Building a Sci-fi Landing Pad | Terrain | Scenery

[@returntofleet]

The effect you got with the lights using the airbrush looks well.

[@one-step-further]

Really like the computer terminal. Well done. The artificial lighting is well done too. I will use that idea. Thanks.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it.

[@sub39h]

I’ve been watching a few of your videos lately. Your modelling work is excellent, but your real skill is your ability to look at every day objects and see a use for it. How many of us will have thrown away a Quality Street lid without a thought? But to you it’s a great bit of terrain. Keep up the good work.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks 👍 I guess that's what is fun for me also, whether it's terrain or dioramas, I like to reimagine the world around me. Glad your enjoying the videos. More Terrain coming soon. And requests are always welcome

[@hammerofgodminiatures]

Nice and tidy build , looks great

[@yonstenger]

Is there a multi-like button. A gigantic thumbs up or something. This video was great! I, just recently, painstakingly cut out an Aquila in negative I’m some chip board for sponge painting through as a stencil; with a similar purpose in mind. The VO, both in philosophical content and in tone reminds me of why I love this hobby and have done for 25-ish years. It allows me to focus, relax, and create something from nothing. It allows me to play pretend and escape whatever happens to be ailing me in the moment. Thank you.

[@creativecuts7803]

You are very welcome my friend and it sounds like we are very much on the same page with our approach to the hobby. It fills me with great joy to read comments like yours. Thanks for taking the time to watch 👍

[@knockedgoose4206]

I got a kick out of you making tiny stair stringers. Absolutely incredible!

[@creativecuts7803]

Glad you enjoyed 👍👍👍

[@richardhughes4330]

Nice job I Riley enjoy watching your scratch builds thank you

[@creativecuts7803]

Your very welcome and lots more to come 👍

[@dr.angelikamariakoch6099]

So creative. Out of seemingly nothing or waste you created a magical world. Your inspire us all.

[@Jestunes]

Great use of scraps. Nice landing pad. Too bad you didn't have an RC spaceship land. Maybe next video. Very cool. Thanks for sharing.

[@creativecuts7803]

Haha great minds think alike... I was going have a space ship land... I was going to make a paper areoplane and have it land into shot. Appreciate the kind words!!

[@christopherthurman5424]

Love this. At first I thought your voice was not exciting. Then realized it was soothing. You should start a podcast! And I really like the "lights" made from cap nuts

[@creativecuts7803]

Haha yeah, I suppose it try to do things a little different to some. I guess I try to make videos that I would like to watch while building.

[@publicprofilename4273]

Dude, I"m beyond impressed! The techniques you used for the landing lights, and the screens on the computer especially just made me keep saying "wow" and "damn" over and over lol. Off the thumbnail, before I watched it I was like "Now how's he going to run those lights?" I think that's about the best compliment I can give this piece lol. Oh, that's how! I learned SO much from watching this. I'm good at imagining the structure of a thing, and envisioning what different little greebly pieces can be used for what, and where. Where I fall short is the final finishing. Adding the realism, and patina. You've got that down cold, and the methods you use, seem so simple, and obvious to me. I think I am going to learn a lot from your videos. I'm glad to have found you. Perhaps I won't spell any better, or use more proper grammar, but nobody's perfect lol. I could always do this thing "proofread" but pfft... nah... I'm American, we ain't got time for that!

[@Anxious_McStabby]

"Next I added another little detail under the Aquila because in all truth I stuck the Aquila down in the wrong place and it was annoying me." You are a champion of accepting little mishaps and adapting your craft sir. That gave me a huge smile!

[@Anxious_McStabby]

Do you have a recommendation for entry-level air brush starting gear?

[@bobt3374]

That was excellent such a transformation .

