I was thinking ton the same lines. ... it's the 4th anniversary since "The Event" and when we lost Алексе́й (Alexei). "I still visit his final resting place in honour of our fallen comrade."
The bit where you discovered that the resin had flooded the entire surface, and then just launched right back into how to create terrain without skipping a beat was absolutely hilarious. Love the finished look!
I've been watching your channel for a long time. This is the best diorama you ever made. Having hundreds of hours in the stalker series and its source material this diorama has a special place in my heart.
With the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 I thought I'd rewatch the whole thing, and it captures the postapocalyptic vibe so well. Really nicely done. The night-light luminescence of the radioactive waste in the water is such a cool and crazy little detail to add!
I have no words. Why did I watch this video in one go? David, your masterpieces makes me happy every time and inspires me to try what you do. Not only in modeling, but also in video editing, selection of music and effects. My sincere congratulations on completing this long project. I can imagine how a mountain has fallen from your shoulders and release you for new project or bicycle trips. All the best Nik from Riga, LV
STALKER - Shadow of Chernobyl is one of my favorite video games. You've captured the grim grittiness of that series brilliantly in this diorama! Magnificent! "Cheeki Breeki!"
Fantastic work, wow! This was originally a rescuemission extracting civillians from a contaminated area years ago after a radioactive chemical spill. On the last run, the chopper crashed killing all but the pilot who was able to get away. He raised a family elsewhere in the end. The events and memories of his fallen crewmates never left him though. The stalker took his father, who was the pilot, back to crashsite to be buried there with his crewmates. It was his dying wish…
I like how even that failure of the resin spreading everywhere didn't put Plasmo off, excellent work. I know if it were me, I would either have despaired, become depressed over it or just got angry and shelved the whole thing, never to see light again!
Your attention to detail is phenomenal. The oil, the grass. I've been out in the field with US Army helicopters and this brings back memories. Thankfully non involved a class A mishap, but still. Speaking of which, would you ever do another diorama of helicopters in the field? I can send some personal photos if it would help.
This is an exceptional diorama - your tower practically steals the show. Since a collision with the electrical lines on the tower is implied, evidence of a subsequent fire in the crash would be a nice touch.
When I was backpacking Europe a few years ago, I met one of the 3d artists for Stalker in a hostel. Super super friendly and outgoing guy - he showed me his portfolio on his laptop, amazingly talented team - limited only by tech, not imagination :D
I can picture it all going wrong now in my head. The entire disaster was intense with effort & waste as there is a city, a junk lot & dumping spots for everything used at that time. Good job all around.
Just one idea: Abandoned helicopters near Tschernobyl/Pripyat would also be a frightening diorama to the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster in 2026. You did it perfectly the diorama! Awesome!🎉
Thanks for sharing this PLASMO - you are the King of dioramas. I have a special interest in postapocalyptic sceneries, so this was a treat and I wil watch it many times for pleasure and learning. Thanks from Denmark !!
This is just an outstanding piece of work. I really love how you have brought your long held idea to life. It’s a feeling that all of us aspire to I’m sure! Can’t wait for the next video :-)
Even when you show us step by step how you do your models, I still dont understand how is that possible. That is another increibly realistic model. You have my credits.
Incredible diorama! One of your best to date. I forgot about you making the damaged helicopter until I saw this project. What an amazing work of art. Thanks for bringing us along.
A little note: In real life, high voltage power lines are usually steel ropes without isolation (there are only insulators, which separates power lines and tower construction).
Beautiful and inspiring! Ah the good ol' capillary action when resin cures with foliage/static grass nearby - I also fell into that trap when making swamps once. You solved the issue quite well. I love the end result!
I fly this helicopter type, so i can say that usually flight engineer gets worst injures during emergency landings. To my mind this is flight engineer's grave. Thank you for good diorama! We should all remember people who gave their health and live to save the world after Chernobyl disaster. 1 Mi-8 has crashed right into exploded reactor hall.
This is so unlike any other diorama I’ve ever seen and I so wish I could create something like this (don’t really have the time of day right now). It’s also something I relate to a lot since my favorite thing to photograph is abandonment of man-made machines and objects.
