Vietnam Napalm Bombing Run Diorama | F-4 Phantom 1/144 scale

Hi Guys, In this video I build a diorama based around one of my favourite scenes from Apocalypse Now. I had a terrible accident and burned it to pieces as you will see, but with some perseverance anything is possible.
Enjoy!
If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch.
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Songs used:
Family Badass - Rockin for Decades
Another Mirage - Rockin for Decades
My Sober Face - Rockin for Decades
Shoot a Hoop - Isaac Elliot
Groover - Carvings
Drive By - Laurence Lee Murphy
Gone Surfing - Sixteen Wheelers
Mirrored Seduction - Walt Adams
Trigger Me Pip Mondy
Flightmode - Chris Shards

[@MrBaldypete1]

Mate.... what a kick in the bollocks, that fire. Devastating after all that work! I'm glad you rebuilt it though. It looks amazing!

[@creativecuts7803]

Haha yeah man sucked but lessons were definitely learned and I'm glad the fore wasn't worse. Cheers 👍👍

[@rytownsend4240]

Sick! The fiber optics at the most recent explosion really adds a whole new level of immersion. I might have to use your technique here for when I build my 40k Catachan gaming table.

[@creativecuts7803]

Amazing! Sound great and good luck with your build

[@frankierzucekjr]

I agree, he nailed it. Very cool. I think it even looked better the second time.

[@djvertical]

Great build! Can’t believe you had to do it twice tho. Fair play for persevering and redoing it. Looks amazing! 👌🏻

[@creativecuts7803]

Glad you liked it!

[@bmpifv]

it really amazes me that it literally caught fire and you still made it look stunning, great job mate.

[@denmanfite3156]

Wow the way you varied the brightness of the explosion and added the extra fiberoptics into the cotton is great.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thank you. Yeah I really tried to get an huge explosion at different stages. It wasn't easy but I am pretty happy with the result.

[@MarinaJohan]

Omg I actually gasped about the fire. Glad you rebuilt it though. And i really love the little houses! x

[@creativecuts7803]

I can tell you I did more than gasp haha but I had gained enough xp for a motivation power up which let me complete the level ^^

[@LeeHobbies]

When you thought that cotton wool would make for a great fire effect... (we use it to help start a fire when wild camping in bad weather, lol) Brilliant result and highly commendable tenacity in still finishing it. The effect is fantastic mate, really top class stuff.

[@creativecuts7803]

Cheers

[@beavemania]

Well saved man, great work. So glad you kept at it and what an amazing final piece 👏

[@creativecuts7803]

Thank you. Really appreciate your support and for your kind words. Glad you liked it! 👍👍👍

[@sarahlewis7669]

Omg I’m at a loss for words. But you managed to pull it off and it is stunning. Feeling really sorry for you.😢

[@orlandfitzsimmons5160]

Another great creation. Keep up the great content. That fire had to be tough but I'm glad you rebuilt. Looked great.

[@creativecuts7803]

Yeah tough break but the irony isn't lost on me. Thanks for stopping by

[@beaverdam1199]

Bloody amazing mate! (Also your biceps are huge!) 5.59!!

[@creativecuts7803]

Haha thank you. I like to keep in shape. Thanks for watching

[@mycannabisconcepts2290]

Everything happens for a reason. Well done!

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks!! Appreciate the support

[@claeslindgren2704]

Admit it you sat fire to it on purpose to get that authentic charred napalm look. Brilliant idea man 😁👌

[@creativecuts7803]

I wish I could say I did. Having to reorder some materials, wait for them to arrive and rebuild the whole thing sucked hard!! But also a good lesson in finding the courage and will power to continue when your staring at a smouldering mess. Thanks for watching👍👍👍

[@phantomone2060]

That is some pretty amazing work. Keep'em coming

[@creativecuts7803]

Cheers dude. Much appreciated!!

[@beck645]

Once again a fantastic video. I confess I was holding back tears as I looked at the devastation. Would it be irony that fire took away the fire? Again thank you for sharing your talent so pleasantly. The fiber optics really added an entirely new third dimension as time was frozen for us to study the details. I just ordered some miniature LEDS and plan to do my own version of the alien visitation. I plan to have a field of corn stalks as is common in sci-fi movies. All my best. Keep doing what you are doing! The figures you used were so perfect. Would you share where they can be purchased? Thanks!

