I don't even care for modeling. I find it relaxing to watch these videos though. I think I enjoy the thought process involved in replicating items from everyday objects. I noticed the chain link fence in the back drop, and I knew how it was made. I just like the clever ideas involved. A bonus for me is that if my child ever needs a diorama made for school, I'm golden.
Thanks Jerry :) I get quite a lot of people who don't actually do any modelling but just enjoy watching the video. I remember making plenty of dioramas as a kid for school :) Cheers Luke
Luke Towan is OP. All these tutorials are quite simple but very creative and fun, great results for those who aren't very advanced but have at least some practice in the way of scenery crafting/model building, and even new people can enjoy these with rather nice results
dear Luke stumbled by accident upon your channel and you've inspired me greatly. I'm going to create my own dioramas with help of your videos. For my first project I'd like to create an fenshui Japanese garden. I bought the Woodland coarse ballast light grey do you think this is the best option for a gravel garden? Kind regards
Tom Langley Lol.... Me too , but I'm trying out some of these tips , just to do it .. Pretty soon , I'll have enough miniature things ,,, i could put together in a theme . 👍👍
Have to say you made that look so easy yet I would never have thought of that in a thousand years, thanks for a great video, this will definitely be one I use on my set up.
Yes, they do look fantastic. 60 years I have been around and never in my wildest dreams would I have come up with this idea. Now, if I make a farm for my train layout someday, this knowledge will come in very handy.
+DocLaw172 thanks for the great comment, sometimes I surprise myself with the ideas that pop into my head! Not all of them end up looking this good though... Cheers Luke
I am going to try this for our layout. My Wife has made chain link fence from Luke's video and it came out great! Nice job Luke. Keep giving us more ideas please!
Also non belt balers cannot roll bales so perfectly, they leave a squished knot shape in the middle. So if I wanted to make it a bit more realistic, I won't use tweezers, but just push a bunch of tape together, and start rolling afterwards.
I just subscribed after watching 2 videos, fantastic ideas and work. I do armour modelling and am just about to start my first diorama and your tips will certainly come into play. Thanks for sharing.
Very good video. I made a few of these bales but did not have any CA glue on hand and the glues I did have did not stick well to the back side of the tape. Therefore, I tied a thin thread around the bale at both ends and it looks good. In photographs of round bales, sometimes you can see the twine that holds them together and other times you can not. So I guess tieing them is still fairly prototypical. Back in the 70's, I did some modeling and now that I am retired, I am back at it again. Your videos are very inspirational. I enjoy them very much. Thank you.
Because I'm building a farm scene for my HO layout, I'm again revisiting one of your videos as I have forgotten much since I last viewed. I use my fine jute string for many purposes and will use it once again for this project. Crack on, mate. I really like your mods to the North West Shore Line chopper as I have the same one. Plenty of popsicle sticks and straws. Cheers from eastern TN
That…is amazing :) Thoroughly enjoying your videos Luke and making my way through them all, picking up lots of tip along the way - thanks for sharing! Adrian
As a quiller, I'd also suggest a needle tool (simply a needle with the top of the eye cut off and stuck into a dowel) or a pin tool to start the bale. Both would leave a hole in the centre, the needle tool about the same size as the tweezers, the pin slightly smaller, but they're a lot easier to spin and coil the bale faster. (Though the pin tool is a bit fiddly to get started.)
Excellent. Only realistic model hay bales I've seen. Foam ones look like foam. Read some of the comments, they do squish at the bottom, and the top, due to their own weight. Here, in Scotland, they soon get a green tinge from grass growing on them, if they're not immediately wrapped in plastic. Have stopped modelling myself. It's good to see the work of others.
