Historical Cliff Palace in Colorado | Diorama Craft DIY

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  • #Diorama #MesaVerde #CliffPalace
    Last week, I visited Mesa Verde National Park while on a road trip around the Rocky Mountains with my wife. The main attractions of the park are the cliff dwellings made by the indigenous people known as the Ancestral Puebloan. The largest of these structures is Cliff Palace. I was inspired by the landmark to recreate it in its prime as the subject of this week’s diorama build!
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  • @olauiver
    @olauiver 10 місяців тому +544

    i will never not adore this man's content. it's super relaxing, the combination of his voice, his music choice, the noises of making things. it's all perfectly crafted, just like his models.

    • @truthoftheuniverse4179
      @truthoftheuniverse4179 10 місяців тому +1

      ALIENS HAD SOME AWESOME STONE TECHNOLOGY

    • @oliverwatson8232
      @oliverwatson8232 10 місяців тому +1

      I love putting on one of his videos in the background of doing something else. He is very relaxing

  • @modelermark172
    @modelermark172 10 місяців тому +328

    Boylei, this belongs in a history museum at Mesa Verde. Wonderful job!

    • @ZeFroz3n0ne907
      @ZeFroz3n0ne907 10 місяців тому +5

      Yeah it does!!

    • @bradcallahan3546
      @bradcallahan3546 10 місяців тому +2

      A mediocre low budget project belongs in a museum? Lmfao.

    • @kyleevans9077
      @kyleevans9077 10 місяців тому +1

      Exactly what I was thinking

    • @Swagman12
      @Swagman12 10 місяців тому +30

      @@bradcallahan3546 you wish you could make anything anywhere close to the things boylei makes on terms of skill

    • @seanobrien7169
      @seanobrien7169 10 місяців тому +22

      @@bradcallahan3546 What do you think are actually in museums? Not a commentary on this project, but have you ever been to a small specialized museum? Most of the models have many inaccuracies and are not really professionally done. Especially ship models. But back to this particular project, I have to agree that the end result is not as impressive as many of his projects, however, the skills that went into building this are. Who are you? I would like to see some of your projects.

  • @marshallerickson493
    @marshallerickson493 10 місяців тому +83

    You inspired me to get into diorama building and I used what I learned from you to create my first diorama for a school project (got an A) which got me a commission at my local museum, and eventually a job there, so thank you

  • @someguy2309
    @someguy2309 10 місяців тому +102

    I always wanted to visit the national park. I love anything that involves ruins since you get so much creativity from the ruins. Trying to visualize what it looked like before adds to the imagination.

    • @picklepotpieofficial
      @picklepotpieofficial 10 місяців тому +1

      It's really amaing to see. To anyone that really IS going to visit, just know you need reservations for the different cliff palaces, can't just show up the the park and see them all day of.

    • @ducatisti
      @ducatisti 10 місяців тому +1

      I liked Mesa Verde, but I love Hovenweep and Chaco Canyon. Both are a bit more difficult to get to, so there's fewer visitors, especially in the spring or late fall.

  • @azvertic
    @azvertic 10 місяців тому +99

    I've been to cliff palace two times, and it never gets old. The mastery that went into this piece is stunning!

    • @MrJodrick
      @MrJodrick 10 місяців тому +1

      On the contrary, it's always getting older

    • @ginadelsasso288
      @ginadelsasso288 10 місяців тому

      I went to this place 20 years ago and every time I see it on the internet I have to watch the associated clip. This was such a cool village. I just wish places like this were kept in use and maintained better.

    • @FLINTLOCKWOODMACHINE
      @FLINTLOCKWOODMACHINE 10 місяців тому

      I got to take a tour of it last summer, it sure was fun.

  • @Mr._bean316
    @Mr._bean316 10 місяців тому +61

    Gotta love this guy’s creativity

  • @newmexicopyramid1227
    @newmexicopyramid1227 10 місяців тому +2

    As a Native American from the Navajo tribe, I appreciate your video.

