Dude, I like the bubbles! Might be something breathing down there, or bugs touching down... looks really good. I found this, three months on, googling for a river, and this is a real winner. Subscribing and favoriting this one, for sure!
I just discovered your channel a couple hours ago. OMG, your abilities are beyond amazing! I will be enjoying your whole catalog in no time...and looking forward to seeing what the workshop will look like. In this video you can see your child's hand, man, if your child is a gamer, they are going to be in 7th heaven with all this cool terrain.
Top notch, mate. This is a great idea that I really want to try for my own RPG battle mats. The soldering iron is a great tip for sculpting XPS. I like how you painted the river tiles and added the rocks and branches. Pouring that resin looks very satisfying! Small piece of advice you can take or leave: If you are right-handed, shoot from the left side so that your hand doesn't block your actions for the viewer. Love your videos, man. I'm thinking of becoming a patron.
Hey there, I always welcome advice and thank you. I'll keep that in mind. Pouring the resin is satisfying haha... just keep on it for 30 minutes or so to eliminate the bubbles and your golden. Any questions when you make your river tiles don't hesitate to ask!
Correction to the video. When you mix the resin do it by volume don't weight it out. Basically make sure you have equal parts in 2 separate clear cups. Measuring it on a scale is incorrect as each part of the resin doesn't weigh the same. Also, I recommend pouring your resin BEFORE adding your flocking.
Crisp, professional-looking, modular rivers! I love the look and bet the modularity, on top of being easier for storage, makes them great for so many different types of rivers. My only complaint, after watching your other videos was, I wanted to see you magnetize them! ;)
Have you tried the clear nail polish trick for water bases? It eats through foam to create an eroded looking hard basin for resin water, plus there doesn't seem to be any fumes from it and it doesn't spread outward so you can get precise borders!
Luke Towan would be proud. I know he didn’t come up with the airbrush modge podge technique. Great video. Love the parts about “errors” and how you worked through those.
Tabletop WitchCRAFT nah, your stuff is that good. The level of details you add, moss, little drops of resin etc, is really above and beyond what a lot of the bigger channels are doing. Just watched your tombstone video. The little flowers etc. it would be amazing to play a game at your table.
You should do a video with black magic craft. You guys use similar techniques applied in different ways. It would be cool to see what you guys could make together.
Awesome builds, and a great idea. Have you thought of using either Woodland Scenics Realist Water or the Vallejo equivalent? Neither need mixing as they pour straight from the bottle. Loving these vids!
Tabletop WitchCRAFT I think the woodland Scenics would be the better choice as it’s used by model railroad enthusiasts. I think you can pour deeper layers with the Woodlands Scenics than with the Vallejo version. I used to work in a hobby shop and got all kinds of quirky questions 😜
@@andygorman858 Ask away. I've had luck pouring up to 1" in depth with the Envirotex. It's not a bad product but I really like the idea of not having to mix a hardener and resin.
Amazing work. Do they all fit together, so that the edges match up really well? I think the grass would have looked better if you had used one of those static grass things to apply it... that would have made the grass look better, and they look pretty easy to make (if you don't already have one). Other than that great video 👍
Yes, they all fit together. The end piece needed to be flared out a bit more tho. So I wanted to make these stackable for storage so I wasn't too concerned about using a static grass applicator although they would have looked a bit better. Thanks.
You're very welcome and you can share it ! Head on over to my Facebook page and go to the Fan Art Photo Album. You can upload pictures there :) I'd love to see them!
"Vallejo Thick Mud" Such a little bottle for such a long river. Do they sell that by the gallon. OMG, the cost of that river I find myself buying in bulk. 50 pound bag of sand for my flocking. Scenic express sells flock by the 5 gallon bucket (consider it). I buy paint by the gallon then thin it to spray through the airbrush. I use Pepsi bottles to put paint into and find that the dishwashing soap lids (Dawn, etc) with the flip up lid fits perfectly on a 20 oz or 2 liter bottle so I can hold the airbrush in one hand while lid flipping and pouring with the other.