[@marcshaman7984]

Love it, love it, god it’s so refreshing to have a down to earth maker who just wants to chill and build. Good job sir

[@creativecuts7803]

Exactly!!! Chill and build and make videos that I would want to watch while building haha. More on the way

[@DarrenMalin]

a cheap resin printer is a great investment. NOT for printing whole buildings but for printing details, computers , chairs , control panels , doors signs the list in endless. It also can save you money in the long run, 150 pounds will get you a basic printer and some resin. 150 pound will buy a surprising small bag computers , chairs , control panels etc everything you print beyond that is gravy :)

[@creativecuts7803]

Been on the fence for a while about 3d printers - kinda waiting for 4k to become reliable/affordable i guess. For griblies and parts it seems fantastic but I also fear I would enjoy it too much and not having one forces me to come up with creative solutions to problems if that makes sense. Basically I'm delaying the inevitable haha 😄

[@gottipnc2095]

Looks amazing love the airbrush work

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks man, really appreciate that!

[@dmmomma]

The magic that can happen when faced with crazy odds... Fantastic build. Great detail. LOVE the stairs!

[@creativecuts7803]

Thank you for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed the video

[@goatmealcookies7421]

Nice! I also appreciate that you utilize materials and tools that are accessable to everone.... and wadhing after the lights wasnt a midtake, you were simply adding depth!

[@creativecuts7803]

Cheers dude. I usually make stuff with what is heading for the recycle bin, my gf always laughs at me lol

[@needsmoreghosts]

Bruh, the intro theme is such a wonderful entrance. I'm so glad I've discovered your channel early!

[@albertreed966]

Nice work, and good advice, thanks for posting!

[@emrickazor2610]

I think the light layer, followed by a wash, followed by another light layer looks pretty good. makes it look like it's in some kinda storm to me.

[@creativecuts7803]

So pleased you liked it 👍

[@tk-eva72minis]

Great build. I too have such a sweet tin lid going spare and I've been thinking about making a landing pad. This video is the final piece of the puzzle. 🙌🏻

[@creativecuts7803]

Nice. Glad I could provide a small sprinkle of inspiration. Good luck 👍

[@earlkriewall7251]

Greetings. I happened on your site quite by accident but I'm glad I did. This tutorial/exposition was very informative. Thank you.

[@creativecuts7803]

Your very welcome. More videos coming soon

[@mikemartin3671]

Great build! Inspiring! Closing sequence really on point with audio and visual components, great work! Thanks for sharing this video with all the tips, tricks, advice, and encouragement!

[@creativecuts7803]

Again, glad you found something inspiring!!

[@camdendrake5964]

Incredible. You’ve inspired me to make my own landing pad. Thank you.

[@creativecuts7803]

Nice one dude! Glad you found some inspiration. Good luck with your build and I would love to see the results 👍

[@therealwildwildwest]

1. Great video 2. Brilliant idea for the lights. I have never seen anything like before. 3. You keep your narrative going though the complete video. I hate music videos of what they are doing with no narrative on how they are doing it, or why the did what they did. 4. You now have a new fanboy.

[@creativecuts7803]

You are very welcome bud! I try to make videos that are informative, cover a range of topics and generally stuff I like to watch while I build. Hope some of it is useful and thanks for watching 👍

[@cherylcleveland3529]

Thanks for the inspiration!

[@creativecuts7803]

You are very welcome. Thanks for taking the time to watch 👍

[@subascosauce8288]

That was a great project, and what I love also all is your format of video and editing, no nonsense, no gimmicks, it’s entertaining and informative just the way it as and we’re grateful.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thank you and really appreciate your kind words. Just trying to stay true to myself, make the kind of video that I like to have on in the background while I'm building. More videos on the way soon

[@timhunter452]

Lots of great techniques I will definitely be borrowing some ideas for my star wars action fleet vehicles display. Definitely recommend graphix chipboard as a crafting material. Thank you really enjoying your content. Tim

[@voronOsphere]

Great variety of projects on this channel!!!!!

[@creativecuts7803]

Bit like my brain haha... interested in lots of things. All experiments to be honest but I am thoroughly enjoying building stuff. If there is anything specific you want to see, let me know and I will try to fit it in

[@TheMajorActual]

This....is incredibly cool.....Well done.

