How to Make a Miniature BOAT for Tabletop Gaming
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A tiny boat full of adventurers getting attacked on the open sea or a monster infested river makes for one hell of a fun encounter. Make yourself a little foam boat and your players will have a blast using it. Great for many tabletop games like Dungeons & Dragons.
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As my father says, never judge a craftsman by their mistakes but by how well they cover them up.
Good work!
That is probably the most low key honest thing I have ever heard, and as someone with years in the trades can say is pretty accurate.
As someone who made an ENORMOUS boat last year, my favorite wood grain method is to use a cheap comb. Snip off the big tines that bookend it, and you have a nice flexible plastic rake that you can use to texture huge pieces of foam in no time! Deeper and cleaner than using a metal brush too!
If every video from now on doesn't consist of you playing with the pieces beforehand I'll be disappointed in the extreme.
Yeah
Thar not sadly but it would be cool
I appreciate that intro on too many levels.
Jeremy: "Ill have to engrave the slats of the wood with the walls attached so it will be a little harder"
*Proceeds to draw wood slats and grain better than I could on just a flat piece of foam*
I would love to see a thespian (or circus) cart or wagon!
Like a gypsy wagon? That would be cool
DUDE! ABSOLUTELY!!
great idea
@@mszoomy They probably avoided calling it that because "Gypsy" is a racial slur against the Romani people, and a circus or caravan wagon is the proper term. "Gypsy" basically means "Trash that is less than human". It originated from the German word Zigeuner, that means "Filth, Untouchable".
@@auluadenbartolli6755 I never thought about that. I always thought of gypsies as magical people, but I can see what you mean considering the historical legacy of the gypsy. I certainly meant no insult in the use of the word.
"1 inch is a nice size."
I've been saying that for years, but usually not about foam.
Shut up and take my like
It's not about length, it's about girth! 😉
You are a very naughty Hobbit Jerkins.
1:38
Hey-o!
I would love to see a rope/wood bridge. Keep up the good work. I love supporting you on patreon. Your amazing by keeping everything simple but also showing pride in your work.
It's really nice to see Jeremy using the tips and techniques again from Gerard. That wood grain looks FANTASTIC. 11:33
I busted out three of these in two hours, sans paint, this afternoon. I'm excited to have boats that are a little more user friendly than the viking ones you did early on.
This is also a project I have been putting off for the longest time as well. Maybe now I will actually get to craft it. Maybe....
i would love to see a full sized ship with layers to do a pirate game on.
Holy ghost of Bob Vila Batman, was not expecting the easy listening foam montages. Aces my friend.
4:45 is such an important part. Scaling/Designing things with the use in mind. Makes for a wide boat but if it's good to play with that's wonderful!
Here in Newcastle, UK we definitely say "aboot" - all the "ow" sounds get changed into "oo". Town = toon, Down = doon. That's what happens when you're descended from Vikings though.
Oh hey, fellow geordie :)
You mean scottish lol
You could've totally add a little arch at that front bit with a small lantern to add some flare and potentially add more depth to stories. Especially like a eerie boat trip across a foggy dense lake. Love the work as always!
Jeremy, I started using a flea comb to engrave grain into planks! Its working really good.
"I think you're gonna need a bigger boat" 🦈
"Never get off the boat!"
That's a 20 footer
Love this vid! Gave me a great idea for a game prop. My game has us using these big riding beetles to get through a bog. Can build beetle shaped "boat" markers to show which minis are on which beetles, since 1 beetle can support 2 peeps. Thanks my dude!
Honestly I'm really enjoying the new music choices you used on this video (the track at 8:30 is especially good imo), its always interesting to see how much music choice affects the overall tone of a video!
This is serendipitous timing. The campaign I'm running now has a ship (which I already built) and the ship needs 2 whale-boats, which I was still figuring out. I was over engineering it, I like your design a lot better. Thanks again, mate.
Thank you for preaching the virtues of dollar store foam core. not only for terrain building, but Ive started using it for utility projects. For instance I just made some custom sized containers for storing and transporting my terrain for wargaming, its been a game changer. And most importantly... ITS SO CHEAP!
That background tune is awesome. It gave me the same vibe as heartbeats did back in the day.
Great video as always. Keep the creative juices flowing.
"The furniture maker works to the nearest sixteenth, the carpenter to the nearest quarter, and the boat builder to the nearest boat."
I have no idea where I ran across that, but it looks like it's just as accurate in miniature!