Vieš čo David? Vždy keď vidim tvoju perfektnú robotu a talent tak sa radšej ničoho nechytám... úroveň ktorú stále posúvaš vyššie a vyššie, si proste "kaper" robíš to super. Klobúk dolu 😎
Now I see what you mean from my comment on the helicopter video. Well done! I'm actually just recently getting in to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. myself, and seeing this makes me want to boot it up again!
One of my favorite games; my favorite You-Tuber. I can almost see the Burnt Fuzz anomaly just off the hill. It took me a while to just figure out how to get up on that hill the first time I played! Well done.
For me, the visitor is a random passerby. Someone who was walking through the forest and saw something strange in the woods, strange for even that part of the woods. They just go there to take in that sight, wonder about the circumstances that led to that scene. A bit like us when watching this video, they could be our proxy in the scene. I find it more melancholic that way. No special significance, but a sight to behold. (Incredible diorama, by the way!!!)
English is not my native language (I'm Spanish), so please bear with me. ------------------------- She stood at it from certain distance, afraid of getting closer. The big helicopter was laying over its side for a long time, by the look of the grass around it, and the quiet water of the pond. The tower, almost destroyed, but still standing, made a good reference point for navigation. That was the issue, someone else could see the tower, and come over. She did not have much time. Cautiously, she got closer to the site, under the arrogant watch of a flock of crows. An old tomb could be seen close by. “Maybe one of the crew?”, she though. “That means that someone was already here, better be fast”. After a quick loot here and there, she walked away. A column of smoke could be seen northbound, so she went south. “The farther, the better”. ------------------------- From here, if someone wants to add something, will be very welcome. Maybe we can make a great story together.
The cool thing about stalkers and their vibe is that nobody knows where each individual stalker came from. they are anonymous as it can get, each being a totally unique individual with unique motivations, but from afar they are identically unknown. I would say something like that if I saw this gorgeous work of art at a museum lol.
Uwielbiam Twoje filmy, ale ten wyjątkowo trafia w mój gust ponieważ głównie interesuje mnie postapokaliptyka i w takiej konwencji sam tworzę modele. Doskonała robota, mam nadzieję, że jeszcze pojawią się dioramy w takich klimatach 👍
Have you ever thought about painting the grass on your dioramas? I remember another modelling RUclipsr saying something like "If you do not paint your grass, it's like not painting a tank because the plastic is already green."
At first i skipped video because i tought it was another documentery about chernobil, but when i get back to see who published i saw your channel PLASMO. You had damn good mind ant great hands to make these builds..🎉 you are davinci of this things 😮
If you give everything a coat of clear matte acrylic before pouring the resin, it will do the best job of preventing that meniscus creep. Any acrylic paint will do, but if you have a lot of different materials, the clear matte is the easiest. Of course it won't help if the resin is over-filled, but other than that it works very well. BTW, another excellent video!
I don’t do games myself. However lately I’ve been following a channel that does playthroughs of various games (The Librarian) because of his method of presentation. Currently he’s playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. which is a descendant of COP, and the crashed helicopter asset was apparently re-used in the newer game. Your diorama is not an exact representation of the scenes in the games but very accurately captures the overall feel. All that’s missing is a Stash Crate underneath the chopper. 😊
I would say this is the last surviving member of the flight crew. He came to settle nearby in a survivor camp and regularly visits the downed chopper to honor his fallen comrade. What is worse? To survive the crash or suffer with survivor's remorse? He feels personally responsible for what happened and lives on with the pain of regret of years past...
The stalker is the co pilot, visiting his friends grave. The helicopter pilot.💔 rip mate. 🙏
'reunited'
If things between Russia and Ukraine keep up the way that they are, this diorama may be prophetic...!!!
It’s escape from Tarkov
I was thinking ton the same lines.
... it's the 4th anniversary since "The Event" and when we lost Алексе́й (Alexei). "I still visit his final resting place in honour of our fallen comrade."
@@nofwild6325it’s STALKER
This diorama is definitely a contest winner, a gold medal !!
The bit where you discovered that the resin had flooded the entire surface, and then just launched right back into how to create terrain without skipping a beat was absolutely hilarious. Love the finished look!
