5 Tips for Quick Miniature Figures | 3D Print with Elegoo Mars 3 | SpeedPaint This week we are looking at how to quickly fill your dioramas and scenes with minis. I often have to do loads of figures for a scene and I have been slowly getting my process faster and faster. I am sharing the tips I use to quickly print and paint minis. I will do a follow up video on how to paint minis using other quick methods that work well for me. Thanks to Elegoo who provided the Mars 3 – I already have a Mars and I love this little printer so much! It’s a 4K mono screen and so fast which is perfect for this v ..read more

Make a Tatooine Diorama out of Foam, Sand and Glue When James from RebelBaseBuild asked me to build a diorama for his Scorponek droid, I didn’t realise just how big it would be! This is a huge model and needed a huge diorama to go with it. Thankfully, he is keeping the diorama at the end of this! You can see how he built the Scorponek on this amazing YT video: https://youtu.be/hxZRxbsn1-g If you want to build your own Scorponek droid then the files are available through James’ Patreon and check out his YouTube channel and Website. Final Photos If you enjoy this then please sign up ..read more

How to Add Awesome Fog to your Models + Build Your Own Fog Machine I try to model dioramas with atmosphere and fog or haze is a perfect way to show them off. You can do it afterwards in Photoshop but it is just as easy to add fog into the models themselves. Parts List Check out this PDF Parts List: https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/kathymillatt.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Build+Your+Own+Fog+Machine.pdf Vape Tank – you only need the top part of a vape which is relatively cheap.  This includes the heating element that creates the vape “fog”. I used one with a 1.8Ω  rating ..read more

Pirates of the Caribbean diorama This is loosely based on the rum island from pirates of the Caribbean. Imagine the scene – the plucky female pirate is using a treasure map she has found to dig for buried treasure but it is badly water stained so she is not having much luck. As she pores over the map, three zombie skeleton pirates emerge from beneath the waves behind her… Thanks to Fabio from Diorama Presepe for the palm tree. He has amazing foliage and scenery products. You will see more of his great products in future videos so go and check him out at: https://www.dioramapresepe.com/negozio ..read more