Building a Miniature lighthouse from trash and clay

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  • Опубликовано: 22 окт 2024

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  • @52Miniatures
    @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад +6

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  • @imyselfish
    @imyselfish 5 месяцев назад +24

    Was expecting that LED to light up during the final reveal.

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад +12

      It was, unfortunately not visible because of video production efforts - filming in slow-motion requires a lot of light, enough to wash out the low glow from the led.

  • @jamfjord
    @jamfjord 5 месяцев назад +6

    Very lovely lighthouse, the architecture style reminds me of lighthouses around the Baltic Sea.
    Also, for anyone's future reference, there are lighthouse LED modules and kits that mimic the light flashes of many automatic lighthouses.

    • @jamfjord
      @jamfjord 5 месяцев назад

      Also, your music is always appreciated 👍

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад +1

      That’s cool, thank you the tip

  • @abbazabba58
    @abbazabba58 5 месяцев назад +10

    Wiping away the unneeded mortar from your brickwork was incredibly satisfying. Another great video, thank you Alex.

  • @jonnil1997
    @jonnil1997 5 месяцев назад +1

    Beautiful drone shots in that ad

  • @morridin8
    @morridin8 Месяц назад

    This is great. Also the weathering techniques, much appreciated.

  • @Kolyarut
    @Kolyarut 5 месяцев назад +3

    A lighthouse like this, surrounded by marshland, with no coast in sight, would be a great little self-contained narrative piece for A War Transformed, the WW1 Doggerland game!

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад +2

      It’s going to go on my 6x4 foot table that I’m building for A War Transformed (there is a playlist)

  • @alfaalle
    @alfaalle 5 месяцев назад +2

    Loved the video and build! Had not thought about using airdrying clay in that way with white glue. 😁

  • @SweenyMarc
    @SweenyMarc 5 месяцев назад +2

    Looks great. Low effort for high impact.
    A couple of barrels or crates, or an upturned row boat on one side of the privy might make it look less tacked on, by breaking up the boxy silhouette a bit. I'd be tempted to add a bird's nest or trailing plants in the cannon hole too!

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад +2

      All good tips! I appreciate it

  • @crush3095
    @crush3095 5 месяцев назад

    this is REALLY REALLY beautiful

  • @martynjones3978
    @martynjones3978 5 месяцев назад

    That would fit nicely in “A War Transformed” 🤔
    Excellent work there as always!! Amazing to watch you bring things to life 😊

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад +2

      Yes, it’s going on the table I’m building for A War Transformed (there is a playlist)

  • @ellesse3862
    @ellesse3862 5 месяцев назад

    Thats an attractive piece of terrain, I like the run down appearance, streaks of grime, flaking paint, and moss. Look forward to more mini builds of this nature, very enjoyable to watch and inspiring.

  • @Barry-Sweaty
    @Barry-Sweaty 5 месяцев назад +3

    Hey! Thanks for being awesome 😎 I appreciate you and all you do!

  • @MarcinEstkowski
    @MarcinEstkowski 5 месяцев назад

    Fun and effective weathering.

  • @klug5916
    @klug5916 5 месяцев назад

    Very good idea. Thank you for the tips about the crackling paste, I will probably try it for a future project.

  • @nguy0699
    @nguy0699 5 месяцев назад

    Beautiful video, Alex! One of my favorites of recent note. Joy, thoughtfulness, gorgeous cinematography. You at your best. Would love to see a whole film made by you some day!

  • @Gokou3036
    @Gokou3036 4 месяца назад +1

    Love the fantasy TV gimmick

  • @jurriaandejongh8677
    @jurriaandejongh8677 5 месяцев назад

    Great work. Lots of little tips in here.

  • @PeachyPixel28
    @PeachyPixel28 5 месяцев назад

    oh wow that moss is amazing. im definitely trying that out!

  • @myzri3557
    @myzri3557 5 месяцев назад

    Looks great.

  • @markgnepper5636
    @markgnepper5636 5 месяцев назад

    I love all 52 Miniture videos. Thanks for sharing your journey 👏👍🤙

  • @victorrivera022
    @victorrivera022 5 месяцев назад

    Beautifully done, Alex!!
    Thank you for the detailed steps. Simple yet very effective.

  • @WulvenKraft
    @WulvenKraft 5 месяцев назад +1

    I do like the Filler mortar trick, I recently figured that out myself too & now I can't stop using it 🤣

  • @TheSmugglersRoom
    @TheSmugglersRoom 5 месяцев назад

    So love your content sir. I've been watching since you started and I'm so thrilled to see your channel grow. Thanks for sharing all your work!

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад

      I appreciate that! Thank you S

  • @michaelstrange2285
    @michaelstrange2285 5 месяцев назад

    Pretty sweet approach, especially using the clay's natural cracking properties!

