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Meandering Curiosity
Добавлен 12 сен 2013
Hello! I am a self-taught crafter and diorama maker who enjoys and is curious about many things. As my mind wanders, I get inspired by whatever my focus is on at that moment and can't help but want to try making something related to that topic. The videos here chronicle my crafts and give insight in to how everything was made. I hope you enjoy them :)
How to Make Burnt Wood Siding(Shou Sugi Ban) for Miniature Dioramas
An in depth video on how to replicate burn wood siding using any material.
See the associated crafting video: ruclips.net/video/xYDKjHcahiE/видео.html
See the associated crafting video: ruclips.net/video/xYDKjHcahiE/видео.html
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I Scratch Built a Burnt Wood Partial Dugout Diorama (Shou Sugi Ban)
Просмотров 88121 день назад
I scratch built a partial dugout, using burnt wood for the siding. In depth video on how to make burnt wood siding: ruclips.net/video/dhMVS9w-Taw/видео.html Chapters 00:00 - Intro and Framework 01:50 - Burnt Wood Siding 03:07 - Putting together house 06:12 - Starting the base 08:21 - Earthwork 10:00 - Fencing 11:52 - Greenery 12:47 - Results
Acadia National Park || I made a tiny Bass Harbor Headlight Altoid Tin Miniature Diorama
Просмотров 9222 месяца назад
I scratch built a mini diorama that fit inside an altoid tin of the Bass Harbor headlight in Acadia National Park Chapters 00:00 - Intro and Light House Sculpt 01:51 - Reinforcement and Painting 03:33 - Terrain 05:21 - Painting the Terrain 06:33 - TREES 08:14 - Final Details 09:05 - Results
I scratch built a Mimic animatronic for my D&D games
Просмотров 1393 месяца назад
I scratch built a Mimic animatronic for my D&D games
I made a 3D topographic globe for my homebrew fantasy world map!
Просмотров 242Год назад
I didn't feel like dealing with projections, so just took my homebrew maps and made a globe with them before I had to worry about it. Chapters 00:00 - Intro and Prep 01:15 - Drawing the Map 02:23 - Carving the Oceans 03:31 - Making Mountains out of Molehills 04:38 - Protective layering 05:53 - Painting 10:04 - Results
I scratch built a Flatwoods Monster diorama out of leftover supplies || Cryptid Crafts
Просмотров 411Год назад
I had some supplies left over and decided to make a diorama of the Flatwoods Monster. I tried something new this time and put a little story at the end for those who don't know it. Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:05 - Structure of the Monster 01:23 - Shaping and Bulking 02:37 - Texturing and Detailing 05:00 - Making a base 06:51 - Painting 08:19 - Meteor and Assembly 10:01 - Final Product and Story
I made a Four Season Tree Diorama depicting the change over time
Просмотров 470Год назад
I was in the mood to do something a bit more art related and this came to mind. Chapters 00:00 - Forming the Tree 01:11 - All Bark 01:49 - Painting 03:02 - Gotta stay grounded 04:13 - Applying season to the ground 05:48 - Applying season to the Tree 07:04 - Final Product
I scratch built GROND from Lord of the Rings out of Garbage!
Просмотров 12 тыс.2 года назад
I had need to break down some doors so I made GROND from Lord of the Rings out of some garbage I had lying around. GROND Chapters 00:00 - GROND 00:23 - The Wolf's Head 02:11 - Need some Body to Love 03:31 - Magic Hair Growth Formula 04:23 - Cultivating Arm Mass 06:28 - Installing Chain Hooks 06:53 - Forming a base 08:59 - Material Panelling 09:53 - Cross Beams 10:33 - Fire Dishes and spikes 12:...
I scratch built a Robot Beholder Christmas Ornament out of Garbage // D&D Crafts
Просмотров 3512 года назад
I was feeling festive and had some extra junk lying around so I turned a christmas ornament into a robotic beholder. Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:12 - Shaping the Base 00:53 - Eye Details 02:05 - Wire Arm Supports 02:35 - Dental Work 03:18 - Eye stalks 04:05 - Eye Stalk Eyes 04:43 - Painting 06:14 - Glamour Shots
I scratch built a miniature model of the Greenhouse from Stardew Valley for my D&D Games
Просмотров 4872 года назад
I made the Greenhouse from Stardew Valley for my D&D games Barn Video: ruclips.net/video/GJ0qVm3RnY4/видео.html Farm House Video: ruclips.net/video/a3hB48CT6hQ/видео.html Credit music from: gamechops.com/ Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:13 - Creating the Roof 01:43 - Making the Walls 03:19 - Outer Assembly 03:43 - Inner Layout 05:53 - Bits and Pieces 07:07 - Inner Assembly 08:38 - Combining everythin...
