Thank you! I’m really pleased to hear that you’re so invested! Great to hear from you.

I love it when people tell me these videos are relaxing! Thanks so much! It's a pretty long playlist by now - and there's a lot more still to come. I hope I'll be featuring in your background entertainment for a long time! Thanks for (sort of) watching!

Thank you so much! Lovely to hear from you!

Thank you! It’s been a journey so far!

Thanks Ellie! I like all the sneaky little bits and pieces too - but I worry what that says about my personality!

@ColonelOTruthMiniatureIssues 🤣 I think it says you have incredible imagination and the skills to make it happen. I've never seen a diorama that keeps on telling a story with twists and turns that make it seem like a real place. It's just marvellous!

Thank you so much! I’ll try to keep you entertained!

Thanks! It's a bit of a fiddly challenge at times! Yes - cropping the buildings works well, I feel, for creating the impression that the city continues on. They might be a bit of a challenge if I ever decide to expand Undercrag City - but I'll deal with it somehow!

Thank you so much! Don't worry - Undercrag City still has a long way to go, and I'm already planning my next project. I hope to keep you entertained for a long time!

You are very welcome indeed! Thank you again!

Wonderful! Welcome to Undercrag City! I hope you’ll find plenty of interest.

Wow! That's a cool concept! And thanks! Always nice to hear from you!

Thank you so much! I'm having great fun coming up with ideas for the next stages - it's quite a journey!

@@ColonelOTruthMiniatureIssues you are welcome 🤗 I have a feeling it’s gonna be amazing! 😻

And thank you too!

Thank you!

I was just painting some 3d printed trees. To paint the mossy sections of the trees I was inspired by your usage of inks, something I have not really used a lot. I dug a bottle of green ink I have had for decades and like the results. Thanks for the tip! What brand inks are you using?

We all make mistakes, don't we? I like to leave some of mine in these videos, as I feel they might be helpful in a 'what-not-to-do' context! Upwards and outwards very soon!

Cool! I use Magicolour inks and FW by Daler Rowney. Both ranges seem to be available from artists' suppliers in most countries.

@@ColonelOTruthMiniatureIssues Thank you, I will look for them.

You’re welcome! Happy hunting!

Yes, let's!

You're welcome! And thanks to you too!

Thank you so much! Comments like this mean a lot to me. Yes - I think a lot about the people of Undercrag - their culture and beliefs; whether there is a caste system dictating who gets to live in the outside world and who lives in the caves; who is in charge and where they live; what races live there as well as humans, and how it all came to be. I haven't seen any ranges of miniature civilians that do justice to my impressions of these people, and I agree with you - I don't think they are necessary. But perhaps if I ever publish anything on paper, they may come to life a little more. Thanks for following! More very soon!

Thanks! It's great to hear that people are following this series. Yes - I will be building upwards and outwards, so that the city expands into a kind of roof, hanging out over its own streets far below. I'm not sure about adding trees. The thought has occured a few times, but I'll just wait and see. If a section of the city might benefit from a bit of vegetation, I'll put them in.

Hi Mike. Great questions! No - I am not an actual Colonel, and have never served in the military! I have always loved fantasy art, and I can think of many artists who really inspired me over the years. Their fantastic landscapes in particular always sparked my imagination - the stranger the better! But it struck me that when it came to fantasy miniatures for tabletop wargaming (including my own previous attempts) most usually leaned towards the more realistic 'history-inspired' side of things, or at the very least implied that their architects were not completely bonkers! I wanted to do something more magical than that. This is fantasy, after all. Why not get a bit ridiculous? I knew I wanted to make a roughly medieval walled city of sorts for miniature siege warfare games, but I didn't just want a few scattered buildings, a bit of wall and a few towers, arranged on a flat board. I also really wanted an aqueduct, so some sort of hill or cliff-face was needed. The idea for the general shape of Undercrag City (which will evolve over time - keep watching!) came to me when I was doodling in a notebook, bored at work. It stuck in my head and wouldn't leave me alone, so I decided to go for it. From that point, I just got a bit carried away - and I still haven't got to the really fun parts! Does that answer your question? I hope you'll stick around and watch the rest of this build - even I don't know what's going to happen!

@@ColonelOTruthMiniatureIssues that does answer my questions. As someone that loves creating I always find it so interesting to see what inspires others. I have been in the same situation where an idea just won't leave. I am invested in your project and I will be watching every video you put out. Thank you for the work that you are doing!

We can be our own worst enemies, can't we?! The number of projects I ended up buried in because a good idea got stuck in my head..! Thanks so much for your kind words - comments and interaction like this make everything so much easier and more rewarding!

Thanks! Great to have you along for the ride. The LEDs are absolutely entombed forever! They are wired to a series of batteries and switches, So I only turn them on from time to time. Asw such, they should last years - but if they die, so be it. They're nice to have but the city itself is its own reward!

@@ColonelOTruthMiniatureIssues Ah well, such is the fate of an organically built city. I'm sure with some effort you could maybe carve out the bottom of the diorama and fish them out again, since the structure may be sound enough after building it up after so long. Might be more trouble then its worth though.

I love your enthusiasm, but no… it’s definitely impossible without terrible destruction!

Thanks for getting in touch. Not sure what you mean here - I've rechecked the video and it looks fine to me. But if you mean the colours I use in the model, they are deliberately done that way.