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