  • @wannesoostvogels8613
    @wannesoostvogels8613 Місяць тому

    You are one of the reasons i am into dioramas. Love what you do pls keep uploading

  • @thetribunaloftheimaginatio5247
    @thetribunaloftheimaginatio5247 10 місяців тому +3

    Man... this sucker's bringin' back memories of the trip "Out West" I took with my maternal grandparents when I were a lad of nine going on ten...

  • @elgatoman4666
    @elgatoman4666 10 місяців тому +12

    Pretty cool. I’ve always wanted something like this but with the Holy City of Petra.

    • @rayanderson5797
      @rayanderson5797 10 місяців тому +1

      I wanna go there someday. Ever since I heard the Fall of Civilizations episode about it.

  • @walkstheman98
    @walkstheman98 10 місяців тому

    I love the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings, we live just a short drive away from them so I have visited them multiple times. Even since I was a kid they have found multiple more sites in the area, its well worth a visit!

  • @jakespeaks6095
    @jakespeaks6095 10 місяців тому +4

    Oh man I LOVE mesa verde. Cliff dwellings are some of the coolest archeological sites I've been to.

  • @jaked.6386
    @jaked.6386 10 місяців тому

    I used to live near there...Thank You for making a wonderful replica from my old state.

  • @matthewhosier5084
    @matthewhosier5084 10 місяців тому +4

    One look at the thumbnail and i immediately recognized it. I remembered being on the trail walking towards it and seeing a tarantula. Great job!

  • @zarev0k
    @zarev0k 6 місяців тому

    Its been 2 days now that i do a marathon on your videos .. not even one dissapoints.. AMAZING work.!

  • @celeste3309
    @celeste3309 9 місяців тому +1

    I visited Mesa Verde in April for a trip remembering my Grandmother, who passed in August 2022. We went out there as it was one of her favorite places. That place is so incredibly cool.

  • @nicksivert5431
    @nicksivert5431 10 місяців тому +5

    I don’t why, but I was expecting you to add a few LEDs in the structure to simulate the torch lit rooms. Overall, a fantastic build. 👍😎

  • @Lizardman1997
    @Lizardman1997 10 місяців тому +2

    i like to think of this as part of the Wild Imaginary West, it would make sense that an ancient culture would still be thriving with how insane the world can be.

  • @markmars8660
    @markmars8660 10 місяців тому +1

    I watched the video till the end, and I called it good. 👍

  • @T04ST-LUV3R_83
    @T04ST-LUV3R_83 10 місяців тому +5

    This Dude is awesome, his creativity is endless. Keep it up Boylei 👍

  • @bpblitz
    @bpblitz 10 місяців тому

    Mesa Verde is one of my favorite places in the world

  • @mrwoodandmrtin
    @mrwoodandmrtin 10 місяців тому +2

    The rock texture looks good. Funny how just having protruding floor/roof beams instantly puts it in south America.

    • @fredericapanon207
      @fredericapanon207 10 місяців тому

      @mrwoodandmrtin, um, If you click on the Mesa Verde link in the description, you'll find that Mesa Verde is in southern Colorado.

    • @mrwoodandmrtin
      @mrwoodandmrtin 10 місяців тому

      @@fredericapanon207 Correct. Current thinking is that peoples of that area migrated over time to South America and took their cultural conventions with them. And picked up a few more on the way too. But what an amazing state Colorado is. So much variation.

  • @CrazyRoundMan
    @CrazyRoundMan 10 місяців тому +1

    When I was moving cross country (west to east) my father and I took the leisurely route that included Mesa Verde. It really was something else in the best way possible. If anybody is ever near it, there's an amazing site called Aztec, New Mexico, which is actually a really neat Pueblo site that has a robber trench through the middle of it. They adapted the robber trench for the tour path and it's amazing to get to go 'inside' one of these structures.

  • @Ben-Carr
    @Ben-Carr 10 місяців тому +2

    This is really cool, I know it is not 100% accurate, but it is an excellent representation of how this may have looked in its prime.

