How To Make a STAR WARS DIORAMA
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Today in the Smugglers Room we are building a Star Wars Diorama utilizing a vintage Kenner Imperial Walker.
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That turned out amazing, great job and great seeing you diving into this part of the maker world as well :D
Thank you so much for watching! You guys were a big inspiration for trying this out! Thank you for what you do!
oh senpais noticed
I was just about to send this to them. Lol
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Brian, that was fantastic! You had me geeking out over rocks - they look amazing. Looking at the miniature, I can just imagine Teen Brian rounding the corner, seeing the feet of an AT-ST and then looking up, up, up in wide-eyed wonder. Brilliant work, my friend, as always 🙏 🤓
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you so much!
I really like your philosophy of toys/collectibles. I rarely leave a toy boxed, and I have lots of plans for future customs.
You , somehow have this ridiculous ability to make me, and others, want to try things that we've never done.. Thanks again for showing us the way
Thank you very much my friend!
This is the way...
Collectors: “you’re ruining the value of this classic toy”.
Real people, after the diorama is done: “you’ve made a cheap toy look like it’s worth 20x as much.
I’m a ‘real people’ type. So glad you committed assault on that old toy. Young Brian came out amazing! How/where did you get a custom mini you? Also…I’m so glad you share your ‘mistakes’ with us. Gives us the courage to try to do things. Knowing that the ‘big leaguers’ are also human 🤓 is encouraging. Lol.
Thank you Deanna! I think it's more valuable now too. I got the young Brian by creating it on Hero Forge. You can create all the figures you want, and totally customize them. Then you can either order the figure or pay for the .stl and print yourself.
Always happy to share the mistakes, as there are always some to share. Thank you as always for watching and supporting!
@@TheSmugglersRoom There just happy little mistakes that want to be a tree of a fluffy cloud... :-)
LLAP
What a awesome comment! Thanks for sharing!
LLAP
I couldn't agree more with you there. The diorama he did looks sooooo expensive it's ridiculous. I would pay top dollar for it.
Brian Thompson this world is in a strange and some what uncomfortable place in the last few year. That said the one thing that I stumbled on to in that troubled time has made me a better person and also gotten me to get out of my comfort zone and get out there and make something out of Nothing and my friend. That is the smugglers room. You have a way of motivating and inspiring that can not be matched this build pulled at the hart strings and for this I thank you !
Thank you so much Dennis. Really appreciate you bro.
Really great work. Giving an old toy a new story.
Thank you!
Yeah, as soon as you showed that vintage toy, my first thought was " oh god the collectors will cry out over this".
I've had the same crap myself when I've modified my guitars. People saying "you've ruined its value" and "you'll never be able to sell that".
All I can ever think or say is "Like I care, I don't want to sell it, its MINE!"
LOL, totally agree!
"Sometimes remembering stuff is just painful" - I felt that
LOL
Recently came across your videos. Amazing stuff. Maybe my mid-life crisis, but just started back into my fascination of collecting Starwars and making my own space. Can't wait to try some of your ideas and concepts.
A fullsize walker would be cool as a treehouse at the treehouse house build you are doing.
Toy voilence!! I'm in! Looks terrific.
Lol, thanks
Great project and you did a wonderful job. I really feel like I had experienced a similar moment as a kid and it brought those memories back through looking at your diorama.
If you want to see some very interesting and out there kind of methods on building diorama, I'm always amazed at how some of the Gundam related ones turn out. Yes it isn't Star Wars but when it comes to making these I would imagine a lot of the scenry would be similar and both genres love the big metal scifi structures/machinery so the technique could be used. Plus some of them that work on action scenes to make them feel alive and how implement small electronic boards like raspbery pi to handle effects, sounds, and lighting can get crazy.
Thanks for all your hard work and I can't wait to see more!
Brian, I love your videos and creativity. I wanted to mention there's a model show this Saturday (3/12) in Denver that I think you'd be interested in. It's being run by the Colorado Modeling Militia Enjoying Sci-Fi (COMMiES) at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds off E470 and Quincy. Hope you can make it!
Thank you much. Not sure we can make this one, but I certainly appreciate it!
awesome Result Brian!