Loved it! But it left me wondering... how easy it would have been to make the river whole first, and THEN cut it to tiles? I mean, everything else beside cutting them to tiles would have been easier: easier to paint, model, pour, decorate and would've made it easier to make transition between tiles.
@@TabletopWitchCRAFT I'm just in the process of making space for all the crafts and painting things, but unfortunately the resin itself is SOO prohibitevly expensive around here, that I'm unable to craft anything that needs resin :( (for the record, about 500ml of resin (total, 250ml per bottle if 1:1) costs about ~50€... And that's the cheapest I've been able to find. A local craft store (now closed for good) sold a 250ml bottle and a 15ml bottle of hardener (it wasn't 1:1, obviously) for 65€. Yeah. No resin for me, other than the cheap UV sfuff I can get via eBay in small bottles.
so I have just gotten into crafting tiles recently and stumbled onto your videos. I have a question regarding the melting of the foam. Would you get the same effect using acetone? I don't have access to a soldering iron and my foam supply is limited due to the area that I am in so I figured I would ask first. Thanks for the videos you put out.
I’m happy you found the channel…. Welcome aboard :). As far as the acetone that will melt it but will create fumes / vapor that you DO NOT want to breathe in! Be careful and have excellent ventilation and PPE before taking on that venture.
Great video! I do have one question though: I’m currently playing through the Icewind Dale campaign, so I’m wondering if you have any tips for making the tiles look like they’ve endured an extreme winter?
I sure do :) Check out my Icewind Dale Inspired Book Nook video. You can use a lot of those techniques including how to ice over the river tiles from that one video! You can also look at my interactive Runestone video.... and thank you by the way!!
Not too bad. Personally I would not have shave shaped the sides so I could put other tiles alongside like a shed or road, but it does look good. No bmc but good.
Hi there, love your video, going to try that soon! May i ask you, is it possible to use different kinds of foam on this project? XPS seems to be sold only in big packs in my country and i'm not going to isolate house nor make a river loger then my apartment. Thanks!
Roman Švec lol, I’m actually laughing at that :). You can make it out of other foam yes. Mod Podge is a good sealer and will protect the foam to some extent. What foam exactly are you planning on using? Note that most of the foam is covered so it’s possible to use some other media totally different than foam. The key is to have nice vertical ends so they fit nicely together.
@@TabletopWitchCRAFT Thanks for fast answer! In fact only smaller pack that i could find was EPS 70 F from some local company, which is much cheap but i'm not sure if it will have same structure after use of hotwire cutter, i don't want it to be too smooth so it lasts that mud-like effect. How much (approx.) time did you spent on those? Do not count finishing touches like making that awesome water effect on top and pimping out with detail coloring. It looks so easy in your video but i bet i'm going to lose a finger on it.
Roman Švec I had all the foam cut and ready to paint in an hour or two. Paint about the same. Then it’s just waiting time on paint and resin to dry/cure. I can’t give you an exact answer on the EPS 70... I’ve never used it. Do a test tile and see what happens!
This is the same resin as my sewer series minus the silicone caulk. It really depends on the look you’re going for. Slight ripples on a stream or some really pronounced water pattern like I have in the sewer. The caulk is cool but a bit more on the over exaggerated side.
Did you consider carving the whole river out up front on a big long piece and then slicing it into pieces? How do you think that would have compared vs cutting it apart up front?
David Rickey The curves in the river are based on a 1” grid system to line up. You could definitely give it a shot your way especially if you don’t use a grid system. Not a bad idea David.
i made a bunch of river tiles that were a little smaller but the resin i used warped as it dried out and some of them even cracked. what am i doing wrong?
@@TabletopWitchCRAFT the resin i got was a two part resin that said to mix 1:1. they were also very thin, i was using posterboard so the foam itself started at like 5-7 mm so the overall thickness of the resin would be
@@tanman729 Give it a try. The posterboard wouldn't have that much strength to resist warping I wouldn't think, but you would be surprised at how much strength stuff like resin, sculptamold, and mod podge have when it comes to warping projects.
