I made a TINY VILLAGE 🏡 Unboxing the Kit from
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- Опубліковано 14 гру 2023
- I really enjoyed sitting down and playing with all the amazing supplies contained in this builders kit! I can't wait to actually build the kit that was provided inside (that will be filmed in the future ;)
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Wow, what an absolute joy to watch Ara! You went way over the top showing everything in the detail you did. Love that the project you made was a little mini diorama with the monopoly pieces haha. Pure genius. I'm looking forward to seeing what the final piece will look like as your practice piece already looked incredible :) Thank you so much putting the box up on your channel! You truly are an amazing crafter and artist Ara and these massive and unique dollhouses have always been a joy to watch the progress since discovering your channel years back. The final products are jammed packed with so much detail it's mind boggling! You are an amazing person and I couldn't be happier with how you displayed the box in your video! I'm completely blown away! Thank you so much for doing all of this and glad you had fun with the kit!! :)❤
Thank you Neil! I am so glad you liked the video and the project I was inspired to create! I can't wait to try out the laser cut kit you included in the future🔥 It looks amazing! Thank you again for sending this to me, I had a blast!
@@BentleyHouseMinis I'm excited to see that too!
A hint for staining balsa. Put a layer of finish, such as shellac, which can be sprayed and is very fast drying. Then stain it. This will prevent the stain from being blotchy and absorbing too quickly. After wiping off the excess stain, allow it to dry before deciding if it needs a second stain layer. Finish with another coat of shellac.
Neil was a genius to send a gifted kit, because I never would have known about it otherwise and just bought myself one! Ara should make a miniature craft kit, I'd buy that too.
Aww yay! I know you will enjoy building with it!
how did you FIND the kit??? I went to both the muse and real terrain websites and searched and NOTHING came up
That box was a literal TARDIS it just kept coming. I love the mini diorama you created and I can't wait to see what you do in the attic.
Haha right? So much stuff!! Thank you Zoe!
Something that I've been seeing other crafters do is use a silicone ice tray or pop toy as paint wells. If anything dries, it peels right out for easy and fast clean up. It's reusable and can usually be found at a dollar store or second hand. It might be useful for some of your mini painting where you only need a little bit of paint.
What's weird is that I used to have one that was tiny and really good for little bits of paint but I can't find it anywhere. I guess I need to get a new one. As soon as I do I will find the older one I am sure lol!
What a great idea!
@@BentleyHouseMinisrule of thumb if you want to find something that’s gone missing buy a replacement or write it on the shopping list and then you find it sitting there in plain sight😹😹😹happens to me all the time😹
@@BentleyHouseMinis During the room refresh, it'll turn up (wherever the cat decided that it belonged!)❤
Wow, he thought of everything, and he wasn't skimpy! I checked out his video. The price for the kit isn't bad considering how much you get, and I like that the shipping is very reasonably. You did a nice job on the diorama. 😊
Thank you!! I totally agree, really it's like buying a whole new hobby with extras on top of that. And he worked really hard to get quality things in there too which I appreciate.
I love that you support other creators. I can't wait to see @realterrainhobbies work and explore more of the miniatures world. :)
We have such a great group of creators on this platform that share their knowledge freely and I am always happy to support that!😊 Thank you!!
I have been watching Neil for quite a while, he has such great ideas that work both in the tiny miniatures as well as the 1/12 1/24 scales
My miniatures following started from watching nerdforge, that led me to Neil, who then led me to Ara. I love to see you supporting each other :) now we need a nerdforge Collab 😂
Aww yay I love that!! I am so honored to be included in that list of awesome creators😊 I am not sure I could keep up with Nerdforge since they build so fast, but if they ever reached out I would try my best lol!
This kit looks like the perfect way to get started in this hobby! SO many fantastic tools included!
Agreed! Everything anyone would need to get started!
Catherine O'Hara staying iconic through the decades
Agreed!
Definitely use cork for the attic diorama! Recalling the scene where they are digging up the grave in the diorama, they were digging up bits of cork! 🥳
I just came to look for this comment. ❤❤❤😊
Ara, a simple tip for applying stain to balsa wood. Use your water bottle and give your surface a good coat before you put the stain on, it is damp enough that your able to get to the wipe-off and a smoother finish. Balsa is so thirsty and I know that you will have success right away! Good luck!😊 Oh your diorama is phenomenal! Truly breathtaking!!!
This kit is any model/crafters dream! I can't afford it but it was a lot of fun watching the unbox and the mini dio turned out great. Thanks for sharing!
Your practice mini diorama is absolutely ready for Prime Time! Can't wait to see the next one with your gifted mini houses.