Do you have anything on tiny or pull out/put away workspaces for those with limited space? or something like a tackle box for paints when no dedicated spot?
I enjoy builds that the minis can really interact with. The players at the table can actually move this boat around or you as the DM can have a boat of oncoming enemies breaching the shore, it's good stuff.
Nice! Those textures are awesome
Since you're going for a seaside thing, you ought to take a look at some of the soft plastic pirate sets in the toy isle of places like walmart. While you already have boats (I'd spent $10 on a bucket that had 4 of them of almost exactly the size of the one you made), there are a lot of terrain pieces that are in them and quite easy to paint up for scatter and general use.
You can also easily grab some of the cheaper shark and sea creature toys and waterline them for some rather good looking end results on the table.
A fantastic little build. I've been 'woodgraining' XPS since before the mists of time rolled in. Your 'lapping' was simply phenomenal, I'd have been trying to stick one plank over another. [And I didn't notice any 'in the zone' slipup of direction, honest!]. The post at the prow was subconsciously planned for, it was not a 'mess-up'. It had to be there and it brought the build together. Now I'd have been squirming not to leave a 1/4 inch of base protruding and build a little wave action with clay/paper-mache but; I know, Functionality...[maybe later?]
Please do more man child intros. They make me smile. :-P
It's a skateboarding Chicken or duck. Whichever it is, it's pretty cute.
I think it'd be really neat to see you do a build off the same pattern multiple times with different materials to show off the ups and downs of each. Your vids, by the way, are super-instructive, even when I'm just using 'em for inspiration and ideas. :)
The beat to the first song you have playing... all I kept singing in my head was "Building a boat, building a boat" on repeat...:) Nice build.
Outstanding. I 110% love that you chose function over form on this. So often I have to figure out how to tone down some builds of things I see on videos because they too often do not take into account actual play-ability like how will figures fit, what else might need to go into it, etc. Great work on a nice simple project. I will post more about it and questions over on the FB channel (an overt plug for joining the fellowship by supporting Jeremy on Patreon...totally unsolicited by him) but for here I will just say this is an excellent simple video that I will be back to soon for performing. Thank you!!
Back to basics, I like it. Super versatile, and a very approachable build to the novice crafter such as myself. Solid video!
Love the simpler build, its nice to see approachable builds for beginners!
Thank you. This is one of my favorite builds yet. So simple yet so cool. Takes me back to your early ship build.
Thanks so much for this wonderful video. I wanted to know how to make my own gesso for priming, and I had no idea that you could just mix Mod Podge matte with black paint. Awesome!
Literally building a dock for Necromunda right now and had left a space for a boat about this size - perfect timing, thanks!
I just finished my first attempt at crafting a boat and sent you a message a few days ago! What a coincidence!!
You are always obligated to go _Pbbbbbbbbbt_ when moving the boat on your water battlemat whenever possible
I'm currently building a keelboat for D&D,
I didn't know about this video when I started, but we've had almost identical ideas, I shaped my base the same way, but I used Styrofoam for the side rails and textured my deck with popsticks.
This is awesome as heck.
These simple build 'how to's' are so valuable because they show simple skills that you wind up using in practically everything. Definitely going to try this
I made a boat a couple weeks ago and I went tru the same issue of scale between the PCs and the boat. Now I think I should've did the same and build the overall a little larger... it's good for learning to make a mistake once in a while :)
Finaly, I am canadian too and I say « à propos » !! ha ha ...
Thanxx a milion times for your great vids. I love 'em :)
Very cool! Now you have to make a ship stuck in pack ice for your Frostgrave board!
Things like this show how weird the 5ft square grid can look when applied to objects and furniture. That would be a very large row boat irl.
if you wanted to add weight so it's less likely to shift around during play, putting some coins under the seat slats would be an easy way to do that.
What about washers? Or flattened bottle caps?
Washers could work,as long as they're steel or heavier, but bottle caps won't add enough to the mass
When you’re so broke you can’t even afford to waste 5 cents
Great touch-up with the prow! I think it really adds to the boat!
I really like the music on this one along with describing what you're doing as you run into issues.
Captain Pinkpants! I have that exact same pirate guy, and painted him in those colors... not realizing someone else has the same brilliance lol. Everyone gave me a hard time for that color scheme... but I love seeing you chose all the same colors as me. Long live captain pinkpants!
