I Made an Underground Missile Silo for Warhammer 40K

[@rudinipl4012]

The missile hidden in the dark looks so great! I would never think that it can be dome so simply yet so good

[@holgerschrenk8827]

I love the shadow effect simulating the missile going on downwards. but given the diameter of the silo I'd made the missile a little bit bigger. Also I think the silo doors should be movable so you can start a game with closed doors, and if the silo isn't conquered at a given turn, the doors open and the missile lifts off. Beside of these two very little complaints, it's a really stunning piece.

[@thecultofcrafting]

Thanks! The doors are in fact movable. 😉 I agree, I'd liked to have made to missile bigger, but it was pretty much as tall as there was room for. I think there's a 3-4 mm gap from the tip of the nose to the doors when they're closed.

[@holsson85]

Damn, that trick to paint the tip of the missile is a game changer, definitely gonna try that!

[@jandukanocraft]

I agree! Love those little tricks’m 👌

[@MRPMAKES]

WOW, you did such an amazing job creating this. I really look forward to seeing more of your future creations.

[@IvanTheUrchin]

Hey, as someone who just recently got into tabletop gaming and is not overly enthused about the prices for certain aspects of the hobby, your tutorials have been amazing! Not only are many of them cost effective, but also the DIY aspect allows for true customization of the work done. Thanks again for putting out this content!

[@thecultofcrafting]

Aw, thanks man! Glad to hear it. 😊

[@garybuettner7920]

This really caught my eye. Great video. Great build.

[@travis8106]

I do not have the room to make and store terrain like this but I do enjoy watching you make it

[@RogerS1978]

For concrete you can do an interesting effect by digging a hole into it and adding wire, florists mesh or security wire to get a rusty rebar effect where it's got damaged and the rusts caused spalling

[@rhetoricbytolyan1987]

Well done! I especially love the bunker’s door.

[@Duppyman695]

Amazing work, I especially like the Imperial Bunker!

[@LegionMiniatureGames]

I miss making mountain ranges for HO scale train sets like this, got to work on a project sometime. Looks great!

[@Ктото-ц2г3п]

EVERYTHING IS JUST PERFECT THERE'S NOTHING TO FIND FAULT WITH, IT'S SO HIGH-QUALITY, IT'S VERY COOL, I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HE DOESN'T HAVE 10 MILLION AND STILL SUBSCRIBE TO HIM BECAUSE NOT EVERYONE HAS GOLDEN HANDS

[@lepettit_bricoleur3212]

Man does it looks great together with the other tiles!!

[@turnipslop3822]

Love these videos man, they are so inspiring. I would say the audio (background music) for this one was a little too intense. Otherwise really impressed!

[@thecultofcrafting]

Thanks for the feedback. It's something that I've struggled with forever. :-)

[@TheMetalCrafter1983]

Awesome build !

[@goodguykonrad3701]

Okay, definitely making use of that rock effect. Looks incredible

[@Bluecho4]

Damn, that's a slick silo.

[@IVIaskerade]

One thing I've thought of, while you're casting the rocks why not embed skewers into them so you can spear them straight into your polystyrene and give them a much better hold while the glue works?

[@thecultofcrafting]

I used to. Not sure why I stopped doing that.

[@BPCustomCreations]

I love the missle in the silo! Great dio👍

[@thecultofcrafting]

Thanks! 😊

[@cerisekappes580]

Looks amazing! Everything is coming together beautifully 😊

[@BobJones-vl7po]

I love your videos, you should do some more to the trench

[@thecultofcrafting]

Thanks! 😊 Any suggestions?

[@BobJones-vl7po]

Maybe a destroyed tank, or a resupply area might look cool

[@joshuamurphy4928]

I was rewatching this video and had a question. Have you ever made your mud mix and saved it for later? I like to make 1/35 scale tank dioramas, but don't think I would need as much as you use. Wondering if I could make a batch and save the leftovers for later.

[@thecultofcrafting]

Yeah, I've had some left over between projects. I think the batch I used in this video was left over from the hill video.

[@thecultofcrafting]

So, it'll keep for a while. Probably a good long while, if you keep it in an air tight container.

[@docmnc8010]

I've had the same issue with plaster rocks. 5-minute epoxy did the trick for me.

[@jardinestirling1916]

Looks great particularly the rust effect :)

[@Wheezr]

Thank you Anthony “Needledrop” Fantano, very cool!

[@thecultofcrafting]

And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids!

[@Wheezr]

“If you don’t want me to eat your kids then you shouldn’t have made them so goddamn tasty”

[@TheMichaellathrop]

Have you tried stippling a thinner plaster mix on the concrete foam pieces after tin foil balling them instead of modpodging them?

