Fixing GW's WORST terrain | Kill Team Hive City Gaming Board Warhammer 40k

[@laylance]

Scratch build cool modular terrain from cheap materials? Hell no. Buy extremely expensive thick plastic sets and carve them up to achieve the same? Hell yeah. Gotta love this guy.

[@Zorpazorp]

Is it terrain making if it isn't akin to self flagellation? I don't get to decide what gets made. When the dark scenic gods speak, I obey....

[@Aconspiracyofravens1]

@@Zorpazorp maybe make two more episodes, eh? one where you use 3d printing to make a couple buildings one where you use scratch building

[@Arachn4]

@@Zorpazorp We all know it. Worhship your father as a god, build a city as place of worship, watch him tear it asunder, make a trip to some ethereal place, get commanded to build terrain by your new gods. Pretty standard stuff.

[@asdasd9174]

Jesus, I am going to leave my wife and move to Australia to be your boyfriend. Loving the scale of your stuff. Mind boggling.

[@maestro2114]

I thought he was in New Zealand, wait or am I thinking of Weta Workshops?

[@elrafa964]

So size does matter after all ;-)

[@Zorpazorp]

Australia :D

[@Zorpazorp]

Hahahahahaha why thank you mate.

[@exzendar2523]

Ohhh yesss🤤🤤🤤

[@ArdWulf]

Damn straight!!! The lack of tessellation in so many of their kits is absolutely astounding. I'm pretty stoked to see the installments to follow...great stuff, man!

[@Zorpazorp]

Cheers Wulf, yes they need a good old whack with the modularity stick sometimes.

[@teun558]

Man, your friends are so damn Lucky to be able to play with you and your terrain. Great video once again!

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks Teun, sadly ther eisn't much time for social gaminga the moment haha, life is crazy full on with growing ZZ and two young kids, but more gaming time will come I'm sure!

[@rhivan6921]

7:27 The moment Zorpazorp started his descent into Skavendom. Can't wait to see Skavenblight in a couple years.

[@Zorpazorp]

That would be a funnnnnn build

[@bibbly1234]

This whole project is compeletely insane and I love it. Can't wait to see it finished and painted up

[@Zorpazorp]

Cheers Matty!! Me too! I'm so nervous about that much surface area hahaha

[@fuzzythoughts8020]

@@Zorpazorp I predict lots of Airbrush. If you don't want him already, check out Luke Towan (thats also the name of the KZbin channel), he does really good dioramas

[@DiscourseMinis]

Wow, super impressive once again!! You're a wizard with this stuff! I struggle with not ruining basic MDF terrain, so watching you work with all this plastic is just nuts! I would have had a breakdown if I had just discovered I'd need to remake the walkways. Awesome video!

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks Discourse! yeah it came up well but it was a sloggggggg, I'm much more excited for the bits that go on top of this coming soon!

[@SuperGamingFamily]

OMG i would love to have a battle on this map, Amazing work

[@Zorpazorp]

I can't wait to play on it sooooooooooon

[@WardenOfTerra]

Map lol

[@viciousyeen6644]

I love what you did there! Always thought the city tiles were poorly designed, but your idea punches it right into the gaming corner

[@LouieLovesMinis]

That summoning ritual deserves all the KZbin engagement we could give. hahah

[@Zorpazorp]

hehehehehe yes it took wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy too long to film but I love procrastinating for the sake of a good gag haha

[@BillMakingStuff]

I hope to one day match your narration... honestly. Love your videos!

[@Zorpazorp]

Dude are you kidding me? Your visual style is flyyyyyyyyyy. Loved the podracer vid with Eric and Studs

[@yashabreslove8276]

You’re my favorite hobbyist. Your army choice and taste is impeccable, and I’ve always loved Cities of Death, LOTR, Blood Ravens... most things you get up to. Those touches like the blasted-in door/bridge and reusing the lips are genius. Very inspirational and nostalgic. Keep on makin magic!

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks so much Yash! Birds of a feather dude

[@tinyfishhobby3138]

That is some hardcore dedication to wargaming terrain. It just kept getting more and more impressive!

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks mate!

