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[@Zorpazorp]

A HUGE thank you to Matty and the folks over at @MWG Studio for roping me into this and enabling my crazy middle earth dreams. You gotta go and watch Matty's AMAZING Saruman impersonation hahahaha kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2Snd4ljmdSgfNU What other little details should I add to the board before the big event sometime next year?

[@Patrick-y4d1z]

Amazing work. I can't believe you covered so much in a single video. Usually something of this scale would have been chopped up into 10 videos for views.

[@miniwargaming]

This is awesome! I can't believe you painted that so quickly and that it still looks so epically awesome! I'll have to get some borders printed up for you to really finish it off.

[@Zorpazorp]

Yeah it was a FIERCE 96 hours to get it all done haha, reckon we could do more as well, get that nice border and then convert some cool heralds for each faction!

[@miniwargaming]

@@Zorpazorp You are a crazy beast my man. How many days did you cram those 96 hours into? I'm guessing you did all 96 hours in one day. The time zones work differently all the way over there.

[@zentinelable]

This is great! I hope that your channel recovers once again however, I have always been here due to your amazing Middle Earth projects. Please continue like this.

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you so much mate, it's been a wild year but hopefully we can finish strong!

[@GoobertownHobbies]

It's sooooo gooood!!! The map airbrushing was so satisfying dude :-)

[@Zorpazorp]

I almost didn't set up the second timelapse angle either haha, so glad I did!

[@brutepuncher]

Absolutely stunning! The dream campaign map come to life. I think a fun detail you could add might be little eagles in the misty mountains, spiders in mirkwood, and other creatures that could bring some life to the board

[@Zorpazorp]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSS that is such a cool idea!!!!

[@tomacc9859]

Nice man. Another wonderful piece. In my opinion, your channel is criminally underrated.

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you so much Tomacc

[@theropeycheetah9035]

Been watching you and your channels for what must be years now, finally pulled my act together and become a Patreon member to make sure I'm supporting all these amazing LOTR projects!

[@Zorpazorp]

You are an absolute champion, thank you so much mate. Means the absolute world to me

[@TheKanystrom]

Very, very inspiring. Nothing that I have the time or the space to make myself, but I love that we live in a world where there are people who find both the time and the space to achieve Nerd Nirvana. Good job, and keep it up!

[@Zorpazorp]

I'm thinking I'll mount this one to the wall as wall art when it's not in use :)

[@Chaossidy-117]

Your love for the IP, the hobby, and detail is amazing man. Love it

[@georgewright9223]

I'm sorry your views are down :( You have such a great energy for the hobby and do what you love (and is fun) first and foremost. I hope things get better for you soon!!

[@seanowens5423]

This project is everything I love about Zorbazorp, Big, Beautiful and EPIC. I'm sorry things have been rough with the channel, but hopefully it gets back on track soon.

[@FramDragonslayer]

Incredible job as always, Zorp! Hope your channel picks up again, you have great dedication and talent

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you Fram, I hope so too haha.

[@Nintenglo]

This channel is incredibly underrated. Just wanted you to know I appreciate the content you make ❤

[@sammacphee990]

Looks great. That final pass of flocking really does make it all come together.

[@Zorpazorp]

Yeah it added so much I was really surprised

[@danielwielki3490]

looks amazing, thank you for the video👌👍

[@AchanCham_]

This looks amazing! Great work and thank you for sharing it with us.

[@microforgeminis]

This was incredible to watch. Like poetry in motion. I remember you mentioning this project a while back and it has turned out even better than I imagined it would. I bloody love the painting and flocking. Just makes it come to life! Gaaaaaah so cool!

[@gravenguild]

That build is insane! We love the video and are so happy you like those custom tiles! Great stuff, thanks for showcasing the potential of Hexton Hills :)

[@NickSibz]

This is incredible man, you always outdo yourself. I've been saying for years that idk how you dont have 1 mil subs. You put out the best LOTR wargaming content, hands down. Love seeing all the new stuff you create.

