That is one heck of a build. You have used products that I never knew existed and as I have no hobby shops inside of 75 miles I wouldn't even know where or how to find them. Even when there was some really good shops, they still never carried things like those. Couldn't see the snake, colourful as it was, but again, I have to say that it was really something else.
Does somewhere like Andy's Hobby Headquarters ship there, or are the shipping costs prohibitive? I'm moving back to the UK from Asia this week and the price differences are eye watering. I'll certainly miss having three great model shops within an hour of me (albeit over the border in Singapore).
Yeah, it's the shop run by Andy, who also runs a RUclips channel and the Mediocre Modellers Facebook group. This is is RUclips channel: ruclips.net/channel/UChnAgeghaNKLdftbfJY8zNA
I think this is superb. Probably one of the best dio's I've seen in 2021 so far. Great finish and excellent attention to detail (although I couldn't see the snake!) and well executed. Fantastic. Great video thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your kind words mate. The snake is on the rocks on the right hand side of the aircraft, though maybe not really visible in the photos (oops!).
Really nice job. The weathering on the wreck looks very good, the scenery is super. One thing I might comment about is the lack of more details to the wreck. There would be more stringers coming out of the broken off section of fuselage and tail section. I think the break at the fuselage is too 'clean", the aluminum would be all bent up. The firewall would have piping and wiring coming out of it. Of course it would probably add another 5 or 6 hours to add that in. Sooner or later we get to a point where what we have is good enough. Again, very nice job.
Thanks. Yes, I think you're right about the break - there would be far, far more pieces both in the wreck itself and scattered across the landscape. But you're right: at some point we have to call it "finished" :)
Not only does my day start with a Model Nerd video but, its the famed and long-awaited Jungle Diorama. Does life get any better than this? You did a fantastic job here. The composition, aircraft, jungle growth and all else is just amazing. I couldn't find Waldo the Banded Krait. Guess I'll have to watch it again. Thanks so much for the wonderful work you share with us. Have a great day. I will.
you probably wont read this comment because this is a older video, but nobody commented on the hidden snake lol. The snake is on the rocks. Front view, left side on the big rock under the leaf. Awesome work on this diorama!
Very good work - my comment would be the lack of damage to the leading edge of the plane plus some detail to the firewall it’s too clean, it was great to watch and get ideas from 👍
Thanks John. Yes, I think that's a very fair comment. Even if this had glided down, the aluminium of the wings would have taken a beating. I wanted to do some missing panels too, but the solid resin meant that was too difficult - styrene would have made this easier.
@@ModelNerd I'm surprised that Masterpiece didn't do a better job of the broken off tail. On the outside you can see the rows of rivet which would mean there was a longeron behind the skin. yet they only put in a few pieces of wide flat stock. Close but no cigar. As for the front end, a few bits of round stock and some wire might improve the look, broken engine bearers, pipes, wiring etc. All in all I love it. You put a lot of thought into it and the execution is great.
Thanks. Yes, I think you're right - I did consider using foil or something to represent more damage, missing panels, etc, and to generally make the break look less squared off. I think models, like films, are never truly finished - only abandoned.
I really found your ingenuity and creativity inspiring in this build! I never thought I’d be interested in a diorama, but watching you create this really cool scene made me want to attempt and make something of my own. Thank you very much for your dedication to building filming and editing these for us to watch!
Also, this type of diorama can be good use for a kit that would otherwise be a "Shelf Queen" because of poor or over-engineering/manufacturing/parts fit/alignment issues that would demand more aftermarket stuff to fix then the kit was worth.
