How to Build a Glowing Volcano Diorama

[@sarahlewis7669]

If you make a silicone mould of your glue stick then you can melt the glue and colour it pour it in to your glue stick mould then use them in your glue gun . Might help with some other projects. Well done.

[@justonsvoid]

You should totally give this to a little kid for their science fair project! People would mess themselves!!!

[@creativecuts7803]

Haha I have joked many a time about when I have kids it will be impossible for me not to get carried away with any school projects. Appreciate you taking the time to watch

[@MichaelEastman-tc2mg]

What an amazing piece, thanks for sharing

[@cerisekappes580]

Mind blowing!!!!!! I’m almost speechless!!!! Gorgeous!!!

[@colossalbigfoot256]

Pretty cool use and look on hot glue. Love the, what looks like craft paint, color and look on dragon. Will def make for cool army.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks man, appreciate the feedback. The 'craft paint' is actually a gold flip paint for cars. Something you might see in fast and furious. 👍

[@TheDavidPoole]

The lava is amazing. It went from what looked like a couple of yellow plastic strips to incredibly realistic with a lick of paint and som cork. What gets me is the way you and your fellow model makers can fit days, weeks or months of crafting into a 15 to 30 minute video. You make it look so easy. Hats off to you, sir!

[@creativecuts7803]

Hahaha thank you David, I can't speak for other creators but in my experience it really it amounts to lots of hard work and many late nights. Viewers often only see the build but don't stop to think about how much work goes into making a video. Thanks and much appreciated 🙏 👍

[@imeka222]

Absolutely awesome 👌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@karengilchrist9774]

That is awesome!! The Dragon is spectacular!

[@creativecuts7803]

Haha very kind of you to say. Thanks for watching

[@Danger1972]

This is the best volcano I have ever seen made! What a fantastic job! Thank you so much for sharing your techniques.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thank you. It was a big experiment but I'm mostly happy with the outcome. Ma6be I would change one or two things if I did this again but that's always the way haha

[@operaghost21]

Looks great! And I can't wait to see more of that chaos army! =)

[@creativecuts7803]

Haha its pretty my complete, I have a few more additions to make but have all the models at home, just finding the time to finish them. But if your interested maybe I can do a little showcase video

[@operaghost21]

@@creativecuts7803 Haha yes please!

[@keithpymer5557]

Nice one pal. Looking forward to the next one

[@creativecuts7803]

Coming soon! Cheers mate, really appreciate the ongoing support!

[@debbieayres-hall3086]

Great work...love it

[@TheUndeadOfNight]

Your lava looks alive , nicely done . Very dramatic . When I need to soften the hot spot of LEDs I give them a light sanding and use wax paper for diffusion , might be worth a try on your LEDs . Just made my way through your videos , very calming , creative and informative . Cheers, Tom

[@colossalbigfoot256]

El wire provides cool glow too for something like this.

[@creativecuts7803]

Great tip. I will definitely try that out. Appreciate you stopping by.

[@KyleGlendinning]

Man, that's a really nice lighting effect. Great volcano diorama build, mate.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks man, it was a careful balance to strike coz as soon as you add any light, painted light looks so flat in comparison if that makes sense. But happy with how things turned out

[@charleyedwards2121]

very cool and those lights are very cool

[@creativecuts7803]

Cheers dude. Much appreciated 👍

[@barryparks8055]

Fabulous! Well done

[@creativecuts7803]

👍👍

[@bobt3374]

good result looks amazing Dragon is cool.

[@AlexBabcock-hw9iz]

The journey of this one from start to finish was amazing. Most builds you look at and you appreciate all the work and imagination that went into them but you have a very good idea how it was done. This one though hmmmm there was so many questions as to "how" it was achieved. And as usual your delivery both audio and visually were spot on. I think sometimes when looking at your projects we forget how much work goes in getting a video to a quality that quite frankly makes us forget this isn't a big time producer with massive resources getting these results. So in closing well done on all levels. From tackling a smoldering volcanic event, making it come alive to the production values of a movie studio. Having your unique personality come through and keep it both interesting and entertaining throughout the whole videos kudos to you sir.