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I must say this looks very realistic and you captured a slightly uneasy depressing mood in this piece just like the stalker games do. Bravo!
Por vezes um diorama não tem que estar muito realista, o que vale mais é a mensagem que ele tenta transmitir.
E isso é arte.
I've been watching your channel for a long time. This is the best diorama you ever made. Having hundreds of hours in the stalker series and its source material this diorama has a special place in my heart.
Dnes jsem na to koukal "na živo" na modelářské výstavě. Fantastická práce...
proc se o tom vzdy dozvidam az potom
Ho ho ho))) Stalker inspired diorama. Perfect work my friend!
MORE STALKER. The people demand it. Well, I do lol.
I agree, there's way too little Stalker dioramas and I think its a really unexplored area that people could make tons of creative pieces
I do as well!
Indeed, more please...👍👍👍
I do too
This is so cool! I love the story you wrote about it!
This is the greatest crossover of the entire gaming modeling worlds! Absolutely amazing job man!
i recently started replaying the stalker series this couldn't have dropped at a more perfect time. fantastic model and scene!
You and pilsner are the greatest contributions of the Czech nation to world’s culture and heritage ❤
With the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 I thought I'd rewatch the whole thing, and it captures the postapocalyptic vibe so well. Really nicely done. The night-light luminescence of the radioactive waste in the water is such a cool and crazy little detail to add!
The telegraph pole makes it look a whole lot more apocalyptic than a building would have, absolutely stunning work
I have no words. Why did I watch this video in one go?
David, your masterpieces makes me happy every time and inspires me to try what you do. Not only in modeling, but also in video editing, selection of music and effects.
My sincere congratulations on completing this long project. I can imagine how a mountain has fallen from your shoulders and release you for new project or bicycle trips.
All the best
Nik from Riga, LV
Honestly, the resin overflowing made it look more like a sludgy, post apocalyptic swamp anyway. Gorgeous work as ever, showing how its done!
STALKER - Shadow of Chernobyl is one of my favorite video games. You've captured the grim grittiness of that series brilliantly in this diorama! Magnificent! "Cheeki Breeki!"
Fantastic work, wow!
This was originally a rescuemission extracting civillians from a contaminated area years ago after a radioactive chemical spill. On the last run, the chopper crashed killing all but the pilot who was able to get away. He raised a family elsewhere in the end. The events and memories of his fallen crewmates never left him though. The stalker took his father, who was the pilot, back to crashsite to be buried there with his crewmates. It was his dying wish…
That's probably the coolest diorama I've seen. The foliage and weathering effects are amazing in every way.
I like how even that failure of the resin spreading everywhere didn't put Plasmo off, excellent work.
I know if it were me, I would either have despaired, become depressed over it or just got angry and shelved the whole thing, never to see light again!
Your attention to detail is phenomenal. The oil, the grass. I've been out in the field with US Army helicopters and this brings back memories. Thankfully non involved a class A mishap, but still. Speaking of which, would you ever do another diorama of helicopters in the field? I can send some personal photos if it would help.
This is an exceptional diorama - your tower practically steals the show. Since a collision with the electrical lines on the tower is implied, evidence of a subsequent fire in the crash would be a nice touch.
Possibly your most impressive work so far! Looks amazing!
When I was backpacking Europe a few years ago, I met one of the 3d artists for Stalker in a hostel. Super super friendly and outgoing guy - he showed me his portfolio on his laptop, amazingly talented team - limited only by tech, not imagination :D
When you can invoke emotion with bits of plastic, sawdust, paint and 300 grams of resin, you know you are an artist. Stunning result.
With this diorama, you fulfilled my game dreams from 2008; I am grateful to you
I can picture it all going wrong now in my head. The entire disaster was intense with effort & waste as there is a city, a junk lot & dumping spots for everything used at that time. Good job all around.
Every time I watch one of your videos I am blown away by the attention to detail and creativity. Wonderful job once again!
Would love to see more of a post apocalyptic theme. Love environmental storytelling.
I would cast the figure in the role of a roaming survivor. Excellent diorama work, patience and hard work produce spectacular results, well done ! ! !
After all the years of watching, i clearly can say...i don´t get used to your outstanding work.
