Scratch-Building a Mimic for Dungeons & Dragons (Just Sticks & Glue)

[@mattbecker4514]

"at this point you're probably thinking 'what in the hell is he doing?'" - That really made me laugh. I'm always impressed at the way you go from what looks like a mess to something really cool by the end of the video.

[@landenfrancisco4481]

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[@franklinkyrie7687]

@Landen Francisco Instablaster =)

[@landenfrancisco4481]

@Franklin Kyrie I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff atm. I see it takes a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

[@Khether0001]

wow... that looks FANTASTIC !!! All the little details we think about "fake-improvising", meaning we want to have 100% control and try to make it look haphazard, you just made it actually improvised, faster, in a much more fun way and looks just incredible! Congratulations, man!!!

[@BardsCraft]

Thanks! I was a bit skeptical in the beginning so I'm glad the build worked out

[@BardsCraft]

This Mimic will be in the "Bard's Bountiful Bosses" (custom monster manual), what should we call it? I make stats & lore for custom minis I craft on the channel, so far I have published one "The Bard's Craft Bestiary". The mini monster manuals are part of Patreon rewards. Writing these is a fun way to at least give something back to the supporters of the channel.

[@apolloknight7864]

sweet

[@gojirageek]

well considering it looks like a mimic from hell that the devil made why not call it "devil mimic" or "hell mimic"?

[@peterstec3118]

Call it the Greedfull Snapper, or the Trove Warden

[@neolancer005]

I'd call it hungry box

[@Arcanum1980]

Call it "Ferocious Mocker"!

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

I'm happy to see another miniature build. You have amazing miniature ideas.

[@batterychrg1335]

I spent about 3 hours working on this today. I ended up using some leftover reaper mini material (cutaway) to create a keyhole above the mouth. It even looks like it could be the mimic's eye. Thanks for your channel. Honestly, within watching two of your videos you became my favorite KZbinr. I can't wait to see more. Please continue creating content.

[@MegaNinjaninja]

between you and eric's hobby workshop, you guys are absolute chads, love the build and the video

[@BardsCraft]

Thanks, I like his stuff as well. Someone commented "Chad's Craft" earlier :D

[@boones999]

The trick with mimics is never to stop at one! Everyone expects a single mimic, no one expects the mimic to contain more mimics. Or a room where every single item of furniture is a mimic. Well no one except my players 'cause I ruined them :) Also really good job on the build btw!

[@mattgron6913]

a matryoshka mimic? thats genius!

[@drizzt7dourden7]

@@mattgron6913 nononono you take a house mimic with a chest mimic inside. and once they kill the chest mimic they get to loot all those lovely gold coin (mimics) and that fancy neckles (mimic) how about some cool gloves (mimic) or boots (mimic) ;p before you ask: YES i can be a bit of a barstard when it comes to DMing; Yes those where prepared things for a sidequest in one of my current games (sadly the party has not yet decided to take up this quest and are instead on their way to commit suicide by adult dragon despite beeing warned against dooing that... well player choice and all that ^^ ... granted they have a decent shot of killing the dragon but i do expect some casultys...)

[@grayeaglej]

*NO ONE EXPECTS THE MIMIC INQUISITION!!!* O.O Or a Russian Nesting Mimic O.o Or a Mimic Nest where they have been breeding for YEARS O.O THE WHOLE DUNGEON IS MIMICS!! THE RUINS ARE COMING TO EAT ME!!! HALP!!! :O

[@jezeski2011]

I really liked this one; a classic done extremely well with a minimalist approach. That's what I call EPIC.

[@BardsCraft]

Thanks!

[@EricWilliams-ms3ro]

The broken wood makes it feel as if its an ancient mimic that was disturbed, and when i came to life the planks broke apart to revel the creatures true form. Epic boss for sure

[@christineingram55]

He’s totally cool ,a few sticks ,and leads of glue sticks ,who would have thought this would appear ..brilliant 😀

[@BardsCraft]

Thanks for the löve

[@tyarkschettler853]

Really love how the mimic seems to burst from the chest!

[@horrorvenus]

I like that there aren't googly eyes. It's less cartoonish and actually looks scary af. Awesome job!

[@TabletopWitchCRAFT]

Very nice, great paint choices.

[@BardsCraft]

Thanks, the orange-ish planks go well with purple :)

[@nicopanther]

At first build looked like mess, but after painting it turned out as an epic mimic. Great job.

[@orlandooconner1371]

Today I made my FIRST MIMIC and it looks EPIC!!! Thanks for the tutorial. Amazing work

[@lepettit_bricoleur3212]

This boss-mimic looks very cool, especially the wood part, a beautiful paintjob!

[@chriskaschafsky5846]

That came out looking extant. Super job

[@thecraftingbrothers9448]

You really have a great style. I like your method for wood grain. Thanks for another cool video.

[@enchainedprometheus]

Mindblowing! I follow your chanel week by week and i cannot stop looking in total awe, what you can achieve with cardboard, random sticks, glue some foam and a bit bark...

