Some fantastic instruction there. As much as i love MDF kits, they do have some limits that need mitigation. I think the most telltale sigs are the burnt edge plugs, but wiping down the MDF and light sanding before assembly makes a load of difference in how much post assembly fixing is needed prior to painting. I also find that enamel rattle can primer makes a great MDF sealer.
@OffbeatBuilds
11 ай бұрын
Thanks dude. I'll have to try the enamel spray cans, they're not something I often use. I've pinned your comment to the top as there's some great advice in there!
@rustedbeetle
11 ай бұрын
@@OffbeatBuilds the enamel acts as a water barrier, similar to the PVA step you included in your video, but without introducing water to the MDF surface to soak up. Once you have it sealed with enamel, you can go back to water based acrylics and go to town. Wiping down the MDF sheets with a damp, but not soaking, cloth cleans up the surfaces and helps remove some of the material that settles on the surface while being cut with the laser.
@trystongilbert1837
7 ай бұрын
Do you think that a spray matte varnish (like Munitorum) would also seal the surface?
@rileyjessup2414
11 ай бұрын
Okay wow now you need to do a whole table of MDF cause this turned out awesome!
@OffbeatBuilds
11 ай бұрын
Gracias! I bought the kit around 5 years ago, so I should have the full table done by 2034!
@onslaught147
10 ай бұрын
@@OffbeatBuildsAh, you're one of those speed builders :P
@MountainScottsman
11 ай бұрын
Really good advice with the filling of gaps. I now finally see what was always bothering me about my MDF terrain.
@OffbeatBuilds
11 ай бұрын
Yeah the zipper look is an acquired taste for sure!
@maxhoffenberg9354
11 ай бұрын
Very useful tips and a fun guide to boot. I love the smooth editing as well
@OffbeatBuilds
11 ай бұрын
Thanks Max, much appreciated!
@tyconbom
11 ай бұрын
Dayum. This is quickly becoming one of my favourite hobby channels, amazing work, good paceing and great narration. I could've easily watched a 20min version of this video, plus i have an mdf cathedral in my pile of shame, going for sure use milliput to fill the joints and finally get it done
@OffbeatBuilds
11 ай бұрын
Thanks dude, I really appreciate that.
@PJSproductions97
11 ай бұрын
This is the first time since Studson that I've been recommended a
@acousticanalyst5147
11 ай бұрын
Jeez, you won speedrun for best unknown to #1 warhammer creator. No messing about, clearly presented ideas and visuals, and a fundemental understanding of whats good and bad about current warhammer models and associateds. (That atv video was great btw) I would personally suggest that with laser-cut kits, you can use plasticard sheets and trace the existing patterns etched into the flat surfaces beforehand, then after smoothing apply the sheets to keep the detail instead of losing it entirely. This is a lot more effort but with the sides of your generator hubs it's quite obvious something is lacking. Not that it looks bad becuase of that, just a balance between time and quality that can be managed.
@ablondal
5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the help. I’m just putting together my first MDF terrain. Very surprised to see you on camera, I know you from your sim racing stuff! Really glad to see you’re still making some kind of creative content.
@Maschinengoth
11 ай бұрын
I can higly recommend priming the "runners" black before assembly. It saves a lot of time and hassle later, because you dont have to get into the insides of buildings and narrow passages. A cheap automotive matte black spray will do, and you only have to do a quick touchup after assembly
@hav6301
11 ай бұрын
Absolutely brutal! I've had a hard time dealing with mdf, I built and painted a table for Carnevale. Id love to see you paint some of that range of buildings
@OffbeatBuilds
11 ай бұрын
Yeah it's an interesting looking range for sure. I'm a fan of the TT Combat stuff, they make great kits, but the medium definitely needs a bit of extra work to bring out the best in the designs.
@112narutard
10 ай бұрын
Wow. To the point, comedic, informative, short and consice, ends the second it should end. I'm not that into 40k models, and painting, but god damn you've earned that sub.
@ArtisOpus
11 ай бұрын
My dude, fantastic tutorial, the piece levelled up so much with the time you spent on it, plus great instruction!
@ragozzinehq
11 ай бұрын
You packed a ton (tonne?) of great guidance and techniques into a sub-7m video. Thank you!
