I Built a Spaceship in 3 Easy Steps I am a huge fan of Ben at 2nd Dynasty’s work so I jumped at the chance to 3D print and build this spaceship – the Alpha Shuttle MkIV – even though I was on holiday. It’s been such a fun build and I really enjoyed how …
The End of an era – Ripping out my New Haven layout After 13 years, I am ripping out my New Haven Model Railroad layout. It’s been quite a journey from the decision to the bin but there is so much more to come. I am often asked how my New Haven railroad is coming …
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The Ultimate Dagobah Swamp Diorama I love the idea of swamps, dank, dismal and unknown creatures lurking just below the surface. It’s no surprise that I have wanted to model this Dagobah Swamp scene for years. I was first inspired by FichtenFoo’s Dagobah diorama (http://fichtenfoo.net/blog/tag/dagobah-diorama/) This is a summary video of the Dagobah Swamp Build …
The Ultimate Rain Scene – Jurassic Park – NO PHOTOSHOP! A couple of years’ ago I did a rainy downtown block but I struggled to add the rain except in photoshop. I got a few rude comments about that! I was determined to create a diorama with rain and record it all in camera with …
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Star Wars Beggars’ Canyon – Can you 3D print a whole Diorama? Never mind whether you were a fan of the Book of Boba Fett before or after Mando made an appearance, his test flight through Beggars’ Canyon brought back loads of iconic memories. I wanted to see if I could 3D print an entire …
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How to Paint Marble Effects | Gundam | Warhammer Something a little different – I have been doing experiments on a marble effect candy colour for an upcoming diorama and thought I would show the results. My favourites are many coats to achieve but are perfect for a highlight area or something completely different. I …
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Make your own Floating Death Star This has had so many iterations from a 2nd Dynasty ship (the legs got in the way) to eventually the death star. I even fully printed and painted a pokeball by Jetto Hobby but that was just too heavy on one side to float. It is fun and I …
Model a Realistic Jungle Waterfall using UV Resin and Snow I show you how to model a realistic jungle waterfall with UV resin, polyfibre and snow! No waterfall would be complete without Lara Croft, the Tomb Raider, hanging from a branch, waiting to plunge to her doom below… The vegetation was generously supplied by Fabio …
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How to Add Awesome Fog to your Models + Build Your Own Fog Machine I try to model dioramas with atmosphere and fog or haze is a perfect way to show them off. You can do it afterwards in Photoshop but it is just as easy to add fog into the models themselves. Parts List …
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Pirates of the Caribbean diorama This is loosely based on the rum island from pirates of the Caribbean. Imagine the scene – the plucky female pirate is using a treasure map she has found to dig for buried treasure but it is badly water stained so she is not having much luck. As she pores …