  • @bubbadoom1837
    @bubbadoom1837 10 місяців тому +2

    Thanks for this. I think I've said it before, but it's nice to see how you depict the west. Even in the fantasy of your Old West. You always make me think of family trips and car rides. You really do nail the Great Basin. I'm waiting for you to put a giant pink dinosaur in one of your builds. Like the one in Vernal. (Or am I thinking of Roosevelt.)

  • @drinxs505
    @drinxs505 3 місяці тому

    ❤️‍🔥EXCELLENT❤️‍🔥 job of reconstructing my ancestors home.its always beautiful to see how it would've looked back in the day. You even added the Rez Dog!!❤️‍🔥💚
    Chaco Canyon & Sky City are two other beautiful places that show Pueblo Architecture. I was blessed enough to have worked on one of the buildings near the church then at the time there was talks of one of the church beams needing to be replaced but that never went through.if anyone wants to see the detail of a how a Pueblo roof looks,visit St. Joseph church and there's a section right above were the choir sits.

  • @TealCheetah
    @TealCheetah 10 місяців тому

    You were down in my neck of the desert! Glad you enjoyed your visit!

  • @curtk8715
    @curtk8715 10 місяців тому +1

    Stayed at the park lodge one night- That night they had major winds- and sounded like the roof was pulling up . no insulation between the rooms, could watch the glass on the window flex from the wind., Another cool place is Hovenweep national monument that would make a cool diorama were you look from the top down into it. I think it was a place that would be considered today's bugout camp during times of conflict.

  • @avonleariotto535
    @avonleariotto535 10 місяців тому +14

    This is cool! I loved Mesa Verde! Unfortunately the cliff palace was closed when I went so we didn’t get to see it up close.

  • @CrowLawyer
    @CrowLawyer 10 місяців тому +1

    I still cant believe how talented you are

  • @mustangjustin7654
    @mustangjustin7654 10 місяців тому +2

    Great work! I watched a video this weekend where A guy made a mine diorama & used an 'infinity mirror' box to make it look like the mine shafts went deep into the diorama & thought of you!

    • @annbrookens945
      @annbrookens945 10 місяців тому

      Are you talking about Jazza and his Mines of Moria?

    • @mustangjustin7654
      @mustangjustin7654 10 місяців тому

      @@annbrookens945 no, but I have also seen that one! 🤣

  • @tatts4life838
    @tatts4life838 10 місяців тому +1

    This reminds me of the cliff dwelling from the book Thunderhead that takes place in New Mexico

  • @debbralehrman5957
    @debbralehrman5957 10 місяців тому

    Thanks Boylei wonderful work you've done here. I have been fortunate enough myself to have been there too. Given the true size
    I think you did an amazing job.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🍁🍂🍁🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍁🍂🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂

  • @SuperGalfrieg12
    @SuperGalfrieg12 10 місяців тому +2

    I went to mesa verde last year. I live in Denver, and it was so cool! Awesome to see what ancient Pueblo people built

  • @garybuettner7920
    @garybuettner7920 10 місяців тому +3

    Man, this is gorgeous. No monsters (sadly), but a really beautiful piece of art. The videos remind me of songs, like I can just watch them over and over again and not get bored.

  • @cliffwoodbury5319
    @cliffwoodbury5319 9 місяців тому

    This is so cool... I have never seen a diorama like this and I have always wanted to visit one of these Native American sights

  • @tonysquires8207
    @tonysquires8207 10 місяців тому

    Stunning, if only my dioramas were half as good, and you have a soothing voice which doesn't distract from the build.

  • @matthewweeks113
    @matthewweeks113 10 місяців тому

    Only thing I wish about these videos was that thay were longer, idk just something about them is so comforting.

  • @FoxofMaysville
    @FoxofMaysville 10 місяців тому +44

    I understand you were going for a recreation of the Mesa, but this also looks like it could fix in you Wild Imaginary West as well. I mean if I was a family man, the first thing I would think of is keeping my family safe. No animals are going to get you in side the mesa.