[@thecultofcrafting]

No, I think the plaster would probably break and come off. I've used grout and glue with EPS foam.

[@TheMichaellathrop]

@@thecultofcrafting I was thinking of a whitewash consistency, so about the same as a thinned paint.

[@thecultofcrafting]

Typically Mod Podge is added to protect against solvents and toughen up the foam (which it does poorly, but better than nothing). If you make a whitewash consistency plaster mix, I doubt it'll do any of those things. Off the top of my head, the only reason to do that would be to create a whitewash effect or a similar kind of weathering. If you're suggesting it for an added layer of texture, it could probably work, but I'd add some glue to the mix or give it a coat of Mod Podge afterwards. Still, there are probably better ways to go about it. Regular plaster doesn't have much texture to it and it isn't very durable. 🙂

[@Bentheboig]

bro posted at exactly 12:00 am in australian time (where i am)

[@deathchace572]

another amazing build, true art.

[@joeokabayashi8669]

Always inspiring!

[@hocki-klocki_chan2137]

i suggest making a medic tent/bunker/cutout in thr trench !!!

[@thecultofcrafting]

That's a pretty good idea! :-D

[@iain-duncan]

static grass just looks so good...

[@MagnusMoerkoereJohannesen]

Maybe priming the plaster rocks before gluing them helps?

[@thecultofcrafting]

Maybe. A long time ago, -in a galaxy far, far away- I used to put a couple of toothpicks the plaster while it was still wet, so they'd stick out and I could use them to keep the rocks in place while the glue dried. Perhaps I should take that up again.

[@MichaelKloepfer68]

add some toothpicks in the rock mold to stab into the foam

[@markc.7984]

It looks like you might have used Black 3.0/Vantablack for the silo hole.

[@thecultofcrafting]

Army Painter Matt Black :-)

[@robodog3571]

I love your work

[@soledude]

👌👌👌

[@Squiddems]

Alternative to static grass applicator: vigorously pet dog and hold it above.

[@thecultofcrafting]

😆 lol! Though, if your dog is green, I'm not sure what you have is a dog. 🤔

[@Zethuriel]

I know this video is a year old but try using a wire brush on the foam before gluing!

[@utahgeoff]

This is a great video but your use of the music is very jarring. Just leave it going and do your voice over on top of it.

[@randomguy5342]

That's what he does, he just reduce the volume too much

[@thecultofcrafting]

Noted!

[@thecultofcrafting]

By the way, what are you listening with? Laptop, phone, headphones?

[@utahgeoff]

@@thecultofcrafting headphones

[@the_guitarcade]

I'm hard of hearing, so I appreciated the music ducking when you spoke. If the music was slightly quieter overall and the ducking was less dramatic, I think it would be less jarring while still having the good accessibility that doing it like this video provided. Edit: Headphones here, as well.

[@Joe-dy7bb]

The incredibly hard cuts you make on the music are very distracting. Maybe try to fade them in and out more in future videos.

[@thecultofcrafting]

Noted. :-)

[@SonySteals]

Hmm.. I don’t mean to be rude but somehow it looks like something from soviet Russia territory, not from wh40k universe xdd It’s great but absolutely different setting

[@thecultofcrafting]

The cool thing about the 40K universe is that it's a big place, so there's room for a lot of different looks, vibes and interpretations. My own mental image of Necromunda for example is a lot more industrial and gritty than the colorful cyberpunk look that a lot of people prefer - which is all fine. :-) The looks of the different regiments of the Imperial Guard for example are pretty much copies of real world (or movie) examples of the 19th and 20th century. The Vostroyans and Valhallans are heavily inspired by Russians uniforms, so perhaps the bunker fits with them? 😄

[@nicolaisrensen6395]

godt skuldret knægt

[@joedt1214]

Why are you Pimpin so many products? Are they all your sponsors? Seriously, you lose credibility when you do that! Your builds are good.

[@thecultofcrafting]

No, none of them are my sponsors. I do add affiliate links to Amazon that people can use, if they choose to, but the income I make from that is laughable. I'd be surprised if I made 50 cents from this video. I add detailed descriptions of the tools I use, because a) I think it's helpful, because people can get a sense of whether a product is for them, so they don't waste their time and money b) people ask me again and again what this or that thing is, when I don't. Would you really prefer I didn't mention it? Imagine if the host of a cooking show didn't tell you what tools and ingredients they used.

[@ianturner3929]

That straw trick what a great tip

[@thecultofcrafting]

I know, right? 🤯 That worked so well! I wish I was the one that came up with it. 😁 Can't remember where I saw it.

[@Bluecho4]

Mind-blowing effectiveness. Gonna need to try that sometime.

[@AbouTheMagnanimus]

That was a hell of a pun.