@OffbeatBuilds
11 ай бұрын
Heh, I think ADHD forces me to be concise! ;)
@isaacarmstrong9343
8 ай бұрын
Holy nuts this was a fantastic video! Felt like everything was top quality and to the point, which can't be said for a lot of other tabletop youtubers
@toasthammer
11 ай бұрын
Great build! I've been planning a similar video for months but I feel like I need to rethink a couple of things hahaha the concrete texture you ended up with was amazing!!
@TheHutchy01
10 ай бұрын
Never knew about the paint/baking soda mix for a good concrete texture using that later.
@itstime1995
6 ай бұрын
how can you only have so few subscribers :( your videos are awesome, high quality und every kitbashers/scratchbuilders dream. i like your style and voice over (Y)
@waschbaergott
11 ай бұрын
I came for the topic, but stayed for the editing :D
@tomrichardson7792
10 ай бұрын
Only 4 uploads and this is the quality of the videos! Amazing work!
@KristovMars
11 ай бұрын
Clear explanations with excellent production values - and best of all, it has inspired me to actually put together a building kit I won before Covid lockdowns (I watch a lot of hobby content that while great, is sort of mostly background). Bravo! I've subbed, so I hope to see more down the line!
@WarzoneMorloc
7 ай бұрын
Your videos are a genuine joy to watch. Inspiring
@aristeia71
11 ай бұрын
Great content and editing, subscribed after the ATV video and hope you keep this up and get the bigger subscriber numbers this sort of video merits.
@OffbeatBuilds
11 ай бұрын
Thanks dude. I'm still finding my feet with the channel, but I'm amazed at how well things are going!
@Guslarz2601
11 ай бұрын
awsome hoping for more diorama/terrain vids
@joelmorris1053
5 ай бұрын
Excellent guide to mdf improvement. Thanks for creating and sharing!
@metajock
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for this one. Puts together all the little things that'll make a build like this better. Thanks!!!
@OffbeatBuilds
11 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@DoubleDowner
11 ай бұрын
What a top notch video - editing - ideas - presentation ... all spot on mate. Subbed to the channel excited to watch more stuff you do.
@Eric-jt8yx
11 ай бұрын
Wow! Great video. I’ve wanted to try MDF terrain kits but didn’t know how to start. Thanks for the tips and insights.
@obokanVEVO
11 ай бұрын
I'll have to watch this a again - I spent too much admiring the video editing and production value. Great work!
@Shot5hells
11 ай бұрын
In high school my painting portfolio was all done on thin MDF. My first attempt was with oil paints and I didn't think to seal it first, I wasted so much paint lol
@smtkelly
4 ай бұрын
borrowing from wood working, you could use a trim piece of L shape styrene to quickly cover edges plus with heat you could also bend it. I'm sure you could probably find ornate L shape lengths
@Fymosis
11 ай бұрын
Really cool quick video !
@drezavelt
11 ай бұрын
Brilliant video and amazing editing, love the style, short and really well done to keep it very interesting to watch. Nice work.
@revenantworkshop175
10 ай бұрын
Lots of great tips here! Its amazing how much better it looks 👏
@doctordoubledakka3939
11 ай бұрын
Wow, such labor, great outcome. Keep up the awesome builds
@PrincessKushana
11 ай бұрын
Fantastic. ❤ I'm halfway through detailing some mdf terrain myself. 😊
@Karl_Baeron
11 ай бұрын
So, this hobby-crossover was really unexpected. Me, being interested into WH40K, getting this video recommended and suddenly seeing Chris H. from my other hobby, Sim-Racing, presenting was not on my pingo-sheet for the week. wtf LUL
@daviddryden7668
11 ай бұрын
Looks great, I'd gladly game on that piece!
@Choppytehbear1337
11 ай бұрын
Your videos are awesome. I can't wait until you get all the subscribers you deserve.
@OffbeatBuilds
11 ай бұрын
Thanks dude! I'm still working out the lay of the land with 40k content, but I'm blown away by how well things are going. Lot's more planned!
@antonybullock2240
10 ай бұрын
I tend to find the best way of making MDF look good is first put it through my wood chipper then on the log burner.