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад

      Thanks Michael. Building beat up things is a great.

  • @markfrommontana
    @markfrommontana 5 месяцев назад

    What a welcome trip after a long day in the car. So well done. Really appreciate your wit. Still smiling. 😊

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад

      I’m glad to hear you’ve been out and about!

  • @isisnmagic1812
    @isisnmagic1812 5 месяцев назад

    Awesome vide, thanks for the journey and helpful tips .

  • @G_Threepwood
    @G_Threepwood 5 месяцев назад

    Looks great, very atmospheric

  • @billcurran7210
    @billcurran7210 5 месяцев назад

    This looks incredible for such a simple process! I love these videos with common materials that everyone in the hobby can use.

  • @erikbraun473
    @erikbraun473 5 месяцев назад

    Very cool terrain build! Can't wait to see it in all its glory on the board!

  • @saltfreegamer
    @saltfreegamer 5 месяцев назад

    Cool idea using the clay's drying properties to your advantage. Great project too, definitely has that weird war vibe.

  • @jaggedflo
    @jaggedflo 5 месяцев назад

    The painting really elevated the build, nice job ! (and as always top tier editing/narrating ! )

  • @NewSquallor
    @NewSquallor 5 месяцев назад +1

    This looks great and not as brain breaking as Leif's (Dev&Dice) brick work that would surely damn a lesser soul. 😁

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад

      Thanks as always! And I know, I truly admire Leif for his patients with the foam bricks.

  • @jamiem9490
    @jamiem9490 5 месяцев назад +3

    Ironically the real world learning I was doing (and happy to be distracted from) when I saw the notification for this pop up related to mortar types for lighthouses...(Add some crushed blue lias limestone to the mix for added hydraulic properties -I'm v much in demand at parties) Nice to see a variety of hobby scenery making techniques on display. I found das clay can warp a bit while drying but it looks like you got this variant to work for you. Into the AM do plaid, you say? Well if there's one person whose opinion I trust re tasteful tones of plaid it's yours

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад +1

      I was surprised myself. They have shirts now? Great stuff

  • @stelstorm5157
    @stelstorm5157 5 месяцев назад

    You did it again. Presented your imagination in an informative entertaining manner with some humor. Another “Hobby Home Run” and the crowd goes wild!

  • @robertoumpierrez1565
    @robertoumpierrez1565 5 месяцев назад

    This is perfect for reusing a bottle that I was saving for something like this, thank you Alex

  • @rolandbazz5949
    @rolandbazz5949 5 месяцев назад

    You are amazing and a real inspiration, thank you very much for your video !!!

  • @TobiasAasvang
    @TobiasAasvang 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you for that Alex. That was more or less all I could wish for in a new video. Hope for more like this - or something else - in the future.

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад

      Glad you enjoyed it Tobias

  • @Biscbob
    @Biscbob 3 месяца назад

    Brilliant video!!

  • @marsgarage8217
    @marsgarage8217 5 месяцев назад

    Beautiful work Alex.

  • @Grabacr
    @Grabacr 5 месяцев назад

    Well done, Alex!

  • @mevl4822
    @mevl4822 5 месяцев назад

    Great video, your are a great artist. Please always cut away from yourself. Dont dip a baby in streaking grime is the only rule in my fight club.

  • @carlosbeee9825
    @carlosbeee9825 5 месяцев назад

    Today I wore exactly the same saucer pan UFO tshirt that you are wearing in the video 😊

  • @JonSteitzer
    @JonSteitzer 5 месяцев назад

    Go go Alex!

  • @stewartmcdonnell1576
    @stewartmcdonnell1576 5 месяцев назад

    love your terrain videos fab work👍

  • @thejesusaurus6573
    @thejesusaurus6573 5 месяцев назад

    Hey Alex! something about this video just really spoke my language! Thanks.

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад

      Great to hear it, hope you are well J

  • @thatotherguy7596
    @thatotherguy7596 5 месяцев назад

    It looks great Alex. I hope to see more of your game board soon. 👍

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад

      More to come! Thanks as always

  • @hagdig4591
    @hagdig4591 5 месяцев назад

    I love this so much, bringing in the vibes from the bot bash. It's good to see you challenge yourself by doing something less challenging.

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад

      It is indeed a bit of my new focus. Challenging myself to simpler things. Thanks H

  • @negotiableaffections
    @negotiableaffections 5 месяцев назад

    Alex, I really love how simplicity led to complexity on this built. An easy guide to the intimidated to inspire the maker in them. BTW I did tell my mom about the build and she hated it, but, she's been dead 30 odd years now, so i suppose you're alright . . .