I enjoy these kinds of builds so much more than 3D printed stuff. I really do. Now if you wanted to Jazz up this piece without impeding playing with it, just do some printed paper decorations. You could print the coil of rope. You could print fishing lines or nets to drape over the sides, etc and then just glue them on flat. It won't impede anything but you would definitely improve the look and feel of the boat. Taking that idea further, instead of gluing the pieces on the boat directly, you could glue them to thin cardstock, and then attach with magnetic tape. Then you could change the look of the ship any time you needed to. (Hang nets with fish over the sides to make a fishing boat one time, then swap with shields another time for a war boat, etc.)
I am making an island/pirate campaign and this video is perfect!
First time I ever attempted to D.M. it was with a bunch of newbs. 1/2 the dungeon was underwater and no one had any water breathing spells or abilities, it was a disaster. Don't ask me which one, this was 30+ years ago
@@mszoomy Should've seen that comming. Nobody likes underwater dungeons in any kind of game.
@@RokuroCarisu it was the first one I'd ever played that had so much water. My fault was that I simply hadn't put any prep into it. Totally rests on me. Live & learn. We just played ignoring all aspects of water, it didn't matter really, I was doing it mainly for my bff's little brothers and 2 if their friends, they were just excited to be playing d&d. Keep in mind this was back in the early 80's,
Great video! Your editing has really come along since you started, I love the soundtracks and I would love to see you make an attempt at a thatched roof!
I just love seeing the kid come out. Lol
The boat looked awesome. You do a great job with wood grain texture.
I'd love to see some marine-themed terrain. A rack of oars, or some scale rowboats that look good laid upside down on a beach, or a fisherman's shack raised up on posts, or a Gantry crane with a giant dead shark hanging from it, etc
Damn that's a sweet tune!
Just wanted to say thanks for all of the great videos. I went down the rabbit hole with dioramas and have mostly been watching your channel. Decided to make some display risers for my tmnt figures and have been having a lot of fun testing out carving foam, painting and building. I even made the mod podge primer, but have found that it doesn't work too well on brick walls (for me) as it tends to fill up the spaces between the bricks too much so I just do a medium black wash and then dry brush which has seemed to work well so far.
You need to water down the mod podge then, or just apply with a very wet brush. And take a lot of time to brush away excess. It can absolutely be applied to fine detail without filling it, just takes some more effort than when applying it to something less detailed.
@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial I'll give that a try on my next go around. Tyvm :)
Hi Great vid. How about coiled rope scatter so it can be added or removed when used.
Awesome boat, gives me so many ideas!
If you don't like working foam, I knocked out a couple of paper and cardboard boats. If the sides are weak reinforce with vertical timbers on the inside. I used bamboo stirring rods for planking.
This was way useful... I’ve been wanting to make a river patrol boat for 28mm minis... and this is useful inspiration thanks
Out on a Jolly, thats a term for your about, hehe.Good build.If were to add anything might be adding a boot in ,making futtocks , or that might invite a rollocking .
I live in the metropolitan area of Detroit. We go to Canada often for lunch, dinner or to visit friends. There are people there who do say “aboot”. We love it though just the same.
They don't though. You're just hearing it like that because we have some vowel sounds (dipthongs, called the Canadian Raising in this case) that your brain isn't used to interpreting so you interpret it incorrectly. This has been well studied by linguists, and it's a little confusing to be fair: www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/how-canadians-really-pronounce-about
I like that you kept it simple, but naturally it'd be cool to see you build something a little more detailed. Next time around, consider building a larger boat with some sails on it, and some rigging. That would be cool. This though, was a fantastic small project that's fantastic. Thanks for inspiring me to make something. :)
That boat turned out awesome! Love the Dungeon Mat too!
An idea for a future episode in this series I have a question on is vegetation. I know you did an episode on Flocking for grass, but the best tips for basic trees and larger bushes on terrain layouts would be a big help for me. I have an upcoming campaign that will be in a ruined village with a lot of overgrowth. since it isn't as full coverage I want to represent this rather than how I normally do it as saying that the bottom half of the map is heavy forest like I normally do.
I love this! I’m new to playing tabletop games and I’ve been watching a lot of DIY videos 😂thank you!
My god. Your gaming room/shelves/stuff/talent. The envy is real. Thanks for sharing your work
Your videos bring me so much joy. Seriously, I love them. I'll be making a boat soon!
You could make a few decorative items for use on the boat or on a pier, like a small coil of rope (twine), an anchor, or nets.
