Building the Ultimate Medieval Tavern Diorama - Realistic Miniature Model Scenery
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- Опубліковано 10 чер 2024
- How to build a realistic, miniature, fantasy Tavern diorama from scratch from balsa wood and styrofoam. This scale model is in 1/24 scale.
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In this tutorial, I show you how to build an architectural scale model from balsa wood and basswood strips. I cover several DIY techniques for creating the Ultimate, Realistic Diorama. You can apply these techniques to anything that you're working on, such as dioramas, scale models, model railway scenery, model railroad layouts, wargaming terrain, warhammer 40k, d&d scenery, tabeltop gaming, action figure displays, dollhouse accessories, fantasy dioramas and whatever else comes to mind.
I show you how to make a model house from scratch that looks hyper realistic, just using some miniature, strip basswood, balsa wood, and foam board you can buy from the hobby and crafts store! I take you though every step of building a half timbered building, plaster stucco to the frame of the building, making a roof structure and shingles from balsa wood, adding a miniature glass tudor windows, making a miniature brick chimney and stone walls from XPS foam, Painting and weathering everything, adding 3D printed barrels and accessories, and adding model railway scenery like dirt, terrain, ground cover, rocks, branches, moss, paper leaves, and much more!
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:36 How to Make a Balsa Wood Frame
1:49 How to Make Foam Core Buildings
3:00 How to Seal Balsa Wood
3:27 How to Paint Balsa Wood w/ Acrylic
3:54 Miniature Plaster Walls
7:44 How to Paint and Weather Diorama
9:24 How to Make Miniature Wood Shingles
14:03 How to Make Miniature Moss
16:25 Carving Stones From Styrofoam
18:52 Paint XPS Foam with Acrylic Paint
23:04 Medieval Windows DIY
24:08 Assembling a Miniature Diorama
25:19 DIY Cobblestone Road
28:38 How to Make Miniature Terrain
29:36 Scale Model Dirt
31:24 Realistic Woodland Ground Cover Mix
32:32 How to Model Realistic Moss
33:51 Last Minute Details
34:40 Final Result!
35:03 Please Support Me on Patreon
Music:
"Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio"
Song List:
1. Fractals
2. Fantasy
3. Home
4. Galaxy
5. Empty City
6. Recovery
7. Existence
8. Floating
9. Nightscapes
10 Distance - Навчання та стиль
"Man, that wood and plaster building looks so realistic and GREAT. What'd you use?"
"Wood and plaster."
Haha if I can use the real materials I often try to!
but the drywall was 1/32" thick/2"x2" sheets...the mudding and sanding alone would be brutal...
that is a cool project. Very realistic. kudo's
My dad used to be a Model Railroader. One of the things I learned from him was "very very seldom does nature give you just one layer of Anything."
He would rattle off some element of the Lay Out, and spend a few minutes showing me the difference between 'flat', and 'natural'.
So, in memory of Daddy, I would add another sprinkle of leaves...especially on the roof. Color them if it's autumn.
Maybe a tree stump (holy cow! BIG tree!) From where that old monster died and came down...who knew it was that far gone? Blocked t'road nearly a week.
OTOH...I absolutely love the way those cobble stones turned out!
*Dude, I thought my stuff was good until I saw yours! Excellent work!*
Wow thank you so much, you’re too kind! And your work is absolutely amazing!! I love how you use real construction methods and materials for your awesome projects! Thanks again for watching and for all your support :)
By far the most realistic build i've ever seen. Trumps 'em all.
Thank you for the inspiration and great tutorial.
Absolutely brilliant work. The end photos showed how realistic it looked blending in to the outdoors like it was a full sized building.
Thank you so much for all your kind words, I really appreciate the support!!
Great technique on the stone. At first, I was thinking '35 minute video, that's too long'. The pace you had was perfect; no time wasted on small talk. You explained your process very well and didn't spend too long on any segment. super well done. I couldn't believe how fast 35 minutes went by. Thanks.
Thank you so much for your feedback, I’m glad to hear that!! Also thanks again for watching, I really appreciate it!
THIS is a Hobby, I Dream of getting into!!!!
Glad to hear that! You definitely should start making miniatures if you haven’t yet, it’s lots of fun! Thanks for watching!