[@Zorpazorp]

Ah thanks Nicky!!!

[@johnnybigbones4955]

Really great, it was looking lovely with just the airbrushing, but then the scenics added at the last step elevated it so much. This is the best use of a 3D printer I've seen!

[@Nyeave]

One for the algorithm. Hope it helps bringing those views back up and the sponsors back in. This one was amazing!

[@soapy5365]

it's so satisfying watching something so big come together in one video c: makes me really want to get a big narrative campaign going again!

[@Zorpazorp]

Yeah it was nice to work on one project start to finish!

[@stephano6835]

What an amazing board!! This has been an idea of mine for a long, long time (since the Warhammer Mighty Empires tiles) Great to see you have found a way to create it. It is and absolute beauty!!! You will have a lot of fun using it for sure.

[@Zorpazorp]

Glad you like it buddy :) :)

[@YvetteReece]

Love the board, thanks for your channel, just love it.

[@Zorpazorp]

You are most welcome and THANK YOU!

[@benscerri6472]

This might be the single piece I wish I had the most. So incredibly done!

[@TabletopTitans]

This is SO COOL! Really inspiring work!

[@Zorpazorp]

Ayyyyyyy cheers Adrian :) :)

[@CaptainShack]

This channel is an excuse for him to live out his gaming fantasy and I love it.

[@Zorpazorp]

Hahaha yeah mate pretty much!

[@chriswills418]

I just want to thank you for these epic boards gave me inspiration to build a epic 8x8 board for a apoc game next year and this just helps to make it more epic

[@Zorpazorp]

Yesssss that will be sweet Chris!!

[@chriswills418]

@@Zorpazorp once it starts taking shape will be sure to tag you in pictures worse part a is sorting all the files for printing haha

[@thornordfeld7848]

Flappergasted that you did alot of it in just one day, haha. This looks so amazing, would love to be able to do something like this once I'm not a student in a medium apartment anymore. I love the mountain ranges you did, but maybe Mordor needs a bit more of something darker? To get that more sinister look we have at the mountain range from the end shots of the Fellowship of the Ring for example

[@mikeglasswell-gameplay]

Looking forward to one of your NZ MESBG Events. sound the horn of Helm Hammerhand and ill be there.

[@Tupinamba77]

Awesome! You live our dreams! I'm very much looking forward to your narrative campaign and hope that there will be many videos covering the games and your incredible terrain. Cheers!

[@innocentBystander19]

I’ve been waiting for this since the first hexton hills post long ago. Thank you so much. Proud patron.

[@event.cruises]

This is incredibly cool and Matthew from Miniwargaming is such a gem of a person. Thanks for making such epic content, can't wait to see the campaigns :)

[@AvalonSteelsheen]

This is just stunning! I love it more and more the longer I look at it. I can’t wait to see the builds you have coming up 😀.

[@Zorpazorp]

Me too haha, I cannot wait to show you some Evie, wait till you see which one is next heeee heeeeeee

[@Paranormal-Stupidity]

This is amazing. I need these tiles for my campaign board. Thanks for sharing!

[@darrenwarner1299]

I just love the way it looks with all the different textures and colours . What an addition to you collection of already amazing works of art welldone keep up the amazing content.

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you so much Darren :) :)

[@Neves1789]

Awesome video Zorpy! This makes my double Mighty Empires board look like feeble empires😂

[@Zorpazorp]

Hahaha cheers Nevesy! yeah I always loved ME, but never managed to get my hands on any!

[@Bluecho4]

This is mind-blowing. Looks like it'll be really cool for narrative campaigns.

[@Zorpazorp]

Yeah I can't wait!

[@Dorsidwarf]

Amazing! I hope that youtube picks this video up and goes super viral!