@@TabletopWitchCRAFT thanks for the info!! I've also found some wood paneling (for cabinets i think?) that ill try using as a base because it's stiffer than chipboard
Dallin, there are Amazon links in the video description that will take you directly to all the products I used in the video including the static grass. Thanks.
Dude, I like the bubbles! Might be something breathing down there, or bugs touching down... looks really good. I found this, three months on, googling for a river, and this is a real winner. Subscribing and favoriting this one, for sure!
Elizabeth Rowe Thanks Elizabeth! You make some good points :)
spot on m8.....defo be following this vid for my river to go in my d&d and warhammer fantasy game
Awesome, glad you liked it. Make sure to check out my pinned comment before you start!
I just discovered your channel a couple hours ago. OMG, your abilities are beyond amazing! I will be enjoying your whole catalog in no time...and looking forward to seeing what the workshop will look like. In this video you can see your child's hand, man, if your child is a gamer, they are going to be in 7th heaven with all this cool terrain.
I'm glad you found the my channel erc1971 ! .... and yes, they both love to play!
Top notch, mate. This is a great idea that I really want to try for my own RPG battle mats. The soldering iron is a great tip for sculpting XPS. I like how you painted the river tiles and added the rocks and branches. Pouring that resin looks very satisfying! Small piece of advice you can take or leave: If you are right-handed, shoot from the left side so that your hand doesn't block your actions for the viewer. Love your videos, man. I'm thinking of becoming a patron.
Hey there, I always welcome advice and thank you. I'll keep that in mind. Pouring the resin is satisfying haha... just keep on it for 30 minutes or so to eliminate the bubbles and your golden. Any questions when you make your river tiles don't hesitate to ask!
Really cool idea to use the soldering iron to carve out the foam. That is gonna come in very handy :)
Thank, just make sure you have adequate ventilation.
Correction to the video. When you mix the resin do it by volume don't weight it out. Basically make sure you have equal parts in 2 separate clear cups. Measuring it on a scale is incorrect as each part of the resin doesn't weigh the same. Also, I recommend pouring your resin BEFORE adding your flocking.
I'm working on my rivers now! Glad I found your video for some ideas on what to put in the water. I really like the wood and rocks! Great work!
I'm glad you found it too! Thanks swain24
Thank you so much for this video. I’m making fairy dioramas for my granddaughters and this will be perfect! 😘
I’m happy to hear you found it helpful!! Enjoy :)
Crisp, professional-looking, modular rivers! I love the look and bet the modularity, on top of being easier for storage, makes them great for so many different types of rivers. My only complaint, after watching your other videos was, I wanted to see you magnetize them! ;)
Go for it and slap some magnets in there.
Wow! Those are great looking river tiles!
Jacob Hope Thanks you
That final shot at 19:05 gives me some good ol Age of Empires III vibes. Awesome work :)
Such a good game! Thanks Thomas.
Have you tried the clear nail polish trick for water bases? It eats through foam to create an eroded looking hard basin for resin water, plus there doesn't seem to be any fumes from it and it doesn't spread outward so you can get precise borders!
Rowan Hollingsworth Thanks for the tip Rowan. I’m going to have to look into that!
Those are some damn fine river tiles.
Thanks Ben!
Luke Towan would be proud. I know he didn’t come up with the airbrush modge podge technique. Great video. Love the parts about “errors” and how you worked through those.
That's some compliment. Thank you :)
Tabletop WitchCRAFT nah, your stuff is that good. The level of details you add, moss, little drops of resin etc, is really above and beyond what a lot of the bigger channels are doing. Just watched your tombstone video. The little flowers etc. it would be amazing to play a game at your table.
Cereth Painting Thank you Cereth!
Outstanding work. I really enjoy your videos.
William Dodson Jr Thank you William :)
You should do a video with black magic craft. You guys use similar techniques applied in different ways. It would be cool to see what you guys could make together.
Daniel waite That would be a fun opportunity.
Dope! Loving the colors on this! And I see you did a much better job than I did of keeping the resin on the pieces! 😂
Thanks Matt.... I was going for a pretty vibrant feel with this one.
Dang! Wish I had found this before I started my big river tile...