Thanks Mike, honestly sometimes I don't know how these ideas come to me either! A lot of failed experiments and the ever so elusive success which are the ones that become videos 😉 Cheers mate
As a farmer I can testify that these definitely look like the real thing! (we use square packed ones for our Sheep tho, easier to unwrap and spread out)
+Peter CPRail8748 Cheers Peter, glad you have been enjoying the videos. I have another one which will be posted tomorrow night on making tall forest pine trees. Cheers Luke
Luke you are a wiz. I have been trying to figure out how to do this, I was part the way there with the twine, but your method really nailed it. well done. I'm going to make heaps, or should I say stacks of em! Pete
+Peter Pocock lol, thanks Pete, I tried making round bales a few weeks ago but was never happy with the result and then one day this idea just sprung into my head. Cheers Luke
A lot of battles and fighting took place in WWI and WW2 in Farm Fields. Lots of barns and farm houses hid many a tank and jeep during the wars as well.
My military shit is done in 1/72, for wargaming purposes. After watching this tutorial, I made some round bales as terrain pieces. I also made some European style haystacks by gluing diced twine onto whittled down corks sourced from bottles of bubbly wine. This had the added bonus that I got to empty the wine bottles.
I actually would like to start modeling, but i'm only 14, but you're video are nicely edited and quite relaxing and I enjoy those type of videos. And I would model to make terrain for rp games. Btw continue you're vids are awesome
Nov. 2017----RUclips has a lot of how to terrain videos for gamers. Check out the how to diorama building videos for action figures...some good tips there. There's DM's Craft, a website for gamers. It's basically for D&D, Warhammer, sci-fi, etc. type gamers, but there's a bunch of people who make their own fountains, buildings, monsters, etc. Started modeling (aircraft/armor) back in '74 and have picked up more than one good tip on how to do something. As for modeling, check out IPMS (International Plastic Modelers Society) which has clubs all over the world and it doesn't matter what your modeling interest is. Guys in my IPMS club do aircraft, armor, cars, figures, ships, sci-fi and paper models. Along with regular modeling and railroading videos, I've also checked out the doll house people and how they do things.
I don't even care for modeling. I find it relaxing to watch these videos though. I think I enjoy the thought process involved in replicating items from everyday objects. I noticed the chain link fence in the back drop, and I knew how it was made. I just like the clever ideas involved. A bonus for me is that if my child ever needs a diorama made for school, I'm golden.
Thanks Jerry :) I get quite a lot of people who don't actually do any modelling but just enjoy watching the video. I remember making plenty of dioramas as a kid for school :)
Cheers
Luke
Jerry Whidby kind of like watching Bob Ross!
puts me to sleep
Between this, Clickspring, and Primitive Technology, the Aussies sure have the relaxing videos down.
Love primitive technology too
Wow! This dude has remarkable patience.
I'm a huge admirer of his talent. Absolutely amazing!!!!
This channel is addicting.
Did you mean: *addictive*
@@ThumpertTheFascistCottontail grammar nazi!
I know right? I have no interest in ever doing any of this stuff that I watch either LOL.
Man, Luke, you are an incredibly inventive person! Your techniques and solutions are brilliant!
Luke Towan is OP. All these tutorials are quite simple but very creative and fun, great results for those who aren't very advanced but have at least some practice in the way of scenery crafting/model building, and even new people can enjoy these with rather nice results
HAY ....... what a great tutorial luke
Hay quá :))
+boltuss2006 lol, I wish I had a witty reply......... nope I got nothing :)
Cheers
Luke
I was thinking of ANY way to make this faster. I came up with a blender, putting your leaf mix on a toilet paper roll, but none are super effective.
dear Luke stumbled by accident upon your channel and you've inspired me greatly. I'm going to create my own dioramas with help of your videos. For my first project I'd like to create an fenshui Japanese garden. I bought the Woodland coarse ballast light grey do you think this is the best option for a gravel garden? Kind regards
boltuss2006 clever I like it
I dont get tired watching your videos.I really admire the precision and the patience you have.Keep like this,i really like to watch it.
I don't know anything about modeling and I find this fascinating! Awesome!
Not a Model Railroader here but I happened upon your Channel. This is amazing what you do! Im enjoying just watching your creativity, Thanks!
Tom Langley
Lol.... Me too , but I'm trying out some of these tips , just to do it ..
Pretty soon , I'll have enough miniature things ,,, i could put together in a theme .
👍👍
I'm in love with channel! I've watched about half the videos on here, and I think this is the only one I could do myself 🙃.