I scratch built a Goblin Mech out of Garbage for my D&D Games || D&D kitbashing
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.2 года назад
I had some spare garbage and wanted to give my goblins more of a fighting chance so I built them a mech. Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:7 - Garbage Base 01:00 - it can move!? 01:45 - Top Platform 02:23 - Right to bear arms 03:36 - Exhaust Vents 03:55 - Final Details 04:23 - Priming and Painting 04:57 - Exhaust Smoke 05:29 - Glamour Shots
I kitbashed a Star Wars Gundam Robot diorama out of old toys || Star Wars Crafting
Просмотров 3112 года назад
I found a pile of old star wars toys and couldn't help myself. Enjoy :) Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:12 - Constructing a Torso 01:28 - Don't skip arm and leg day 02:56 - Assembly 04:24 - Wires 04:37 - Priming and Painting 05:38 - Based 07:53 - Electronics and Final Assembly 08:58 - Glamour Shots
I made a miniature model of the Vecna/Creel House from scratch for my D&D games || Stranger Things
Просмотров 9642 года назад
I really enjoyed the recent season of Stranger Things so I decided to build the Creel House for my D&D games. This was quite a difficult build for me so it took a long time. Enjoy :) Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:12 - Investigative House Framing 01:00 - It's a brick... house 02:15 - All good houses need a deck 03:11 - Entry way and Front Door 04:41 - Siding 05:10 - Details and Windows 07:05 - Chimn...
I tried to make a clay sculpture of the Jersey Devil for a Diorama || Cryptid Crafts
Просмотров 1,9 тыс.2 года назад
I've always wanted to try some clay sculpting, so I started by trying to make the Jersey Devil. Sculpting is hard... Chapters 00:00 - Intro 00:10 - Sturdy Supports 00:34 - Cultivating Mass 01:19 - Detailing 03:31 - Spread your wings 04:44 - Painting 05:19 - Being to Diorama 06:08 - Making a tent 06:44 - Final Details 07:24 - Glamour Shots
I made a Majora's Mask Air Quality Sensor || Zelda Crafts
Просмотров 582 года назад
I was concerned about air quality by my workbench so I created an air quality sensor in the shape of Majora's Mask. The sensor itself is from an Arduino that drives lights behind the mask's eyes when it detects poor air quality. Ending Song obtained from: gamechops.com/ Chapters 00:00 - Foam Framework 01:08 - Eye see you 02:35 - Adding protective measures 04:00 - Detailing 06:06 - Painting 10:2...
I made Mumbo's Skull from Banjo-Kazooie for my D&D games || Banjo-Kazooie Crafting
Просмотров 1402 года назад
I made Mumbo's Skull from Banjo-Kazooie for my D&D games || Banjo-Kazooie Crafting
I made the Barn from Stardew Valley for my D&D games || Stardew Valley Crafts
Просмотров 3362 года назад
I made the Barn from Stardew Valley for my D&D games || Stardew Valley Crafts
(Voice-over re-release) I made a fully functional clock from Majora's Mask || Zelda Crafts
Просмотров 8532 года назад
(Voice-over re-release) I made a fully functional clock from Majora's Mask || Zelda Crafts
I made a Faux Wood chest from Zelda out of Foam || Zelda Crafts
Просмотров 2982 года назад
I made a Faux Wood chest from Zelda out of Foam || Zelda Crafts
I made a fully functional clock from Majora's Mask || Zelda Crafts
Просмотров 2,2 тыс.2 года назад
I made a fully functional clock from Majora's Mask || Zelda Crafts
I made the Farmhouse from Stardew Valley for my D&D games || Stardew Valley Crafts
Просмотров 2232 года назад
I made the Farmhouse from Stardew Valley for my D&D games || Stardew Valley Crafts
Map Making | I made a city map for my D&D games using GIMP
Просмотров 5742 года назад
Map Making | I made a city map for my D&D games using GIMP
Crafting | Museum from Animal Crossing for D&D
Просмотров 1592 года назад
Crafting | Museum from Animal Crossing for D&D
Painting | Swirling Galaxy Sound Panels
Просмотров 312 года назад
Painting | Swirling Galaxy Sound Panels
Crafting | Different Styles of Bushes/Hedges for D&D
Просмотров 3242 года назад
Crafting | Different Styles of Bushes/Hedges for D&D
Crafting | How to make flocking for crafts
Просмотров 682 года назад
Crafting | How to make flocking for crafts
Crafting | Animal Crossing Starting House for D&D
Просмотров 572 года назад
Crafting | Animal Crossing Starting House for D&D
Map Making | Regional Map Making with GIMP
Просмотров 962 года назад
Map Making | Regional Map Making with GIMP
Yeah, but the problem with this: it's pretty obvious to the players that the chest is a mimic.