@garuikoto1649
11 ай бұрын
Eh visto todos tus videos y a la única conclusión a la que llegó es que realmente eres un exponente de creatividad y talento en el Hobby por favor nunca dejes de mostrarnos tus trabajos eres increíble 🎉
@skynes
10 ай бұрын
I never really gave much thought to MDF terrain because of how flat it looks. But this now has me consider it very differently, and use it more as a base to build my own terrain out of.
@VicodinElmo
11 ай бұрын
This is amazing! Thanks for this!
@QTRBlackGarrett
11 ай бұрын
Great video! keep them comin
@AperturePR
10 ай бұрын
Brilliant video! I use a lot of MDF kits and this is great advice. 🔥Subscribed.
@PlasticHobbiesPNW
11 ай бұрын
Great video ! I had to subscribe so I don't miss the next.
@peterosborn7385
11 ай бұрын
I have this model, and so far, I like it, but it still looks like MDF. I am going to use some of your ideas, and hopefully, it will look better. Can't wait to see what you do next.
@Elminarion
11 ай бұрын
Great vid! As always mate!
@DaThingOnTheDoorstep
11 ай бұрын
2:23 Ey, is that the TT Combat Mega Turbine? I got that thing too.
@thomaswetzel6796
4 ай бұрын
The control room puzzle thing looks good due to it looking more modular
@TheTraveller551
10 ай бұрын
Outstanding video! Subscribed. Please do more :)
@normalguygames
11 ай бұрын
Excellent tips! Thank you.
@fide-zealamon
11 ай бұрын
I think this was a great tutorial and that you're quite good at this.
@chrisashcroft2111
10 ай бұрын
Brilliant video! Thank you
@PlacentaFishcakes
11 ай бұрын
Terrific video, thank you and subscribed
@JerzyBaksinski
10 ай бұрын
Great video. Incidentally I just started with MDF kits and boy oh boy. After 20 years in the hobby you still learn new tricks. I have a quick question. What did you fill the holes and spots on the joins with? Also do you recommend adding texturing to the models (to get a concrete-like feel)?
@markburton5292
11 ай бұрын
for the piping rather than toys have you considered pvc piping you can cut and shape it easily ( 3d printers if you have access to one can also quickly make these)
@PlagueSergeON
Ай бұрын
Could you please make a video detailing all your favourite tools?
@benscerri6472
11 ай бұрын
Something about the title cards / transition screens that gives me big Art Attack flashbacks...
@matfejpatrusin4550
11 ай бұрын
This is great, thanks!
@hellmutmatheus2626
11 ай бұрын
Insta subbed b4 the channel hits 1 milion subs because its hella good quality
@JackFrost008
11 ай бұрын
the wood colours work for the rusty blade tavern :)
@jpick8245
11 ай бұрын
please could you share some links for the mdf kit and the plasticard? thank you!! And very inspiring video, just subscribed
@HappyDuude
11 ай бұрын
Super impressive
@JJI18D
11 ай бұрын
Awesome mate
@theCrazyJamManModels
7 ай бұрын
Great video and advice
@TheDRAG0N22
11 ай бұрын
These are spectacular tips. Though I feel some of this can also be attributed to the brand of laser cut terrain. I use death ray designs stuff and found it looks fine once painted
@PoulEbbe
11 ай бұрын
amazing video!
@cawsking555
10 ай бұрын
you can also use atomotive primer and it dos not drink or puff at all
@henriksperling7799
11 ай бұрын
useful and entertaining indeed!🎉
@eclectipunk
11 ай бұрын
Great vid! Where did you get the tread-plate pattern styrene from (I’m in the UK too)?
@svengro5019
11 ай бұрын
Looks fantastic.
@nicholasbejaoui957
5 ай бұрын
amazing ! Do you have a link for the styrene iron flooring ? I've tried looking online but couldn't find it!
@Maggers42
10 ай бұрын
These look really cool. At what point though is there anything from the original kit really left? Does it just become cheaper to scratch build with plasticard?
@te9591
11 ай бұрын
Looks good. How many hours?
@craigwadman
11 ай бұрын
Awesome stuff.
@L.Blaze_911
11 ай бұрын
Nice tips
@dave.g.nowitzki4897
11 ай бұрын
waait a minute.. arent you chris haye ? the simracing youtuber ? or am i going nuts ?