    • @Ben-Carr
      @Ben-Carr 10 місяців тому +4

      It is in the right part of the world too for the wild imaginary west. I would think in a post apocalyptic world, Mesa Verde would be an excellent site to have a base in.

    • @marshawargo7238
      @marshawargo7238 10 місяців тому +1

      Exactly what I thought too! Kinda like a suburb of town OR along side the train as a stop on route!❤
      I'm thinking Boylei might need to buy or build another house😮... Kinda like a MIL house but in this case a I don't have enough room for all my stuff house!😂

    • @JeffDeWitt
      @JeffDeWitt 10 місяців тому +1

      @@Ben-Carr You'd have the same problem that drove the ancestral Pueblo Indians to abandon the place, lack of water.

  • @jonathanrenfro7126
    @jonathanrenfro7126 10 місяців тому +1

    Ive been to a few of the ruins here in my home state of Arizona. This one would fit in perfectly in a cliffside somewhere up north. 😁

  • @MattGallagherComposer
    @MattGallagherComposer 10 місяців тому +21

    Pro tip, you can use a spritz of something like Speed Clean (a bike chain degreaser) to get that mold release agent off with a lot less effort. Just be sure to rinse with isopropyl afterwards. I work in a bike shop and you'd be ASTONISHED at the number of things for which I've found a use for chain degreaser.

  • @svcbadasswaytocrash2369
    @svcbadasswaytocrash2369 10 місяців тому +1

    Dude, you surprise me every single time. When I saw the picture on video posted, I thought for a moment it was part of the Wild Imaginary West world. Like it was once a peaceful homeland before monsters invaded and forced them to relocate.

  • @spartansheep459
    @spartansheep459 10 місяців тому +1

    The main inspiration for me wanting to get into dioramas does it again

  • @RollMeAFat1
    @RollMeAFat1 10 місяців тому +2

    Ok well now I need to see you create various historical dioramas like the coliseum and the colossus of Rhodes, maybe even a little Babylon action

  • @pigeoncamera2840
    @pigeoncamera2840 10 місяців тому

    awesome. I lucked out with a couple ranger led up close tours of Mesa Verde back in the 90's and it is a highlight of my life.

  • @samanthadean1083
    @samanthadean1083 10 місяців тому +2

    This is so cool!!! They have a similar castle in Slovenia called Predjama Castle, which was also featured in season 3 of The Witcher!!!

  • @bubsmp
    @bubsmp 2 дні тому

    Went there this year, fantastic.

  • @2CraftySeniors
    @2CraftySeniors 10 місяців тому +7

    What a beautiful build this one was. Very interesting and educational as well.

  • @nathanielrobite3573
    @nathanielrobite3573 10 місяців тому

    This can be used as a museum display piece...I'd say...very good job! Always happy to see the stuff you make...always interesting content.

  • @daskalosBCE
    @daskalosBCE 10 місяців тому

    As an archaeologist, I approve! Come on down to Aztec Ruins sometime, I’d love to see what you could do with that layout

  • @fredtedstedman
    @fredtedstedman 10 місяців тому +3

    Very beautiful , it would be lovelt to see how the people lived from day to day in their cosy cliff homes !

  • @markzambelli
    @markzambelli 10 місяців тому

    I wonder what an inhabitant of the place would think if they could see your diorama... it would blow their mind, Bravo

  • @tomtruesdale6901
    @tomtruesdale6901 10 місяців тому +7

    Very well done. I went to Mesa Verde and a youngster back in 1968 and at that time did not fully understand the grandeur and history of the place. Your diorama shows that well.

  • @charlesscottbuchanan4188
    @charlesscottbuchanan4188 10 місяців тому

    Beautiful, well planned, well presented and museum quality. Best of your work. Well done Sir!

  • @saint.venant
    @saint.venant 10 місяців тому

    OH BOYLEI! IT'S HOBBY TIME!