I would have killed for a friend like you back playing D&D in the 80's/90's. Phenomenal builds you have put together and your attention to detail is great. Will be binging a lot more of your videos over the coming weeks, not that I play anymore, they just really relaxing to watch your work. Peace from the UK.
Thank you so much for all your kind words!!! It makes me so happy to hear you enjoy watching my content. Thanks again for all your support, and thanks for watching!
Tip ~ if you put your plaster mixture into a baker's piping bag, it's super easy and very little mess when applying the plaster to your walls! Works like a charm!
That’s an awesome tip!! I’ll be sure to use this one in the future! Thanks for sharing!
It's so much easier!! Way less mess, way less waste and clean-up is a breeze!!
Yeah I was gonna say baking tools like an offset spatula would work really well 🤍
The detail just keeps on getting more incredible.. I was so impressed by the cobble path that I almost fell out of my seat when the custom made miniature leaves came out.
you should put some candle lights inside the build so you can make the windows glow and look lived in
Mind blown. Randomly discovered your channel and I'm truly impressed. Awesome work.
"Old glass" effect is great.
Thank you!
So realistic!
What a joy 😃
I whish I found the peace to build such cozy houses 🙂
Thank you so much!!
The last thing I would add are tiny amber colored led lights in the tavern to make it look more lively.
Such amazing work! This is extremely satisfying to watch.
Thank you very much! Glad to hear that!
Would you rather have 1 million dollars or the ability to shrink down and live in your dioramas
Good question!! Probably the million dollars so I could make more dioramas haha!
wouldnt be better just to scale up the dioramas? u could just build your dream house.. 😅
@@droneclub1978 haha great point!! But the small ones cost a lot less to make :) thanks for watching
You can do that, on Movie Sets. Lol empty interior with cool facade.
I told my children, when they said they will burn my dollhouses when I die, to be really careful because I WILL be residing in some of them. They won't know which ones. Hahahaha
What a beautiful piece! You are so observant and I enjoy your explanations on building techniques and color choices. The end result is so realistic, especially when you bring it outdoors with natural light and trees! Great work!
Thank you so much for all of your kind words and support! I’m so glad you liked the diorama, and thanks for watching :)
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing masterpiece. I love your builds, and I am learning so much. I am currently working on replicating Stephen Kings Pet Sematary, and your techniques will be very helpful for that and also when it's time to create the barn for my 1930's farmhouse. I try to create my miniatures as realistic as I can, and I love detail.
I love your channel!🥰❤️
i reall DIG the fact , that you use REAL materials- for detail!!! i would TOO☺
Hahaha thank you!! And thanks for watching :)
I never thought anything like this existed since I’ve been watching this the only thing I can say is absolutely amazing, great job man.
Thank you so much!! I really appreciate your kind words :)
Beautiful!!
That's glorious. I love the leaf/moss details especially, but the windows are also so very cool.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!
This is what im here for
Awesome work!
Thank you!
I enjoyed this very much.
Thanks for watching, glad you liked the video!
Amazing details and effects. I particularly like your stone weathering techniques and how you painted the cobblestones and wall a slightly different shade than the tavern walls. Small details like this go a long way towards the authentic look of the final piece.
If you’ll permit me, there are a couple of things you could add to add even more realism:
1. Every good tavern/public house needs sign with their name on it. You could either make a free standing one on a wooden post post closer to road or make one that hangs off the side of the tavern on a bar or bracket. You could even give it the look of ornate cast iron, like something a blacksmith would have produced;
2. Candle or oil lanterns would be a nice touch too I think. Maybe 1 on each side oof the door or incorporate it into the overhead cast iron sign bracket idea. Just some ideas. Thanks for the entertaining video!
Thank you so much!!! I’m glad you like the stone work and the subtle color differences!
And I totally agree with you suggestions, I planned on adding a sign, but I procrastinated and waited until the day of my outdoor photoshoot to design one. Long story short I just ran out of time!
And the lighting would be awesome!! Looking back on my builds, I think they would all benefit from lighting elements, I just need to take the time to plan it out. Thanks again for your compliments, ideas, and for your support!
