Crafting the Ultimate WarCraft 3 Diorama: Night Elves!

The final WarCraft 3 Diorama dedicated to the Night Elves. I designed my own models with Fusion 360, Blender, 3d printing, Epoxy Resin and every other tool available. More complex, more fun, more Minis.
Thank you for watching!
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Special Thanks to ‪@JoshStrifeHayes‬ ‪@Paint_Quest‬ , ‪@TheBasicBrush‬ and You!
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Music from Epidemicsound

[@Dezarc]

boy did i pick the right time to refresh youtube

[@Dezarc]

i just finished going through my backlog of josh's morrowind playthrough the other day and his unexpected cameo in this has me questioning which layer of reality i'm on

[@MiniQuest64]

@@Dezarc Oh man, Morrowind, I watched Josh play through the whole thing lately :D Great Idea!

[@Dezarc]

@@MiniQuest64 ...elder scrolls dioramas?

[@CarrowMind]

You know what's next right? StarCraft of course!

[@TheHobbyGrotto]

This!

[@MiniQuest64]

That would be the most obvious choice! To be honest, I'm terrified of the amount of work needed for that one!

[@NeonFlaming0]

​@@MiniQuest64 I also was secretly hoping for brood war dioramas XD

[@CarrowMind]

@@MiniQuest64 Hey, at least there are only 3 factions this time! ;)

[@ttttttttt744]

@@MiniQuest64 yeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssss pleaaaaaaaaaaaseeeeeeeeeeeee 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤😃😃😃😃😀😀😀😄😄😀😃😃😀😁😆😃😀

[@lordhoratio]

Blood Elves next please!

[@MiniQuest64]

Interesting Choice!

[@azagorod8479]

​@@MiniQuest64Don't forget Naga and Demons Factions as well

[@Arvidus89]

We're not done, we still have the min races! High Elves, Blood Elves, Naga and Corrupted Night Elves

[@MiniQuest64]

I fear the already low view counts will heavily decrease with such a niche topic :/

[@luxzhvs]

Don't forget Old Draenei base too.

[@Attan20]

@@MiniQuest64 perhaps less effort videos, like some characters or iconic buildings - just a smattering of stuff as opposed to the single dedicated factions and big dioramas. For me, the interesting part is bringing to life a classic game - maybe marketing is part of it too with the titles - "bringing the game to life," a challenge, idk. some ideas. either way, thank you so much for finishing out the four main factions! I'm blessed to see what's been done! And I hope the best for your future projects! I'll definitely be smitten by any more IP stuff :D

[@MiniQuest64]

@@Attan20 That's a pretty good point! I need to come up with a way to put out like a video a month without killing myself. Thank you for this one =)

[@flenjonh5002]

Naga next? Perhaps? :'D

[@MiniQuest64]

Oh Boy, well let's see how this one performs after the Orc disappointment my hopes are almost non-existent :D

[@aleksanderkozik8592]

​@@MiniQuest64 Just try it and we will be amazed anyway 😎

[@MiniQuest64]

Thats not how it works :D

[@quacksworthsmashington9890]

Thats crwzy i loved the orc video😢​@@MiniQuest64

[@krasnoludzkipiwowar8303]

Would love to see a Dwarven mine or Hold, or anything dwarven on that matter. And lovely work.

[@MiniQuest64]

My favorite Warhammer faction =) But I think I'm done with WarCraft content for a while now, except the video outperforms and blows already low expectations! :D

[@jackrowton6779]

Spyro the Dragon for sure for the next game focus, lots of worlds and things you can do there

[@MiniQuest64]

If I take the original as reference, I might be able to pull this off too :D

[@jamesn2830]

This is one of the best videos I’ve ever seen

[@MiniQuest64]

I could say the same about your comment! Thanks mate =)

[@Paint_Quest]

Was so much fun working on this with you! Looking forward to the next series of builds. Next game: Starcraft!

[@atreyos9449]

this was pretty awsome man

[@MiniQuest64]

Thank you!

[@michaelmaunder1121]

I'll add another comment to help the algorithm ;) i'll just throw my hat in for a Fallout Diorama!!!

[@MiniQuest64]

Thanks for your support man, pretty rad!! =)

[@botindeldiablo]

The Pillars of Nosgoth from Blood Omen or the Dueling Field from Forbidden Memories would make a fantastic diorama.

[@MiniQuest64]

Oh I played Blood Omen on the GameCube back then. The whole Soul Reaver series was fantastic!

[@Yobaski]

Finally night elf base. This is sick, good job!!