@VengD
10 ай бұрын
How to make it look good!? Wtf dude!? I fucking love laser cut terrain. I just love the simple style. I go out of my way to insure everything on the board is laser cut. But each to their own ;) I don't mind the more realistic and detailed stuff... There's just something nice about laser cut mdf.
@rubenmahrla9800
11 ай бұрын
Any recommendations where to get greebles from?
@vicarofleng23
11 ай бұрын
shoutout puzz3d
@ianshaliczer
11 ай бұрын
Where’s the base kit from?
@wbrooker13
3 ай бұрын
S as mason has the plastic pipes
@Zeoinx69
11 ай бұрын
Honestly, Every time I see the laser cut kits, my brain just shuts off and overlooks them because I felt like they looked like utter crap and would have been to much work to make look good and worthy of what it is TRYING to be, and while I am not wrong, this still is a decent amount of work, the results are praise worthy and might save a small amount of time scratch building parts.
@tinyfishhobby3138
10 ай бұрын
Check out Kromlech’s various lines of hdf(high density fiberboard) scenery. The way they design their stuff hides a lot of the “this is mdf/hdf” signs.
@cepboom1892
11 ай бұрын
i mean the control room is metal and it could have been secured with a folding open for maintanance typa deal
@gregoryjordan1740
11 ай бұрын
Do you have any recommendations for good mdf kits?
@tinyfishhobby3138
10 ай бұрын
I can recommend Kromlech. They have a variety of different terrain themes(Ork junk city, Hive city, planetary outpost, etc) and the way they design it looks great and hides a lot of the “issues” with mdf.
@Gio98art
11 ай бұрын
This video is great. I am just confused that in a hobby full of creative minds people still think MDF looks bad when in reality all they need to do is... Y'know. Finish it Edit: Took me twice to get the tomb raider joke
@TheSuburbanScumbag
11 ай бұрын
Awesome work mate. I've found Matte varnish is a good sealant for MDF before painting it up.
@iandestroyerofworlds576
11 ай бұрын
Step one, heavy base coat. Step two, paint it with purpose. Ezpz. Git Gud. Problems? Skill issue. Lol jk. But honestly, if your terrain is painted. It already looks good imo. I painted a ruin set with a dark blue primer and drybrushed white on the top half of all of them and then drybrushed red on things that seemed interesting and windows and omg it was amazing everyone in my club liked it.
@jeramyewers572
11 ай бұрын
123 blocks. The best under valued tool there is.
@uwesca6263
11 ай бұрын
Noob question: why adding baking soda to your paint?
@JennyDecimal
11 ай бұрын
To lend the walls a concrete texture.
@castlecrusadercrafts2841
11 ай бұрын
interesting! v cool vid my guy, i can see you taking off :) good video, good lighting, good audio, good pacing, good content! check check check eager to see more :D
@OffbeatBuilds
11 ай бұрын
Thanks dude, very much appreciated.
@paulpatterson2991
11 ай бұрын
Bump
@justinmacrae7430
6 ай бұрын
Rad
@mrbanana69
8 ай бұрын
This is great. Nice and to the point and great advice
@Samsgamingnstuff
10 ай бұрын
This is good and all but laser cut kits don't look bad in the slightest, just use your imagination a bit and have fun :)
@Kharmazov
11 ай бұрын
So basically it's better to get a filament 3D printer and a card scraper.
@Allan_Lugia
6 ай бұрын
Basically jut trash terrain on a 150dollor building concept.
@thomasmann9727
11 ай бұрын
Don't Simply do not. Scratch Build them from the ground up and spice them up with warhammer terrain add plastitcard, like shown in the video but don't bother with MDF Bases use Platiccrad plates instead. You will become a more skilled hobbyist this way.
@finrodcarnesir
11 ай бұрын
Step 1: never buy MDF and just print terrain or buy from printer owners
@batingbunnies
11 ай бұрын
While yes majority of us do understand what drybrushing is and how it works, I wouldn't skip over it as you did in the video. This hobby is getting more and more popular and with that there are more new people. Drybrushing is definitely an important skill to learn that can help tremendously in this hobby. You never know who's watching and perhaps you could've introduced some one new to the technique. All around good video though
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