[@tiberiumnp8030]

So glad I found this! Gave plenty of ideas how to tackle the terrain that will come with the new Kill Team launch box. EDIT: would be great to see this in a Playlist as well!

[@Sudsierjet]

A man of focus, commitment, and sheer fucking will.

[@Bobdd0]

Amazing work!!! Your flexibility and ability to adjust your plans to meet material restraints/realities, like the suprise walkway adjustments, is astounding and VERY educational!!

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you so much Ryer, I really pride myself on that!

[@Trebbih]

I know nothing about kitbashing and even less about terrain building but I just love watching you make these gorgeous monstrosities

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks Paul! Glad you enjoy the ride maybe I'll inspire you one day haha

[@MonsieurNab]

For the doors, drill a hole, and use a thin jeweler saw. jeweler saw are made to cut intricate designs in harder materials, and you can do really easy curves. it's also quite inexpensive.

[@GloriousGrunt]

The amount of videos you could do fixing GW things is boundless lol, seriously though I love hive city builds, city fights gave us some of the best terrain inspiration for gritty sci-fi

[@Zorpazorp]

Haha very true indeed!

[@vectorshaman338]

About to start my kill team journey tomorrow and this is hellllllllllla inspirational. Cheers from Denmark!

[@Zorpazorp]

No problem mate!! Enjoy :)

[@ThePickleJar]

That board is coming together really really nice! Looking forward to what you do next. Also, just wanna say, I LOVE the enthusiasm in your videos. Great work dude

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you very much Pickle! Hope you're safe and sound over there

[@spuriousevent7332]

Wow, what an amazing insight to your mind and how you approach these fantastic projects. You sir are legendary.

[@Zorpazorp]

Wow, thank you Spurious!!

[@KnarbMakes]

You mad scientist! Love it!

[@Zorpazorp]

Cheers Knarb

[@Rakaziel]

The best way for cutting out doors and windows (albeit it admittedly requires some light repairs with plastic terrain) is to first drill a hole into the frame (on a place that is easy to repair in the door) and then thread an omnidiectional saw blade (the spiral ones) for a wood saw through, clamp it into the wood saw on both ends and start sawing, until you reach the inital hole again and can extract it without further damage. Of course the sawblade itself works like a drill and removes quite a bit of material, so you might have to repair the door itself afterwards, but that usually only takes a bit of modeling putty.

[@Zorpazorp]

Oh wow I have never heard of that technique, I'll look into it thank you so much!

[@Denison512]

If you ever carve up realm of battle boards again look at a scroll saw as a time saver. A club here in the UK used one to carve up the fw realm of battle boards for modularity

[@joshuaginn792]

Wow. I completely understand how much work that was. Truly impressed.

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

YES! Build the gorgeous terrain into the smaller modular tiles! Make non modular terrain modular! The modularity gods will certainly be pleased 😄 Nice dice btw ;)

[@Zorpazorp]

Hee hee yes they will and they must be appeased!

[@RPArchiveOfficial]

@@Zorpazorp Magnets for the Magnet God! Tiles for the Tile Throne! 😂

[@immortalheretic1009]

Your terrain builds are actual sorcery. Keep up the great work, huge fan of your content!

[@thanewargaming2572]

love what you are doing with this build it would be awsome to see a battle on the finnished bored

[@Zorpazorp]

Soon Thane soon!!

[@smoothgrvs]

I've been waiting something like this from terrain maniac such as yourself. I love everything cities of death alike! Have some old and new kits. This is going to be epic!

[@zawisy]

hey a tip for getting threw those doors, use a drill to make stater holes and then widen them with the saw or blade

[@waywardhero1177]

Honestly man I think you should invest in a cheap coping saw/ jewlers saw. You can make a teeny tiny hole in terrain or whatever you want to cut, put the small round-shaped sawblade in it, fasten it down, and start making inside cuts that don't have you start on the outside. Both pieces can be saved and you dont have to deal with the painful cuts like the ones on the doors.

[@rickrussell8382]

I have razor sawed 40K ruins . The amount of cutting and sawing you did is jaw dropping. My hands hurt just watching. Getting to play on that terrain is going to be a life time event. Thumbs up to ZZ

[@Zorpazorp]

My arms are aching a week later bro haha Thanks mate :)

[@Sh4d0w20]

my friend... you are a mad man :P ;) i was thinking about getting this one... to work on my templar display... but the main issue - as you stated - is the many different height issues ...