You didn't see this haha.... oh sorry Tim. I thought you had seen it or I would have recommended it to you before you started !
@@TabletopWitchCRAFT No worries! Totally on me for not looking before jumping in on a big project, and assuming I knew what needed to be done.
Awesome builds, and a great idea. Have you thought of using either Woodland Scenics Realist Water or the Vallejo equivalent? Neither need mixing as they pour straight from the bottle. Loving these vids!
Andy Gorman I haven’t, but I’m going to check them out right now. Thanks Andy.
Tabletop WitchCRAFT I think the woodland Scenics would be the better choice as it’s used by model railroad enthusiasts. I think you can pour deeper layers with the Woodlands Scenics than with the Vallejo version. I used to work in a hobby shop and got all kinds of quirky questions 😜
@@andygorman858 Ask away. I've had luck pouring up to 1" in depth with the Envirotex. It's not a bad product but I really like the idea of not having to mix a hardener and resin.
Love it good job mate.. Love your eyes so nice
Thank you... going back to one of my earlier videos :)
Great video.. must be nice having 3 arms.
drifter427 It’s nice to have help every now and then ;)
Amazing work. Do they all fit together, so that the edges match up really well? I think the grass would have looked better if you had used one of those static grass things to apply it... that would have made the grass look better, and they look pretty easy to make (if you don't already have one). Other than that great video 👍
Yes, they all fit together. The end piece needed to be flared out a bit more tho. So I wanted to make these stackable for storage so I wasn't too concerned about using a static grass applicator although they would have looked a bit better. Thanks.
Thank you so much I wish I could share my river that you inspired
You're very welcome and you can share it ! Head on over to my Facebook page and go to the Fan Art Photo Album. You can upload pictures there :) I'd love to see them!
Amazing work
Excaliber 101 Thank you!
Dude! I LOVE your videos! Did you used to model railroad?
Ted Draws Dungeons Thanks Ted. No tabletop games are my home turf.
"Vallejo Thick Mud" Such a little bottle for such a long river. Do they sell that by the gallon. OMG, the cost of that river
I find myself buying in bulk. 50 pound bag of sand for my flocking. Scenic express sells flock by the 5 gallon bucket (consider it). I buy paint by the gallon then thin it to spray through the airbrush. I use Pepsi bottles to put paint into and find that the dishwashing soap lids (Dawn, etc) with the flip up lid fits perfectly on a 20 oz or 2 liter bottle so I can hold the airbrush in one hand while lid flipping and pouring with the other.
I used about 1/2 a bottle of thick mud... so it cost about $5. You don’t need much. Cool tip on your mud recipe... thanks.
Loved it! But it left me wondering... how easy it would have been to make the river whole first, and THEN cut it to tiles? I mean, everything else beside cutting them to tiles would have been easier: easier to paint, model, pour, decorate and would've made it easier to make transition between tiles.
Anna Vahtera Thanks Anna. Give it a go and let me know how they turn out!
@@TabletopWitchCRAFT I'm just in the process of making space for all the crafts and painting things, but unfortunately the resin itself is SOO prohibitevly expensive around here, that I'm unable to craft anything that needs resin :( (for the record, about 500ml of resin (total, 250ml per bottle if 1:1) costs about ~50€... And that's the cheapest I've been able to find. A local craft store (now closed for good) sold a 250ml bottle and a 15ml bottle of hardener (it wasn't 1:1, obviously) for 65€. Yeah. No resin for me, other than the cheap UV sfuff I can get via eBay in small bottles.
so I have just gotten into crafting tiles recently and stumbled onto your videos. I have a question regarding the melting of the foam. Would you get the same effect using acetone? I don't have access to a soldering iron and my foam supply is limited due to the area that I am in so I figured I would ask first. Thanks for the videos you put out.
I’m happy you found the channel…. Welcome aboard :). As far as the acetone that will melt it but will create fumes / vapor that you DO NOT want to breathe in! Be careful and have excellent ventilation and PPE before taking on that venture.
Great video! I do have one question though: I’m currently playing through the Icewind Dale campaign, so I’m wondering if you have any tips for making the tiles look like they’ve endured an extreme winter?