The ending photos make it look so real. Amazing! Thanks for sharing your video. 👍👍
Very Impressive. Nice job.
Thank you!!
Wow! Thats awesome
Thank you!!!
Never seen a real Tudor manor house with shingles. Clay or slate tiles, some had thatch which due to fire was often changed to tiles. The brickwork on the manor houses was very complimentary, some were a mix of stone and brick set at angles. The chimneys were numerous as most rooms had fire grates in them. The chimneys stacks were often works of art. I respect that you are modelling a French house, looks good.👍
How amazing!
Thank you!
You are supremely talented 🥰
Thank you so much :)
Beautiful work. Thank you for sharing your processes.
Thank you, I’m happy to share everything I can!! Thanks for your support and for watching!
This is amazing!!
Thank you!!
Just beautiful, i am really thinking about quitting my job and doing something like this!
It looks absolutely amazing! I'm so jealous of all the great builders who have the skill and necessary equipment to create such wonderful models and dioramas. I could sit and watch a model like yours for hours. 🙂
This is a great piece, one thing missing is the lack of truly straight edges in buildings of this age, One thing you need to try is cutting the balsa trips out of sheet balsa freehand. This will give a characteristic unevenness typical of such buildings. It's a bit more work but will make a huge difference to realism. Your techniques for wooden framing, like inlay with plaster, are great though and I will try this out myself.
Amazing, you had me when you made the curbstone walkway and all the little details.👏❤
Thank you very much!! I’m glad like like all the details!
I remain impressed by what you show here, even after watching it several times, it has given me so many new ideas.
By showing how you make it, I have slowly started building something again and am seriously enjoying it again... so thank you for giving me a new old goal.
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fantastic. 😍
Thank you!!!
Wow, what a project! And so many handy tips sprinkled throughout. The only thing missing is some lighting and like someone said a sign.
Thank you, I’m glad you liked the video!! I definitely would’ve liked to add a sign, but I waited til the last minute and ran out of time unfortunately. I also did experiment with adding several flickering leds once I installed the glass. I opted not to install them because it looked more like the building was on fire haha! Thanks again for watching!
When you do your outdoor shots bring the aperture on the lens much further down. It'll make the background more in focus and sell the illusion of scale better.
Looking good! Always excited to see you uploaded :)
Thank you!! Makes me happy to know you look forward to my videos :)
Your talent is incredible! Great video!
Thank you so much!
STUNNING!!! Simply stunning!!
Thank you so much!
I agree with you. The complete videos not only show us technique, but lots of technique and real application - as long as your verbal tutorial. I loved this one!
Thank you so much, I’m glad you like the longer videos! Thanks again for watching!
Fantastic job. Fascinating.
Thank you!
Looks good as hell....!! Perfect for modeling railroads. When i was a kid i use to take close up pictures 📸 with a polorid Camara of log cabins my mother made from real sticks to sell as displays and i added metal scale cars and take pictures used to look so real. Your house model took me back
EXCELLENT!
Thank you!
Amazing work, great narrative. I appreciate the self awareness insight you add to the work and narrative. Utilizing real world materials is both practical and realistic, affordable to boot. Thank you for sharing your work and patience.
Awesome job........
*_Great build man._*
*_I tend to also add some paint to real life items like stones and twigs so they don't stand out._*
*_I forgot to say it's not a bad idea to add needles/thin nails to the walls where they join. Glue might crack open in 2 years._*
Thank you!! That’s great, I love using natural materials when I can for scenery too!
And that’s a good idea, I’ll make sure to do that for future projects! Fingers crossed this one doesn’t break haha!
I loved it! It seems so real, the stones especially, I believed, I really believed they were real.
and when he places the diorama outside, with the sky... incredible. congratulations!
Amazing work, so realistic and detailed. Love it!
Thank you so much!!!
I'm really loving what you make! Every creation is incredibly detailed.
Thank you so much for all of your support, I really appreciate it!
The opening shot was so real looking I was wondering if it was for sale and if there was a realtor who could take me to look at it!. Great work! 😀
I'm so glad to see this
Thank you!!!
Its the "Prancy Pony" from LOTR. Very cool.
Looks super dope man... very well done! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much, and thanks again for watching!