[@creativecuts7803]

Haha yeah to day it was a bit of a blow was an understatement. But I surprised myself with how I managed to go from a melting mess to something that I was happy with again. All part of the roller coaster of life haha. Thanks for watching 👍

[@JoseOctavioMartinezFarinas]

Muy interesante e ilustrativo su video...es ud un maestro. Gracias.

[@creativecuts7803]

🙏👍

[@JoseOctavioMartinezFarinas]

Muy intesante e ilustrativo su video, lo felicito por su perseverancia , aprendí mucho, gracias

[@creativecuts7803]

👍👍👍

[@subliminalstyrene811]

Heartbreaking to watch all your hard work go up in flames, but on the plus side you were making a Diorama of something going up in flames, should have given it a more realistic look. Glad it all turned out good in the end, it's a Beautiful Diorama, love the little huts it makes for a very realistic scene. Kudos !

[@creativecuts7803]

Yeah the irony isn't lost on me. For a split second as I saw the flames grow, I thought damm that looks cool but reality kicked in and I was screaming for a fire extinguisher haha. Not all projects go to plan but happy with the result. Thanks for taking the time and appreciate the kind words

[@steineagent2112]

please do mace runner

[@tomtruesdale6901]

DAMN that totally sucked but you remade it and and I kind of hate to say it but the fire added some "real life" damage to the huts.

[@creativecuts7803]

Hahaha obviously I would have preferred not to have it burn but you can only build with what is infront of you right? Not ideal but ill work with it if its there 👍

[@scalejunkie1326]

That's lagit!

[@creativecuts7803]

Wow Scale junkie I can see you are really working your way through my back catalogue. I'm glad your enjoying them. New video dropping today

[@worldhistoryminiatureshous9757]

interesting and nice video . Just take out the wire and the diorama represents the after bombing ! I know this is a stupid joke ...

[@creativecuts7803]

Not at all. I can just about see the funny side now. It almost felt like this project was cursed but the irony is somehow priceless

[@darrinpennington]

😮

[@MVeminor7]

From a Jungle bombing to a jungle bomb back to a jungle bombing. Great show mate. Cheers and chin up. Kudos

[@ModelNerd]

Woah! Great end result, and maximum respect for sticking with it after the accident!

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks dude! Really appreciate the kind words and its moments like that, that can show you what your really made of. 👍👍👍

[@zombiedad]

Wow! It went up like it was actually napalmed. There is an dark humour irony there. I know it was not your intention but the brutal aftermath piece you ended up with portrays the devestation and aftermath quite well.

[@creativecuts7803]

Yeah haha the power of destruction! Took a lot of will power and motivation to rebuild it but I'm glad it stuck with it.

[@zombiedad]

@@creativecuts7803 I am glad you did too. And glad you shared the whole lot with us.

[@chriscreativecontent]

Great project. My heart broke for you. Glad you persevered and finished it.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks! Yeah it sucked pretty bad but i learned a lot from finding the will and determination to continue with it. Happy I did!!

[@christerastrom9111]

Got a bit too realistic there for a while. Glad it worked out.

[@peterconetta399]

Tough luck. Like war itself unpredictable. The fog of War they call it. Finished result looks great though. Thank you for sharing your experience.

[@creativecuts7803]

Haha yeah the irony is something that I can look back on now and it actually makes me smile and is somehow fitting with the scene I created. Pleased I pushed through and finished it and learned a lot about the strength of determination. Thabks for watching 👍

[@RoguePlank]

Every time I see you using cotton wool on any other video... I have flashbacks to this video... "oh lord, not again, NOT AGAINNNNNN"

[@creativecuts7803]

Haha I gave the explosions a bit of a wide birth after this one. Still haunts me too. But I have become much more familiar with working with resin since then so defo will not make the same mistakes again. 👍

[@RoguePlank]

@@creativecuts7803 I watched the viking longboat vid yesterday... As soon as you started pulling out the cotton wool for the fire, I felt like I was gonna have a panic attack.

[@carlrhoads8561]

my apologies I can't say about the remainder of the guitar work because this is as far as I've gone in the video but I have a feeling if they're connected to this last riff it's going to be nice

[@creativecuts7803]

I love the music from that era so was trying to set the tone as much as possible. Really appreciate you watching.