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад +1

      Hah! I’d been a bit worried if she told you she liked it

  • @SlainBlackguard
    @SlainBlackguard 5 месяцев назад +1

    Ok, so the flickering LED is actually brilliant. Maybe it went unnoticed or maybe it was a deliberate attempt to get engagement. Either way, it was pretty moody and I liked it!

    • @jamfjord
      @jamfjord 5 месяцев назад

      👆 this 👍

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад

      It’s a bit of misswired bunker electricity.. or at least the misswired bunker electricity setting on my led lamp

  • @micklangan7544
    @micklangan7544 5 месяцев назад

    Excellent Video Alex, full of inspiration. Thank you

  • @cerisekappes580
    @cerisekappes580 5 месяцев назад

    Looks awesome 😊
    Love the accessibility of this project 😊😊😊

  • @Nooneslama
    @Nooneslama 5 месяцев назад

    Still enjoy the basement ambience

  • @batjutsu
    @batjutsu 5 месяцев назад

    Wonderful. I have been thinking about making a lighthouse. Thanks for the video 🤩

  • @garyjenson1326
    @garyjenson1326 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you Alex.

  • @bluefangs867
    @bluefangs867 5 месяцев назад +1

    My like was nr. 69, and I am pleased : ) (also pleased with a new 52 miniature video ofc! )

  • @jamesb.7859
    @jamesb.7859 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you

  • @ricardosimoes2507
    @ricardosimoes2507 5 месяцев назад

    Amazing build and amazing video!

  • @AlexanderEmpyre
    @AlexanderEmpyre 5 месяцев назад

    Your videos are now my "stop everything and grab a snack when the come out" videos

  • @MrRoyalfalconer
    @MrRoyalfalconer 5 месяцев назад

    Bonza mate, great vid. Have been thinking on a build inspired by a horror film with a lighthouse being attacked each night by creatures from the deep. Also keep the jokes coming, you’ve got a good sense of humour… even if it’s only a sense of it😂

  • @Starstrykerx
    @Starstrykerx 5 месяцев назад

    Another great video as always Alex!

  • @thorikstoneshield3716
    @thorikstoneshield3716 5 месяцев назад

    Hi Alex, finally Nice Alex is back, making us all happy with a new project, very interesting job, sometimes I think that when we, mini painters and diorama makers, look at things, we see something that people around us can't. I'm thinking of doing something like a sewer, do you think that the GSW rolls would work as well?

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад

      Nice Alex is back! Let’s hope he stays around. A long time back I did some houses (there is a video somewhere) I rolled GSW pins in Das clay and used that for exterior walls. I remember it being a bit more messy with rollers, having to use a lot of water to not get them to stick. Some other lubricant might be better.

  • @kasparbaktat964
    @kasparbaktat964 5 месяцев назад

    Amazing terrain piece 😀

  • @zramirez5471
    @zramirez5471 5 месяцев назад

    Omg Alex, you're starting to transition from "inspiration" to "reason I have 3 ongoing army projects, a half-finished plane, and a space ship with wires hanging out of it"... XD

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад

      And maybe a lightouse? 😅

  • @Veqtor
    @Veqtor 5 месяцев назад

    This made me think of the lighthouse in Annihilation, the book is great, the movie to but it's a bit different, also you should try newsh from pro acryl, would love to see what you can come up with using it

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад

      I’ll see whenever it shows up at my game store. ProAcryl is not really readily available here in Sweden.

    • @Veqtor
      @Veqtor 5 месяцев назад

      @@52Miniatures alphaspel har den i lager just nu, i butiken till och med!

  • @joek600
    @joek600 5 месяцев назад +1

    Ajax is our standard window cleaner in Greece to the point where we call them all ‘Ajax’’ even if they are other brands 😂

  • @stompie51
    @stompie51 5 месяцев назад

    Great stuff. Thanks. Can’t remember what game you were going to use this for?

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад

      It’s for “A War Transformed”

  • @patinapot
    @patinapot 5 месяцев назад +4

    Yey, new video! I never clicked so fast 🤓

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад

      Hope you enjoyed it!

    • @patinapot
      @patinapot 5 месяцев назад

      @@52Miniatures Sure, I always do! 😊

  • @iain.sm.c
    @iain.sm.c 5 месяцев назад

    12:19 Well, there goes this weeks baptism plans.