[@dannygarrity1429]

amazing im always so impressed by how you do things and how amazing they always come out

[@thomasdamiana9815]

I liked how you painted the wood it was perfect

[@sleepinggiant4062]

Fantastic work! I really like how the planks turned out.

[@Wallach_a]

Simply amazing, that it is totally improvised is awesome in so many way. Would’ve loved those googlie eyes. 👍🏻

[@VirtuosityB]

These scratch build minis are the best stuff. I'm always experimenting on how to get decent looking minis for cheap. I built a Burrow Worm just a few days ago and posted the tutorial on my channel also. Too few youtuber crafters do things like this.

[@barryjack3025]

That's a cool beast, and yes, it does need eyes. Perhaps some evil glowing red stones looking through cracks in the wooden box. Nice job.

[@johnleach8553]

Very cool. Discworld luggage! I love how nanchalant you are. In the midst of crafting all looks sloppy and messy but you confidentiality proceed to an amazing finish. You paint bravely. I willing to try anything crafting but I seem to be afraid to dig deeper into painting you are inspiring. Keep up the great work!

[@matteocristiani3922]

really nice one! i think your basing and paintjob really are quickly improving! nice simple material into something epic!!

[@BardsCraft]

Thanks! It's all thanks to the flocking ;)

[@DMApprentice]

When you started, I thought to myself, "that will never work". But, you pulled it all together and created something amazing!

[@Rollimbones]

You are the Bob Ross of crafting my friend. with your "happy little accidents"

[@tiny-grimes]

This is looks fantastic as always! You should make bunch of regular chest and when your players investigate them, you tell them to roll for initiative >:D

[@voodoogroove8209]

Very clever, very creative, highly original. Suggestions: embed tiny splinters in the tongue tip to look like teeth or barbs, give it another appendage, say a ropy 'arm' with a balled fist, and go with the googly eyes.

[@ilcamiciaro1859]

when flocking the base, you can just place the miniature in the flock bucket and move it around :) great job as always 😆

[@nickmecham7677]

This is one of my favorites from you. Great work!

[@creaturescavernscrafting2929]

Really cool! Enjoyed the build as always!

[@gearmachine8454]

I also crafted a mimics from hotglue and sticks once, spent hours trying to cut the exact measurements for the parts, and tried to make them look similar to the one in the monster manual. Seeing how it also looks amazing when broken in messy pieces makes me regret that decision a bit...

[@spawniscariot9756]

I'm sure your one looks great too!

[@austinharris1118]

That's insanely cool! It give me symbiote vibes

[@barryjack3025]

Wow! So cool! Not just a big treasure chest with teeth! Legs, so he can chase you if you are lucky enough to avoid its surprise attack!!

[@tommyjones7096]

That tongue is nightmare-inducing. GREAT JOB!

[@BardsCraft]

Thanks! My very simple wet blend seemed to work :D

[@jessewalkereffects]

Quick note on the hot glue tongue: I've had good results with similar objects by dunking the glue in a bowl of cool water as soon as I get a shape I like.

[@kenlipson8686]

So cool. Love the originality of this!!!!

[@kimjensen4977]

DM Scotty would be soooo proud!!!

[@whasgarandson9827]

Wow what an amazing diy mimic❤

[@CrankyPantss]

That looked like it was fun to make. Great job.

[@silviofoj]

Dude, this work is professional! P.S: Waiting for another boss miniature's crafting.

[@HenrikLarssonArt]

Great Craft! ..Really like the colors on this one - Cheers! 🍺

[@janfehr9122]

You're like the Bob Ross of DnD Minuature building :)

[@BlueCherryBerry]

Excellent mimic!

[@jacobhope6164]

What a great mimic!

[@MadsdeVriesLaursen]

You can speed up crafting with hot glue by dumping is in cold water - it also helps with locking in shapes. If you use a big bowl or similar and add water a little at a time, you can even form whole miniatures out of hot glue just like an FDM 3D printer - but lots less precise ;-)

[@michaelsloup3200]

Amazing work as usual!

[@CL30]

You had me at mimic, but when you said "large mimic" I'm all in.

[@crystalclearchaos5387]

0:50 you could hit them with a stiff wire brush and weather them even more

[@Beaut_Beau]

That is so freaking awesome!!!

[@thethrifteddragon8157]

Great craft! Love the channel name too. If I were to call my channel the class I usually play, it would be Druid Crafts :) Which pretty much describes the things that I make anyway. Hmmmmmmmm lol

[@MeGaShaHeS]

Fantastic build!

[@mr.potato5593]

I love it when he dose minis

[@porridgeboy9166]

you could put it under water to cool it down if you have it in the correct position (the hot glue)

[@HallofCraftVids]

Luke, I need you to pick up two things, a hot glue gun with two temps, and the second is some cheap makeup brushes for dry brushing. If you do these two things your quality of crafting life, will be better. You might not make better stuff, but you will burn yourself less, and spend less time waiting for it to cool-down. Also the makeup brushes are just fantastic for dry brushing, and they are super cheap. Great video as always.

[@Mailed-Knight]

That's very cool, well done.

