Tomb Raider Underwater Escape Diorama Tomb Raider is one of my favourite video games and this is based on many of her underwater scenes. I wanted to show her escaping the inevitable bad guys whilst swimming towards the next tomb… This uses rubber water which is great for encapsulation. I hit a couple of snags …
Starting Scenery: Wonderful Water I love modelling water but it seems to scare some people – I guess I have had my fair share of resin leaks so I am used to it. In the latest instalment of the Starting Scenery course, I look at many of the ways you can add water to your …
I made a Realistic River from Rubber + Glue One of my patrons is allergic to resin and asked if I knew anything they could use instead for a river scene. I had this Rubber Glass sat on the side for a future underwater project so decided to give it a go. Pouring an unknown …
Model an Ultra Realistic Ocean and Speed Boat This was supposed to be a quick diorama because I wanted to do a step by step on foil waves for the book I am writing. Instead it became a testbed for new techniques and products. The ClearFix glue is an excellent find and I have already …
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 …
Model a Realistic Rain Diorama I was looking for something a little different and wanted to do a night time scene in the lashing down rain. It’s a little daunting taking a perfectly good diorama and covering it in gloss varnish but the result is worth it! Inspiration The Final Result Materials The Amazon links …
Modellers often shy away from modelling water because it is considered to be too hard… It can also be really expensive if you have a large area to cover in resin. This week’s video shows a really cheap and easy way to model water using ingredients you probably already have in your house. The “Real” …
Great Model Railway Challenge Water Diorama At the end of one heat’s filming, they asked me to bring something to show off how water was done for the following week’s heat. I built 6 dioramas at 3 different stages of completion but in the end we only used the finished diorama. It was great …
How to Model Oil Slicks A while ago I was asked how to model an oil slick. After much experimenting, numerous different products and countless failures, I have finally found a method I am happy with! The trick to any oil slick is to capture that iridescent shine and that is much harder than it …
How to Model Waterfall Froth and Foam One vital bit of any waterfall is the froth and foam at the bottom. It can make or break a diorama or layout and this video shows you an easy way to produce great looking froth! I’ve used cotton wool in past dioramas and it can look good …