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks dude, I'm glad you liked it.

[@nickp.2169]

Dude your channel rocks...easy sub...the helldrake looks sick...that was actually the next model I was going to get for my CSM army. Great job man. Going to work on models now. Thanks for the inspiration

[@creativecuts7803]

Firstly, you are very welcome, happy to have you on board. Secondly, a man after my own heart, plugging away at a CSM army even though we have the worst codex by far. And finally good luck with your project! Glad I could provide a little inspiration! 👍👍👍

[@TheImmersiveWorldCrafter]

The master at work

[@creativecuts7803]

👍👍👍

[@scottnorman4285]

Keep up the great work mate!! Excellent content and by far the best volcanic diorama I have seen!!👍👍😁👌

[@creativecuts7803]

Thank you. Really appreciate you taking the time.

[@patrickbateman69420]

Love the structure gel idea with the ink, although I'd definitely just skip straight to smearing it onto the model I think

[@creativecuts7803]

Haha yeah this project seemed to go the long way round. But I learned a lot from the process. Thanks for watching!

[@dr.angelikamariakoch6099]

A volcanic masterpiece!

[@creativecuts7803]

Thank you 👍👍👍

[@cherylcleveland3529]

Thanks for the great ideas.

[@creativecuts7803]

Your very welcome, thanks for watching 👍

[@subascosauce8288]

Your cosmic sparkle is genius it looks like fools gold, very cool indeed. (Hot I should say) 🔥

[@creativecuts7803]

👍👍👍

[@johnboulton1109]

Wow!! This is fantastic!! I have seen a few lava/volcano effects but this by far one of the most impressive!! Brilliant!!

[@creativecuts7803]

Cheers mate. Another big experiment but a ton of fun. Glad you liked it. Appreciate the ongoing support. 👍

[@worldhistoryminiatureshous9757]

What an impressive diorama ! Well done .

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks. Appreciate the kind words

[@tomtruesdale6901]

Very nice work, really like the way you used those puck lights to light up the volcano

[@creativecuts7803]

Cheers man appreciate the support

[@christianstorm8854]

👍🏻 well done

[@creativecuts7803]

Cheers dude 👍 👌

[@victernal7734]

Another amazing build!

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks dude 👍👍👍

[@Psychlist1972]

Fantastic!

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks 👍

[@statesrights01]

Epic!! 😎

[@creativecuts7803]

👍👍👍

[@sarahlewis7669]

Have you tried UV Resin for the clear bits you need? You can colour it and cure it instantly so no excess running and natural looking. Great job, loving all of your work so far though my binge lol. X

[@noahkling4018]

I think I will follow your process for my star wars scenes.

[@creativecuts7803]

Go for it. Would love to see how it comes out. 👍

[@noahkling4018]

@@creativecuts7803 I build scenes from the movies and add the action figures. Kind Of nerdy but I love it.

[@creativecuts7803]

@@noahkling4018 dude don't ever put your self down about what makes you happy. Its a habit I have too in all honesty but all I can say from personal experience is embrace it! Screw what anyone else thinks and you will be surprised by how many people think its actually really cool. 👍👍👍

[@kitbashbox]

Incredible work! Well done

[@creativecuts7803]

Cheers bud. Much appreciated

[@TheGmasterFunk]

Another awesome one bruv, you have defo inspired me with all your vidz 👍

[@creativecuts7803]

Glad it inspires you mate. More on the way 👍

[@MarinaJohan]

That was fun to watch. The painting of the lava really transformed the look for me. Sorry the string lights couldn’t work but glad you found an alternative. Loved the dramatic reveal 😊 Nice work!

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks really appreciate the ongoing support. Was a lot of fun to build. Thanks for taking the time

[@AbandonedMiniatures]

This turned out awesome! I wonder if the flexible 3v LED filaments that Boylei Hobby Time uses would have worked.

[@creativecuts7803]

I thought about them. I am a Boylei sub too haha. Lots of great new builders at the moment. I am just happy to add my 2 cents to the big melting pot of creativity.