[@liamskinner4922]

LOVED THE THE GODS NEED A SACRIFICE, we always knew zorpazorp was made of dice, couldn't be human with how much work he does and creativity he has. Love you man

[@Zorpazorp]

Hahah cheers Liam

[@93tiny08]

Hot damn. This is incredible work! Excited to see the progression. Any news on a possible next episode in the LOTR series you had with Jacko and the gang? The whole ‘levelling up figures’ after each battle was brilliant. Cheers!

[@GlomeOme]

The intro confirms why this is fast becoming one of my favourite KZbin channels

[@Zorpazorp]

Ah wow thank you Glome :)

[@thomasdenney6891]

Looks so good mate! Don't even play 40K but this makes me want to! Love it

[@Zorpazorp]

Haha cheers dude!!

[@blank557]

Impressive work with the results to match. Your will is strong to engage in such a massive endeavor. I'm surprised your fingers weren't covered in bandages!

[@Zorpazorp]

I cut myself seven times actually haha but thank you!

[@ErokLobotomist]

Truly awe inspiring! Makes me want to spend waaayyy to much money on Terrain and crafting materials lol Cheers from Canada!!!

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks Zopy!

[@Emidretrauqe]

I remember when these came out. I spent weeks going back to look at it because I kept finding new layers of how bad it is. Imagined challenging myself to attempt to fix it up like this. Glad I didn't.

[@chocodoco4855]

Your efforts are heroic.

[@Morgulvale_]

Yes! more terrain builds, i always love your building journey videos. Any idea on when the streams might come back?

[@Zorpazorp]

Very soon dude! We took a brief hiatus for the birth of my second daughter and that has dragggggged out haha but they're coming back very soon :)

[@Morgulvale_]

@@Zorpazorp Sorry dude, I don't mean to push for those streams when you gotta spend time with your family. I was just hoping they would return at some point :) and I am glad they will be coming back

[@Zorpazorp]

@@Morgulvale_ no stress at all bro :) I miss them too!

[@poppyappletree1400]

Incredible work, Lachie. Looking forward to seeing more of this.

[@Zorpazorp]

Cheers Poppy!!

[@millenniumf1138]

Next you need to cut out a thick door like that metal hatch, you should try those little miniature carbide bits from Harbor Freight, or if you don't have that in Australia you can find an equivalent on Amazon. They chew through plastic, and as long as you go carefully with the rotary tool, it'll carve out a nice line which makes cutting out thick plastic sections relatively painless.

[@Zorpazorp]

That sounds awesome thank you! I'll look into it :)

[@leejshaw77]

All I can say is amazeballs. It looks fantastic. After getting back into the hobby after a long time. I love kit bashing might have to get back on to eBay and see what I can find but the misses is kicking off with what I've got already, this just might push her over the edge and she might leave giving me more room in the house to put stuff :)

[@hypersasquatch1]

fun video ! your editing and storytelling has really improved ! i laughed a lot !

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you so much Jonas, I've really tried to hone my skills so that's nice to hear :)

[@MajorLandmark]

What an insane project to take on! The results speak for themselves though.

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks mate!

[@BenjisHobbies]

That’s a CRAZY board! I can’t wait to see some battle reports on this bad boy.

[@Zorpazorp]

Hurry up and paint your deathwatch

[@kennit14]

how many titles did you orginally need to get a decent layout? i have the standard 6 tiles but it fells a little low on the corner count

[@thefrenchspy81]

Jesus im glad my OCD is novice level compared to yours. I usually just open my terrain boxes and assemble them. Your table looks fantastic. Great video.

[@craigerycocoa9669]

I have just begun looking into Warhammer 40k. I’m on a tight budget but would love to get into the game. What should I start off with getting?

[@Presbiter]

>Gone a similar road with 3d printed tiles. I would recommend two neodime magnets on each side facing different dierections, but always on the same place.

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks for the tips!

[@Frosty4427]

It's beautiful. Everyone needs terrain like this.

[@adriangatt4374]

Now it's painting time can't wait to see it full of grim color :)

[@Zorpazorp]

Yes... bit scared of that!