[@creativecuts7803]

Really appreciate the kind words. Thank you

[@TheMajorActual]

@@creativecuts7803 Well deserved -- this gives me ideas....

[@jennireland94]

Love the calm of this video, and the brillant ideas executed in a way that makes me think hey i could do this.

[@albertodiez-andinogonzalez3534]

Magnificent job. Beautifully crafted and painted. Thank you!

[@winterwarlord]

This was amazing and I sat through the whole video! I would recommend LED, but none the less, AMAZING WORK!

[@creativecuts7803]

Cheer bud, appreciate the feedback

[@winterwarlord]

@@creativecuts7803 You made me a follower and I've sent this video to 10 other people who are also creative minds! I can't wait to see what you do next! Cheers!

[@creativecuts7803]

@@winterwarlord dude I cant thank you enough. True gent! And more videos are on the way

[@gwen_the_badger3042]

Awsome! It is so relaxing to watch your videos compared to other channels with loud music and wild cutting, trying to be funny/entertaining. I remember those sweets coming in a round metal box :)

[@creativecuts7803]

Thank you. Trying to make videos that I would like to watch. Stay true to myself and hopefully leave people with a good feeling. Appreciate the support 🙏

[@grahamtravers4522]

Thanks for this. I am planning a similar one to match the octagonal buildings and bio-dome I made some years ago. I particularly like your lights. For sticking the bamboo, I think you might find PVA a little more maneuverable than hot glue.

[@creativecuts7803]

Hey Graham thanks for watching. Appreciate the feedback, of course pva is the way to go and using, I guess my thinking was there are a lot of stairs to glue and waiting for each step with pva would have tripled the time. All one big experiment though haha. Good luck with you project!

[@tf9111]

Brilliant idea's from the waste we have in everyday life. Thank you.

[@johnboulton1109]

Another great build by Creative Cuts! Well done for bringing some simple materials to life in this futuristic sci-fi world! Love it 😍

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks dude. Really appreciate the support

[@samuelbotting716]

I love your 1 step back 2 steps forward approach to the hobby very refreshing! Your work oozes passion, keep it going 👽

[@creativecuts7803]

Appreciate the kind words. Thank you

[@matthewneil3016]

Thanks for sharing this. It's a great build and I learned a lot from your techniques. I think I'll be able to apply them to my hobby stuff.

[@p11_studios]

Wow, this is really great. All of the commentary was really neat and added a ton of value to the content. The info on candy paints and talk about patterns and visuals was so helpful. The build turned out amazing, very inspirational, almost reminds me of one of the walkways from SW Battlefront 2. Amazing work man, hope to see more like this from you soon

[@creativecuts7803]

Thank you so much for the feedback and kind words. Just having fun sticking my fingers together really. More videos coming soon

[@DarlingbroughSciFiBuilds]

This is awesome! I love it! What material did you use for the metal flooring? It is really effective, especially with the washes and dry brushed silver! I also LOVE the lighting effect using the airbrush! Something I will definitely try in the future! I want to have a go at building something similar now!

[@anthonywaggett9317]

That is Quality (Street). I have spent a year trying to find Granny Grading in the UK, I knew what it was but could never remember the English name for it so thank you for that and the candy paint is a great tip. With Wyloch on a break it is good to hear he is still an important influence.

[@creativecuts7803]

Glad to be of help. And always appreciate the kind words. 👍

[@rizenzombie9197]

Great job

[@creativecuts7803]

👍👍👍

[@racspartan1]

Nice 👍. Looking Forward to Seeing More on Your Channel.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks bud. Appreciate the support. More videos on the way

[@scottmclean4237]

Really glad Iv found your Chanel, you’ve got a great approach to video making and extremely calm and clear , skills are fantastic them steps were amazing an then bolts for light genius Fact your so calm an don’t beat yourself up is something I need to really start doing as I often get very frustrated. If you have a social media/ messenger account be good to speak an swap tips as I’m heavily into wood work but want to return to dios too

[@creativecuts7803]

Hey Scott, great to have you on board! Welcome and thank you for your kind words. I have a Instagram @creativecutsbuilds which you can reach me on. Always learning myself so sharing ideas and tips makes me happy.