[@mikesmith8437]

Absolutely have to add something memorable for Dale and Erebor and perhaps some of the old first & second age ruins sprinkled around (i.e Gates of Argonath, Dol Guldur, Grey Havens, Moria, Fornost, Eregion, Gundabad, Carn Dum)

[@roadgoeseveron7128]

THIS IS ... THE BEST!!!!! im seriously jealous and im still sad you dont get enough views, please hang in there, i need this channel in my life!! I hope you give yourself enough sleep and self care though, every upload from you is a blessing and im always blown away at how much work is put into one video! I cant wait for the mega battle report and omg, all the potential of this overview middle earth board is ...exponantially awesome!

[@DS_painting]

Amazing looking board for a campaign. Really cool how you were able to use some of the materials on the much smaller scale

[@MagnusMoerkoereJohannesen]

Oh my word, that's just friggin' gorgeous! I'd love to see it framed, and hung up on a wall :O

[@Zorpazorp]

Yeah that's the long term plan! Wall art for the studio, but I'm waiting to see if I add Beleriand and Valinor before framing it haha

[@Biggles369]

Truly amazing! @miniwargaming you guys are gems! @zorpazorp you are a true inspiration, I have so many plans in my head and you show that they can be done! It would be worth 27 hour flight to play on these boards!

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you so much biggles! Glad you're enjoying it all mate

[@DRRCreations]

Loved the video, thank you! This would make just the coolest wall hanging ever! 🤘😀

[@TiagoRamosVideos]

Unbelievable 😱 extraordinary 👌 congratulations 👏

[@martynjones3978]

Just WOW 😮😮😮 that is fantastic to see it all suddenly come from a confusing plastic chaos to boom!! The World of LOTR’s absolutely love it!! Great idea and fantastic work!!

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you so much Marty, really thrilled you enjoyed it mate.

[@stargazingkiwi]

Great work dude. Looks fantastic. Hope this brings some winds of change for the algorithm to pick up your stuff to more people! I always look at commercial properties for lease and wonder - "Could I make a massive 28mm middle earth scale display in there? (after I win the lottery) "

[@belenthewizard2054]

This is awesome, I backed hextonhills for just this purpose but never got around to it due to the daunting scale. Seeing it done gives me new courage!

[@luclin92]

Oh I would love to see some small flags or something to represent armies on the map. It's just such a small, and silly, but realistic way to show off movement on the map

[@Zorpazorp]

Yeah that's the plan should be great fun to make too haha

[@adamdakin9325]

That will make a really good piece of artwork in a house. It is magnificent

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks Adam! Yeah my long term plan is to add Beleriand and Valinor and then mount it in the studio as a backdrop, but keep the tiles removable so I can drop them down for campaigns :)

[@adamdakin9325]

@@Zorpazorp I'm glad you're going to use it as backdrop. I'm from Nottingham by the way, the home of Warhammer.

[@samwiserando]

i've got a couple of old GW 40k tile sets but this makes me want to paint them up for fantasy. great work mate!

[@xEzekielx1]

This is awesome! Looking forward to whatever you have in stall for the NZ middle earth league next year!

[@hunterbooth9554]

this looks amazing and hope your channel regains view and get even more

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you so much hunter :) :) much appreciated mate

[@JuusoHuttunenOfficial]

I love hexagons, I love middle earth. Superior work mate, beautiful!

[@Zorpazorp]

It's a killer combination! haha

[@PreacherofDoom]

EPIC work my dude! Looking forward to seeing more of this project. My best wishes for you and your family, I bet things will start to get better in your channel views wise, since your content definitely deserves it.

[@angus3591]

I always get so lit up when I see a new Zorpazorp video in my feed 🎉🤩

[@Zorpazorp]

Aww thanks Angus :) :)

[@jmc7034]

I am always amazed at how the community keeps coming to your aid. Fantastic

[@jorgfb.8652]

Zorpa.. You are a true artist. I thank u for inspiring me to create more

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you so much 😀

[@VMinoda]

Amazing! The first time I saw these tiles I thought "wouldn't it be awesome to make a huge Heroes III inspired map" This is basically my dream come true, LotR edition!