Amazing work and diorama, David. I’m blown away by your attention to detail.
Nádhera , hodně precizní práce a důvtipu . Klobouk dolů .
the glow in the dark stuff you added is unreal!
Just one idea: Abandoned helicopters near Tschernobyl/Pripyat would also be a frightening diorama to the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster in 2026.
You did it perfectly the diorama! Awesome!🎉
Perfect Diorama because... Perfect Models were just not enough. Amazing work!
watching you make those plastic 50 gallon drums come to life is fantastic! The whole diorama is superb!
Absolutely mesmerizing work. I'd rather have this on display in my home than any of the things I see in art galleries these days.
A true artist at work! Tremendous job as usual David.
Thank you , David .
🐺 Loupis Canis .
Thanks for sharing this PLASMO - you are the King of dioramas. I have a special interest in postapocalyptic sceneries, so this was a treat and I wil watch it many times for pleasure and learning. Thanks from Denmark !!
Awesome work! A bird nest in the tower would have been another great detail
Absolutely stunning! Your attention to detail is simply amazing!
The stalker is the helicopter pilot, and he found his own grave. Excellent work!
this brings back memories--- memories of suffering, but *cherished* memories of suffering.
What a timing! After years I am right now in the middle of this game.
Awesome work as always!
Thank you David, for your wonderful videos and dioramas.
Both a wonderful inspiration.
This is just an outstanding piece of work. I really love how you have brought your long held idea to life. It’s a feeling that all of us aspire to I’m sure! Can’t wait for the next video :-)
Even when you show us step by step how you do your models, I still dont understand how is that possible. That is another increibly realistic model. You have my credits.
Incredible diorama! One of your best to date. I forgot about you making the damaged helicopter until I saw this project. What an amazing work of art. Thanks for bringing us along.
Énorme fantastique .
Le réalisme est énorme
A little note: In real life, high voltage power lines are usually steel ropes without isolation (there are only insulators, which separates power lines and tower construction).
Beautiful and inspiring! Ah the good ol' capillary action when resin cures with foliage/static grass nearby - I also fell into that trap when making swamps once. You solved the issue quite well. I love the end result!
My dog ate a whole bag of Scrabble tiles, so I took him to the vet.
No word yet.
And absolutely stunning model, very nicely done! Love seeing when people do post-apocalyptic builds.
I fly this helicopter type, so i can say that usually flight engineer gets worst injures during emergency landings. To my mind this is flight engineer's grave. Thank you for good diorama! We should all remember people who gave their health and live to save the world after Chernobyl disaster. 1 Mi-8 has crashed right into exploded reactor hall.
Nádherné diorama i dost inspirativní. 👌
Inspiring work as always David! Amazing work!
This is so unlike any other diorama I’ve ever seen and I so wish I could create something like this (don’t really have the time of day right now).
It’s also something I relate to a lot since my favorite thing to photograph is abandonment of man-made machines and objects.
Vieš čo David? Vždy keď vidim tvoju perfektnú robotu a talent tak sa radšej ničoho nechytám... úroveň ktorú stále posúvaš vyššie a vyššie, si proste "kaper" robíš to super. Klobúk dolu 😎
Looks like stingray 7 ended up in the great swamp. Great work on this, mate!
Now I see what you mean from my comment on the helicopter video. Well done! I'm actually just recently getting in to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. myself, and seeing this makes me want to boot it up again!
Vynikající nápad i provedení...Gratulace! :-)
I remember watching the video for the helicopter build and I couldn’t wait for the diorama. Bravo
Maybe the guy is a crew meber of the Helicopter and this is the day when it chrashed, so he came back to remember his Firend. By the way great video.
One of my favorite games; my favorite You-Tuber. I can almost see the Burnt Fuzz anomaly just off the hill. It took me a while to just figure out how to get up on that hill the first time I played! Well done.
I like the idea that the stalker is the co-pilot. Everyone thinks he’s dead, but he just never went back.
BTW, you should’ve included an anomaly. ;-)
All the practice since 2011 really helped make this as good as it is now!
Since you mentioned it, I think many people would also like to see your railroad models, maybe a tour video sometime? :)
I just had a crazy idea: What about a submarine that somehow washed up on the shores of a large lake? Would make for an uneasy mood for sure!