[@TheBasicBrush]

Hot dang its another home run, the editing on this is your best yet. Thank you for doing it! I mean if you are a sadist looking for something big StarCraft or Dawn of War 😂

[@MiniQuest64]

Thanks Sam, those are some horrible suggestions which will probably kill me :D

[@numa_kai]

YES!! I have been waiting for this!!!

[@MiniQuest64]

I hope you liked it =)

[@numa_kai]

@@MiniQuest64 I loved it!

[@user-do4cp4lq3t]

YUGIOH!!! *foaming out of mouth*

[@atreyos9449]

very cool

[@MiniQuest64]

Thanks bud =)

[@TheWolfwiththeDragon]

Seeing these, or any in-game models, as real life models never fails to make me excited!

[@MiniQuest64]

Mission accomplished, then =)

[@TheWolfwiththeDragon]

@@MiniQuest64 Absolutely! Really happy I subscribed to you!

[@Frostuliaq]

I turned on PC today morning, click on youtube and on the main page, your video pop-up...... I was so happy :)

[@MiniQuest64]

And now we're both happy, thanks for watching =)

[@NeonFlaming0]

Man, I love this. You make some great stuff. And Misha is the best boy. Thank you for the video!

[@MiniQuest64]

Thank you very much! I'll tell Misha for sure!!!

[@LucaLeRatt]

plenty of people have mentioned Starcraft, which would be awesome, but I would also love to see iconic World of Warcraft zones treated with this much love and skill

[@MiniQuest64]

I'm both afraid to focus too heavily onto the WarCraft universe and thereby putting me in a topic corner I can't escape. As well as the sheer amount of work coming with a StarCraft Diorama. I will need to think a lot about what to do next, but I appreciate every single response!

[@Zumikito]

Awesome video! Pokemon, Spyro or Sonic please!

[@MiniQuest64]

I see, a man of culture!

[@KimTheCreator]

Very glad to see you use the OG Warcraft 3 aesthetics and models rather than reforged. Great video.

[@MiniQuest64]

Thanks, buddy. I just love these strange little low poly models ^^

[@Chris-ce1ih]

Much love from Scotland my friend, I've been looking forward to this one and my Wife has as well. You did an amazing job as always!

[@MiniQuest64]

Awesome! Thank you both for watching, then!!!

[@aiden2906]

Oh my god a dawn of war diorama would be so cool in the scale you work at, I know there are dioramas with the table top but I would love to see you do one in your style! Love the videos keep it up!

[@MiniQuest64]

Do you think I would get in trouble with Games Workshop by redesigning those :D

[@jeverbever]

As always, I think you did a fantastic job. The diorama itself, the video, the humor, everything is top notch. Watching your Warcraft 3 content has been so enjoyable and creatively inspiring!

[@rushthewash]

This is beyond fantastic. What a magnificent piece of work!

[@MiniQuest64]

Thank you very much Miguel!

[@lordpadric2521]

Du hast dich dieses mal selber übertroffen mit dem Diorama, ich hatte am Ende des Videos Gänsehaut.

[@MiniQuest64]

Der Knaller, Danke!!!

[@donshep2305]

It's sooo... Beautiful!

[@MiniQuest64]

You are!

[@donshep2305]

@@MiniQuest64 For complete beauty, I would like to see a model of your design from the Alliance. I mean soldier or hero

[@vaniellys]

Man, this is so cool ! There's so much work put into this ! I hope you'll do other strategy games, like StarCraft. There's so much potential !

[@ArtIvell03]

Finally, we have waited. Respect. 👍

[@TheHobbyGrotto]

Fantastic video Sergei! Absolutely amazing stuff, I've really enjoyed this Warcraft series 🔥

[@MiniQuest64]

Thanks Alex, appreciate that a lot from a great creator and painter like you! =)

[@GoobertownHobbies]

I'm proud of you :-) Congrats on actually finishing this massive series, these builds started great and got better and better and better!!!

[@MiniQuest64]

That means a lot more than you could imagine, thanks for being so supportive through my whole journey, Brent.

[@saml6798]

Incredible! 🎉 I'm sad to see the series finish but happy to see what happens next. Maybe a smaller topic 😂 or .... Dungeon keeper 2 😜

[@MiniQuest64]

Thanks mate! I swear I've gotten the DK request more often lately :D

[@isaacwhitehead4975]

I'm glad you pointed out the saftey issue, it shows you care more about people's saftey over potentially alienating new promoters, thank you!