As far as I know is the easiest way to contain Epoxy Resin succesfully to use Polycarbonate sheets (1 mm thickness) and Hot glue to seal the Rabbets.
There is another RUclipsr I can wholeheartedly recommend you: Jedrek29t. He is creating little Masterpieces from Resin in the easiest approachable manner.
Wonderful tip! Thank you so much. I’ll check out Jesrek29t’s channel!
I love your channel man, Colorado native, born and raised on Star Wars. Made stormtrooper armor out of a pickle bucket when I was 10. Thanks for the content. Please keep it coming.
I liked your "Warning!" about altering toys used in dioramas. I just sold a "Rebel" speeder-bike and rider. The fellow who purchased it appreciated that it had a bulky, supercharged, engine and a bearded Rebel rider.
I add Greeblies to the original toys, and freeze action figures in poses to sculpt them.
Come on, how are the Rebels ever gonna win if they don't use and upgrade the Empire's stuff?
That’s so awesome!!!
Wow I'm really surprised how real it looks, it looks like you took a star wars scene and put it in your house. Impressive!
Thank you so much 😀
LETS GOOOOO!!
We love Star Wars!!!
Love ur videos
Thank you!
Check out trackside scenery Watch "How-to and Demonstration Videos" on RUclips
ruclips.net/p/PLuj88yZqiW252mcdXZ0LT6WH2U-bJOAb0. Some amazing work tips will work for your dioramas.
Never saw any of your videos before (first-timer here). Just wanted to Comment that I Liked this JUST from your intro - it was very well said, gave me background on who you are and why you do the things you do, and immediately hooked me.
QUESTION: What's the material you're mixing up in the cup at the 5:19 mark?
PRO TIP: Static grass looks really finished when you wait for your adhesive to fully dry then **wash** the base of the grass with a darker color. You can also then **dry brush** the tips of the grass with a lighter color. I do this with all my adhesive-backed clumps and it looks amazing - seems to like triple the visual depth/impact of the grass. Don't know, however, if YOUR Mod Podge-adhered grass would survive the drybrush phase, but you should have no problems washing the base part. You can definitely do the same thing with your 'clumps' and moss, too, introducing subtle reds and purples to subtly contrast the green/green/green and add visual interest.
Keep it up! :D
I’m on board 💯 brother, 😅 I’ve “F’up “ more than a few vintage Star Wars toys … painted a 1978 Death Star play set… drilled holes to light up a big ass Millennium Falcon lol it goes on and on . I love your channel and I’ve learned so much 👍🏻 thanks again ✝️🇺🇸🅰️🤙🏻
i ve been watching allot of star wars diorama stuff really cool being builder most of my younger days it was war stuff world war 2 stuff a little walking dead and even Vietnam stuff got into 3d printing about 2 years ago totally stopped with the model building kits so far a a half size Wall-E Darth Vader helmet and 3 Pit Droids and working on life size R2 i have so much lego Star Wars stuff thought this could light a spark and do something with all the lego stuff just sharing a little of the love for Star Wars and a builder
So awesome buddy....so enjoy your videos 📹 😘 please keep them coming 🙏 😉 and here to help get your videos 📹 😉 out to everyone to enjoy 😉 😀
Nicely done man! So, what did you end using to contain the resin pour? I've only done it once myself with glass, and it was hard to get off after the cure. Was that plexi and silicone sealant? Did you spray the plexi with anything so the resin didn't stick to it?
You’d probably love Marklin of Sweden’s channel, too. He does HO train stuff but he shows so many ways of attaining different patinas inexpensively it’s always a joy to watch.
this is awesome!!
VERY NICE!!! Now, take that outside. Set it on a table so you have an actual nature-scene in the background and capture an image of it with the sky / mountains / trees / etc. Whatever you have near you for the background. That could make one EPIC photo!
It turned out amazing! Feels like it's missing something though🤔..... needs a birds nest nestled somewhere on the AT-ST.
Pretty cool project. The only thing that’s bugging me, honestly, you didn’t remove the mating line down the center of the cabin. 😜🤓🤪😂
HOAs are hellspawn in ole people skin .. heheh put a AT*AT bunk room in the yard :p that would be epic eheheh
LOL!!!!