Thank you Lori!! I am so excited to see all those little houses come together in one piece!
Your little diorama turned out soooo cute!
Thank you!!
Neil @RealTerrainHobbies is one of my top four creators. His talent blows me away each time. 😍
Agreed!! He is an amazing artist!
I got this last Christmas. My grandson and I have been working on it and we love it. Neil is a great creator. You will love building the kit.
This is amazing! I love how comprehensive the box is. The diorama is super cute and I wonder if simple fairy lights would help light up the diorama (street lights and such?). This is exciting!
Thank you Rachael! I definitely will look into that. Since this was my practice diorama it will be great for helping me play around with lights too! 😊
Hullo Ara, I hope you have as much enjoyment with Neil’s kit that I have! You are truly inspirational and so in advanced of most of us watching! I hope you decide to put the project together and please show us your process! I have used many items from the box but I have not taken on Neil’s building yet! I love the stone powder and the sheets of fast machete for creating stucco or plaster walls! You are a lovely young lady and I just wanted to say thank you for sharing all of your ideas and techniques with us. Please take care, be safe and enjoy the rest of your year! See you next video!
He looks pleased, as well he should. The diorama looks fantastic! I was also impressed with how the "nails" on the table look so real. 😮
And the nails were the easiest part by far! I love it when something so simple can add a ton of detail. Thank you Laura!
Don't you just hate it, when you get a cool box of new things/toys to work/play with, and want to get into them right away, but sadly have to keep to a stricter timeline?
Great work on the table (why is it so satisfying to see mini tables being built? 🙂❤). Love how all those little monopoly houses turned out, to make a little community.
Those trees, bushes and grass look amazing together. Makes everything so real.
From the box, I love, love, love that little hand saw. Love how Ara was able to cut the balsa wood lengths in 2, to make the legs....you make it look so easy, Ara. 🙂
Thank you for sharing another small, but very satisfying build with us, Ara.
Haha yes! I packed it all back into the box (as best as I could) so that I can use it again in the future when I have more time. Thank you so much Sherry! I think the little hand saw was one of my favorites too... there is no way I could have hand cut those wood pieces with my craft knife and kept it that even lol! Definitely excited to add it to my regular tools ;) So glad you enjoyed it!
I have that kit!!!! Loving building it.
Yes! I love Neil's channel! I've been following his work for 4 or five years!
I am always astounded by what he builds! How how real it all looks!
Me too! His work is amazing! I don't know how he is able to do it in such small scales! @@BentleyHouseMinis
That kits is amazing! I can wait to see what you create with it today and in the future!
Thank you😊
My husband would love this box! Yessss going to order now....wooooo there's sooooo much in this box. And he would love the building that comes on it. Ty!
The Tiny Village looks Great....Neil really Hooked you up that's a nice kit 💖💖💖💖
Incredible creativity Ara. Thank you for sharing the link to the Terrain builder. I have it saved and plan to order a kit for the fun of it. Take care.
What an amazing kit! Loved your project and can't wait to see you build the kit! I have followed Neil for about a year now. ❤
The grass tufts & clump foliage made a huge difference! The teeny cars are the cutest thing! What a great kit, and practice table.
Thank you!! I was so excited to add the trees... I knew they would be what elevated this table into something cool! I was definitely testing the limits of my 'scale abilities' on those cars lol!
Amazing kit. Your use of it is so clever.
This is a beautiful, packed full kit!!! Your miniature, miniature table looks amazing!! 😄 Thank you and Greetings 👋
What a great kit 🎉
It is!! I can't wait to actually make the kit in it!
@@BentleyHouseMinis I bet its going to be awesome 👌 do you know the price? X
Ara serves it up again! Thank you!!!
That turned out amazing! Your tiny cars are so cute! :D
This was a great little build to give some of the goodies Neil with Real Terrain Hobbies sent! Great work as always Ara!
Lisa
Thank you Lisa!! I can't wait to work with that laser cut kit sometime too! I am a sucker for a good pre-cut kit like that😄
Welcome to my world! I generally work 1/87 to 1/700. You need to scale way down from your normal doll house scale. Colors and washes etc have to be scaled back for a subtle more realistic look. Sometimes it's better if your first colors are more like washes and then your actual washes are more thinned out. Instead of one wash you may do six to get the effect in small scale. But like every thing else your first effort "winging it" is still pretty awesome work! Enjoying the journey!
That makes total sense when it comes to scaling down the thickness of the paint as well. I always talk about scaling the thickness of materials but I have never worked in a small enough project that I had to scale down my paint lol! Thank you so much Mike! I don't know how you work in this scale all the time! So tiny😮
Your “practice run” looks fabulous!