[@persephonehades953]

You should've kept it like it was after it was caught on fire because it looked like the aftermath of a bombing

[@creativecuts7803]

Haha I was heartbroken... but I also learned a lot about my limits of patience and pleased I managed to fix it up in the end.

[@allanatwick1606]

Just came across this in my recommended, my heart sank when you said it was a ball of flames on half a second, absolutely gutted for you. Found myself sat here with my mouth wide open thinking nooooooooooooo!!!!! So glad you went back and salvaged and rebuilt it. Kudos to you for that. A lot would have just binned it all. It turned out great Well done mate 👍

[@creativecuts7803]

Thank you Allan. It was a bit of a journey - but like you said most would have given up and tossed it. Don't get me wrong, I was very tempted but to salvage it, even with scorched hands taught me a lot about perseverance. Thank you for watching! 👍👍

[@rvhts_]

i mean... that fire sold the point of the napalm... free wheatering?

[@creativecuts7803]

Indeed. Life takes funny turns at times. The irony was real with this one

[@jimcarr4007]

Fantastic. Doing it next. We’re did you find the phantom. ❤again fantastic

[@creativecuts7803]

Thank you. It took a bit of searching to find the right model. I even ordered one which was completely the wrong scale. Lessons learned. But basically did a lot of searching online as I wanted a model that was relevant to the era.

[@cyrusthevirus9878]

Most realistic thing ive seen it even showed the aftermath after it caught fire

[@creativecuts7803]

Hahaha I know right?

[@johnboulton1109]

Oooh no!!!!! What a shame your hard work was destroyed!! However you remade it and the result was fantastic!!!! Well done 👍🏻

[@creativecuts7803]

Nice one John, yeah I was absolutely gutted. But more impressed that I found the motivation to rebuild it. Many lessons learned. Onwards we march 👍👍

[@johnboulton1109]

@@creativecuts7803 I would have been too! The end result was fantastic so well done for remaking it and not giving up!

[@frankierzucekjr]

I think it came out great. I couldn't believe what had happened. But It did look like what the aftermath would have lol. Great work. I think you nailed the cloud, from beginning to end of how it detonates. And the end closer to the plane with the optical fibers was PERFECTLY done. As someone who has studied about Vietnam and have been fascinated about certain aspects. I really liked this one. Very cool

[@creativecuts7803]

Much appreciated. I wrote my dissertation on the representations of the Vietnam war in film and art. Apocalypse now was on of my favourite movies and the music of the era is unrivalled. Glad you liked it

[@thomasdoll5378]

After that experience you could have put me into rehab!

[@creativecuts7803]

Hahaha yes it did involve some serious determination to finish this one. But pleased I did and lessons learned

[@dpswets]

Amazing looking scene!

[@creativecuts7803]

👍👍👍

[@justjosh1400]

Definition of Great Content.

[@creativecuts7803]

Welcome Josh, chilled vibe here. Thanks for watching

[@ag4058]

You don’t need the music in the background it spoils it a bit. You have a nice enough voice to just speak and the viewers listen too. I have autism and and watch these type of videos to relax and calm too trust me when I say you don’t need music. However amazing video as per.

[@creativecuts7803]

Really interesting comment. I have been thinking a lot about how much music I should include. Glad you enjoyed and thanks for getting involved.

[@ag4058]

I messaged on another video saying you should use lofi music if any as it’s very chilled and less in your face. Also I forgot to add but when the fire went off on the project it looked amazing, you should have re done the lights and the wool but then tried to use the fire accident as it looked like a bomb went off for real. Still love the work though

[@maddokminis]

I think the phrase rhymes with clucking bell! ouch man! Well done mate for cracking on and finishing it - a true test of resolve. Awesome end result!

[@creativecuts7803]

Clucking bell indeed! Haha my heart sank but really pleased I pushed through and finished. Thanks for watching

[@kingdomgorillastudios983]

This is amazing!!! 😵

[@creativecuts7803]

👍👍👍

[@TacticalSanta711]

“The bigger the better”

[@creativecuts7803]

👍👍👍👍

[@figrollin]

Can I ask why you chose DAS clay over something like a plaster? Or does it even need such a layer if you're covering it with grout/dirt etc?