Absolutely brilliant, extremely inspiring work .. Loved the use household products and electrical cable.. This has been a marvellous build and you can see the love in its care and precision.. ATVB . in your new location. Scott Somerset
Started watching this video yesterday evening but fell asleep while doing so. Now I watched the other half😅 This is a wonderful diorama showing both violence and peace! The selfmade trees and the wide variety of different plants are so beautiful and a nice contrast to the abandoned and rotten war machine. The big grey stones could have been weathered a little more in my honest opinion, but the water on the other hand is a perfect addition for the overall feeling. I just like this dio!👌🏼
Thank you mate, I really appreciate that. I'm definitely going to do some more dioramas, and especially jungle and abandoned dioramas, in the future :)
Awesome diorama! Congrats! Had the same problem with the Vallejo texture. It does return to paste if you pour water and poke some holes in the material. It will start to absorb the water and you'll be able to mix it at some point. Took me a day or two but I managed to save my russian ground texture. You might wanna try that with yours. Cheers!
Ah, thanks Razvan, I will try that. That Russian mud in particular was already really really thick when new, so maybe I got an old bottle. I do like their products though.
It was a wait but totally worth it....an epic build resulting in a superbly realistic diorama. Thoroughly enjoyed every second of this build and it's a testament to your skill, creativity and an ability to re-purpose all sorts of everyday materials to produce inspirational pieces of work. Thanks for sharing.....hope all is going well. Robert
Thank you very much Robbo! It was a lot work but also a lot of fun, and it has definitely inspired me to make some more dioramas once I get settled in my new place. Until then, I keep thinking of lots of "todo" ideas!
Amazing build! Really, Really good. The jungle vibe definetly comes over. But you forgot one thing! Animals! I would suggest to add a snake on the wing of the plane to give it some visual interest and also make it interesting to the viewer to search for more animals. Parrots in the trees maybe, would be another great addition and a nice touch of colour in those fifty shades of green and brown.
Thanks! Yes, those are good ideas. It can be a bit difficult to add things like parrots etc sometimes - they're aren't always kits of them available. I'm considering a 3D printer in the near future to let me build things like that.
Superb job. I particularly like the painting of the aircraft, so realistic. I've only done very simple dioramas so I can appreciate the work involved n this. All you need now is Dr Livingston - and I know its the wrong continent for him!!
That's incredibly good, the skill shown is outstanding, would love to see one with say chindis and the Japanese not seen anyone attempt one as the skill level is insane but it think you could nail it
Good video. I found some of the ideas ,like painting rocks and twigs ,a bit counter productive, but it's easy to see that the author loves to paint. I use some different methods to produce similar effects in less time. Overall quite informative. Thanks
Thanks Rico. The reason I paint the natural items like the stones and the twigs is to hopefully make them blend in a bit better. Maybe it's 'scale colour' or something, but I often find leaving these items unpainted doesn't look right. You're right though - I do love painting :)
Thank you - this was one of my favourite builds too. I'm considering doing something similar in the future with an old, old civilian airliner or similar.
Really great stuff…I know a lot of time and effort go into your work, but you make it look effortless! I thoroughly enjoyed this! Keep up the great work
Absolutely stunning hard time to chose a favorite between this one and my previous favorite the Zombie diorama. But this one had so many great elements with the foliage and the water. Great work! Suggestion, historical diorama with a trebuchet or siege engine :)
Thank you Fredrik. Yes, those are two of my favourites too. I'm definitely in a mood to do some more. I've never actually considered a historical diorama (never really seen any either to be honest). It's an interesting idea, worth looking into it.
Amazing work as always! Also a question, is it weird that I have to take my airbrush fully apart after use every time to clean it? Some of the paint gets stuck in a part of the airbrush where I can’t clean it unless I take it fully apart.
Thank you Julian. Re the airbrush - I don't think that is too weird. I find that no matter how well I (think I) flush it with thinner / airbrush cleaner / water, it will often do as you describe and if I leave it - well, good luck getting the needle to move next time.
@@ModelNerd Right i figured that but surely there were some parts that weren't aluminum? But doesn't aluminum oxidizes a little?What about the rivets? Some pieces of the canopy windows? Just a thought. Still an awesome diorama. I have a crappy revell Huey and now you have inspired me to do a diorama with it. Keep on experimenting.
