Building a Windmill Diorama

"The mill wheels turn though the night is still, and the old lights flash from the ruined mill. He haunts the station, he haunts the hill, and the land that lies between"...
01:38 - Basis and Design
03:24 - Making the Mill
06:52 - Digging the Tunnel
09:17 - Adding Some Life
10:24 - Building the Diorama
18:55 - The Finished Diorama
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Music Credits:
Sing Swing Bada Bing - Doug Maxwell, Media Right Productions
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Northern Lights - Chris Haugen
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Fresh Fallen Snow - Chris Haugen
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Green Green Garden - Chris Haugen
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Tupelo Train - Chris Haugen
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Morning Mandolin - Chris Haugen
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Buggleskelly - Douglas Haines
Video © Tom Marshall (PhotograFix) 2024. www.buggleskellystation.com

[@MrArmour]

Beautiful work, Tom!

[@Killdane]

Amazing job. Love the colors.

[@TonysNWR]

Outstanding job, Tom! Only wish I could see it in person!

[@tricky3119]

Super talented 👏

[@ThomasTheorist]

I was shown Oh Mr. Porter! only a year ago by some friends - and it was crazy! It was like finding another Tidfeild Thunderbolt, would love to do a video on it one day!

[@benscott8782]

That WAS a very comical end to such a rather sinister opening!

[@theoneandonlyJT15]

That thing is actually beautiful

[@Harp-House-Halt]

Amazing :)

[@TheNewStoryteller]

Amazing model elextrics thought of too.

[@elvisburgerking8675]

a superb model i thought you might have got direction of sails wrong or figures upside down but after checking movie all is correct

[@BuggleskellyStation]

Yep it's an odd one really as the film is set in Northern Ireland where windmill sails go clockwise, but was filmed in England where sails go counter clockwise 😆

[@stickman18]

I would like to have a windmill on my layout but I might be " just wasting my time" but what a brilliant way of doing it. What fantastic model thank you for sharing.

[@TheNewStoryteller]

I used the plaster for a mountain that was built on my trainset it's only a lot of grass on it no rockery.

[@xenonozhid3383]

Thank you - wonderful skills - well done.

[@Charliejashworth]

Wow it’s just like the windmill outside my village!!

[@HenryDyton-ue2ib]

You should make it so that the dioramas connect together

[@BuggleskellyStation]

They're all different scales 😂

[@paulcollings6783]

Fantastic work great to see it all going together

[@TheNewStoryteller]

I like the sunset behind it.

[@andyduncan6215]

Fabulous job Tom.

[@richardswiderski4985]

This looks very interesting wonder if the trio will be on the sails???

[@TheNewStoryteller]

That's different to my grass moss I picked from the front yard.

[@SocieteRoyale]

nice to see your dad offering his full support

[@BuggleskellyStation]

He was up for the joke, he actually said 'brilliant' just before lol

[@marcust5327]

wish ya dad my best!

[@TATICMOOR]

Super stuff, Sir, I really like what you've done here. The 3D prints are marvellous and I'd like them in 00 scale with the figures etc. Tho one change I would like is tbe tunnel and wooden tunnel gating separate. For a working layout to run a train in and out via opening gates in two halves via servos. What do you think?

[@BuggleskellyStation]

It's a possibility for future, but I quite like it being a static piece as a way to make use of a siding etc on the edge of a baseboard. I don't plan to make anything complicated at the moment.

[@bryemycaz]

"And his earhole painted green I know"

[@CymruRails]

Looking forward to this!

[@SteamLance]

I realised after watching Father Ted, it isn't "elf lights", but old lights. Its the way Irish people pronounce old, its strange but makes more sense

[@BuggleskellyStation]

Bugger I think you're right. I was trying to find out what elf lights were for years. 🤣

[@SteamLance]

@@BuggleskellyStation So was I, never understood it and thought it was just a random thing they came up with. As soon as I watched the first Father Ted episode though and heard Dougal talk about that old fellow giving "horse rides", I knew it must be that instead of elf lights

[@DYLINGTONMODELRAILWAY]

A great video Tom, and the diorama looks superb nice work. Did you catch my grandson's Dukes of Hazzard stop-motion animation video. We enjoyed the video...cheers James 🙂👍

[@BuggleskellyStation]

I did :) Excellent

[@DYLINGTONMODELRAILWAY]

@BuggleskellyStation Thank you, pleased you enjoyed it, it took my grandson about ten hours to create it 🙂👍

[@TheNewStoryteller]

Whoops that wasn't expected during the making.

[@richardswiderski4985]

Oh dear my eyes I can see them 🤣🤣

[@tudorbrancuturcu5996]

Can you help me with a project regarding narration?

[@oliverhorn9951]

Who is the camera (holding) person ?

[@BuggleskellyStation]

Mostly me, or on a tripod. Occasionally my good lady wife if I needed to get my grey hairs in the shot...

[@TheNewStoryteller]

Do you ever make stuff from wood?

[@BuggleskellyStation]

Only sawdust...

[@greasyrails]

Super models 👌 and a great video, was also nice too meet you at the exhibition today 👍🚂🚃🚃, Dan

[@BuggleskellyStation]

Nice to meet you too, I look forward to seeing your video too

[@greasyrails]

@BuggleskellyStation it was a great exhibition, 18:00 today my video is out, I think I covered everything at the show, your stand is about 11mins in if I remember, take care 🚂🚃🚃👍