needed for my scratch building today.

[@AbandonedMiniatures]

Great build! Love the corrugated paper and your 3D printed windows look epic. I’ve been thinking of doing a factory type build for a while.

[@rileyernst9086]

I love it how you make practicle wargaming terrain. Which actually looks realistic. There is mess and rubble AND IT'S ALL PLAYABLE!

[@SteveFamine]

Great for gameplay - awesome usage of corrugated cardboard

[@jessemarcelo5561]

Hey! I loved the video. Great introduction to your channel and I’ll definitely be subscribing! For the lettering on your sign you can totally use your current printer, you just need to get a .25mm nozzle head. They are perfect for small detail prints and make words way more readable!

[@techadeptcrafts]

Great building. I like how you teach the terms of the architectural features as well.

[@rengerkaterberg6838]

Thanks for the tip on the paper towel for oils, it explains a lot.

[@johnnybigbones4955]

Really love this build - it's got everything. It looks great, would fit on a variety of battlefields, and it's really gameable with the walkways and space for a tank to trundle through. Great job. I'm tempted to give it a go myself, just a bit concerned about storage. But I could probably make it as two separate L pieces, or make the top and bottom floors separately?

[@metajock]

Yes, would love to see more buildings like this, please. Really good job.

[@victoryspath4116]

Eric, I ALWAYS love your builds! So realistic, and I love the background research you do to make them look that way! Here's something that I think about though... Where is the rest of the building that collapsed? Did somebody come along and neatly clean up the debris but decided to leave the rest of the dilapidated building intact? It's something I see constantly in a lot of "ruins" builds that otherwise look awesome. Maybe making the entire building and then destroying pieces of it, to leave scattered would give just the right amount of debris that should be left over. You started it here with the collapsed roof, but what about the walls? Look at reference photos of ruined buildings and walls. The debris is pretty much NEVER taken away. Even in really old structures it's always there somewhere. I practically never critique your artwork because it is SO amazing. But I feel like adding appropriate debris that makes it look like part of the building actually came down (and didn't just get eaten by a interdimensional vortex or something) would make it so much more realistic. Seriously, the rest of the structure looks AMAZING, it's just that little detail that keeps it from looking completely realistic.

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

In some cases, like Mordheim, the collapsed building pieces have been taken away to build barricades or be burnt for fuel. In this case, there is a significant amount of wreckage and rubble in the building, but there are always tradeoffs between realism, playability, fragility, and how much time you invest into the model

[@victoryspath4116]

@@EricsHobbyWorkshop Agreed Eric. Definitely a tradeoff in what the builder is going for. This one probably isn't even the one to pick on because there is a bit of debris added in. Cool build regardless. Thanks for taking the time to respond!

[@ModeliteDiorama]

This is so cool! My favorite part was the use of the dirty water as wash :D

[@marcoherreras6536]

awesome!! many thanks for the tip of importing an svg in blender to extrude a heightfield stl!!!

[@robertevans3173]

Excellent content. Stepping up the game when it comes to terrain is a must in today's game.

[@justinkevish]

I've been struggling to finish a similar project, but this gives me inspiration!

[@McBurnside6380]

Definitely going to use this tutorial for my Bolt action Stalingrad project.

[@MetallicHallucinations]

I’ve just returned to your videos after a few months absence, and your skills and kit are a step-up. Great work mate 👍

[@christianstraubhaar339]

Definitely interesting in more quick and simple scifi/modern builds like this.

[@tomtruesdale6901]

Great job on the factory and you are a Good Man for the donations.

[@hewlett-packardlovecraft2297]

Damn fine looking factory- and I would LOVE to see more terrain like this, absolutely. Silver lining would be that it would have multiple uses; outside of just straight-up fantasy, it wouldn't feel out of place wherever you, uh, placed it. Enjoy your upcoming weekend.

[@natalie9073]

honestly i could see myself doing this. like a lot of other build guides i wouldnt really attempt, but this looks pretty beginner friendly :)

[@athollmcnicoll1028]

Interesting concept for European factories, well executed. Cheers Eric.

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Thanks Atholl!

[@nordicson2835]

Awesome build , definitely a perfect Rainey day project for the boys and l I also appreciate the little facts you drop , thank you.

[@adamtomlinson918]

I recently discovered your channel and am eating up the content. This use of oils is the first time I've not been annoyed with oil usage (I feel like everyone is doing the oil wash thing right now...) Great job

[@Viperz357]

I’m trying to make my own table top board game so these modern/sci-fi ruins will help me out. Thanks Eric, and keep up the good work.

[@johnphilippatos]

Nice one Eric. Kudos for the shoutout to RFDHobby. Actually guys, this fellow has recently had his house burnt down in a fire. Thankfully nobody got hurt, but the house itself is completely ruined. It would be good from the community to support him anyway we can. At least go check his channel and like and comment on his videos.

[@ifanthanese]

I love this build and your channel in general been subscribed for a long time. A cheaper alternative for the windows instead of using a 3D printer is to just cut thin strips of medium-weight chipboard like you did for the I-beam and then glue them into a grid that fits your window cutouts. A lot faster and you won't develop carpal tunnel and you don't need a 3D printer.

[@loafofbeans2699]

I shrunk your measurements by about 60% to fit my upscaled battlefield models. Worked perfect

[@alrethianscraftsbattles]

This was fantastic Eric! Looks amazing. Great video and inspiring to build this one myself.