  • @GirlPainting
    @GirlPainting 5 месяцев назад

    Greetings from your German viewer o/

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад

      Hello there German viewer 👋

  • @Griffonbait
    @Griffonbait 5 месяцев назад

    @4:55
    My lawnmower is currently being held in contempt, in my shed.
    For years now, the lawnmower has refused to apologise for its blatant disregard of being a petrol-based model. I know it wants to come out and play. I remember fondly of the clean lines I violently provoked in the grass.
    Oh bummer, now I am reminiscing of the smell of carbon monoxide, wafting from beneath me as I shred yet another over-population of daisies 🌼within the local quarter acre community.
    Maybe the lawnmower has learned its lesson. Maybe, just maybe, even though it hasn't said sorry, patient silence is its way of apologising, showing it understands its error of judgement.
    I really liked your info on cracking vs drying time.
    Great video, thanks!
    👍

  • @SgtMaj22
    @SgtMaj22 5 месяцев назад

    All hail the You Tube algorithm gods. And the lighthouse keepers.

  • @anders103
    @anders103 5 месяцев назад

    Also, what spray primer did you use? Great video as always!

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад

      This was a Citadel primer, unnecessary expensive but I already had it

  • @_oidaki_
    @_oidaki_ 5 месяцев назад

    Very cool, need to buy some clay. Cutting brick texture into foam is a bit of a nightmare

  • @anders103
    @anders103 5 месяцев назад

    Where do you get a hold of foamcore in Sweden? All the terrain builders on YT uses it but I have never figured out what it's called in Swedish and if it is available somewhere like Byggmax or if you have to import it

    • @jonnil1997
      @jonnil1997 5 месяцев назад

      Det brukar kallas kapaskiva, kapaplattor, polostyrenskum, eller cellplastkartong, många namn. Min lokala Lyreco säljer det i stora sheets, min lokala Panduro brukade sälja dem men slutade, men det hitta online annars.

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад +2

      Yes 👍 like jonnil said, look for kapaskiva. If you have a local “advertising” / signmaker they probably have some and you can ask if they want to sell you a sheet

  • @AndersRamm
    @AndersRamm 5 месяцев назад

    10:35 for a sec I thought it was a PlayStation 1😄

  • @reddogterrain
    @reddogterrain 5 месяцев назад

    The lawnmower comment seems like it was aimed directly at me.
    Great build.

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад +1

      Yes it was 😂

    • @reddogterrain
      @reddogterrain 5 месяцев назад

      @@52Miniatures well I will get right on that, boss.

  • @Geistermoor
    @Geistermoor 5 месяцев назад

    The poor cat... I hope it didn't need one of its 9 or 7 lifes (germans are cheap, I guess) to get to the end of this project.
    I really enjoy the look of the lighthouse and I will use some of those techniques for sure... as soon as I have the courage or time to work on some terrain.

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад

      Terrain is great fun when one needs a bit of a break from miniatures!

  • @wanna877
    @wanna877 5 месяцев назад +1

    Please tell me you werent actually soldering holding the electronics in your hands.... I recommend one of those magnifiying glasses with helping hands, to minimize the risk of burning yourself. Those burns are INCREADIBLY painful.

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад

      Very painful! I can confirm

  • @stuff6218
    @stuff6218 5 месяцев назад

    AlexMakingStuff

  • @Reformedhillbilly369
    @Reformedhillbilly369 5 месяцев назад +2

    This was brilliant. My wife likes to make little dioramas and faery gardens. So when I show her this, she is going to flip.

  • @Icharus18
    @Icharus18 5 месяцев назад

    Man why did you have to bring the lawnmower into this?😢

  • @Lazaride
    @Lazaride 4 месяца назад

    This is so sub par from what you can do. The before and after are almost the same minus brand letters. Do better... oh yeah this and the next vid.. you are not a good terrrain guy!

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  4 месяца назад

      Just as a personal remark. Content on RUclips is free and hobby content on our scale is very much created not for monetary gain. Creators put a lot of work and effort into creating free content for people like you. There is a lot of it out there too. When you put a lot of work into something, it feels rather crap when someone says, “you suck”. You are definitely entitled to your opinion opinion but instead of crapping on a hard working creators day - go somewhere else if you don’t like it. Find a creator you like instead and support them. I think most creators would appreciate this approach

    • @Lazaride
      @Lazaride 4 месяца назад

      @@52Miniatures no one mentioned money, and it was not meant to be personal. It was constructive criticism to help your channel. Which I enjoy quite a bit. Thank you for all of your content even if peeps like me complain sometimes.

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  4 месяца назад

      @@Lazaride I have a hard time interpreting "you are not a good terrain guy!" as something other than personal. And saying that the before and after is almost the same minus the brand letters is not very constructive. I'm glad to hear you like the channel. A great way to help the channel is letting me know what you would like to see. Sometimes I really like doing videos that might inspire folk new to the hobby, like showing how simple it can be to build a lighthouse. If you would like to instead see something more complex on the other hand then I'm sure something will appear along the road ahead.

  • @Venerablewolf
    @Venerablewolf 5 месяцев назад

    eh. kinda disappointing in the end

    • @52Miniatures
      @52Miniatures  5 месяцев назад

      Life is disappointing some times