Oh I saw him show this on his show this week. It is an amazing kit. So much stuff a great kit for getting started. Love your little diorama. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 👼🏻🎶📯🎄🌟👑🎁
I avoided seeing what was in the kit so I could be surprised. But I did go back after I finished my table and learned so much about how he used all the materials!
That was such a generous gift full of amazing items!
I love that gel stain--so easy to use!
I am excited to work with it more!
What a fabulous kit! So carefully curated to include tools and materials suited to a wide range of creative projects! I have, and use, items similar to many that are included, but it has taken many years of crafting to acquire them. This kit is a great jump-start gift! And I love the tiny tablescape! Perhaps, when you no longer need it as a reference for your project, you can add some winter scenery and use it as holiday décor in your home. ❄
That was incredible! 👏🏻👏🏻
So much great stuff! Fun!
Ara, watching this unboxing and feeling your genuine excitement was infectious I’m excited for this!!
I can't get over how cute and beautiful this table is!!
😊 Thank you!
Wow that box kit was off the hook. Neil thought of everything. Ara I loved the mini diorama ❤.
That is so cool looking. Those tiny houses, the landscaping looks awesome and the cars are adorable. Great kit!❤
Thank you 🤗 Those little cars had my eyes hurting, they were so small lol!
@@BentleyHouseMinis I can see (or not see🤣😂) why. They were incredibly tiny!. But, cute. I just bought myself a pretty big magnifying glass that goes around ones neck to use while crafting. haha It's no fun getting old. Merry Christmas. ❤️🎄
I love that walnut gel stain, use it for all kinds of minis from furniture to flooring - I think I'm on my fourth bottle at this point!
What an amazing kit!!! I love watching him make buildings. I love the medieval look and always thought a full 1/12 scale medieval dollhouse would be fun to make. May be my next project on my channel. Lol
That box is absolutely amazing. Already sent a link to my husband and asked for it, for my birthday, next month.. 😁 Of course, you already know how much I love your little village. The one for the Beetlejuice house is going to be amazing!!!
Aww yay!! Happy early birthday😊 I hope you have a wonderful time working with everything inside! Thanks Shari❤
Gel stain is really nice! It's a little like alcohol ink but has more working time. It's really versatile and using various amounts of water will give you differing levels of coverage without having to reapply and wipe multiple times.The paper machet material is what old fashioned casts were made of. I am in awe of the mat!! Mats do not come sold that way and in all my years of mat using it has never occurred to cut my mat to fold it!! 🤯 Milliput is an enigma to me, but you should check out The miniature world of Kit and Caboodles. They are a mother and daughter who use their mudlarking finds in their miniature creations, and they are masters using Milliput!! This is an incredible kit and the diorama table is fantastic and I'm certain Adam is going to love it!!!
Most unusually impressive.
Great job making the tiny village.
Thank you!
@@BentleyHouseMinis Yw Bentley.
You should do a Muse kit too! To like make a doll house or a shadow box room! That would be so cool! And I would so buy your kit! I would love a doll house kit! 😍
Wow that’s a fantastic kit! Everything you need, I’m in love. Your mini diorama is great!
Thank you!!
Wow Ara that is fantastic!
I love using those gel stains. They have different shades. I used it to stain popsicle sticks and use it as floorboards in my dollhouse.
Wow, that was a wonderful kit you received!!! I love the little table and scene. 🙂
Thanks so much Joni! 😊
The tape around your finger is genius!
I'm going to see the Captins Quarters today. I'm so excited! I absolutely love the miniatures mesuem and you've given me a great excuse to go a second time in the same year ❤
What a cool kit! All that stuff makes me think about my family busy making the terrain for my brother's train set many many years ago. The milliput worked better than I thought it would for the roads. It can take on quite a bit of water if you need to smooth any edges. Adam looks super happy with this little table, you did a great job! xx
Wow that sounds like such an amazing family project! That's great to know about the milliput and I will keep that in mind. There is definitely a learning curve with it!
Looks great Ara!!!
Wow, they fit a ton of stuff in that box, lucky you... :) The table is adorable!!
Thank you!! Yep, I am never getting it all back in there lol!