@@BronyNumber4096 that's fair, hah. You just gave me an idea of reverse mimics. Things that look and move like monsters but are actually treasure chests. Probably made by some tricky old wizard, hah
Excellent work 👍👍
@@diyfireking thank you!
What kind of building is that? is it a Barn, a stable a house someone live in? For the latter, there are no windows, no sunlight coming in, no Ventilation, no exhaustopening for a indoor fireplace...
@@udorechner6846 good questions. I use this as a herbalists storage/growing facility in my homebrew, but it can be used for other things as well. Dugouts were used historically for quick cheap living spots. The area between wooden slats offered enough light and ventilation, but you are correct that they couldn't have a fire in this type of house.
Excellent work as always. Love seeing your projects!
@@Fonzie224 Thank you!
THIS is what I want to see when I type in architectural dioramas, beautiful work. You’ve earned my subscription for more work like this
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Superb, very impressive and inspiring work!
@@philRminiatures thank you! Glad you enjoyed it
Interesting choice of materials, simple steps and good result at the end, nice work. :)
Thank you! This was a fun one to put together :)
May I recommend for trees a shrinking machine, you can get much more detail, but don t shrink the animals, you will lose the in that huge metal box, awesome diorama, I still love making scale models
@@alexandrulaita2673 hah, brilliant. I should have thought of that earlier, maybe next time. Thank you :)
Good stuff, I like the tiny compactness of it lol. What did you bass the diorama off of? Do you have an image that you worked from?
@@Fonzie224 thank you ;) just googled the bass harbor headlight and bassed it from that. No specific image.
Very nice diorama, a good idea for making tiny trees.
@@peterschmitt2735 thank you :)
Long time no see!! I love that mouth opening/moving mechanism you created!!
@@azukibeanhobbies hah, thank you! I know it's supposed to be a monster but all I can think when I see it move is "nom nom nom"
Excellent stuff! Really liked how you used that little servo. When you have a chance, check out the TT Caernarfon board. It’s got an Infra Red remote input and 3x servo outputs and is WAY smaller, but compatible with an arduino board.
@@TerrainTronics oh, that would be very useful, I'll have to check those out. Thank you!
Great build. Really creative. I like how you did the teefs
@@CampaignTerrain thank you :) I will not admit how long I started at my garbage pile before it clicked, haha
That’s so cool!!!! Love how you created the mimic!!!! 😊😊😊
@@cerisekappes580 thank you :)
@@meanderingcuriosity you are welcome 🤗
Very cool! I like the idea of having creature minis that have their own kind of “idle-animation.” Do you think there’s a way to make the mimic easily interchangeable so the electronics/floor tiles can be reused with other minis?
@@MakerSleuth that would be so cool to be able to do. I'm sure people smarter than I could make things modular, but I may have to think about it anywau because it's such a cool idea.
Where did you get the paper textures from?
There's a few options. It's been a while but I think I just googled this one with something like "Old Parchment". Art sites are another option for the better quality ones, but they charge sometimes.
Good work!
Thank you :)
What kind of brand of paint do you use
For these bigger projects I just use some basic craft store paints, like folkart or craftsmart. I've got some fancy Vallejo paints I save for my minis or anything that is highly detailed.
What paints you used
I have been wanting to build something like this! So cool
Thank you! It was a fun build, have been debating upgrading it now that I know a bit more what I'm doing.
@@meanderingcuriosity if you do I would love to see it
Quick question: do you do commissions?
I honestly have never considered it. I'm not sure I feel the quality of what I make is good enough to charge for the amount of time it takes me to build, if that makes sense. What are you looking for? I could give it some thought if you truly are interested.
im making a sort of world myself, and im writing books and making maps and i want to get a better visual of the whole world.
That's awesome! Let me know how it goes or if you have any questions about what I did.
in fact idk if i will make the world round- i might make it something else- like tolkiens world is flat... ok it isnt flat its just different-
@@meanderingcuriosity respond to my other comment... also maybe make a bigger globe made out of wood, i was looking for something like that i can do... instead i came across this video, although creative its not really what i wanted
@@Maliniasredmask that sounds good too! Always cool to see the different approaches. I am working on some other methods, but it is all for gloves, though it would work on a flat world too
@@meanderingcuriosity i dont like the idea of a flat world more of a unique world different from all the other things depicted... i was thinking a world that is a malgamation of shapes and forms... not just flat... or round, or cylinder- OR PYRIMID! idk just more than one shape
Exactly what I needed for when I'm creating my first tiles this weekend. Thank you
Glad it was helpful :) Let me know if you have any questions
That’s awesome! Do you have a name for this fantasy world?
Thanks! Not yet unfortunatly, I'm really bad at coming up with names, hah, so I keep going back and forth. Any suggestions? I've only got names for some of the towns and kingdoms.