@@ModelNerd I thought so...he's almost sunning on the large rock formation on the left just outside the crevice...under the big tree just back of the right wing of the Zero...lololol "Am I right"...lololol
Very nice. My only suggestion would be to have some glass left on canopy. It is unlikely that it would all have been destroyed in crash..
Thanks mate. Yeah, that's a good suggestion - I don't know why I didn't do that.
That is one heck of a build. You have used products that I never knew existed and as I have no hobby shops inside of 75 miles I wouldn't even know where or how to find them. Even when there was some really good shops, they still never carried things like those. Couldn't see the snake, colourful as it was, but again, I have to say that it was really something else.
Thank you Clare. Some of the products I use I find online, others in my local shops. Where are you located?
@@ModelNerd Up in Canada near St. Catharines, Ontario.
Does somewhere like Andy's Hobby Headquarters ship there, or are the shipping costs prohibitive? I'm moving back to the UK from Asia this week and the price differences are eye watering. I'll certainly miss having three great model shops within an hour of me (albeit over the border in Singapore).
@@ModelNerd Not heard of Andy's Model Headquarters. Often postage rates are high from a lot of places.
Yeah, it's the shop run by Andy, who also runs a RUclips channel and the Mediocre Modellers Facebook group. This is is RUclips channel: ruclips.net/channel/UChnAgeghaNKLdftbfJY8zNA
This is so underrated
Thanks mate - glad you liked it.
@@ModelNerd im making one like this tomorrow. it will be a crashed spitfire in a swamp
I think this is superb.
Probably one of the best dio's I've seen in 2021 so far. Great finish and excellent attention to detail (although I couldn't see the snake!) and well executed.
Fantastic. Great video thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your kind words mate. The snake is on the rocks on the right hand side of the aircraft, though maybe not really visible in the photos (oops!).
@@ModelNerd Aha! I will go and have another look. Thanks for reply.
Really nice job. The weathering on the wreck looks very good, the scenery is super. One thing I might comment about is the lack of more details to the wreck. There would be more stringers coming out of the broken off section of fuselage and tail section. I think the break at the fuselage is too 'clean", the aluminum would be all bent up. The firewall would have piping and wiring coming out of it. Of course it would probably add another 5 or 6 hours to add that in. Sooner or later we get to a point where what we have is good enough. Again, very nice job.
Thanks. Yes, I think you're right about the break - there would be far, far more pieces both in the wreck itself and scattered across the landscape. But you're right: at some point we have to call it "finished" :)
Absolutely outstanding...setting a high bar! Soooo realistic...
Thank you Martin. I'm definitely going to make more dioramas in the future once I'm set up properly in my new place.
Great! 👍🏾
Not only does my day start with a Model Nerd video but, its the famed and long-awaited Jungle Diorama. Does life get any better than this? You did a fantastic job here. The composition, aircraft, jungle growth and all else is just amazing. I couldn't find Waldo the Banded Krait. Guess I'll have to watch it again. Thanks so much for the wonderful work you share with us. Have a great day. I will.
Thank you Michael. I really appreciate your ongoing encouragement and support.
@@ModelNerd Your good work deserves it. Hope all is well
Great art work and detail. Crash damage was realistic but saw no battle damage.
Yeah, he wasn't short down - he just ran out of fuel 🙂
you probably wont read this comment because this is a older video, but nobody commented on the hidden snake lol. The snake is on the rocks. Front view, left side on the big rock under the leaf. Awesome work on this diorama!
Thanks.Yeah, I see most comments - a few people mentioned the snake :)
@Model Nerd, I did not expect you to read this haha. Anyway, keep up your awesome work!
Thank you Niels, I'll try!
Excellent diorama, I live in the tropics and you have achieved a believable looking jungle scene. Well done.
Thank you Mark, I appreciate that. I really learnt how hard it is to create a natural look while building this, so I'm really glad it looks realistic.
Your voice is so relaxed and you do such a good job
Thanks :)
In the opening, I think it's a photo !!! Also, I felt much moisture. Have a nice week end and stay safe please.