Totally my type of thing. Kit looks amazing. Sadly I'm broken before Christmas, but I could recommend this to everyone, because looks really professional 😊 And about this tiny diorama of yours...dang, such a tiny details! Amazing job 🤩
Perhaps 🎅 can bring you one (or two) Your wish list also could help Neil gain another subscriber! Imagine🤔 if all of the North Pole residents became Real Terrain subscribers just because of your request‼️😊❤
@@marshawargo7238 I think most of people watching this video will go and subscribe his channel [as I did] 😉 I'd like to believe that Santa could bring me something like that but I think he has long list of good kids to visit instead 😀
I am so glad you went to check out Neil's channel! I know you will love it and learn a lot from him (just as I do every time I watch his videos!) I wish I could be Santa and leave everyone a kit in their stocking lol ;)
@@BentleyHouseMinis I'm sure I will. Already subscribed, so I'll watch older videos when I'll feel better [got a cold or something similar...] 😊
Yes, would be nice to be rich and give all friends little something once for a while. 😉
Love it Ara , merry Christmas to you and your family.
Thank you Christine! Merry Christmas to you and yours as well!
This was awesome of you to share.I will be needing to learn some terrain skills for my upcoming project. I will be sure to check out his Channel.😊
The model looked like a real satellite terrain view on Google maps😆 great job, it looked super fun to make. Would you be able to add it to the final piece? It was perfect size for Adam. I was also wondering how the gel stain would work with water to thin it down, for staining furniture.❤😍
You will learn so much from Neil!! You will be prepared and inspired in no time ;) Fun idea to add it to the final piece. In the movie they do show it coming apart in pieces so you never knew! I guess it depends on how big my attic ends up being😄
Neil has a great channel and that builder's kit is fire! Although I am a gaming terrain crafter, I have still learned a lot from this channel and it is fun to see you trying out some of the methods that terrain makers use all the time.
I learn so much from other craft channels outside of the dollhouse world. Other disciplines use supplies and techniques differently and when it can be translated into my own dollhouse projects, I feel like it makes me a stronger creator! I am so thankful for those like Neil who share their knowledge in their videos.
🎉this turned out great 🎉😊
😊 Thank you Dorothy!
@@BentleyHouseMinis 🎅your welcome hun x
WOW!!!!! Very cool box!!!!
Awesome and very well thought threw. So generous wow
Yes it was! I was blown away by this one! Thank you!
That is a really cool kit. Thank you for putting his information here. I just got a kit.
Sweet! I hope you enjoy building the custom building inside, I can't wait to sit down and focus on it!
Ara, I'm pretty sure thatnwood is bas/bass wood. It's much better quality than balsa! Balsa tends to be a bit of a darker color and more "gritty." I don't know how to describe it, but it doesn't really have the nice smooth texture that bass wood has. Bass wood is more like a real wood and takes stain or paint much better than balsa.
Ara, you did a great job on the table diorama! It looks like a 1:24 scale from Adam's perspective.
I bet you are right on the 1:24 compared to Adam! Thank you Bev!
That looks really cool. I look forward to seeing the one for the main build
Im going to remember the finger tape for painting trick!
Great video as always 😃!! Love the goodies you got in that box and the way you utilised the different materials. Wishing you, your family and Stormy a very Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 and a fab New Year 🎉🥳! Looking forward to more from BHM in 2024 🤩😃🫶🏻❣️
Thank you my friend! I hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas as well! See you in 2024🎉
A amazing kit .
The hot glue stuffed in the box is when I knew this was going to have everything lol!
The cork would be great to use in the grave yard scene :D
What a great kit. Too bad I already have most of that stuff!
I love using real stain on wood instead of paint. I love the depth it gives it. My preference for stain application is touch-up markers from the hardware store, though. So easy and clean.
I haven't been using a lot of wood lately so I forgot how much nicer stain looks on it! I like the gel stain because it didn't smell as fumey as the stains I remember using in the past. I will have to look more into those!
Great idea! Thanks for sharing!
I'm having a Bobby Duke "I wont thayat" moment about that kit
I love that diorama you made with this kit. (Honestly I've been itching to get it myself since he first announced it, but bills had to be paid first) :}
Thank you Yezzy!😊
I love his channel and love that box but i have no money but i love that i follow you both so iam loving it already and iam only at the intro, so curious what you would make of it because such another style you both of making stuff
We do work in different types of miniatures but it's so fun to see how items can be used across difference scales. And I always learn something new from Neil!
I have been using Milliput for literally years, and never saw the thing about gloves, this could be laziness (I usually use it to modify model horses and I haven't noticed many of them wearing gloves either lol) or my bad, and getting worse, eyesight. I don't even attempt to read small print these days, so unless there's a very big visible warning, I wouldn't know. I have never had irritation or other issues but, don't do as I do, as allergies vary hugely from person to person. If it says "wear gloves" wear them like Ara. I am in my mid sixties and the teaching old dogs new tricks is true in my case, however look after your health and safety instead of acting like me lol....loved this video, beautiful kit too!