Have to say you made that look so easy yet I would never have thought of that in a thousand years, thanks for a great video, this will definitely be one I use on my set up.
Thanks again mate :) it's pretty tedious but the results speak for themselves!
Cheers
Luke
Great tutorial! I have made some of these but I use wood chips... And they look fantastic! Thanks for sharing.
+ModelShow TV cool, I never thought of using wood chips. Thanks for watching :)
Cheers
Luke
Yes, they do look fantastic. 60 years I have been around and never in my wildest dreams would I have come up with this idea. Now, if I make a farm for my train layout someday, this knowledge will come in very handy.
+DocLaw172 thanks for the great comment, sometimes I surprise myself with the ideas that pop into my head! Not all of them end up looking this good though...
Cheers
Luke
I am going to try this for our layout. My Wife has made chain link fence from Luke's video and it came out great! Nice job Luke. Keep giving us more ideas please!
to make them more realistic squash them a bit because round bales are not purfectly round they always have some flat spot under them
Also non belt balers cannot roll bales so perfectly, they leave a squished knot shape in the middle. So if I wanted to make it a bit more realistic, I won't use tweezers, but just push a bunch of tape together, and start rolling afterwards.
Purrfect!! Meow 😂
Awesome tutorial...You have just helped make my barnyard look so much more realistic...Thanks!
Amazing craftsmanship and patience
Thanks Reza 😊
You could make thatched roofs with this method too! Very cool!
Another really creative and original idea Luke - thanks!
Hay, that's clever!
Hay, gurl! Hay!
Bruuhhhhh dad joke
I just subscribed after watching 2 videos, fantastic ideas and work. I do armour modelling and am just about to start my first diorama and your tips will certainly come into play. Thanks for sharing.
I just subscribed after watching 1 video, outstanding experience!
Thanks guy's :) Good luck on your first diorama :) I'm sure it will be awesome :)
Holy hay bails that's amazing how do you ever come up with such realistic ideas!
WOW!! So easy and with stuff that I have lying around the house/man cave... Thanks Luke great video!!
+stblad3 no worries mate, it's amazing what can be made with stuff just lying around.
Cheers
Luke
These are so cute! What a great item for hobby stores!
holy haymazing, but seriously so effective and ingenious. Looks like real hay bales which were just shrunken down.
Ingenious technique! Enjoying all of your videos!
Man. You are an artist!
Very good video. I made a few of these bales but did not have any CA glue on hand and the glues I did have did not stick well to the back side of the tape. Therefore, I tied a thin thread around the bale at both ends and it looks good. In photographs of round bales, sometimes you can see the twine that holds them together and other times you can not. So I guess tieing them is still fairly prototypical.
Back in the 70's, I did some modeling and now that I am retired, I am back at it again. Your videos are very inspirational. I enjoy them very much. Thank you.
That was too easy. Amazing!!!
You have an AMAZING fantasy and eye for the different things to use. Love it 👍
Thanks mate, glad you are enjoying the videos 😊
I wrapped the bales with two pieces of heavy, Brown or Tan thread the tied them off. They look pretty good, great video, thanks for sharing......
Because I'm building a farm scene for my HO layout, I'm again revisiting one of your videos as I have forgotten much since I last viewed. I use my fine jute string for many purposes and will use it once again for this project. Crack on, mate. I really like your mods to the North West Shore Line chopper as I have the same one. Plenty of popsicle sticks and straws. Cheers from eastern TN
That is flipping brilliant! You very clever man.
That's very interesting; I never thought of chopping twine to make hay. Great job!
You've no idea how much I looked forward to a new video from you. And it was worth the wait
+Abshar V.P Wow thanks, I'm glad you enjoy the videos I post. I haven't decided on the next one yet???
Cheers
Luke
Whatever is next, I'm sure its going to be good. All the best for your wonderful channel
That…is amazing :) Thoroughly enjoying your videos Luke and making my way through them all, picking up lots of tip along the way - thanks for sharing! Adrian
As a quiller, I'd also suggest a needle tool (simply a needle with the top of the eye cut off and stuck into a dowel) or a pin tool to start the bale. Both would leave a hole in the centre, the needle tool about the same size as the tweezers, the pin slightly smaller, but they're a lot easier to spin and coil the bale faster. (Though the pin tool is a bit fiddly to get started.)
that is some next level genius right there
Looks great! I was trying to think of cargo for a Hot Wheels scale (1/64) flatbed trailer, and this video cemented my decision!