I sure do :) Check out my Icewind Dale Inspired Book Nook video. You can use a lot of those techniques including how to ice over the river tiles from that one video! You can also look at my interactive Runestone video.... and thank you by the way!!
Not too bad. Personally I would not have shave shaped the sides so I could put other tiles alongside like a shed or road, but it does look good. No bmc but good.
Chris Kaschafsky The sides are tapered because I play on a large game table. It would have looked odd to keep them square.
Thanks .
Janet Cameron Thanks for watching.
Hi there, love your video, going to try that soon! May i ask you, is it possible to use different kinds of foam on this project? XPS seems to be sold only in big packs in my country and i'm not going to isolate house nor make a river loger then my apartment. Thanks!
Roman Švec lol, I’m actually laughing at that :). You can make it out of other foam yes. Mod Podge is a good sealer and will protect the foam to some extent. What foam exactly are you planning on using? Note that most of the foam is covered so it’s possible to use some other media totally different than foam. The key is to have nice vertical ends so they fit nicely together.
@@TabletopWitchCRAFT Thanks for fast answer! In fact only smaller pack that i could find was EPS 70 F from some local company, which is much cheap but i'm not sure if it will have same structure after use of hotwire cutter, i don't want it to be too smooth so it lasts that mud-like effect. How much (approx.) time did you spent on those? Do not count finishing touches like making that awesome water effect on top and pimping out with detail coloring. It looks so easy in your video but i bet i'm going to lose a finger on it.
Roman Švec I had all the foam cut and ready to paint in an hour or two. Paint about the same. Then it’s just waiting time on paint and resin to dry/cure. I can’t give you an exact answer on the EPS 70... I’ve never used it. Do a test tile and see what happens!
@@TabletopWitchCRAFT Thanks for the info, i will present you the final product. If not, i'm dead. Remember me as you knew me, not at all...
Do you prefer this method or the Silicon Calk method you use in the newer videos? (for the river details)
This is the same resin as my sewer series minus the silicone caulk. It really depends on the look you’re going for. Slight ripples on a stream or some really pronounced water pattern like I have in the sewer. The caulk is cool but a bit more on the over exaggerated side.
You have three hands! I wish I had an extra hand
Definitely helpful :)
Did you consider carving the whole river out up front on a big long piece and then slicing it into pieces? How do you think that would have compared vs cutting it apart up front?
David Rickey The curves in the river are based on a 1” grid system to line up. You could definitely give it a shot your way especially if you don’t use a grid system. Not a bad idea David.
Are you mixing in paint for the resin color?
No, I'm using Vallejo Ink. There's a link in the video description to the exact items I used in the video.
Where do you get your music?
Epidemicsound
Will the hot wire cut though the 2 part poxy when it is hard ?
Britannia Baptist Church Service No, it just cuts through foam.
i made a bunch of river tiles that were a little smaller but the resin i used warped as it dried out and some of them even cracked. what am i doing wrong?
Did you get your ratio correct. It needs to be done measured by volume not by weight. Also how thick are your pours?
@@TabletopWitchCRAFT the resin i got was a two part resin that said to mix 1:1. they were also very thin, i was using posterboard so the foam itself started at like 5-7 mm so the overall thickness of the resin would be
@@tanman729 Give it a try. The posterboard wouldn't have that much strength to resist warping I wouldn't think, but you would be surprised at how much strength stuff like resin, sculptamold, and mod podge have when it comes to warping projects.
@@TabletopWitchCRAFT thanks for the info!! I've also found some wood paneling (for cabinets i think?) that ill try using as a base because it's stiffer than chipboard
Tanner frey Sounds good. That will hold up better for sure.
What static grass do you use and what mm?
Dallin, there are Amazon links in the video description that will take you directly to all the products I used in the video including the static grass. Thanks.
I missed the part where you told us to pour the resin before flicking. Oops
Not the end of the world... some of the resin might get pulled into your flocking and make it look wet.
There is no "g" in "Mod"!
NoCultist I know. My bad.