  • @Filippa1.1.
    @Filippa1.1. 10 місяців тому +1

    Your videos got me a new hobby thanks 😅

  • @Frozenkoldfury
    @Frozenkoldfury 10 місяців тому +5

    That is an absolutely gorgeous diorama

  • @magsainsley7490
    @magsainsley7490 10 місяців тому

    Mesa Verde my beloved!! ❤❤❤ I highly recommend the Navajo/Diné tribal park in that area as well, it’s on reservation land, and when I went out tour guide was a tribe member so the visit was super informative and there were way fewer tourists than you see at the national park

  • @mumbo4134
    @mumbo4134 10 місяців тому +1

    Your vids make me want to try dioramas so badly

  • @benparadis3841
    @benparadis3841 10 місяців тому

    Some Ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian stuff would be cool!

  • @awldune
    @awldune 10 місяців тому

    Love it! I went to Mesa Verde as a teen and was very inspired by it.

  • @wallabaatar
    @wallabaatar 10 місяців тому +2

    So excellent, so compelling, and it makes me want to find out more about these people and their culture. Really great build Boylei!

  • @MGB-learning
    @MGB-learning 10 місяців тому +1

    Outstanding video and presentation.

  • @echodelta2426
    @echodelta2426 10 місяців тому

    great job as always. glad to see you were inspired to create a historical diorama from your trip to mesa verde.

  • @brianahawkins8124
    @brianahawkins8124 10 місяців тому +1

    Glorious!

  • @djgoldenplasma
    @djgoldenplasma 10 місяців тому +1

    Reminds me of the nearby Canyon de Chelly in Arizona. I went there about 13 years ago and there are similar ruins at the bottom of the canyon.

  • @laurafall7846
    @laurafall7846 7 місяців тому

    I love your builds!!! I'm a fellow Coloradoan! We live in Jefferson, near South Park! I so admire your work! So fun to watch and imagine the things that go on! ❤❤❤keep up the awesome job you do!

  • @martesdeo
    @martesdeo 10 місяців тому

    I look forward to these videos every sun

  • @diegodoesmusic
    @diegodoesmusic 10 місяців тому

    Mesa Verde is really cool. I went for the first time last year, really beautiful up there.

  • @fantasticbrit3515
    @fantasticbrit3515 10 місяців тому +1

    I recently went on a bike ride on the rails to trails ride, it used to be a train track that went from Ashton Idaho to Driggs Idaho. I think that it would be awesome for a train diorama. The fall colors were especially cool with the snow capped Grand Teton in the background.

  • @marklindsey4112
    @marklindsey4112 10 місяців тому +1

    Stunning piece. Absolutely love all your work.

  • @MaggieKeizai
    @MaggieKeizai 10 місяців тому +1

    Mesa Verde is the COOLEST. What a neat thing to take inspiration from!

  • @JeffDeWitt
    @JeffDeWitt 10 місяців тому +1

    I've been there, amazing place. Nicely done diorama, and I appreciate that you called the builders the ancestral Pueblo Indians, not the Anasazi, as they are often called. I was speaking to a historian who was doing the tour the same time I was and he told me that "Anasazi" was a Navhao term that meant "ancient enemy".

    • @jul1440
      @jul1440 10 місяців тому +2

      Yes, I appreciate that too. Calling my ancestors "enemies" is...less than flattering.

  • @pugguy02
    @pugguy02 10 місяців тому

    I’m here in Colorado too, I loved mesa verde when I went. It was so beautiful!

  • @garzilla7123
    @garzilla7123 10 місяців тому

    Absolutely beautiful and amazing.

  • @mcfahk
    @mcfahk 10 місяців тому

    Awesome, as always. I thoroughly enjoyed that. Thanks!

  • @AdrianFike
    @AdrianFike 10 місяців тому

    Its an amazing place im glad you could get your inspiration here i live within an hour from the park

  • @garymontagano510
    @garymontagano510 3 місяці тому

    Your work is therapeutic. I can be having a bummer of a day, but when I sit down and watch these videos it's like my problems drift away. So thanks a bunch Boylei, keep up the good work!