[@MiniQuest64]

As an engineer myself, I can not do it any other way =) Thank you!

[@andersetz]

Wonderful! Your 3D sculpting game has evolved so much over the course of these projects - I'm impressed! Also you have truly made something that tingled the nostalgia of the 10 year old boy in me. Thank you for this amazing series and all the feels it evokes!

[@diegoengland7781]

Even the simple solutions you figured out for this project are actually ingenious! Let alone the whole thing! Einfach der Hammer! Liebe Grüße aus Brasilien, danke!

[@MiniQuest64]

Ein deutsches Kommentar aus Brasilien bekommt man auch nicht alle Tage! Thank you very much, I was pretty unsure about this video, and its editing style, but I'm so happy people enjoy it!

[@diegoengland7781]

@@MiniQuest64 die zweitgrößte deutsche Community außerhalb Deutschland liegt in Brasilien, wo Deutsch (hunsrückischer Dialekt) gesprochen wird. Die größte Community befidnet sich in den USA, aber Amerika ist ja ein superreiches, attraktives Land 😃 The editing was very good, I had some good laughs seeing this last video as well as the 3 others. I wish Blizzard made Warcraft IV, including 3 more races: Goblins, Dwarves and Blood Elves, so we could play with: Human (alliance); Orc; Nightelf; Undead; Dwarves; Goblins; Blood Elves; Randon. Greetings!

[@AlexeyFilippenkoPlummet]

I just realized what one-of-a-kind diorama I want to see someday in the setting of World of Warcraft! It is an out of bounds diorama! There's a thriving scene of WoW exploration where players get into different unavailable corners of the world that shouldn't be accessible. For instance, when you get into a dungeon you in most cases enter a special verison of the map that only contains closest part of the dungeon's world surroundings (to serve as background), but the rest of the world map is just cut off. In this out of bounds setting there's a myriad of cool anomalies: continents that are cut in a jigsaw pattern with the cut-walls having giant heights; different assets floating midair; terrain textures that don't gradually mix but instead have hard edges, and also sometimes used as a brush by programmers to draw something like a smiley face or write "HELP" etc. So, how cool would that be to have a full-blown diorama of some iconic out of bounds location in Azeroth? With all these never-intended-to-be-seen anomalies realized there. This would truly be a one-of-a-kind diorama, bringing to life something that is ethereal even in the game itself.

[@MiniQuest64]

That's a suggestion I haven't thought of :D Do you think this would make for a good video or is this topic too niche?

[@AlexeyFilippenkoPlummet]

@@MiniQuest64 hey! I think that this topic has the potential to attract audience. For example there's a channel Shesez with 1 million subs that only does out of bounds (OOB) content in video games. There's also a number of WoW KZbinrs who do/did just OOB, like HeelVsBabyface, AllThingsNerd, Hayven just to name a few. In any case I think there's something magical in bringing virtual locations that were never meant to be seen into real life. It's like breaking some sort of spell. And as far as I know it's never been done before. And WoW has really cool ethereal themes happening in such locations. Just recently I tried to escape Gilneas to escape the forced plot and never become a worgen, and the out of bounds locations were mesmerizing: two giant areas cut and put side by side to each other with a gap into the void, floating chairs and tables, a road into Goldshire that is only an illusion, the steep wall of a cut location that brings you to the untextured floor like 40 meters down, etc. There's iconic OOB places in WoW too, like the "Karazhan smile" or Karazhan crypts, but I would need to research to have a good list.

[@aldrich7682]

Your talent, Your passion... really great

[@VS666]

Holy crap what a freakin YT recommendation! Insanely detailed and modeled miniatures, hilarious editing, and a beautiful wife! Mein Mann has it all!

[@MiniQuest64]

Glad you enjoyed it! =)

[@Aubee89]

FOR DALARAN!!!!!!! Horse noises as I blizzard that wisp line! Looks amazing, man.

[@MiniQuest64]

Thanks a lot bud =)

[@affemitwaffe1404]

Dabu! Lok'tar Swobu! Zug zug! Amazing ! 2 of my favorite things together wc3 and warhammer/Miniatur

[@michaelmaunder1121]

What an absolute banger end to an awesome diorama series. Loved the choice to add Tyande and Malfurion over the other three, and they both look amazing! You did my boy justice 😉 both walking and rooted versions, what a legend. Thanks for the shoutout @7:43, and hopefully you had as much fun making this series as we all have had watching them. RIP king, your quest is over... for now!