[@scottmclean4237]

Ok I will find you on there , don’t use Instagram too much but will do Keep up the work

[@creativecuts7803]

@@scottmclean4237 if its easier I have an email you can easily reach me on too - [e-mail] - and would love to see some of your furniture

[@LM-fq3ot]

Hi, wonderful video and great talent, just the kind of inspiration I need. Please I would like to know how you manage the adhesion of the paint on the plastics which are not specially designed to be painted? Personally, for recalcitrant plastics, I sometimes sand them very lightly before painting them or passing them a thin layer of acetone to create a grip but there is probably better to do. Greetings.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thank you for your kind words. And yeah sanding the surface a little, or anything that gives the surface a little 'tooth'. One thing that also really helps is washing them in a little detergent as this can remove any surface oils which can prevent adhesion. Finally, a good primer will work wonders. I use car primer which acts as a 1st layer and gives any subsequent paint something to stick too. Best of luck with your projects 👍👍

[@LM-fq3ot]

@@creativecuts7803 Thank you very much and look forward to discovering your creations! 🙂

[@ElliotCoen]

What are those stairs made from? 2mm strips of? Didn't quite catch it. Thanks so much for the great tutorial!

[@creativecuts7803]

Its a material called grafix-pad. Its a high density cardboard you might find in the back of a pad of paper. But you can order it direct in bulk from Amazon. I think I got a block of 25 sheets if I remember. Great stuff to work with. Then I used some diamond plated sheet material I picked up from my local hobby store a while back.

[@ElliotCoen]

@@creativecuts7803 OK thanks so much!

[@DAS-iq7ce]

Awesome build! Happen to have a link for the "diamond plate" you used on the stairs?

[@creativecuts7803]

I got mine from Model world Ltd after a Google search. I know Greenstuff world do it also. The exact listing was "diamond plate 1:48 O scale. Not the cheapest and mine did have one or two slight imperfections in the pattern but way she goes right? Hope that helps.

[@davidgeister]

Well done!

[@orlandfitzsimmons5160]

Great videos! More please!

[@juliocortes6305]

Awesome. We're did you get the diamond sheet??

[@creativecuts7803]

I'm afraid I can't remember. I bought it a long time ago, but I know green stuff world sell some. Any decent modelling store should stock something similar but if I remember I got some from ebay

[@peterdickinson4599]

I don’t have any friends to share this with. But that’s the algorithm fed... :) Nice work.

[@creativecuts7803]

You are not alone. These times are tough for us all. Thank you for feeding the hungry algorithm. 👍

[@SWATDRUMMUH]

one trick i saw for spraying straight lines for something like lights was having a strip of cardboard or cardstock to catch excess paint. aside from that, this terrain piece is awesome; especially for an imperium aircraft model!

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks bud appreciate the kind words. More videos on the way

[@lockdownproductions435]

Hey there just found your channel. i think it’s great what you’re doing. i love the dioramas, especially the temple one. my daughter and i watched it last night and we started building one today! Keep them coming :)

[@creativecuts7803]

Really glad to have been some source of inspiration.

[@Ger3214]

Man, this is great. Keep it up.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks dude mich appreciated. More on the way soon

[@dr-onestuffido]

Well done sir, very creative and a job well done :) we have to create what we can from what we have, keep up the good work.

[@ishpulc]

Fantastic terrain piece, great use of random household items and turning it into a very convincing piece. Random question though, what is the music that you used when showing off the completed piece? It's very catchy.

[@creativecuts7803]

Its a youtube song called jungle by Aakash Gandhi

[@benives254]

Looks great! Since you stuck the aquila on, I'm guessing it's now 40k scale. How do you make sure the stairs have the right gap between steps?