[@AbandonedMiniatures]

@@creativecuts7803 you’re doing great! Excited to see what you have coming next!

[@oscarpozo9442]

Incredible!! what do you use for smoke?

[@creativecuts7803]

Haha a combination of incense and my vape. Very low tech. I have since bought a smoke machine for discos but my favourite is still a tactically placed vape cloud

[@jimkirkland3516]

I build large production special effects for Vacation Bible School for my church. This year's theme is Our Lost World (based on The Lost World: Jurassic Park) I'm about to build this type of volcano on a grand scale. Approximately 10 feet tall and 20 feet in diameter at the base. I plan on using 2x4s for the frame and canvas drop cloths for the volcano shape with canned spray foam for the various channels and lava flows. I'll incorporate CO2 cannons and confetti cannons for the closing ceremonies and the final explosion of the volcano on the last night. Do you believe that the LED strip lighting will shine through the spray foam for a nice lava flow effect?

[@creativecuts7803]

Sounds epic. And yeah if you use leds that are pretty strong then they will be able to shine through most things.

[@Quoteliy]

I was wondering do you mix the mod podge with the black paint or you apply mod podge then paint it ?

[@creativecuts7803]

Either works but mixing it all together just saves a step. I also was very worried about what you can and can't mix early on, but soon realised that products like mod podge or pva can be mixed up with most things quite easily. Anything water based really.

[@ItzSeannyy]

I would make a mustafar project like this

[@creativecuts7803]

Sounds cool

[@Quoteliy]

I tried using the structure gel and it won’t spread out the way you spread it out! Using plastic surface as yours. Also, once it dries ( after 12 hours) when I peel it of, it starts to break! Any tip or advice ? Thanks I’m advance

[@creativecuts7803]

Strange... structure gel by nature is usually very flexible even when dry. Maybe it's an old pot? Possible try thinner applications?

[@soledude]

👏👏👏

[@creativecuts7803]

👍👍👍

[@ag4058]

Music in the background is much better as a suggestion you should look to use lofi beats or lofi chill

[@davidgusky2391]

What was your source for the LEDs? I have some ideas modified from your design for replicating a wildland life with a helicopter refilling it's watertank hovering in the foreground... Just purchased a hot wire foam cutter! Can't wait to use it!

[@creativecuts7803]

On this one just little push button battery lights from the pound shop. But I have ordered some component parts and experimenting with soldering etc. Sounds like a really cool idea. Would love to see when its done. Best of luck with it

[@PaulBenninghoff]

About how much did this entire project cost?

[@creativecuts7803]

Apart from the price of the model the rest was relatively cheap. I bought a bunch of black hot glue for cheap from amazon. I cant remember exactly but approx £10 for 100 sticks and then a few push button led lights from the pound shop. Approx £3. So all in about £20

[@leonardoclementedefreitasc3104]

eu quero um vulcão 🌋

[@creativecuts7803]

🌋

[@JeffsDioramas]

Excellent job, shame you couldn’t use the flicking lights in the end would have been even better, if that’s possible 😁 but I don’t mean to moan because I loved it 👍

[@creativecuts7803]

Thanks, way she goes sometimes haha. But it means I have lots of other lights to play with in future projects. Appreciate your kind words 👍

[@joeydawn3869]

The volcano itself is very nice! I don't think you should've added the dragon, it takes away from the volcano, which is the main focus. And I don't like the material you used for the clouds. I think you could've either made it denser or used something better. All in all, 9/10 in my book!

[@creativecuts7803]

Cheers man and appreciate your feedback. The Heldrake is easily removed and used often when I play 40k - I just slide it on its original base. The poly fibre used for the smoke was just for effect. Its not fixed so easily removed also. All in all it was me trying out an idea. I learned a lot and if I were to redo it I would definitely do it differently. Either way I had fun and learned something which is why I do it. 👍

[@joeydawn3869]

That's what's important: you had fun. You're very creative!

[@lamarcuspowell7448]

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