How I made this amazing blue mountain river diorama...and nearly messed it up completely!
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Published 2020-11-05
Many of the materials and tools I use come with safety instructions. Please always read and follow these rather than simply copy what you see me or other people doing.
Don't use a hot cutting tool on this polyurethane foam. It wouldn't work, and it would be dangerous for your health.
Making this peaceful blue mountain river diorama turned out to be really stressful! I very nearly lost the whole piece to a mistake, but luckily I managed to fix the problem and turn what could have been a disaster into something better than I'd imagined!
In this diorama tutorial I walk you through the steps I took to make this amazing piece of realistic scenery.
I used new water effects (new for me, anyway) as well as my trusty epoxy resin and Mod Podge.
I hand-carved the rocks from Sculptureblock, which, it turns out, is very different from extruded polystyrene (xps). It's possible to carve hyper-realistic rocks quite easily from this foam, but if you're planning a build like this then I would use extruded polystyrene since Sculptureblock and curing epoxy don't play too nicely together as seen in this video.
I hope you enjoy watching me bring this river diorama to life.
In this video I use several products that were gifted to me to use in my videos:
3d Pro Scroll Table by Hot Wire Foam Factory: hotwirefoamfactory.com/
Scenic vegetation/plants by Diorama Presepe (www.dioramapresepe.com/, www.instagram.com/dioramapresepe.com_official/, youtube.com/channel/UCeSXdhhHytnv64NP6smsQwg).
Hydro Primer from PlastiKote: plasti-kote.co.uk/
Basing glue from War World Scenics: www.WWScenics.com/.
CFS Fibreglass have gifted me resin products in the past, but the resin featured in this video is stuff I bought from them previously: www.cfsnet.co.uk/
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All Comments (21)
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That's the kind of thing i'd like to do in the future, if i have any future
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NGL this video is pretty entertaining, it's still a shame that things went wrong, but your "oooh...." reaction got a bit of a chuckle out of me. And sometimes we need videos like these to show us "what not to do and why", well done for not giving up on the project, it still turned out beautiful.
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Our unintended "Mistakes" often become our cherished "Works of Art" which is definitely applicable to this Magnificent river scene- WOWEE!
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Bubbles are alright. It gives movement to the water
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I always enjoy the longer videos because after the first few minutes sink in it somehow becomes meditative and induces the feeling that there’s no outside world to worry about; similar to how Bob Ross videos feel.
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Hmmm. I’ve never had such a strong physical urge to shrink! So realistic & beautiful. Love your work!
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This is amazing, and the river was a happy accident in the end as it turned out beautifully <3
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My model burnt ... I searched on internet and it said bcoz I poured hot mixed epoxy resin on thermacol and it catched fire . Plzz be aware of it . Seriously nobody told me about this on internet . Be careful guys . Just commented here to a awareness so that it does not happen with you all which happened to me . Literally sooo sad 🥺🥺🥺🥺
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I‘ve never made a diorama in my life, but I just love watching your videos and listen to your voice.
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I feel like the bubbles make it much more river like. Like a perfectly stagnate river would be a VERY concerning sight
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At the end of the video when you were doing shots of the end result, my sister looked at what I was watching and asked why I was watching a documentary about a river. That's how good it is!!!!
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This is amazing, not actually watched yet but will watch it all, i have just seen the intro and that was enough for me to subscribe and like, watching it all now
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OHH my god I finally found a PATION MAN , U are the best Artist I have ever seen ❤️❤️
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i love this dude's approach to stuff, and it helps so much that the results are always so beautiful and how calming his voice and the process is
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The Ardèche in miniature! All that's missing are fish in those limpid waters... Par excellence! Bravo!
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This has got to be one of the BEST water scenes I’ve seen yet. And you called it an accident? I call it perfection!
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The rocks are just amazing, and I actually really like the water effect and colour that you've created; thanks for sharing, a really interesting watch.
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These are so calming! Thank you for making these and taking time out of your day to do things for other people. It means a lot <3
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Magnificent work of the mountain river diorama! A very well deserved like. You are like the Bob Ross of dioramas! Great work.
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10:33 “i really should’ve thought about that in advance but I didn’t. So... what are u gonna do?” HAHAHAHA WHY SO DEFENSIVE