[@Smegitysmegsmeg]

Amazing, more dice burning!

[@Ratstail91]

Hey, I've played on one of these! It was quite an experience.

[@henningl8257]

Great idea to chop the sector imperialis into 8x8 squares! I got a set that I had planned to cut up, but was struggling with a plan. Now I'm about halfway through chopping them up into 8x8. But! What do you do with the Aquila and "saint" pieces that just wont fit in any other variation of 8 than 8x24"? Thinking about using them as big risers to get that massive hive city feeling myself, but would love to see what you can do with those pieces

[@Zorpazorp]

That's EXACTLY what I'm going t o do too! Use them as walls of a plinth style elvated cuity block or maybe a fortified section of a forge world or something. They're definitely better as walls, although maybe a courtyard.

[@henningl8257]

Fantastic! Really looking forward to see what you do with it so I can pinch the good ideas and avoid some pain by learning from your pain :D

[@Boodoosh69]

The scale of this project is mind-blowing, I try not to think about the cost in material and time and just enjoy the ride :) Fabulous job so far loving the gouged walls. BTW I like my Sector Imperialis Realm of Battle board and no one comments on how stupid it is modularity wise, even if it is ;)

[@s6boystu]

Just found this video. Love your video style - it’s chaotic just like me !! Subscribed 😎

[@smafia347]

If you want one of these there was one in gamesworkshop in Ballarat, Victoria

[@Zorpazorp]

Cheers Kieran!

[@drfishynoooo9960]

That deserves a t-shirt. '57 scapel blades and sheer f___ing will power.'

[@Zorpazorp]

Hahahahahaha I'll add it to the merch suggestion list

[@grimdesaye6534]

Great job on these!

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@ronald48]

That's it! That's how you do it! If you don't like it! Then change it to meet your needs! I am proud of you. Excellent work! That's the correct thinking awesome!!

[@BroadswordWargaming]

Haha oh man, what video! Absolutely perfect.

[@Zorpazorp]

No you are

[@little_isalina]

I'm being taken back to my baby times with lego street tiles. That shit was the bomb!

[@Zorpazorp]

YES IT WAS!

[@Kubrzesz]

All in all, I think there is a hidden genius behind those tiles: Anyone: "They're so bad that I'd normally never buy them, but I'll buy them to show GW how bad they are!". GW: "Hey, as long as you pay, fam." Great vid as always though :D

[@Zorpazorp]

Hahaha the hidden genuis of the strategy!

[@Kubrzesz]

​@@Zorpazorp Quoting a certain classic: "Hey, as long as it works"

[@jamesholland5560]

In future if you wanna use the dremmel to speed things up without loosing details you should mask off the area, this prevents anything underneath the tape from being damaged and only the part you dremmel being removed 👍. It's what car guys do to prevent body damage when cutting body panels so should work

[@diaz5292]

You had me at '...sheer f---ing willpower.'...lol

[@Zorpazorp]

Haha cheers Diaz!

[@GermanNightmare1976]

Dude. To whom did you offer sacrifices to get your hands on so many terrain kits? That's simply insane! Love it!!!

[@Zorpazorp]

My teenage self sacrificed many part time job pay cheques haha

[@GermanNightmare1976]

@@Zorpazorp Very nice. I just opted to watch this video again. Especially for that moment at 7:27. ;)

[@Archangel4500000]

What magnets do you use for builds like these?

[@Zorpazorp]

Just stuff off ebay mate, I think they were 3mm x 3mm :)

[@hrolfr-kraki]

I had a blast watching this, you are making art with Greed Workshop rubish. With some Kill Team squads it will be fantastic. I bet Gimli would love to jump from the highest elevation. But where is this elevator-in-the-work :D !?

[@Zorpazorp]

Elevator coming soooooon I promise, and yes Gimmers would have to do well on that jump test!

[@barryhill2836]

"ALL TERRAIN MUST BE MODULAR!" oof a man after my own heart. Man you need to get into 3D printing terrain bits as well. Your kit-bashing and terrain making skills PLUS 3D printing?? Unparalleled.