[@MiniQuest64]

Thanks for this one my friend =) I'm so happy you liked it! We will see what the future brings...

[@nuneselso]

This is just perfection. And Maiev... Best Girl

[@gustavemilpilgaard2398]

I would love to see World of Warcraft dioramas. Specifically Classic wow raids, like Onyxia, last fight in Molten Core with Ragnaros :)!

[@MiniQuest64]

Great suggestions!

[@TheManyManyMore]

Posting to appease KZbin algorithm and praise another fantastic diorama. These never fail to make me happy! Amazing work!

[@MiniQuest64]

Glad you enjoy it! Thanks for the support =)

[@EggVillan]

You deserve more views for this, its amazing.

[@KimHarderFog]

Love the low poly look of the models - fits perfectly with the look of Warcraft 3

[@MiniQuest64]

Yeah they are absolutely perfect to hide my sculpting incompetence :D

[@turbobobi]

Cameo by our main man on the second monitor - Josh Strife Hayes! Also, awesome work on all 4 dioramas!

[@MiniQuest64]

Thanks bud! I was so happy to have him as a cameo :)

[@kylestyle1471]

YESSSS FINALLY NIGHT ELVES!

[@DesignerDave]

Epic, as always! :D Elune-Adore!

[@MiniQuest64]

Thanks, Dave! You're the best =)

[@matthewrevell2706]

The low poly models are awesome.

[@crazytowninc.2169]

10/10 for effort and originality, thanks for the nostalgia

[@MiniQuest64]

Thank you for watching =)

[@AlexeyFilippenkoPlummet]

And by the way, every warcraft diorama was a treat, thank you!

[@MiniQuest64]

Thank you so much for watching man!

[@lokitabletennis]

Greatness is what it is called. Bravo!

[@Lamartine111]

Such beautiful craftsmanship on display here!

[@PointCloud]

Wow, really beautiful

[@TylerSpangler]

Really well done

[@MiniQuest64]

Thanks a lot man =)

[@wowman100200]

I'd say a Mario RPG diorama but it's during a fight and you see all the hud elements as floating 3D prints

[@MiniQuest64]

Dude, you're creative!

[@CraftingTime1603]

Male selber paar Minis aber deine Dioramas anzugucken ist so relaxend. Echt nice!!

[@MiniQuest64]

Vielen Dank mein lieber :) Das hört man doch gern!

[@Shiizi]

Dude this is amazing! As a night elf fan i love this board so much! Seeing you do all 4 races have been amazing! I would love to see you do like a small battle or something next. Purging of Stratholme or maybe the scene where Maieve is transporting Illidan in the cage, so much potential :D Anyway, Loved this video so much and i wish you the best of luck in what ever you do next!

[@MiniQuest64]

Stratholme would be freaking amazing! Thank you for sticking with me all this time, your patience and support =)

[@alienardo666]

So nostalgic, love it

[@rocallen5291]

the models look pulled right out of the game, so cool!

[@Denumine1]

Thats just far beyond epic! Its... SUPEREPIC!!!!

[@NightBane345]

Was beautiful to see it all come together, really gave that old nostalgia vibe. Made me smile big time

[@MiniQuest64]

You made me smile with this one! =)

[@sonja5146]

This is so cool, the night elves always were my favorite and this diorama looks fantastic. Amazing job

[@CCMinis]

Incredible work Sergei!

[@MiniQuest64]

Thank you Nick!!!

[@siedwillemdejong1454]

Goddamn, I really loved seeing all of these Warcraft 3 dioramas. They are easily some of the best I have ever seen! Would personally love to see Naga or Blood Elves next!

[@MiniQuest64]

Thanks mate, that's a very nice thing to say =)

[@gummydonut9081]

This is how you a do a sponsorship/ad, great video miniquest

[@MiniQuest64]

I'm more than relieved that you liked it =)

[@thetinkerer1021]

Nun den Frostthrone. 😂 Edit: bin nun halb durch mot dem Video. Großartig. Editing ist super. Wünsche mir persönlich das du bei Warcraft bleibst. Warcraft hat im Tabletop einfach kaum Vertretung. Und ich finde, dein Contest beweist, das da eigentlich Interesse ist.

[@MiniQuest64]

Danke schön! Das kann ich verstehen, leider spiegelt sich die mangelnde Vertretung auch in den Views wider :/ Ich hab da tatsächlich Sorge mich in eine Einbahnstraße zu bewegen, was WarCraft Content angeht. Weiterhin kreativ zu bleiben, fiel mir mit jedem weiteren Video schwerer.