Thanks man! I appreciate that.
Very good work - my comment would be the lack of damage to the leading edge of the plane plus some detail to the firewall it’s too clean, it was great to watch and get ideas from 👍
Thanks John. Yes, I think that's a very fair comment. Even if this had glided down, the aluminium of the wings would have taken a beating. I wanted to do some missing panels too, but the solid resin meant that was too difficult - styrene would have made this easier.
@@ModelNerd I'm surprised that Masterpiece didn't do a better job of the broken off tail. On the outside you can see the rows of rivet which would mean there was a longeron behind the skin. yet they only put in a few pieces of wide flat stock. Close but no cigar. As for the front end, a few bits of round stock and some wire might improve the look, broken engine bearers, pipes, wiring etc. All in all I love it. You put a lot of thought into it and the execution is great.
Thanks. Yes, I think you're right - I did consider using foil or something to represent more damage, missing panels, etc, and to generally make the break look less squared off. I think models, like films, are never truly finished - only abandoned.
I really found your ingenuity and creativity inspiring in this build! I never thought I’d be interested in a diorama, but watching you create this really cool scene made me want to attempt and make something of my own. Thank you very much for your dedication to building filming and editing these for us to watch!
Thanks buddy, I really appreciate that. I really got into this one and thoroughly enjoyed adding the little details like the mushrooms etc.
Very well done, sir. So realistic you can almost smell the jungle. Outstanding!
Thank you Stephen. It was a lot harder than I thought it would be, so I really appreciate your kind words.
Also, this type of diorama can be good use for a kit that would otherwise be a "Shelf Queen" because of poor or over-engineering/manufacturing/parts fit/alignment issues that would demand more aftermarket stuff to fix then the kit was worth.
Yeah, I agree. I've got a couple of kits whose best use might end up being wrecks!
NO DIDENT SPOT THE SNAKE STILL LOOKS VERY GOOD ,.
Thanks Alan!
It's beatyfull like😀
Thank you! 😊
Absolutely brilliant, extremely inspiring work .. Loved the use household products and electrical cable.. This has been a marvellous build and you can see the love in its care and precision.. ATVB . in your new location. Scott Somerset
Thank you Scott. Yes, I really worked hard on this one so I appreciate your feedback.
Started watching this video yesterday evening but fell asleep while doing so. Now I watched the other half😅
This is a wonderful diorama showing both violence and peace! The selfmade trees and the wide variety of different plants are so beautiful and a nice contrast to the abandoned and rotten war machine. The big grey stones could have been weathered a little more in my honest opinion, but the water on the other hand is a perfect addition for the overall feeling. I just like this dio!👌🏼
Thank you mate, I really appreciate that. I'm definitely going to do some more dioramas, and especially jungle and abandoned dioramas, in the future :)
Your diorama looks awesome
Thanks Tina!
This is superb. Very inspiring too.
Thank you mate - I appreciate that. Thanks for watching!
Realy a great job!!!
Thanks a lot!
Awesome diorama! Congrats! Had the same problem with the Vallejo texture. It does return to paste if you pour water and poke some holes in the material. It will start to absorb the water and you'll be able to mix it at some point. Took me a day or two but I managed to save my russian ground texture. You might wanna try that with yours. Cheers!
Ah, thanks Razvan, I will try that. That Russian mud in particular was already really really thick when new, so maybe I got an old bottle. I do like their products though.
@@ModelNerd It should work. I do hope you manage to save it.
It was a wait but totally worth it....an epic build resulting in a superbly realistic diorama. Thoroughly enjoyed every second of this build and it's a testament to your skill, creativity and an ability to re-purpose all sorts of everyday materials to produce inspirational pieces of work. Thanks for sharing.....hope all is going well. Robert
Thank you very much Robbo! It was a lot work but also a lot of fun, and it has definitely inspired me to make some more dioramas once I get settled in my new place. Until then, I keep thinking of lots of "todo" ideas!