[@Zorpazorp]

HAha it's coming fear not! Thanks you dude :)

[@happymitty5044]

Wow, genius mate, and the quality "whistle"

[@Zorpazorp]

Hahaha thanks Mitty!

[@wardy116]

This is absolutely awesome dude!! 😍

[@Zorpazorp]

Cheers Andy!

[@LordSquee]

I just love the FIGJAM vibe, Lachie. Please keep doing it :)

[@Zorpazorp]

Hahaha it's moooostly tongue in cheek ;)

[@groglorb8980]

10:45, is that how to clear those revel things!? mind, blown!!!

[@Zorpazorp]

Yeah dude bane of my existence those damn nozzles haha

[@Thing0ne]

Hooray for the magnets.

[@MisfitHobbies]

Loving this series

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks mate :)

[@d-emprahexpects]

Can't wait to see the final video but I also don't want this serie to end

[@Zorpazorp]

As the final city will be 12x6 I think you're alright haha

[@d-emprahexpects]

@@Zorpazorp GLORIOUS!

[@jonsmith4540]

That looks incredible!

[@jessegd6306]

My inner Imperial Fist is having a conniption fit around the 1:30 mark for a half minute or so due to the boards indeed not matching up cleanly as described.

[@Zorpazorp]

It's heartbreaking isn't it haha!

[@SnakeWorksStudio]

looks amaazing! well done!

[@Zorpazorp]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@tetepeb]

You should really think about investing in a small bandsaw, will come handy for a lot of stuff in the future. :)

[@roguemind5061]

If you don't mind sharing how much did you spend on the terrain get something like this done?

[@Zorpazorp]

I actually didn't spend anything as I had all this lying around from the last decade, no idea what it cost me over the years.... don't want to think about it haha

[@roguemind5061]

​@@Zorpazorp Best not to think about cost then! They have come in handy and you made good work of it.

[@grimdarkfuture]

This is very similar to the table I've been making! I 3D printed a 6x5 table based on the same basic tile designs :)

[@Zorpazorp]

Nice work!

[@grimdarkfuture]

@@Zorpazorp your work is too inspiring for someone who should be saving money 😂

[@pumellhorne]

I've got one of those big city tiles and even on its own it's so frustrating! None of the buildings fit on it well and I can't do anything with it. But now... Maybe I can 🤔

[@Zorpazorp]

Oh yeah I never mentioned that! You can never get a building you make to sit level!

[@gavinjames1145]

How long before you build some scenery so big that you could actually live in it?! Awesome terrain!

[@Zorpazorp]

Hahahaha well I guess I can lie down inside Minas Tirith these days....

[@MikeDavison]

You are a madman! This is AMAZING. Can't wait for some Horus Heresy.

[@Zorpazorp]

Haha cheersy Mikey

[@Centurian128]

That's glorious!

[@rat-matt-miniatures8705]

👌 such good fun to watch, a fantastic looking set up and such good fun to make by the looks of it too.

[@Zorpazorp]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jacobtaylor9879]

Dude , love it , love it , love it

[@Zorpazorp]

Glad you like it!

[@robreading3982]

Love your work lachie. Been eagerly awaiting a new vid! keen!

[@Zorpazorp]

You're going to like the next month then.... I've been nusy.......

[@CustomLime]

You chopped up those starter set ruins to make them more flexible? You madlad!

[@Zorpazorp]

I was shocked by how easy it was haha

[@thedefector]

Dude my god. Sick video. You guys rule.

[@Zorpazorp]

Thanks man

[@monsignorlefebvre3429]

Damn, this video is breathtaking.

[@Zorpazorp]

Wow thanks buddy!

[@wasserungeheuer-918]

I dont play warhammer so half the time I had no clue if you're even talking english, but the model looks spectacular

[@Zorpazorp]

Why thank you sir!

[@tylus126]

Super work Lachie

[@Zorpazorp]

Cheers Hoggy

[@sleeplessknight99]

It is unfortunate that you can't even buy these tables anymore. You did a great job fixing it's shortcomings.

[@Zorpazorp]

They're still available in the UK!

[@sleeplessknight99]

@@Zorpazorp Boo-urns. They're not available in North America. They're not even listed on the site anymore.

[@dirtybirdsf]

YAY for modularity!

[@Zorpazorp]

Yay indeed!!