Great idea. I used a bit thinner tape and only half as long. Works perfect for n scale
Bravo Bravo, very nice work and straight forward... I like your methods of explaining your video, short , simple and productive... Bravo
Thank you Sam, I'm glad you enjoyed the video 😊
Cheers
Luke
thanks luke, you give us some great hints at low cost.i'm feeling good to be one of your subs.
Youre videos are AMAZING!!
i havent seen this vid in a month or two and forgot about it, i went to like it and it already was (liked)!
The result is excellent!
this was a great way to make hay bales I just made some!!
Awesome, glad I was able to help and that you made some bales :)
Cheers
Luke
Incredible model!
Love this idea! They look amazing
Excellent, thanks for posting. Clear and concise instructions, easy to follow.
No worries mate, glad you liked it :)
Cheers
Luke
Thanks a lot this was very easy to do and I had very good results
Thanks for a very fine video to make hay bales
+Bosse Carlberg No worries Bosse, glad you liked it :)
Cheers
Luke
Fun to watch. I came from Pella, Iowa where the round hay baler originated.
Luke- Great video as well as your others. I am an O scale model railroader and have picked up a lot of info from you. You do superb work.
Thanks Al, it's good to see some of my techniques can be applied to the other scales.
Cheers
Luke
wow so easy! I'll definitely try next time I have a few weeks to spare. thank you
Hey Luke, I used 2mm static grass instead of the jute twine, cuts down the construction time immensely.Cheers Bill
Another great and simple "How to" tutorial.....Thanks for sharing Luke !!!
Cheers Mate,
Danny
+Danny Laguer No worries Danny, thanks for watching :)
Cheers
Luke
You made me start my hobby
Excellent idea. Well done, and very nice video.
so simple and creative. they look fantastic too. Good on ya mate.
+shay farley Thanks Shay, glad you enjoyed the video :)
Cheers
Luke
this is a great tutorial i love the haybals
Thanks mate :) Glad you liked it
matthias de boer I’m sorry, but can u explain to me what a “Haybal” is?
(PS I’m joking. Not a grammar cop)
Amazingly realistic!
I'm a novice at best. Just one interested in the "how right now. I have to say that was just cool.
Excellent. Only realistic model hay bales I've seen. Foam ones look like foam. Read some of the comments, they do squish at the bottom, and the top, due to their own weight. Here, in Scotland, they soon get a green tinge from grass growing on them, if they're not immediately wrapped in plastic. Have stopped modelling myself. It's good to see the work of others.
simply amazing, your work is exceptional
Thank you heaps :)
Works very good I tried it
Wow. Such an innovative method to create some great hay bales. I don't know how you come up with these ideas sometimes. :) Great.
Thanks Mike, honestly sometimes I don't know how these ideas come to me either! A lot of failed experiments and the ever so elusive success which are the ones that become videos 😉 Cheers mate
Wonderful work! Thanks for sharing!
That was like watching a magic trick! Great work!
thanks mate-made one for N Scale today-halved your dimensions-looks good,jute took me a while-so small
cool, yeah it takes a while to cut up all the jute... but it's worth it in the end :)
Cheers
Luke
GREAT !!!.......And good appetite !
Very nicely done and great results!
Thanks i have a model farm and you helped me a lot
As a farmer I can testify that these definitely look like the real thing! (we use square packed ones for our Sheep tho, easier to unwrap and spread out)
Hay! Well done, Luke! Brilliant!
+John Bellucci lol cheers John, glad you enjoyed :)
Cheers
Luke
What I've been watching?
Someone creating a 15 mm hay bale .
And I liked it!
Luke another fantastic project and tip. Thank you.
+Peter CPRail8748 Cheers Peter, glad you have been enjoying the videos. I have another one which will be posted tomorrow night on making tall forest pine trees.