Wow
Thanks
All you work is top class and I personally love them all, but this one is phenomenal. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you very much Tim - and thanks for watching too :)
Amazing build! Really, Really good. The jungle vibe definetly comes over. But you forgot one thing! Animals! I would suggest to add a snake on the wing of the plane to give it some visual interest and also make it interesting to the viewer to search for more animals. Parrots in the trees maybe, would be another great addition and a nice touch of colour in those fifty shades of green and brown.
Thanks! Yes, those are good ideas. It can be a bit difficult to add things like parrots etc sometimes - they're aren't always kits of them available. I'm considering a 3D printer in the near future to let me build things like that.
Really really good! Awesome job!
Thank you Mike
beautiful 👍
Thanks mate - and thank you for watching :)
Awesome work 👍
Thank you Mike!
That is simply astounding, thankyou for sharing.
Thank you Stuart - I'm glad you liked it.
Yet another great idea well executed. More inspiration for the to-do pile. Ace.
Thank you Paul - I really appreciate your support. Yep, the to-do pile just keeps on growing here too!
Superb job. I particularly like the painting of the aircraft, so realistic. I've only done very simple dioramas so I can appreciate the work involved n this. All you need now is Dr Livingston - and I know its the wrong continent for him!!
Thank you very much Allan!
Outstanding attention to details...Inspired and brilliant, a real pleasure to watch! 😍😍😍😍👍👍👍
Thanks Phil - I'm glad you liked it. This one did turn out better than I thought it would - really pleased with it.
Cool
Thank you!
That's incredibly good, the skill shown is outstanding, would love to see one with say chindis and the Japanese not seen anyone attempt one as the skill level is insane but it think you could nail it
Thank you Calum, and thanks for the suggestion too.
Fantastic work as always, very enjoyable video to watch and great result. Thanks for the shout my friend! cheers
Wow, thank you! Your terrain and jungle tree videos were a great inspiration and help mate - thank you so much for sharing them.
Good video. I found some of the ideas ,like painting rocks and twigs ,a bit counter productive, but it's easy to see that the author loves to paint. I use some different methods to produce similar effects in less time. Overall quite informative. Thanks
Thanks Rico. The reason I paint the natural items like the stones and the twigs is to hopefully make them blend in a bit better. Maybe it's 'scale colour' or something, but I often find leaving these items unpainted doesn't look right. You're right though - I do love painting :)
Damn, this looks freaking amazing. Love your work!!! Everything here looked great
Thank you - this was one of my favourite builds too. I'm considering doing something similar in the future with an old, old civilian airliner or similar.
@@ModelNerd Now that would be epic to see imo!
Nice work! Looks amazing, very realistic! Looking forward to your next build!
Thanks for watching - I'm glad you liked it!
Looks amazing, man. Expensive build but worth it for that end result, great job
Thanks mate!
Excellent work, great base for a nice model.
Thank you Steve
Brilliant...👌👌👌
Thanks CJ!
beautiful work, congratulations 👏👏👌
Thank you :)
That is amazing! Amazing materials and techniques used.
Thanks Bryan, I appreciate that
Good
Thanks
So freaking cool! But I thought I would have loved to Spot little animals Like reptiles, insects or frogs. ☺️
Thanks mate. There are a couple in there, but they're tiny :)
Wow that’s awesome that’s such an amazing build well done 🍻🍻👍🏻
Thank you Todd
Absolutely stunning work!
Thanks Richard - and thank you for watching.
Beautiful work mate!
Thank you Bill - much appreciated.
That was great! Looks fantastic! 😁👍👊😎
Thank you Ant 🙂
Nice video .Like it very much.
Thank you mate
That is a absolutely fantastic diorama and the setting is brilliant, well done, I trust you are keeping safe and well.
Thank you Les, I'm glad you liked it.
That a very interesting dio, I'm sure there are tons of little details to notice.
Thank you!
Still searching for the banded krait :)
Very well made diorama,keep up the good work.