@@TheSmugglersRoom yeah im evil when it comes to HOAs ... a friend n his wife in a HOA community got denied medical adaptations to their home before they moved in because the HOA board deemed not priority. a ramp a bathroom reno wider ADA doors not priority for a Double amputee in a power chair and a single amputee both Marine Corp Iraq vets ... and the board told them prior to purchase the ranch house OH DONT WORRY we will accept all ADA work needed to your home before you moved in (UGH )
I'm a collector and a creator and there's nothing about that AT-ST that's accurate anyway (never liked the closed viewports on that model)so..... I agree with you wholeheartedly it's yours do with it what you want ..... it looks way better than it did before.... Great job 👍 ...... btw the washes and the weathering you did brought out so much more detail
Looks fantastic.
But screw the h.o.a., build a full size, fully operational AT-ST and let them know that you are in charge now. Lol
Incredibly Good! And an awesome concept too! What's an HOA, by The way?
Loved watching! The cutting of the foam was ear-piercing LOL! But this is really inspiring me to give it a try. Thank you for the amazing video!
My wish, when I was a kid, was to be able to build my own Light Sabre! Just being able to hold a weapon like that, that has the capability to cut through the bulkheads of ships to feel the handle with no other weight to in while off, but then to feel the slight gyroscopic-like resistance in the handle when the blade is active and humming....that's just the tip of the iceberg for my creative wishes! LOL
I not only wish this kinda thing would happen... every so often, I still try and pick stuff up with the force, just to be sure I still don't have powers.
As for modifying things like this... as long as it's not like super ultra rare, ain't a problem as far as I'm concerned. Personally I only have an issue if there's like 4 left in existence or something. These toys aren't at any risk of going extinct :P go nuts.
Star Wars dioramas are just great! Now, if only you could create an Original Series Battlestar Galactica diorama, with Landrams vs Cylons.
I love this its amazing , and while I was cringing at first yelling NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO like Darth Vader in the beginning , you're completely correct when you say that it is your stuff and you can do what you want with them . Other than that I love how it turned out , I cant wait to see what you do next. 😁😁😋😋
Wow, I’m gonna say after watching over 30 of your videos, I’m happy to see you are human and make mistakes. I love your videos
Wow!!! Can you please tell me all the tools, Equipment and building materials you used.
Just imagine how your HOA would freak out if you brought a fully armed and operational ATAT to one of their meetings. Maybe then they'd listen to you!
The diorama looks amazing, all that work definitely paired off. 👍
Beautiful work! What kind of bit were you using to cut out the viewports on the walker? That plastic can be difficult to work with sometimes.
Superb! I’ve seen so many makers that are narrowly focused in just one area that it’s great to watch a maker that really has no boundaries. You are an inspiration to me to continually get out of my comfort zone on projects. While my first love is somewhat large scale complex builds like my Operator on the inside fully electro mechanical Dalek and a Wall-E I recently started, I’ve now moved into small scale SCI-fi weapons out of Eva foam and 3D printed parts because it requires me to learn new skills
To hell with the HOA. For the kind of money you're paying to live in a neighborhood with an HOA, you should enjoy your space and use it as you see fit.
I would love to see a diorama with two dewback troopers fighting rebels on a swamp world. You could make the storm troopers like an elite commandos with jungle armor and the rebels could have a Wookiee or two and on of the Wookiee jumps down from a tree stabbing the dewback in the back. Oh and the dewbacks have heavy cannons mounted on the .
Like most things on this planet, they age and weather like anything else. So yes rocks need colour from oxidizing.
That was super cool!! It's funny to me that you used the plastic sheets. (The real name of it escapes me at the moment) I used the same stuff to turn a 69 Charger into a Daytona. That got to think I may be able to use it on my rc car build to make a rear wing. Thanks and keep up the great work!
Turned out awesome. Not sure why someone would be upset that you modified your vintage toy. That just made there still in box toy worth more.