I need to get one of those foam cutting tools, it’s so satisfying to watch you cut the foam. The boat is amazing.👍👍
Love this. I've made few of a similar nature for my players. I also have a few canoes which are extremely underrated for players as a man portable craft that players can buy.
Your solution for the front was a entirely appropriate, as most row boats have a keel, and that projects up at the front. Nicely done!
Project ideas: dungeon/town jail (possibly modular?) port cullis or graveyard/gravestones
Love the channel, been here since you started
Some advice on adding paddles, do them in scale with the models, but do 2 sets. This way it makes the boat seem in scale by looking like it requires more people to row
you inspired me to start doing terrain for my fiancée's game. I'm not the greatest DM (my mind is too scattered for me to construct plots and quests and NPCs and do improv) but I very much enjoy making things for his campaign.
and for our one-on-one campaign we're going to be making my character's very own airship, The Brass Rook!
wouldn't know what to do without your helpful and fun videos. keep up the great work! excited for the next one
Shiplap is a paneling technique for walls or bulkheads. The hull construction you were simulating is lapstrake or clinker. 😁
I love this build! Ships are a lot of fun.
I will say though, that from a viewing perspective, the Styrodur gives off more of a glare/it's harder to see the details going on than the pink stuff during the build.
Love the channel though!
This will be a great use for some of my foamcore that is not quite big enough for buildings. Some day the place I am will have wiring that is not overloaded/ancient and I can get a foam cutter table.
Your videos are so helpful, and your workspace is goals!
Thanks for the link to the water mat... I've been looking for something just like it. Much appreciated.
Nice build! I'd love to see a larger boat build. A galleon perhaps?
What a great little boat! Nice job Jeremy.
I built something similar to this a while ago for my home Conan game. Some other ideas for people: Removable mast: washers for weight at the base. Dollarstore Dino figurehead!
Now get back out to sea, but watch for the Kraken!
Awesome work as per usual :-)
Quick note about the awesome music, the track that starts playing at 8:31 and the other time-lapses: I found the track; it's called "Second Plate" by Pearce Roswell.
Oh man! Killing it with the music! Awesome video man, thanks so much
The only thing I love more than the boat is the shirt your wearing! I too Lovecraft Beer. LOL Great content. Cheers, Peace! \m/
Huzzah, great build.
"I'm on a boat man, it's going fast and it's got a nautical-themed,, pass me the Afghan." - lonely island
Fuck trees.....
It's a "nautical themed pashmina afghan"!
@@TeamQuiggan- thank you good sir, makes better sense. HaHa
Nice!! The scale is a non-issue, it represents an archetypal sea vessel and your imagination fills in the rest.
You sir are the King of all things foam wood and grain making !
I am but a humble messenger.
@@BlackMagicCraftOfficial truly though your freaking grain comes out like a real wood plank it is awesomely magical!
Love the new music mate
cityonahillterrain same, makes it easy to watch the video again.
Awesome video man great job I've always found it hard to make transport items for my toys when I was little or now for my minis, either they were to big or just didn't look right but the way you made that boat looks perfect! Great job man!
Found your channel a little while ago and I must say you've inspired me to get into this full swing! Still in the process of getting my materials but I am super excited to get started! Great work on the builds and videos!
Nice work! I need that foam. 😍
I built something extremely similar to this just a couple weeks ago out of dollar store foam core! It came out as one of my best builds yet, though I did have a similar issue with the prow, but I just left mine crooked
Cool boat. Cool to see you using Gerard's techniques, even the short pencil! :-)
A sweet boat, very usable. I think of an frostgrave szenario in an underground lake .. the boat came just in time :-)
Thank you.
Loved the music in this episode.
love the boat crafting montage music, sounded like Irish punk beat. 🤘
I love how you play with the boat and figures after, complete with sound effects. 😆
I made a much much crappier version of such a boat aboat (NO! BAD! SHH!) a year ago with foamcore. Works like charm and took like 15 minutes. Super easy and fast build!
I also had to deal with not super flush peak which also created a hole at the bottom. I too made a simple front piece and glued it there. My players didn't noticed so I say it's a pass.
My guess is that they faced the exact same problem when they made real wood rowboat back in the time, hence the wooden beam at the front.
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"So I can put things in it like...."
Say it! Say 'Booty'!
"...like treasure chests."
Loved the music in this one!
Lovely work as always and the finished product looks fantastic. Tempting to try all this with foamcore as I am too cheap to buy a hot wire table. I reckon I could get it to work.