[@creativecuts7803]

Plaster would have worked too. I guess i was trying to seal up the gaps in the polystyrene with the clay. Reason I used clay - because I had a load leftover haha.

[@figrollin]

@@creativecuts7803 Thanks my dude. Super helpful. I imagine it also gave it some weight and stability! Great project. 👍

[@klj5150]

OMG!

[@creativecuts7803]

Haha to say things went south is an understatement but happy with the end result. 👍

[@bidumodels1324]

Show, Belo trabalho ficou excelente👍

[@creativecuts7803]

👍👍👍

[@irishdixie77]

Outstanding my man! Flight of the Valkyries next? Water skiing behind the PBR would be killer also.lol. great work as usual.

[@creativecuts7803]

Haha don't tempt me. Could be a really cool idea. This one did end up being pretty big so will have to think of a way to capture the scene without making half of Vietnam. Thanks for watching 👍

[@daastronaut]

I know how it feels when a project gets ruined but what happened to you is heartbreaking I feel so bad for your

[@creativecuts7803]

I think your message got cut halfway through but I understand your sentiment. Yeah completely heart broken but also a huge lesson is determination and perseverance. Finding the inner will to take a breath and continue. Also taught me to be far less precious with my work. So many times I fall into the trap of mental paralysis because I don't want to mess up all the hard work I put in already but now I understand that mistakes will be made but I also have the capacity to fix them. Thanks for watching

[@marcshaman7984]

Awesome video, keep pushing for those subs, quality content always wins out!

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks dude. Much appreciated 🙏

[@darthbobminiatures]

I'd think a heat gun may be a better option than a burner and would probably accomplish the same thing, so maybe try that next time if it's an option? Sorry this happened! Always sucks for a project you work so hard on to go to shit, especially when you're just reaching the finish line. Happened to me on a recent project I was really excited about. The final result looks great, though! The tail end of the explosion closest to the plane looks incredibly realistic.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks man, yeah sucked hard but finding the perseverance and determination to finish was an accomplishment in itself. Thabks for watching

[@jantimmer5558]

Great work! Subbed.

[@Ne0urotic]

I'm glad u went back and finished it , looks awsome. o and my soul died a bit when u said it caught fire , strange as well as the scene is depicting fire....

[@creativecuts7803]

Yeah the irony is real with this one. Can laugh about it now but at the time it was pretty tough. Thanks for taking the time to watch 👍

[@ВладимирВладимир-в4ь]

Классно сделано

[@the-primered-thumb]

No offence, but I think the fire might have added a little to the diorama, this is brilliant mate 😉👌

[@creativecuts7803]

No offence taken at all. Obviously I would have preferred for it not to happen but after it did, I looked at it and thought ...OK I can only build with what is infront of me. Life works out strange sometimes haha👍👍👍

[@carlrhoads8561]

in the beginning when you're applying the clay those guitar licks are righteous

[@JamieZubairi]

Freaking awesome Fred!

[@onemansjunk01]

Just wish you'd talk normal instead of using words to make yourself sound more intelligent... Don't get me wrong you are intelligent just stop trying to portray your self as someone else just bee your self

[@creativecuts7803]

Haha I hear what you are saying. That's 5 years of art school talking. But interesting that you mention it. As that is the maIn focus. To be myself. Appreciate the feedback 👍

[@MrBaldypete1]

After watching the video, I'm having trouble understanding what you mean by this. What words in particular are you referring to?

[@figrollin]

@@creativecuts7803 My dude, you are perfectly understandable. I'm not sure what this guy is on about...

[@figrollin]

Can you give some examples of words you couldn't understand or felt were somehow pretentious...?

[@onemansjunk01]

@@creativecuts7803 Omg what have I started... Firstly, I'm not in no way shape or form discrediting you or intelligence nor the way you speak. Secondly, with out going in to great detail on here, I feel everything whether it's sound or colors and everything in between. Thirdly, words have power hence its called spelling. I feel words/sound and noise the most. Finally, there's nothing in particular about what's said it's the way it's said or constructed and said resulting (to me) as over 'embellished' (for lack of a better word) and coming across as not natural. All I was trying to say it don't over think about what your going to say just be your self and keep up the good work. Im sorry for offending you and all those below in the comments.