[@Sockerludd]

I don't play 40k but will for sure make some factory's for my game. Great tutorial!

[@robertgriffin662]

Yes more please! Great build and really like the leman russ as well.

[@jhall1980]

Incredible build! Would love to see more in this style.

[@TheNascarM29]

That looks very nice! Good morning 🫂🤝

[@rowanmacdonald1424]

First

[@ForgottenStreams]

Will definitely try that oil technique. Thanks for sharing :)

[@darkmattercrafts2139]

Well done sir, I really like the washes on the metal.

[@KimKhan]

Have you considered making terrain for smaller scales, like 15 or 6mm? That'd be kinda cool to see your take on it - and how different the amount terrain you might end up with.

[@Fredster9984]

Loved it. Yes, make more buildings like this.

[@christiandobson1162]

Wow that looks super amazing! I'm now a fan!

[@cameronwalton5858]

epic build! i bought some foam board yesterday im gonna try making something like this

[@TylerProvick]

You can use something like SuperSlicer (free slicer fork of PrusaSlicer which is a fork of Slic3r) to run a bunch of calibration on your FDM printer to improve that finish. Looks like you are under-extruding, for example. A tuned printer makes a huge different and can be hard to do without guidance.

[@irishtom30]

Reminds me of the place Alex Murphy became Robocop. I think that means you succeeded tremendously well!

[@Stormhierta]

Awesome tutorial - more ruined industrial terrain please!

[@andrewpowell8940]

Turned out killer man nicely done.

[@markt.3685]

This is a great and simple piece, thanks for sharing, would enjoy seeing more builds like this, and then eventually all of them together on a table top, maybe even with a vide oof a game being played, congrats!

[@Daggerleep]

I always know going into one of your videos, alongside the crafting tips, im about to pick up some random facts.

[@odharrison23]

I really like your videos. You have inspired me to make some terrain. Thanks man!

[@ariontarkowski2723]

Another fantastic tutorial! Thanks Eric!

[@cattdamon2309]

i love these terrain build guides, keep them coming!

[@fistfulofcolours]

I’d love to watch more like this

[@Beartree]

Such an awesome build. You are an artist. ”Hatten av!”

[@joshpickering5039]

This was awesome!! Would make Fantastic terrain for Bolt Action! I’d love to see some more terrain like this that would be viable for WW2

[@willgeier1747]

Really nice detail another amazing build!

[@lanesteele240]

I have a vyper. I only use a brim if it just wont print without

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

It seems to help. I had some adhesion issues with some other spindly things before

[@lanesteele240]

@@EricsHobbyWorkshop cheap hair spray. I rarely even clean the plate.

[@andrewsjurseth2517]

The tutorial I didn't realise I needed. Cheers Eric.

[@RudiVDS]

Very nice build Eric

[@genericusername-ki9ni]

Nice! Easy to make and looks great!

[@tabletophobbyist6246]

Eric: *Breathes* Me: Genius!

[@RobinPortnoff]

Nice work Eric!

[@kalachivan158]

Hello Éric Amazing scratch ! Congratulations from a french fan 👍

[@Billio68]

Nice looking build

[@looselycollected7505]

You could also potentially cut windows like that on a Cricut or similar cutting machine, from plastic or card stock, if you don't have access to a 3D printer.

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

I actually bought a cricut during thus process as well. Looking forward to seeing what it can do once i clear enough space for it in the workshop

[@looselycollected7505]

I have a used one I bought in a yard sale. The intent originally was to make stickers, decals, and shirt transfers. Then I saw a guy on KZbin cutting thin sheet styrene in to parts that he stacked and glued together to make really awesome breacher shields for 30K and 40K stuff. And then loads of new ideas showed up. But, so far I haven't taught myself to really use it yet.

[@Wolfnstone]

Really enjoyed that one.

[@OkayHobbyTime]

I had no clue Illustrator was compatible with Blender. Great video as always.

[@ExternalDialogue]

If you wanna make a more modular window model just in blender, it is not hard and can be done with little to no modelling experience. Make a plane, shape it to the proportions you want and hit "i" to itset it. Scale the inset so the edge is half as wide as you want it to be when its done. When you got the desired thickness, delete the square in the middle, and select the four edges and extrude them. Open the modifier tab and add two array modifiers, set one to X and the other to Y. Tweak the settings till the edges all line up. You should end up with a nice grid. Now you can just add as many rows and columns as you want. Hit tab to go back to object mode and repeat step 1 to get another frame, just scale it to go around the smaller frames you made earlier. Making it a seperate object makes it easier to scale just it to fit your window. Congrats now you can make as many rows and columns as you want. Big windows, small windows, huge windows. Whatever you need, just tweak a few values and move the edge.

[@tomyjaa-jeuxdefigurinesdio6722]

fantastic piece, I love the details 🔥🔥🔥

[@Spafe2302]

Great video as always! Would be very interested in more of these and necromunda style buildings. One question, do you make long strips of the ibeam then cut to lengths or do you measure the required length first and build the chipboard ibeams to that length? If you make long strips, how do you cut to length without the 3 pieces breaking apart?

[@stevenlink2951]

Could you put up a link to the corrugated paper that you use?

[@iainadams9561]

Entertaining, inspiring and educational. Thanks

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Thanks iain!

[@hervebuteau169]

Man! You are good at what you do!

[@changeurways]

Love all your terrain videos :D

[@hypras]

Amazing work as usual!

[@carek99]

Loved it. More would be great

[@josray2557]

very unique, I dig it