[@creativecuts7803]

Cheers man. I measured 1cm squares from my cutting mat on each length and left a little excess at each end so I could trim the ends to fit to the first step would look right. Hope that makes some sense? And yeah 40k scale. Appreciate the kind words and more videos in the way soon

[@michelleross9782]

I'd like to suggest fingernail polish/enamel because of the variety of colors & finishes like glow in the dark, glitter, metallic, jelly (which looks like colored light bulb when painted over metal). I just don't want you to pay ridiculous prices for some paints and pigments that are much cheaper when marketed as nail art products. There's even the chrome & duo-chrome powders that could work on certain surfaces to chrome them. Again... please list products you use.

[@Markom3D]

Nice mate great job.

[@LightningRhod]

Colour choice aside, would you have coinsidered painting the domenuts the same colour as the candy spray, or it is a metal cover with a small slit effect you were going for?

[@creativecuts7803]

I just got carried away to be honest. In hindsight I probably would have masked the rear half of the domenuts to create a kind of uplighter. But alas, building for youtube means hindsight is distant memory. All I try to do is learn from that reflection and continue to improve in the next videos.

[@LightningRhod]

@@creativecuts7803 Take my upvote! It's a great build that I will be plagerising. The light beams are amazing! The reason I'll attempt this myself. Do you have any colutr suggestions on burn/scortch marks?

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks man and glad I was source of inspiration to you. For burn or scrotched marks - basically carbon deposits - could be built up with blacks and browns and an airbrush is definitely one way of achieving this. Candy paints work best with white underneath so I would go with regular acrylic paint. Another way is to use a lighter and hold the piece upside down and gently lick the flame against the surface. You will get a real carbon deposit and if it goes wrong you can always wipe it off because there will not be a chemical bond with the paint beneath. However, please take care if using fire!

[@MiniatureMedium]

Great build. Also congrats on breaks 1k subs.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks man. Never expected anyone to watch my videos to be honest

[@MiniatureMedium]

@@creativecuts7803 You deserve it you've got good ideas and a lot of people agree.

[@barrylucas8679]

Love the video, one question that occurs is the type and position of your lighting while painting. I see big things happening for this channel!

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks for your kind words. I'm not sure i fully understand your question. Are you asking what lighting I use? If so just a couple of cheap swing arm lamps from IKEA with daylight bulbs and tracing paper clipped over to act as a diffuser at home and in my art studio there are large overhead leds. Hope that helps. And more videos on the way soon

[@timandshannon03]

Turned out great!!!!! Got a new subscriber!

[@klj5150]

What material did you use for the mini diamond plate steps, Sir?

[@creativecuts7803]

You can buy diamond plate plastic sheets from most good modelling stores - also brickwork re your previous comment if you don't fancy building it. I cant remember exactly where I got mine from - either ebay or direct from some of the modelling stores I regularly get my supplies from. But should be that difficult to find 👍

[@klj5150]

@@creativecuts7803 perfect spot to land the “Bat”. Or even display the different Batmobiles. Your work flows so smoothly. I’m a huge fan. Thank you for taking the time to respond, Sir!

[@TheBrimfire]

11:14 whats that anti slip design called ?

[@creativecuts7803]

Diamond plate styrene sheets - you can find the online quite easily. Hope that helps

[@TheBrimfire]

@@creativecuts7803 hardest part about some stuff is knowing what it is by name ^^ thanks!

[@JCinLapel]

You call putting the wash on after doing the lights on the main pad a mistake but I would call it a happy accident because it made the diffusion of the light in the center look better to me because when you went back you didn't go as close to the center and was not as bright. To me it looked more natural to the light effect. I will be doing this to my art

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks for watching. My builds always seem to have happy mistakes but I have learned to embrace them. Love your feedback and thanks for stopping by

[@therebelgeekchannel]

How did u make thrle computer panel again? Didnt quite catch that 🙏🏻😁

[@creativecuts7803]

Hey, thanks for watching. I pulled the computer panel out of a space marine rhino kit. I had a couple spare so these worked out perfect. Hope that helps

[@therebelgeekchannel]

@@creativecuts7803 ah ok. It came from another kit....thought u made it from scratch 😅 my bad. Thanks for the info 🙏🏻

[@MYDRIPPYNOODLE]

where do you get the diamond sheets for the stairs?