For me, the visitor is a random passerby. Someone who was walking through the forest and saw something strange in the woods, strange for even that part of the woods. They just go there to take in that sight, wonder about the circumstances that led to that scene. A bit like us when watching this video, they could be our proxy in the scene.
I find it more melancholic that way. No special significance, but a sight to behold.
(Incredible diorama, by the way!!!)
Beautiful work as always, thank you for sharing your process. ☢🖤
Love you doing dioramas, you should do more
Couldn't be better timing, I started playing stalker again this week!
Great feel and mood to this dio. Excellent painting and weathering and the landscaping was a project in and of itself. Well done! 👍
English is not my native language (I'm Spanish), so please bear with me.
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She stood at it from certain distance, afraid of getting closer. The big helicopter was laying over its side for a long time, by the look of the grass around it, and the quiet water of the pond. The tower, almost destroyed, but still standing, made a good reference point for navigation. That was the issue, someone else could see the tower, and come over. She did not have much time.
Cautiously, she got closer to the site, under the arrogant watch of a flock of crows. An old tomb could be seen close by. “Maybe one of the crew?”, she though. “That means that someone was already here, better be fast”.
After a quick loot here and there, she walked away. A column of smoke could be seen northbound, so she went south. “The farther, the better”.
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From here, if someone wants to add something, will be very welcome. Maybe we can make a great story together.
The cool thing about stalkers and their vibe is that nobody knows where each individual stalker came from. they are anonymous as it can get, each being a totally unique individual with unique motivations, but from afar they are identically unknown.
I would say something like that if I saw this gorgeous work of art at a museum lol.
Uwielbiam Twoje filmy, ale ten wyjątkowo trafia w mój gust ponieważ głównie interesuje mnie postapokaliptyka i w takiej konwencji sam tworzę modele. Doskonała robota, mam nadzieję, że jeszcze pojawią się dioramy w takich klimatach 👍
Have you ever thought about painting the grass on your dioramas? I remember another modelling RUclipsr saying something like "If you do not paint your grass, it's like not painting a tank because the plastic is already green."
Outstanding video and presentation.
Love your Pripyat scenes. This one is amazing.
Это ,очередной шедевр от Дэвида😊
Kamo tohle je úžasný miluju tvojí tvorbu tohle to je kurevsky dokonalý všechno tam je naprosto dokonalý fakt velký respekt
The king returns!
I love watching you create these works of art.❤. And you’ve done it again. Masterful work. Makes me wish I could still do this.
Wow great attention to details
Such a great dio. Story telling at it's finest
At first i skipped video because i tought it was another documentery about chernobil, but when i get back to see who published i saw your channel PLASMO. You had damn good mind ant great hands to make these builds..🎉 you are davinci of this things 😮
Skvělá práce - jako vždy! 🙂Těším se na další modely.
David, this is a work of art. Congratulations!
If you give everything a coat of clear matte acrylic before pouring the resin, it will do the best job of preventing that meniscus creep. Any acrylic paint will do, but if you have a lot of different materials, the clear matte is the easiest. Of course it won't help if the resin is over-filled, but other than that it works very well. BTW, another excellent video!
The best diorama ever. Well done.
Maybe the best diorama i've ever seen!! Congratulations
Шикарная диорама! Очень атмосферно.
Beyond BRILLIANT!! - your art only gets better.
The moss on the tower was an excellent addition!
I don’t do games myself. However lately I’ve been following a channel that does playthroughs of various games (The Librarian) because of his method of presentation. Currently he’s playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. which is a descendant of COP, and the crashed helicopter asset was apparently re-used in the newer game.
Your diorama is not an exact representation of the scenes in the games but very accurately captures the overall feel.
All that’s missing is a Stash Crate underneath the chopper. 😊
I waited for this lovely diorama. It looks very good. Thank you for your content!
every upload is a treat, love your work as always
I would say this is the last surviving member of the flight crew. He came to settle nearby in a survivor camp and regularly visits the downed chopper to honor his fallen comrade. What is worse? To survive the crash or suffer with survivor's remorse? He feels personally responsible for what happened and lives on with the pain of regret of years past...