Build & Paint: Miniature Wooden Road Signs

My friends, tonight we're going to scratchbuild and paint some very simple, but effective diorama accessories - wooden road signs. We're not going to need much - just a couple of plastic oil drums, some styrene sheets, a wire, pewter foil and a bunch of rocks!
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Music: Quincas Moreira - Scratch the Itch - KZbin Audio Library

[@dantop1280]

OUTSTANDING! Variety is the spice of life............

[@JohnBallJohn]

I really wonder who are the 9 viwers who pressed dislike on this fantastic job. And what they can do in modelling. (Probably Nothing) My Greatest respect to the Master Nighy Shift and zillions of thnx for sharing his techniques.

[@peezebeuponyou3774]

Something I'm just looking at for a diorama as it happens; these are beautifully done "my friend".😊

[@Modkits131]

Ah, my favorite “professional”👌 scale modeler has arrived👍

[@boryancrum2196]

I think Martin is a literal professional scale modeler... He makes like 30k a year on patreon

[@paulhumphriesz4557]

Great video makes a change from the boring Tiger, Panther tanks etc. just proves you can do anything related and push the boundary for a change!

[@kaferrat]

A nice change of pace. Some really nice tips as usual.

[@mrwigglez3661]

This is a great idea for wargaming scatter terrain as well. great video as Always Martin!

[@chadusmaximus7057]

you dont owe us thank you's, we owe you thank yous. so thank you

[@MrGoldenV]

The lettering is really good

[@jamiedale6516]

That one person that disliked just doesn’t like road signs

[@dotdashdotdash]

5 lamers now

[@ChrisSmith-bw1nt]

Maybe hit their head one, been there but love the video!

[@Bartyron]

6 of them are just envious of his skill.

[@shadow_entity9191]

Could be a form of Amaxophobia.

[@GlomeOme]

I liked this one. More please.

[@ridhani1]

Uncle, we love your work... Cheers from Indonesia :D

[@wafflyfox7550]

They look insane! Well done mate

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Uncle Martin .

[@jonL88]

Ah, something not tank related! 😂🍷

[@ivanov9245]

The king has posted

[@garyparker2969]

Freaking Awesome Work Brother, God Bless All.

[@peterjozsef448]

You’re badass in handpainting😮

[@robertworth5328]

those signs are superb... and lots of tips to take elsewhere in my model building....

[@Octabust]

More diorama stuff please!!!

[@nigelsmith7366]

A tip for watered down PVA add a couple of drops of dishwashing liquid It will reduce the surface tension

[@AshleyBlackwater]

More videos like this would be awesome :D

[@williambryant5946]

Those turned out awesome. 👍

[@tonyharwood8408]

Another great tutorial. Thank you. Tony

[@spm36]

Picasso would be jealous 👍

[@SEAKPhotog]

Wow, very well done! Thanks.

[@Kevshobbys73]

Great job uncle

[@jordyncollier919]

Ooooo a video of storage and signs!!! That's a good tutorial for everyone to learn. Thanks!

[@emmanuelcassan3616]

Great job sir it's pleasur to see your job. 😉

[@Mattim78]

Just painted today a wooden roadsign for my Red Army Matilda vignette.

[@ptsd2499]

Yes definately make this a feature!

[@rex758]

amigo great hand writing, love this video is great, Thank you

[@anthonysimpson5801]

Layer upon layer upon layer. A joy to watch. Oh and hand painting those letters is simply staggering

[@PeteGay]

That was a great class! Thanks!

[@mephisto7549]

I very like the preweathered signs from RT-Diorama, in general a very nice brand for Dioramas and Accessories

[@doktorfaustus9748]

true :) I got a few buildings from them about a year ago very nice detail and great prices

[@rt-diorama5657]

Haha 😅 Thank you, sadly we (at the moment) just make stuff for 1:35 scale; and Martin again did an awesome job on this one!👍👍👍

[@ScottKenny1978]

@@rt-diorama5657 I think you would get good sales in Europe expanding to 1/72 scale. Not just modelers, but also wargamers.

[@wierdling928]

@@rt-diorama5657 Yeah im into wargaming and i would totally buy them in 1/72 scale

[@styrenehelp]

Great video, they look so real

[@j453]

Make a dropper bottle of alcohol and put a drops down first. Then put the diluted glue, it will flow like a dream. Alternately you could put the diluted glue in a dropper and add a drop of dish soap or flow aid. Personally I like the alcohol method.

[@jasoncutrone]

I love the idea off models scenic builds.

[@EssexBoyz]

Fantastic work, very inspirational 😃👍🏼

[@user-jp8ut9ic6e]

Perfect as usual! Thanks!

[@fraxz88]

Absolutely excellent!

[@SheepsterGaming]

I want to find those military miniatures super bad!

[@nickcharles5891]

As always, GREAT!

[@MrPapamaci88]

Night Shift keeps doing these accessories, he'll upgrade soon from scenic bases to full-blown dioramas! Good job on these pieces, they are pretty good! This goes to all modellers! Could anyone recommend some cool subject to me? I am thinking about making a diorama when the exam period starts and I have more free time from uni. (I hate Jungle scenes, too much vegetation, too hard to do with any realism. I love the desert though!)

[@bigeye6606]

Little drop off dish soap in the watered down PVA will get rid of the surface tension and it will flow more easily. That's what I'm using for my terrain builds.