Thank you mate :) Thanks for watching - I'm glad you enjoyed it.
wow thats amazing! makes me want to start making models/dioramas now.
Thank you Luke. Yeah, you should give it a go! It's great fun!
Amazing work
Thank you mate. I'm glad you liked it :)
Really great stuff…I know a lot of time and effort go into your work, but you make it look effortless! I thoroughly enjoyed this! Keep up the great work
Thank you T.J, I really do appreciate that. Thank you for watching!
that looks super cool good job
Thank you Filip!
Found the snake! 😄
Find it at 35:43 on the far left of your screen, on a rock, under the top leaf. Just in front of the big tree in the back.
Hehe - good job :)
Absolutely stunning hard time to chose a favorite between this one and my previous favorite the Zombie diorama. But this one had so many great elements with the foliage and the water. Great work! Suggestion, historical diorama with a trebuchet or siege engine :)
Thank you Fredrik. Yes, those are two of my favourites too. I'm definitely in a mood to do some more. I've never actually considered a historical diorama (never really seen any either to be honest). It's an interesting idea, worth looking into it.
Simply epic ! 😎
since he mentioned it....I CANT FIND THE BLEEDING SNAKE !!!!
Hehe, sorry :)
@@ModelNerd Where is it, have stopped it many times and , nope, cant find.
@@kingtigertank72 On the rocks to the pilot's right
@@ModelNerd OOOOOOOK, now i see it, thanks. again, great work
Very realistic looking jungle diorama, just on thing, how did they remove and get the engine out?
Thanks mate. I think the idea is that the engine detached at some point during the crash or the intervening years.
Wow love it nice job
Thanks buddy
I am still looking for that gosh darn snake
:)
😲😲😲👍👍👏👏
Thanks :)
I'm wondering how the thing got there,in an area surrounded by trees?
But looks very nice, good job!
Thanks mate. I imagining the plane has been there many years, and jungles grow and develop very, very quickly.
@@ModelNerd oh,ok
I couldn’t find the snake 🐍 lol
Amazing work as always! Also a question, is it weird that I have to take my airbrush fully apart after use every time to clean it? Some of the paint gets stuck in a part of the airbrush where I can’t clean it unless I take it fully apart.
Thank you Julian. Re the airbrush - I don't think that is too weird. I find that no matter how well I (think I) flush it with thinner / airbrush cleaner / water, it will often do as you describe and if I leave it - well, good luck getting the needle to move next time.
@@ModelNerd thanks
Maybe have some of the vines wrapped around the tail or canopy? And some rust?
Hi Tim. Looking at the reference pictures none of them showed rust (aluminium doesn't produce rust).
@@ModelNerd Right i figured that but surely there were some parts that weren't aluminum? But doesn't aluminum oxidizes a little?What about the rivets? Some pieces of the canopy windows? Just a thought. Still an awesome diorama. I have a crappy revell Huey and now you have inspired me to do a diorama with it. Keep on experimenting.
Yeah, I was quite surprised too, but nothing on the references I saw. Don't worry though, I've got a plan for a very rusty kit coming up :)
A beautiful job, wonderfully detailed but where's the snake? I've been searching for ten minutes and I cant find it.
Thank you Pete. Hehe...he is hiding on the rocks but I realised he might not be visible in the photos! :|
@@ModelNerd I thought so...he's almost sunning on the large rock formation on the left just outside the crevice...under the big tree just back of the right wing of the Zero...lololol
"Am I right"...lololol
great job.. but two questions remain: where is the engine and where is the pilot...
Thanks. The engine detached during the crash. The pilot survived but got lost in the jungle. 🙂
Try as I might, I cannot find the Krait !
Hehe. He's to the pilot's right, on the rocks.
Could not find the snake
He's hiding on the top of the rock to the right of the aircraft :)
I want to find some glue and paper towels now.
🙂
Awesome but where is the snake?
Thanks Cristiano. The snake is to the pilot's right, on the rocks.
I can’t see the snak
He's on the rocks to the pilot's right
Your diorama looks awesome