Hey, wanted to know if you ever checked out Pal Tiya?
It takes a time process but there is no kiln involved, which
means you can work on it as long as you want. I'm working
with it for the first time, it is a cement based product, and
it is hard to break, the greatest part is it can handle all kinds
of weather, and once it is cured, you can stand on it, even small things.
Have a blessed evening!
Great video! So informative and inspiring, as always. One of your comments in the video made me wonder what kind / brand of paint you like to use in your projects (I use DecoArt, but would love to upgrade if you recommend). Also, I notice that you sometimes paint pieces or details after you put an item or object in place, like the little houses on the table in this video. I wondered what the benefit is of painting them after they're glued down--I'd be too afraid I'd mess up the paint, so I usually paint stuff before gluing anything down! Anyway, thanks for your channel! It's a treat!
I really need this
This is right up your up your alley ❤
Glad the Monopoly buildings came in handy for the practice run on the Beetle Juice attic diorama. It turned out well. I might suggest using fine "ground foam" for grass and weeds instead of the coarser material supplied in the kit for such a tiny scale. (Available from model railroad and hobby stores One maker is Woodland Scenics.) I came across another item for the Beetle Juice project you might like, but I can't find your mailing address.
Yes they were perfect for this build! And I still have plenty more for the attic build. I tried to keep the ones that you custom cut and arranged for that. Thank you for the suggestion on grass material, I will look into it! I also do have some ground foam in different colors so I will see if I have some green. Here is the address: Bentley House Minis, P.O. Box 174558
Arlington, TX 76003 Thanks for thinking of me, Thomas!
I would finish more terrain before putting the houses in. Just like mark out the spaces and work around them.
I love army painter products. Definitely following this guy. I am late and catching up with your channel. Omg I need this kit. 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 Omg the mini saw. And what a genius idea using the Monopoly game pieces for homes. Ughhh so amazing. 😍
I know you will love his channel so much! I am behind on my watch list too, esp since Christmas lol!
@@BentleyHouseMinis 🤣🤣🤣 I got subscribed to his channel.
Ooooh i have some monopoly houses, what a great idea!
The cork would be great for Beetlejuice grave. Because they had to dig through all the layers of the dioramas to get to it
The rocks too
Definitely! I will need to add that in!
Corkbord is often used as scail sidewalk becouse of how a thick later of paint (or thin layer of plaster) overtop of it crackes is a realistic way.
Oh great tip! Thank you!
I've seen it used for making bricks like the same way egg cartons are, or stone. Maybe wood planks
Ive also seen it used for roadways as "asphalt" for when they want to make pot holes and such because once it's torn and painted, the texture of it looks like tiny pebbles.
I I just started the video and I can't stop laughing at Catherine O'Hara glaring at me the whole time you are explaining the box contents. 😂
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Super fun! What scale is the diorama?
It looks great! Perfect teaser for the actual table.
I recently rewatched your video on scale and I was wondering, what scale do you think Adam worked in?
Ooh such a good question! I know he works in a train scale but I don't know much about them. Hopefully someone else who works in that smaller scale sees your question and can help estimate!
@@BentleyHouseMinis I was thinking train scale also. Regardless, I love the project of working in mini-miniature scale the way you did with the ships in the Captain’s Quarters. I know it’s going to come out so amazing!
I think train scale is 0 scale
There are different train scales. I think the HO scale is comparable to 1:24, but I would need to check again to verify
@@RochelleLangTrain Scale is divided into 3 groups N, O, H. My ex was into model trains.
you're suppose to sand plastic first so clays or other materials can stick to the plastic. nonetheless, I really enjoyed your unboxing and little map.
😊 Thank you!! I probably should have sanded them first, you are right! Thankfully no one should be touching them and I put a nice protective mat coat over them. Hopefully that works ;)
Please make also the house he included but not in his style but Aira style but with al the stuff you never used that is in the box. You can do also own stuff but like only 10 extra materials , that looks like a fun video , my gues then is you make something abanded , spooky or nuts
Great idea!! I love that! I am so tempted to make it Neil's way because it looks so realistic, but it would be fun to put a totally different twist on it! Thanks Deborah!
Now I can't stop looking at that face 😂
😄😄 Sorry! As long as your name isn't 'Kevin' I think you're safe😄
@@BentleyHouseMinisI have a friend named Kevin and this makes me laugh. There's also one of the minions named Kevin
Home Alone dollhouse, when?
😄 Oh my that house would be huge... but fun to rig up with all the traps!