[@superprecise]

They look awesome

[@memincihan]

You are really good Dude! I like your all videos. Explainig and showing all details are fascinating. Congragulations!!

[@olmocap5548]

Imagine building the one and only... The Tonk! Edit after watching video: Great video as always

[@rafaeleclectic]

Hey man! You have a GREAT calligraphy! To me that's hard to achieve even with a pen or pencil, not to say with a brush. An excellent build just as the others you make.

[@stephen1942]

Awesoma as always. Great video. Apologies if someone has mentioned it, but add a drop of washing up liquid to the diluted PVA glue which breaks the surface tension. An old railway modeller trick.

[@kryapikryapi5446]

The best sign ever))

[@louisfernandel8895]

Really great and unusual ! I loved it

[@ciarancummins5510]

That was superb.

[@AFV85]

Cool as heck mate love it! You should make some diorama stuff to purchase like miniart do! Yours is 100% cooler man! Or just have some availability for your fans! I'd love stuff as good as this to get inspiration!

[@guntherwirgman9203]

Very useful video! Greetings from Uruguay

[@rrl4245]

Damn, you're so good with a brush ! (painting the letters on those signs) Wish my hand was that steady. Good point, too, on how various components of dioramas can become elaborate models in their own right. Thanks

[@davidknights3878]

Really nice episode

[@csacsahun]

Thank you any tips and tricks. You are the best

[@G60syncro]

A drop of dishwash soap in the diluted glue will kill the surface tension and make it flow better into the scenic materials whether they're stones or ground foam!!

[@am-bushgaming4811]

Always a good day when night shift posts

[@ChrisK-LTC]

That's pretty damn cool!

[@TimothySielbeck]

Fantastic job!

[@AM_miniatures_painter]

Well done!

[@gregbrowning5437]

Awesome video! Thanks.

[@neilroijava497]

Awesome as always!

[@johanblume2621]

Fantastic video and tutorial!

[@johnwhitehead4809]

nice work and tutorial martin.

[@chriswobcke7271]

Amazing!!!! Thank you

[@user-zj6uh8kp3g]

Sehr ungewohnlich!!!Prima👌

[@the-primered-thumb]

Brilliant mate 😁👌

[@mephisto7549]

Very nice work again! :D

[@robertthompson1993]

Awesome. These are fantastic. My wargamer head is overloading with a need to make some in 28mm scale.

[@Phenixtri]

Fun part would be trying to make hive city signs for 40k. Mostly because we really don't know what those would look like aside from Imperial posters and warning signs thus giving alot of creative freedom imho.

[@markparsons4434]

This was absolutely incredible to watch, look forward to seeing more like this.

[@ndewingful]

Honestly, I loved this compared to the normal content. While the tank videos and tutorials are always fun, I *love* seeing something scenery based!

[@mkusanagi]

I swear your modeling is the best on you tube. Cheers from Chicago

[@megagadgetmad2]

My favourite part of friday has come.

[@kalosbas]

Add a little bit of thinner to the rocks or any diorama surface with a brush or spray to break the surface tension of the diluted pva glue!

[@lochmoigh1]

Awesome work

[@RimsModels]

Great video looks great 👍👍

[@charleshenderson9578]

Very cool. I love to do scratch very fun to do.. i have done that something like that in the past

[@bruceosborne1892]

Great ideas!

[@MrMagooRC]

Nice work, loving the video! A trick I learned from my father (who was a railway modeller) is to add a little dish soap or IPA when watering down PVA for fixing rocks, sand, flock etc. It doesn't affect how the glue sticks, but it breaks down the surface tension so it flows much better.

[@jargobordine7254]

Welp, what else do I do for my Friday? This is pretty much my highlight. Great signage. It’s pretty incredible what you can do. Good stuff as always!!

[@Nemesisrooster]

Really cool little tutorial!

[@luisfranciscosoto]

Outstanding!

[@aaron2709]

Excellent!

[@highdarktemplar]

interesting results on the wood parts and those signs are great

[@iamtheHitcher]

I would love to see you turn these techniques to a sci-fi armour model like a space marine tank from Warhammer 40k. Would be really interesting to see these realistic textures and meticulous attention to detail applied to that style of model kit

[@bielikmichal7026]

I love that♥️👌👏

[@claudiomoncada4763]

Awesome!

[@ernstbusch179]

Oh yeah, new video, good as always!

[@NZobservatory]

That was a very refreshing change.

[@rjordans]

Thanks, sign painting is great for adding detail and often overlooked!

[@MichalKaczorowski]

Make big diorama!

[@johnnycooper7019]

Dear Martin, Excellent tutorial! I do like the idea of 'additional details' Kind Regards Johnny

[@nickbutler7935]

Nice results.

[@chrispowell2947]

as always, the care and attention to detail you put into every part of your models blows my mind. they literally look like miniaturised versions of real life objects. keep up the amazing work dude. also very happy to see videos modelling other details like this road sign, would be an amazing addition to a modern or sci-fi gaming board.

[@jerryvolpini7987]

And now, for something different, but the same, lol! I thought this was a nice change, lots of good tips and one of those pieces that adds tons of character to a project! 👍

[@XxBloggs]

Just when I was trying to paint some wooden planks:)

[@pauls414]

To decrease the surface tension of your Pva-water-mix you can use some soap or so