Awesome! I love how realistic it is. Beautiful 😍
Thank you so much 😀
absolutley beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you so much!!!!!!
This was amazing. I'm blown away by your creativity.
Thank you! 😊
Massage for the mind! Your work is phenomenal!
Thank you so much!!
I love your attention to detail. The moss, the weathering on the wood, the crumbled-up leaves.... these are all creative details that really add to the realism. Awesome piece, man!
Thank you so much, I’m glad you like all of the details, they were lots of fun to create!
So good!
Thank you!
Very nice work. A lot of old houses like this had a large beam protruding from under the ridge to attach a block and tackle for moving furniture upstairs.
Such talent. Very impressive to say the least.
Thank you, I really appreciate it!!!
I love it
It is so interesting watching you build it
Thank you very much!
THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
So glad I stumbled on this video
Thank you!! So glad you found the channel, thanks for watching :)
details...details and lots of patience
Nice work, indeed
Thank you so much!!
Beautiful work as always ! Thank you for sharing these !
Thank you so much, I’m glad you liked the diorama! And thanks again for watching!
I really enjoy atching you work, and super enjoy hearing your narration of steps and tips! Thanks for all your time!
Thank you so much for watching! I’m glad you enjoy the videos and the narration!
Beautiful
Thank you!
This looks fantastic!
Thank you!!!
SO FREAKIN COOL ! Man, I really love the way this turned out. You have a great vision.
Thank you so much, I’m so happy you like it! Thanks for watching!
This looks like a normal house in the countryside in the UK also that roof looks very good my roof looks like that kinda I need to build this in minecraft!
This was fun to watch
Thank you!
Very beautiful old house
Thank you!!
Beautiful work great job
Thank you very much!
Actuallly the bright stones around the window are realistic. Many brick houses were would with sandstone framing the windows, at least the basement windows and the lower portion of the normal windows (tho seeing them framed is the norm I think). So that's quite a realistic choice of colour. They are a beige-ocre type of colour. With a TINY amount of red-ish brown in the mix, I think you would have nailed the colour perfectly actually. :)
I love-hate how this video makes me want to build a tavern diorama at 12 in the night, with lack of space to keep it to boot. XD
Beautiful. Amazing work.
Thank you very much!
Lovely. Just needs a sign.
Beautiful work! Great result!
Thank you!!
I dont work on anything like this, but I found this enjoyable and informative anyway! Great work on presenting and the project!
Thank you!! I’m glad you found the video enjoyable! Thanks for watching!
I hope to learn... I loved your job and your attention to details... really good. Hugs of light from far, in your heart. Thank you by inspiration.🌟👏
Fantastic Model ,must have taken hundreds of hours work
Thank you so much!!! I didn’t keep track of exactly how long it took, but I’d did take a long time!
Absolutely amazing!
Thank you!!
For wiping off the spackle a baby wipe works amazing even better then paper towel
That’s a great idea, thanks for sharing that!
wow, that just looks fantastically realistic! Especially the stone wall at the bottom of the house - I've never seen it done so well and so realistically before! Great work!
Thank you so much!! I’m so glad you liked the stonework! Thanks again for watching :)
You are a true master of your craft my man! Very nicely done. I watch a lot of these types of videos and yours are up there with the best of them for sure.
Love it
Beautiful!
Thank you!
the amount of the detail is outstanding
Thank you!
Masterpiece ❤
Ur very talented my friend ..a tree would fit perfectly in this scenery
Thank you so much!! I was very tempted to add a tree, I had a armature that I made from sage brush a while back that I test fitted in place a few times. The only reason why I didn’t add it is because of time, I’d have to add some branch detail. But maybe I’ll add a tree to one of my future projects when I have the time! Thanks again for watching!
@smolworldworkshop your videos are so relaxing man I would gladly watch them keep it up ♡
Beautiful ❤
Amazing work! So realistic!
Thank you!!
That sir is a absolutely fantastic piece of art, it looks so real when filmed in the right setting, congratulations on a job very well done, best regards from Australia
Thank you so much for all your kind words! I’m so happy that you liked the video, and thanks again for watching!
Best relaxation therapy is when I go into my studio to create building for my dioramas
I agree!! So relaxing and so much fun!