I’m horrible with names as well hahaha. I only got Terra and Gaia, names stolen from Final Fantasy and Roman/Greek mythology. Maybe there’s a another pantheon or language to steal from xD What sort of language/roots are some of the towns and kingdoms from? Maybe you can use that as a source of inspiration!
@@azukibeanhobbies that's a good point, thanks! I suppose different regions will have a different name for the world
Great idea. Very cool
Thank you!
Looks great 😊
Thanks Cerise!
@@meanderingcuriosity you are welcome
Looken good. You had your whole world in your hands.
Thanks Iscog! The whole wide world
Really cool man! Not seen anything like this before
Thank you J Macc! I'm really happy with how it turned out
*Cue Jeff Bridges “box of scraps” scene from Iron Man 1
Hah, can't say my workspace doesn't remind me of a cave sometimes
Love how you added the story at the end. Also wanted to say, I can only see the red head in the thumbnail. Being unfamiliar with the story, I had no idea what you were making until the very end when you told the story. I ended up googling the monster and it said it was probably the shadow of an owl on a tree. I kept thinking of that with the moving shadow at the end xD
Thanks! Good to know! Didn't realize it was that dark. Yeah, hah, the explanation for these stories is also almost as interesting as the story itself.
Cool lore. I like the build.
Thanks Iscog! Glad you liked it
Looks good. What materials, paints and wash mix are you using?
Thanks! The tiles are cut from XPS foam. The paints are just some basic acrylic paint from the craft store that i mix with some water or floor cleaner to make a wash.
Can you please tell me what the diameter of the magnets is??
Gladly, the magnets I used are 3mm in diameter.
@@meanderingcuriosity Good, that means I ordered the good ones.. :D Thank you very much!
@@Damianhovno great! My pleasure, Happy crafting!
if it could do the bell toll so you could predict the end of the world before it happens, that would be AMAZING
Hah, that would be convinient. Haven't quite figured out that technology yet though.
@@meanderingcuriosity well, i think tis more likely for that technology to exist than the moon actually crashing into earth
@@friendgaigthemostepicguest that's fair, hah. Especially since it's trying to escape as it is.
@@meanderingcuriosity imagine trying to escape death truly one of the most logic moment of all time
Great idea for a diorama. Clever way to make the tree too. 👍👍
Thank you! I'm really happy with how it turned out also :)
So well done!
Thanks! Glad you like it :)
This is a criminally underrated video. Is that sawdust that you're using? Have you tried this with sand?
Thanks! That is sawdust, I just asked around locally and tons of folks had some to spare. I haven't tried it with sand, but I could see it working. The grains may be a bit larger than the sifted sawdust though.
I don’t know how this isn’t more popular but I love it! I think it turned out really nice
Thanks! I'm glad you like it :) it was fun to make
It's crazy how that first base paint transforms it so much!
it really is! I always have to remind myself that things will look better once its painted, hah.
Well done!
Thanks!
One of the most epically brutal quotes in LOTR is inscribed on the metal plating covering Grond: "No wall between, No power against, No endurance of souls. Grond! The will of Mordor"
Such a good quote!
Ohhh I’ve been wanting to make a tree diorama since early last year, but I still haven’t got to it yet! I’m gonna have to watch this a few times (with lots of rewinding) as reference when I get to making it xD What’s do you use in the tube for the bark? I’ve been thinking of using air dry clay and then scoring it with a sculpting tool or something. And I kinda miss your voice hahaha
Thanks! Hah, yeah, didn't have it in me this time to do a voice over. The tube is caulking, might just be called sealant in other countries. You should give it a go! I'd be curious to see it. I've seen people use air dry clay too and it works well also.
Do you see the rules of branch sizes? The total sum of all branch areas stays the same throughout the tree (numbers of wires). That way it looks natural.
The wire approach really helps with that, even if it takes forever.
Realyl cool idea man love it
Thank you! It is something I want to try again at some point and see if I can improve on it
Nice. Liken the way the tree turned out.
Thanks! Glad you liked it 😀
What clock mechanism did you buy? This is definitely on my to-make list
Glad you liked it! I just bought a generic one on Etsy. I can try to dig up the link if you email me
Brilliantly done and great final product. I hope you get to also make some trashbashed trolls and beasts from Rhun to help pull it along!
Thanks! that does sound like fun! good idea!
Damn man that is fking incredible I need one haha
Hah, thanks! Glad you like it!
Great build!
Thank you! :)
That's a fantastic build, I loved seeing it come together. If the fur was a bit too much of a hassle as individual triangles, you could always treat it like roof tiles and keep it as overlapping toothed strips
Thanks! I appreciate it. Glad you liked it. That is a good idea! I just got some zigzag scissors that would have been helpful for this