[@Hakazu]

Damn that looked awesome! I really look forward to see you use it on the channel more :)

[@Xerosins]

This is pretty dope, makes me wish i had the means to make my own.

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you mate :)

[@DionPhilbey]

Wow, love it so much. That is going to be a gaming resource used for years. 1 suggestion drill a hole in each tile for flag poles like the old GW mighty empires. Hope those LOTR themed tiles will be for sale.

[@roberthayes9615]

Pure insanity! Amazing work mate. This is pure childhood hobby dreams

[@Zorpazorp]

Haha cheers Rob, I can't wait to find some time to play on it haha

[@Maryland2]

It’s insane watching this journey! I loved the battle of the pelennor fields video, don’t know how many times I’ve rewatched that to get me through the rest of college 💀graduated now and super excited to see this video. Hopefully we’ll get to see a glimpse of that giant campaign

[@Eiweing]

Once again living the dream ^_^ I have actually been dabbling in a ruleset inspired by mighty empires and other similar systems to make a Map campaign based on the Long winter. I am so happy to see this and find more fitting tiles. Maybe this will push my own little project forward at last. But please tell me that this grand war simply will not only be contained in New Zealand alone... Europe request to have a front delegated😁 Lets this war expand to the whole world wherever your loyal followers stand ready to serve the war effort!!!

[@simonkohler2182]

This channel is so underrated wtf, my dream would be to do the same but reproducing the elven island of Ulthuan, to use for the high elves civil war campaign in Warhammer... You're such an inspiration man thank you

[@Zorpazorp]

Oh thank you mate, last night my gaming mates were going down a Lustria campaign rabbit hole haha after seeing the tiles

[@irishtom30]

Just the coolest thing man. Deeply jealous, keep it up!

[@CommNagrom]

this looks SO good! you should print/scratch build an Eye of Sauron to sit atop the tower in Mordor!

[@Zorpazorp]

That would look great!!!

[@hobbyton3575]

I was thinking about hextons for our AoS community, making them fight over territory and build their own empires! Really inspiring work as always Zorp!!

[@shaunl1710]

You're a talented fella. I have always been impressed with the talent and energy you bring to your terrain features and contexts. For so much of this hobby it is about the models, which is great and you do them well too, but you bring another dimension with the framing you do around those models. Good luck with the channel! From back over the ditch.

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you so much Shaun, glad you enjoy it all mate :) :)

[@jackwhorton6826]

Watching this again this is still one of my favourite things you've done. Would something like this hanging on my office wall.

[@tsrif6502]

This shit looks amazing, I was thinking about recreating something similar to this but based off Battle for Middle Earth games so you would have a lot more cities/forts ie Fornost/DG/Dol Amroth but having seen your board now I realise I would probably need something twice as big to fit all those added iconic locations. This is the kind of board I would love to purchase as a whole its so cool if anyone made either wood carved or similar versions to this. Can't wait to see your full Middle Earth campaign use this board!

[@bradcraig6676]

That board is effin beautiful mate, kudos to you and Matty.

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you kindly Brad!

[@jessdixon3441]

This is so freaking cool - I would love to do something like this for a 40k crusade campaign.

[@bolicob]

Hexton Hills is by far the best overworld map hex makers. I love the look of them

[@papazoulou9326]

Hey I member the White Dwarf team made an article about a campaign in this format a while ago. But you really took it to the next level. Damn.

[@optimusWII]

This looks amazing. Big props to both you and Matthew

[@DanaHowl]

Incredible work Lachie!!! Having a full hex map of Middle Earth is a dream come true 🤩🤩🤩

[@Zorpazorp]

Hey Dana!!!!! Hope you're doing well :) Yeah it was a nice change of scale haha

[@samaskew188]

it is absolutely criminal that this doesn't have more views

[@daveymcshirra]

What an incredible board, like the biggest game of the war of the ring board game by fantasy flight ever played. You mentioned having little tokens for commanders as they move through the campaign, that would be awesome. I'm not sure the detail might be too small, but what about some little dead mumaks for the pellenor fields? That was always my favourite detail from that build.