  • @charickter
    @charickter 10 місяців тому

    Very nice. My family visited there when I was very young. I just barely remember. 👍

  • @DarkraiDiety
    @DarkraiDiety 10 місяців тому

    It reminds me kind of like the Cliff Dwellings in Colorado. It's astounding just how cool history can be. Good job with this diorama as well!

  • @skidkid594
    @skidkid594 10 місяців тому

    Some of your top work my guy! You are an inspiration for modeling!

  • @user-zo1vi8lw2z
    @user-zo1vi8lw2z 8 місяців тому

    There are some really cool places in new mexico where you can walk through 3-4 feet deep grooves made by people living in similiar ways. Highly recommended.

  • @harryM72
    @harryM72 3 місяці тому

    original theme, and a fantastic job!

  • @jacobhorne1112
    @jacobhorne1112 10 місяців тому

    Enjoying the variety in format, but truth to theme in the videos. As always, loving your amazing work~

  • @thescavenger9513
    @thescavenger9513 10 місяців тому

    This is probably one of the most accurate depictions I’ve seen in model form (maybe the only)
    I’m so glad to see this!
    Cheers from Colorado 👍

    • @thescavenger9513
      @thescavenger9513 10 місяців тому

      It looks really good. It may not be a 1:1 totally accurate thing with zero historic and visual inaccuracies, but it is incredible either way

  • @davestinyworkshopotherprojects
    @davestinyworkshopotherprojects 10 місяців тому

    A beautiful and inspiring diorama, well done!

  • @jamesnixon1875
    @jamesnixon1875 10 місяців тому

    Awesome build. Loved it. Makes me want to see the real thing.

  • @MissRodrigu3z
    @MissRodrigu3z 2 місяці тому

    LOVE this diorama! 😮

  • @irishvader2193
    @irishvader2193 10 місяців тому

    I just visited this place, your attention to detail is amazing

  • @andrewlazzam6426
    @andrewlazzam6426 10 місяців тому

    Cool build I’ve always wanted to go there I love ancient history we don’t have that kind of thing here in Australia 🇦🇺😎😎🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

  • @NotRoland
    @NotRoland 10 місяців тому

    I legit look forward to your weekly uploads! Wonderful content. Keep up the great work!

  • @janetdeloach8522
    @janetdeloach8522 10 місяців тому

    Beautiful and mysterious build...❤

  • @lucymiau5700
    @lucymiau5700 10 місяців тому

    Location and style of the buildings would also fit in perfectly in the Wild Imaginary West. Even if the intention of these palace in reality was different.

  • @maxs-lz4pn
    @maxs-lz4pn 10 місяців тому

    As a kid I went to Montezuma's Castle and it was awesome, I really gotta go check out Mesa Verde

  • @Pablo-gos719
    @Pablo-gos719 3 місяці тому

    This place is crazy to see in person

  • @hansiejansevanrensburg291
    @hansiejansevanrensburg291 10 місяців тому

    I am in South Africa and what an amazing place. Great job on the diagram.

  • @ronferguson9695
    @ronferguson9695 10 місяців тому

    I’ve been a big fan of Boyli Hobby Time for years. Everything he creates is seriously amazing and I am so grateful he shares his passion for his craft with as all…. Thank you so much!!!

  • @prenticeclark1454
    @prenticeclark1454 10 місяців тому

    I like the music choice at the end - not sure if it’s entirely accurate to the subject but it feels right and adds to the overall experience. Excellent video as always!

  • @howshafern420
    @howshafern420 10 місяців тому +1

    short story, driving though desert valleys in new mex and az. come around a cliff and stumbled upon a old cave dwelling system, what a great job you did on this project, thanks for the entertainment!

  • @Coloradorivr
    @Coloradorivr 10 місяців тому +2

    Dude, I'd love to see you do more natural landmark miniatures. This stuff looks so good!