The AT-AT?🤨 is one of the few things I know about Star Wars 🥴
This one is actually the AT-ST, but I have plans for an AT-AT ;)
13:43 its Miracle Grow for Model Grass 🤣
For someone living in a tiny apartment on a shoestring budget, dioramas would be just the thing.
What were the plaster rocks you were breaking up? Did you make those or buy them?
After you applied the chalk did you spray some kind of a tip coat to lock everything in place?
Magnifique ! Love from France and happy new year !
You monster how could do that to that poor defenseless toy 🤣🤣🤣🤣 good job
This is a true story about the Impact your Channel had on me. So about 3 years ago I found your RUclips. It came at a time that I was in and out of mental hospitals and I had severe depression and I had no purpose. I found you RUclips and thought hey I could do that and so I did. Nonstop projects and I grew my skills. I beat depression and too this day I'm still creating costumes and projects. Then someone discovered me and I created a job for my self based on my projects. So thank you for everything Brian I hope your Channel soars to great heights.
This is a great story. This hobby, sparked by Brian and others, has also helped me with my chronic depression. Doing ‘stuff’ keeps me ‘out of my head’ and focused on making things from nothing. Though, I’ll never make it a career. Keep on truckin’
WOW! We are truly humbled that we would have anything to do with helping you. Thank you so much for sharing your story. We are so happy to hear you are finding healing through making. Please share any links you have to your work, we would love to see it. Thank you Missy, all the best to you my friend!
It is a great story Deanna, and i'm so glad you are able to use creativity to fight off depression. Life all too often deals out lemons, and we have to find ways to lift ourselves up and escape for the ugliness of reality. Keep on keeping on!
I do the same with my toys.
This came out awesome!
Where did you get the little human figure?
Have you ever painted a figurine before? The result was very good.
Only one thing I would change and that is adding fish to the water. So many miss that detail.
Wow!! That came out awesome. Good job Brian.
Absolutely amazing looks fantastic toy to art
"I am not screen accurate, but i am awesome", great shirt and great build haha.
This makes me want to go through some old toys and see what I can come up with.
This turned out great!
Excellent! You should! I have an entire storage room full . . . none of them are safe!
Excellent build. Keep up the variety!
Freaking awesome. Enjoyed the video 👍🏻
just finding your video and channel. WOWOWOOW... care to share where the toy is from and the scale? I have a bandai 1:48. but this one is bigger and AWESOME>>>>>. THANK YOU MUCH. hope you do more
Thank you!
This is actually a vintage AT-ST from when I was a kid. It’s made by Kenner. 1982/83 release I think. Glad you liked the project. More like this coming soon!
You are so right - an object is worth nothing unless you are actually going to sell it!
I don’t like HOAs. They're coarse and rough and irritating...and their regulations are everywhere.
🤣😉🤣
Nerdforge and Black Magic Craft make it look so easy, thanks for the delve into dioramas.
They do don’t they??? Thank you for watching.
Welcome to my world…of model railroading and diorama building! Yes, step out of your comfort zone and build exactly what inspires you…so Brian, take that childhood memory and build something outta nothing! 🤩😁
Thanks, will do!
I would want to stumble upon one too, as long as it’s quite un-operational!
Just curious what kind of foam you used on this
Brian... Keep creating you have a gift. Awesome build.
I got eyes and I will keep watching. 🤔
You may want to water your pva down a bit for the grass. When it's thick like that it doesn't allow the static to create the effect as well. Go thin and then spray a thin gloss pva mod over it after it dries, you can make a nice dew effect on the grass as well.
Cool 👍
can you do a in depth look on how to use a laser printer?
As a kid I had 60 acres to roam around on and though it wasn't Star Wars I imagined, it was a great fantasy. Watching you, dug up memories I need to do something about. Thanks for sharing yours, and as always, it has been awesome.
That's the idea David! Sounds like you had an amazing place to be a kid! Can't wait to see what you do with those memories!
This was sooooooooo awesome Brian!! Very therapeutic even watching you build it...Thank you for sharing this with us, bro!!
Thank you my friend, much appreciated!!!
That is so amazing! Can you please talk through HOW you do the techniques and the tools you use. I love watching your channel, and I think I learn something new every time! Thank you!