[@jakegoodrich6520]

I like to think theres something to the extended lore of these monsters all having the same purple blue teal glow to them; and if not i would add it as soon as your players catch up on it

[@RavenclawSeer]

This looks amazing!

[@априотаприот]

Очень хороший результат. Сегодня вечером попробую повторить.

[@rpgtreasurebox3126]

Nice job, i love mimcs too!

[@KRK-zy3yl]

Love it

[@z0m813]

That looks amazing

[@Failypso]

Wow.... just wow.

[@affe933]

Hell yeah, looks great! Keep it up!

[@shirocraban3978]

Gorgeous! I don't think it needs eyes

[@JesterArkeHoMW]

Love it! Building with hot glue... oh and some other stuff..!

[@jeremycombs7326]

I am making at least two of these tomorrow after work.

[@BardsCraft]

Best thing is you can actually do the in one night if the drying times aren't long, good luck!

[@MorseB]

You need a dual temperature hot glue gun. Just throw a switch and you have hot or.... Errr... Less hot glue. I find it pretty handy. Also a can of keyboard duster turned upside down is a perfect way to instantly cool hot glue.

[@channelz570]

Very cool, love it

[@dungeonskeleton._____spook1346]

Ah, sticks and glue, the building blocks of life.

[@mattgron6913]

i have and idea if you wanted to go after a 5e dnd mimic you could make a base for the gums and eye sockets with hot glue to look very gooey and put some beads for the eyes, and long rice grain for the teeth i think rice could make for some gnarly, sharp teeth.

[@anvanwortswinkel6871]

Nice done!

[@TheKPCoyote]

Man, I want to see you role play. With creative improve like that you must be great.

[@kronidatorres4636]

as always, an amazing video :D

[@aidandalton6526]

I can't wait for the ruins!

[@2003spook]

That’s mindblowing! Could you also say, which minis are used in your dioramas and games? They are quite interesting and well-made, imho

[@BardsCraft]

They are Games Workshop minis painted by Jerry (who appeared in a few videos). The ranger is a reaper bones.

[@2003spook]

Bard's Craft thank you!

[@bobsterhak714]

Very cool!

[@Selckunk]

Googly eyes would be very epic

[@edwardbahr7574]

Your awesome. Keep up the great work

[@BardsCraft]

Thanks. Will do!

[@remkovanderlans7653]

Terrain and miniatures, you do it all! Looks amazing once again. I am starting to craft my own terrain soon, is there a way to make it so that terrain can be used again in a different form? For example: floor tiles with "holes" in them and walls with the same size but added on? Very curious about this! I'd also love to see some of your sessions sometime, is there a live stream or something like that?

[@tiny-grimes]

You should check RP Archive or Wyloch Armory for modular terrains

[@yurinuijten8051]

Very nice. Watch out for the hot glue ;)

[@starvingartist733]

He's like the bob ross of hot glue. "Theres no such things as mistakes, only happy little hot glue sticks."

[@jlseixasjr]

Genius!

[@mykaelnyx8821]

It looks awesome, although I've never seen a mimic in a picture with legs, arms yes, or something legs no. Still it's pretty freaking cool!

[@aidandalton6526]

That's amazing.You should call it something to do with oats.

[@DebbieBuckland]

love this

[@juliehamel8330]

i would love to find a way to make a googly eye monster scary enouth to use in my humour-horror game.... hmmm Great build by the way.

[@sazabi888]

Dark souls mimic: Bard's Craft ver.

[@ReddAngry]

Awesome

[@Connah83]

Man:Slices the sticks The very small mimics that acted like sticks: *Confused Screaming*

[@carlosfigueroa9708]

Buenisimooo podrías hacer de un enano guerrero?? Gracias

[@g0ldhat55]

mr bard make a collection video or tour around your work area

[@BardsCraft]

It's a table with a few unorganized boxes, nothing more :D

[@g0ldhat55]

@@BardsCraft where do you get your paints?

[@BardsCraft]

@@g0ldhat55 Local hobby store, the minis paints are by Army Painter. I got links to them in my videos

[@g0ldhat55]

@@BardsCraft okay i saw the links. thanks keep up the good work and stay safe ;D

[@eBiCrafter]

thanka bro

[@wellpaintedstudios]

very nice

[@JoeSyxpack]

No lie, I just built a mimic the other day using your technique on the dwarven ship as a guideline.

[@BardsCraft]

Cool did it work well?

[@JoeSyxpack]

@@BardsCraft Well, it's just a box with teeth. The neat thing is I can close it so it looks like a normal treasure chest, and then open it for the mimic effect.

[@javierfontanillo2771]

One question, the paint of your hot glue has'nt come off? Cause i have heared a lot about that painting in hot glue can make your paints come off after a few days. But appart from that AMAZING miniature!

[@BardsCraft]

The paint stays on quite well. If you want it even better I suggest priming with a proper primer

[@arlonov]

you know, this craft reminded me of a house with chicken legs a bit

[@notreallydavid]

@Jamie Briscoe My thought too!