[@creativecuts7803]

I think I got them from green stuff world. They are most known for their putty but they also do some other great modelling bits and pieces

[@DungeonMiser]

Very pretty

[@creativecuts7803]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@byAndreasEkberg]

A blob of wood glue… on a piece of paper…. dip each paperstep in blob and apply… much faster than squeezing the bottle 18000 times ;) hugs

[@creativecuts7803]

Ah yes.... the simple ways that sometimes elude us haha 😉

[@keithpymer5557]

nice one mate. where abouts in uk are you. Im in essex

[@creativecuts7803]

I'm in London. Nice to see a local face

[@SageForsaken]

Do you have a link or better description of where to get and what is the diamond plate plastic

[@creativecuts7803]

I got mine from Model world Ltd after a Google search. I know Greenstuff world do it also. The exact listing was "diamond plate 1:48 O scale. Not the cheapest and mine did have one or two slight imperfections in the pattern but way she goes right? Hope that helps.

[@gweilojohn8550]

Nice work

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks, really appreciate it

[@ryeanchan]

How did you get the measurement for the stairs? I've never been able to get them right before. Also greetings from Tennessee!

[@creativecuts7803]

I'm guessing you mean the height? In this case the height of everything wasn't fixed so I built the stairs first and then matched the platform height to the stairs at the desired angle if that makes sense. Also I saved cutting in the 45 degree cuts at the top and bottom of the stairs so I could further match the size to the platform. There is probably an easier way but since you asked haha. Greeting back at ya from London

[@Klomster88]

You should've had some models on for some of the beauty shots. To show the scale.

[@creativecuts7803]

Yeah I agree, but lessons learned and onwards we march haha

[@fallouttactics156]

what material is that brown thing?

[@xavery7842]

One like minded person on KZbin you may want to check out is "Cut Transform Glue." He's from Brazil and creates some amazing things. This is the first video I have seen of yours and I like it. The bolts in the corners of the pad aren't a bad shape but, I thought some sort of LED in those places as a sort of marker would go a long way.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks man really appreciate your feedback. I just built with what I had to hand but I have been wanting to experiment with leds. Maybe something for a future video. 👍

[@xavery7842]

@@creativecuts7803 I don't know what sort of things you can get there and with the lock down but, I pick up cheap things from the dollar store. You can take them apart and use the LEDs and just add wire etc. The possiblities are endless.

[@creativecuts7803]

The UK equivalent of a dollar is one of my favourite place to browse for materials but unfortunately we are only allowed to leave the house for exercise at the moment in the UK. All shops are closed. Getting what I can from the supermarket and online shopping but there is nothing like holding something in your hand for real. But no problem, it has forced me to become much more creative at home haha. Thanks again

[@soledude]

👌👌👌

[@creativecuts7803]

👍🙏🤘

[@soledude]

@@creativecuts7803 😎😎😎

[@kanati]

You need yourself a laser cutter for things lke those stairs. :)

[@GenesisMaximus]

MOAR PLS

[@iangreen4572]

The only criticism i have is that it wouldve been better to paint the eagle on the pad instead of having it raised.

[@creativecuts7803]

Haha that's why I love people's different opinions. I thought about painting it on directly but wanted some of the thin edge to catch the 'spotlights' a little. Of course there is no right way of doing it. I guess just what feels right to you. Thanks for the imput though. Always appreciated.

[@michelleross9782]

Hi sir. I don't think I've caught your name yet. I know you're a new creator. But I had no choice to stop the video at 17:42. Candy Paints!? !(⊙_⊙)？ 1st question is does it have sugar in it to cause stickiness & draw in insects. 2nd question is where do you get them? I hope you can develop the habit of making a supplies used list with links to company or Amazon so people can find it & choose whether to but brand you used or to look into other brands of the product...

[@markus_glevera]

Your terrains are cool, but your videos are to long

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks 👍