[@BadDecisionDinosaur89]

I'm sure the views will pick up again soon, keep up the good work mate!

[@TheNumb96]

Amazing! I have been dreaming about doing exactly this for several years now. Might be time to get started..

[@boardgamewoodsman8378]

Is SBG about to get its own ZorpaZorp Dawn of Warhammer home brew expansion???? This is one of the coolest things I've seen in KZbin!!!

[@DerKaiser1933]

That is amazing. Only issues I have are some of the colors but that’s all opinion. Can’t wait to see more of the Minas Tirith board

[@namewastaken360]

You need a showroom to people can come and see this stuff in person!

[@Zorpazorp]

That's the long time dream :)

[@dreadknot69]

Amazing! This is going to be epic to watch this unfold!

[@Zenith12321]

I love these tiles so much, but seeing them like this as a massive map is dangerous for my bank account!! 😂

[@TheTrajanator]

Wow, that looks so great. Good work!! 🎉😮

[@AnTuras]

Hey, just checking in, keep the faith, your content is fantastic and a reflection of you and your values. Keep them coming!

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you mate, lovely comment to read first thing on a Monday morning!

[@FenrisWrath]

Not even the biggest LoTR fan, but this is just incredible. Fantastic work, hope that incoming massive campaign is a blast!

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you Kevin!! Glad you liked it buddy

[@commandoslayer]

You should make resin fantasy-themed tables. Instead of having people stroll at the beach or fish swim around, you have knights fighting a dragon, a kraken swallowing a galley, and a wizard on a bridge with a lava river trying to stop a demon, with the scenery below frozen in time.

[@commandoslayer]

Dungeons and Dragons players would pay a hefty price for it.

[@grottoguru6473]

Imagine if you developed a grand campaign game using this board and the battle for tiles would be fought using the tabletop collectable game O.O

[@Zorpazorp]

That's the long term dream!

[@grottoguru6473]

@@Zorpazorp oh man that would be so sick! That could be an interesting community/patreon event to design the rules for such a game. You could maybe even make the game a global slow burning campaign and those that can't play in person can fight for their territories on Tabletop Sim! Man, I'm getting hype just thinking about it!

[@jasonrollings579]

So this is going to be where everyone is on the map and the other one is the battlefield

[@Zorpazorp]

Yeah for the big narrative event this is essentially a scoring chart, where we wil track who the control points scores in each territory for each side, good or evil, and our two team captains will also line up the match up on this board, by moving the armies around on the map so at the start of each round players can look at the big board, find their flag, and see what board they are playing on and what army they are against :)

[@jasonrollings579]

Will there be any natural events and such like any neutral armies or anything@@Zorpazorp

[@Feuerfuchs200o]

absulutly amazing. Suddenly i really want to play the middle earthtabletop

[@Zorpazorp]

It's an amazing game!!

[@florian79fg]

Insane, as always! You never disappoint!

[@lonelystrategos]

The piece for Lothlorien would stand out more (and be more lore accurate) if the leaves were golden-yellow. That's the only thing about this whole amazing thing that I can reasonably complain about, because it is the most glorious campaign map in the history of wargaming.

[@Zorpazorp]

I KNOWWWW I actually meant to go back and highlight that green base coat with some of the praire golden yellow green and forgot, I noticed while I was editing haha! FEAR NOT IT SHALL BE CORRECTED!!! xD

[@gregoryhall4062]

Here feeding the KZbin machine because I love this channel. Thanks for the continued entertainment

[@LynxLord1991]

These are very cool but they need a dwarf mountain gate really to represent a Dwarven city

[@CharcoAus]

Amazing. Never knew I wanted to see hex middle earth until now.