I often get asked about my layout, track plan etc so here are the key facts: The layout is based on the New Haven but not one specific location in New England I am still not set on an era and may have 3 main dates. My problem is wanting steam and diesel plus I …
Mini Spacemen – Desert Diorama This is the second of my mini spacemen dioramas. This one is a desolate planet diorama. I wanted to show how small the spaceman was compared to the cracked earth, alien skull and giant vulture. This is the first time I have used Golden Crackle Paste and it came out …
Tatooine Diorama I printed and painted the Mandalorian and now it was time to build a diorama to put him on. This Mandalorian tatooine diorama is over 3′ long and fits on the top shelf of some new bookcases I have for displaying my dioramas. I wanted to incorporate the speeder bike design from Gambody …
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Making a Winter Wonderland I love modelling winter dioramas – they’re so easy and fun to do! When Noch approached me to make 4 short videos for their advent calendar series, I snapped at the chance – this is the complete video in one go. Snow is easily modelled with a variety of different powders …
The Mandalorian I love the Mandalorian series and I wanted my own! Full size was a bit beyond me so I 3D printed then painted an 1/8 scale figure which is about 9″ high. This was so much fun to do – even the sanding was therapeutic. It often feels that my job (which this …
Mini Spacemen – Pot of Gold I fell in love with these mini spacemen when I saw them on Instagram on Roman Lappart’s page. At just 15mm high, they are part of the Massive Voodoo Challenge 2020. You just need to create a diorama with a mini spaceman on it. The spacemen are resin casts …
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Starting Scenery: Realistic Roads Realistic roads are such an important part of all of our scenery; they tie buildings, towns and cities together and give us more little vignettes to model. There are so many ways to model them and I have already covered many options in videos. Because I’ve already covered so many topics, …
Starting Scenery: Backdrops Backdrops make such a difference by cutting out clutter and expanding the scene beyond the few square inches that are modelled. Materials The Amazon links are all items I have either bought or bought something similar for myself. Clicking on any links to Amazon will give me a small affiliate income which …
The Tomb of Glowing Lava This has been one of the most fun dioramas I have ever built with glowing lava, a plucky heroine and some great new techniques. You can get a free painting guide to glowing lava here. I’ve listed the materials then a quick step by step. Please check out my collaborators …
Memories of the Lake District When Noch approached me about doing a sponsored video using their new Grasmaster 3.0, I immediately thought of one of the grassiest places I knew – the Lake District. There are so many types of grass and reeds as well as other vegetation. I looked through my holiday snaps and …
Ultra Realistic Grass Diorama – Memories of the Lake District Read More »
Starting Scenery: Grass Grass is everywhere, in fact it covers 20% of the planet, so it’s not a surprise that we need to model it so often! It is surprisingly easy compared to other vegetation as we have the perfect material for it – static grass. Materials The Amazon links are all items I have …