Cheers
Luke
Million thanks Luke..
Gracias, otro maravilloso vídeo. Muchas gracias por enseñarnos tantas cosas
Thanks Miguel 😀
Super technique! Thanks.
Brilliant, love it. Amazing job Luke
+John Ellington Thanks John :)
Wow! Talk about thinking outside the box. I gave a thumbs up and I subscribed to your channel. Happy Railroading!!!!
+curraheewolf Thanks mate, glad to have you on as a subscriber :) and I'm glad you're enjoying the videos.
Cheers
Luke
Big thanks!!! Was thinking about this.
Just made these tonight thanks for sharing
awesome, good work :)
Hi Luke,
Thanks for another great idea! Many thanks!
+Alex K No worries, glad I've given you a little inspiration :)
Cheers
Luke
You are great Luke! I love your job
Thank you :) Glad you enjoyed the video.
Cheers
Luke
How cool... simply amazing.
Just brilliant.
Thank you very much. This is exactly what is was looking for!
Simple yet stunning result, awsome :D
+Thullen Thanks mate :)
Pretty sweet!
Luke you are a wiz. I have been trying to figure out how to do this, I was part the way there with the twine, but your method really nailed it. well done. I'm going to make heaps, or should I say stacks of em!
Pete
+Peter Pocock lol, thanks Pete, I tried making round bales a few weeks ago but was never happy with the result and then one day this idea just sprung into my head.
Cheers
Luke
this guy is a genius
amazing FANTASTIC, wonderful
Brilliant! Thanx for showing this video.
No worries mate :) glad you liked it.
Iḿ into 1/35 military shit, so I never need those frikkin hay bales,
but I couldn't resist to watch the whole video!
Good tutorial, looks good!
A lot of battles and fighting took place in WWI and WW2 in Farm Fields. Lots of barns and farm houses hid many a tank and jeep during the wars as well.
My military shit is done in 1/72, for wargaming purposes.
After watching this tutorial, I made some round bales as terrain pieces.
I also made some European style haystacks by gluing diced twine onto whittled down corks sourced from bottles of bubbly wine. This had the added bonus that I got to empty the wine bottles.
What a great idea ... ;-))
Many thanks for showing and keep up the good work.
thanks mate, glad you liked the video
Cheers
Luke😊
Another great one Luke! They look absolutely awesome, nice work! Cheers mate, Dan
+TheMisterdan01 Thanks Dan, I've been enjoying your 'mini layout series' as well :)
Cheers
Luke
Thanks Luke, glad you like it! Cheers, Dan
This is So beautiful!!!
I thought i would make some for my schleich scaled horses but they are quite small heh.. I WILL TRY ANYWAY THIS IS SO GOOD
I actually would like to start modeling, but i'm only 14, but you're video are nicely edited and quite relaxing and I enjoy those type of videos.
And I would model to make terrain for rp games.
Btw continue you're vids are awesome
CrazyMMO I'm 17 and modeling is really fun you should try it
Nov. 2017----RUclips has a lot of how to terrain videos for gamers. Check out the how to diorama building videos for action figures...some good tips there. There's DM's Craft, a website for gamers. It's basically for D&D, Warhammer, sci-fi, etc. type gamers, but there's a bunch of people who make their own fountains, buildings, monsters, etc. Started modeling (aircraft/armor) back in '74 and have picked up more than one good tip on how to do something. As for modeling, check out IPMS (International Plastic Modelers Society) which has clubs all over the world and it doesn't matter what your modeling interest is. Guys in my IPMS club do aircraft, armor, cars, figures, ships, sci-fi and paper models. Along with regular modeling and railroading videos, I've also checked out the doll house people and how they do things.
I am 14 myself and started like 6 years ago. It's really fun and relaxing. Go ahead and try something new and fun!
CrazyMMO do it! It's addictive
Go for it dude! I'm 14, and been into model railroading and modeling from the time I was 5. It's quite fun and relaxing.
Wow, great tutorial. Those look fantastic. We see plenty of those around here in Oklahoma and those are spot on.
+Steves Trains Thanks Steve, glad you liked it.
Cheers
Luke