[@Geordiecrafts]

Another absolute banger of a video Sergei! This piece turned out SO freaking good!

[@MiniQuest64]

I learned a lot from you =)

[@freakinkaynmainlunalilys5568]

Maybe Nagas next? There are units and buildings... Also it looks amazing! I bet it's a wet dream of every Warcraft player, I'd love to have something like this!

[@MiniQuest64]

Thanks a lot for that =) I fear Nagas are off the table for a while though.

[@GawLTheInsane]

BRUTAL.

[@billjonesnation]

next level

[@elkcloner]

Always a delight! Looking forward to what's next!

[@MiniQuest64]

Thanks for sticking around :)

[@gustavemilpilgaard2398]

This has been such a great series ^^! I am really looking forward to what you are building next :)

[@MiniQuest64]

Thank you for that, I'll need as much help as I can get when I switch topics. I fear for the worst :D

[@lusovchak]

I stumbled upon your channel only a day ago, but am I glad I did. Finally someone who makes wonderful Warcraft dioramas! And I admire your dedication. It would be awesome if you made a WoW diorama, maybe could even bring some more viewers, but only if you’d enjoy that.

[@MiniQuest64]

Welcome aboard! Happy to have you here =) I'm a big fan of WOW so a Diorama is just a matter of time! Anyway, thanks a lot for your kind words, appreciate it!

[@Tryant69]

Amazing piece of art and nostalgia!

[@aquaos]

Absolutely AMAZING! I look forward to the Naga!

[@MiniQuest64]

Thanks man! But I don't know if that's going to happen at all!

[@Frostuliaq]

the commentary, effort put into dioramas, dedication, edits, included memes, I absolutely loveee IT

[@MiniQuest64]

I promise =)Thanks for sticking with me!!!

[@MasterJay1985]

I was looking forward to this one! You, fine sir, are a masterful builder and watching you work, commented with you nice humor made my day brighter! Terrific work! P.S. MISHA IS THE BEST!

[@MiniQuest64]

I'll make sure to read that to Misha which as much enthusiasm! Thanks for this=)

[@adalbertearwig3426]

What a treat! Thank you😉☺️

[@MiniQuest64]

Thank you too!

[@how2vim]

I loved loved loved this series so much! Dawn of War next would be awesome! ❤

[@MiniQuest64]

Games Workshop is going to hate that one :D Thanks bud

[@futureiscanceled]

Wow wonderful job

[@miloshp7399]

They should have hired this guy for W3 Reforged.

[@MiniQuest64]

I don't think I would have changed anything :D

[@Jozrez]

Fantastic work as always! I must say that this is the only content on KZbin that fills me with happiness and makes me feel well while watching. Thank you for what you do!!

[@MiniQuest64]

Your comment made me smile a lot :) Thank you for saying that!!!

[@RemiRecluse]

So good! Love the models looking like the in game variant. Great job!

[@tedytarrify]

Exceptional. Captured all the character and mood of the models and gameworld.

[@MiniQuest64]

Thanks bud =)

[@AMasondude]

Hell yeah now we going somewhere

[@MehmetMAh]

your warcraft 3 diaromas are amazing.

[@MiniQuest64]

Thank you =)

[@commracAlekk]

Awesome!!!

[@timurradman3999]

Amazing stuff as always!!

[@ProphecyxOffic]

Gracias por toda esta serie, tu maqueta es preciosísima. Warcraft 3 formó parte de mi infancia y de mi adultez, y verte hacer esto me da ganas de revivir esa época donde después del colegio solo importaba abrir ese juego

[@MiniQuest64]

Muchas gracias por este comentario. Siento lo mismo acerca de Warcraft 3 y de pasar tiempo jugando cuando era niño. El video no funcionó muy bien, así que comentarios como el tuyo realmente me salvan el día

[@ProphecyxOffic]

@@MiniQuest64 Ánimos, si me llegó esto en recomendados es una buena señal

[@MiniQuest64]

Lo haré, muchas gracias por tus palabras de aliento

[@fromau5]

Awesome work as always, i love these dioramas

[@billiondollarclownfarm]

hell yeah these are great

[@MiniQuest64]

Thanks man =)

[@realnerdethan]

Very awesome! Great job.

[@Acallyswow]

This just showed up in my recommended and my god I’m glad it did. This is amazing!

[@MiniQuest64]

Thank you so much for watching :)

[@aiden3373]

Mindblowing

[@kamiln2603]

Superb

[@wiley2592]

Truly amazing