Thank you for watching. I will try to include more "how to" in the future.
I always wanted to find an astromech or a starfighter! this is really a lovely diorama. really captures that childhood imagination and wonder!
Thank you so much!
Mô hình tiểu cảnh mini nhỏ nhỏ trông rất đẹp:)
Please give a Loving Regard to Father JJ ❤️👍
OK, admit it - you emphasized the upper frequencies to make the foam squeak as obnoxious as possible, didn't you? C'mon, admit it!
100%!!!!
Yesssss 👊🏼 Toy violence you do you Brian. Great Video. Really loved the look around the room at the beginning.
Thank you Jared! So glad you enjoyed it!
That is beautiful.... great job
why so much crap on a notepad cover, geee
Brian, dude, I don't care what others may say. Keep modifying whatever you want brother. This project is freaking awesome. Keep it going brother.
Thank you so much!
OMG!!! What are you doing to that toy… just kidding, looks even better now! The whole project came out GREAT!
LOL! Thank you!
Static Grass: Use different colors AND different lengths. Gives a nice blend. Luke Towan has some awesome videos using static grass.
Thanks for the tips!
2:55 I don't know, Colin Furze got away with it! And hold on, you butchered your toy! Ohhh...wait...it is YOUR toy. And it is your right to do with it as you wish. I am a bit more of a purest, buuut I have been known to alter some things on occasion. Besides, these hunks of plastic are only worth what someone else is willing to pay for them. I have a closet full of plastic that has some value to me, marginal value to some, no value whatsoever to my wife! (queue up fantasy thought bubble here) Some day! (rubbing my hands together) I'll sell it all for a fortune!
Most excellent comment! Thank you
Amazing work !! Congrats !!!
♥️♥️♥️♥️ super cool! I enjoyed the warning segment 🤣🤣🤣
Glad you liked it!!
Dear Brian, your diorama is amazing ! A true masterpiece !
But earing you talk about this project, I think your are very harsh with yourself .
I give you a little advice because you know yet Nerdforge ! Look also the Tabletop Witchcraft channel .
This maker isn't a Starwars universe fan but all the technics he used to do " Dungeons and Dragons " game bords could be usefull to build more easely other dioramas like this one so ...
Now I am expecting the Carrissa's mandolarien cosplays with great impatience because I wish buy the patterns to do a casuel lot of nice and eccentric clothes for miself !
I wish you both in good health !
Wishes from France !
Really appreciate the kind words! I will definitely check out Tabletop Witchcraft!
Great work. Sometimes I wish I lived where there was one of these housing associations. I would be pushing the rules as far as I could just tomannoy tge jobsworth. There have been cases here in the UK where these associations\councils have literally threatened people with legal action for painting their front doors the wrong colour.
Yeah, the HOA’s can be a bit of a pain for sure!
That video alone was worth subscribing, I look forward to watching more.
Thank you so much!!
I have a nice collection of vintage SW figures and vehicles. I have no intention of selling them ,but I could never "customize" them.
But if you want to do that, go right ahead, I have no problems with that.
I make custom action figures, so I have no issues with altering toys.
I've been wanting to do a few custom SW vehicles, like a bashed up land speeder, so I bought a used POTF reissue off eBay to cut up and customize. There are plenty of options out there if you don't want to alter stuff from your collection.
That’s a great approach. Keep your vintage collection true to what it is, and find others to modify. I love it!
Your build was amazing!
I agree with you, you paid for them, it belongs to you. I'm an in box collector for my own gratification, I'm never going to sell, but I'm of an age when as a 10 year old, Star Wars came out along with everything, I just wanted to play with them. Now I like to look at them with these old eyes, and let my memories of yesteryear trickle back.
Thank you! I think there are collectors of all kinds, and they are all correct, as long as that brings joy.
Amazing project. Total inspiration for my T-16 project and diorama.
Awesome
Aww man! I saw those Philips head screws on the joints in the beginning and i was hoping you would fix it!. So glad you covered them up! Never cease to amaze my friend!
LOL, I couldn't let those remain, easy fix. Thank you!