How to Build an Ultra Realistic Waterfall… Realistic Scenery Vol.34

[@CANVASARTS123]

Dude your notification immediately put a huge grin on my face 😁

[@Toastedtasty42]

It's always a nice surprise

[@migueldenboer5186]

He doesn't upload often, but when he does 😳🤌👌

[@De-sonrosados-dedos]

Same ♥️

[@kimxe20]

Same thing here.

[@undisputedtitle3635]

Same

[@tombuck]

The end result is totally stunning. Crazy how realistic it looks! I also always love seeing all the little tools and weights that are ingeniously used to hold different pieces in place during construction.

[@BoulderCreekRailroad]

Thanks Tom, I'm always using tools for some other unintended purpose 😄 it's the most use those little pink weights have ever seen 😆

[@davidrust3169]

Say, Luke: speaking as the son of a native Oregonian (and someone who's visited Multnomah Falls several times over his life), you did a great job! The first thing I thought when seeing your diorama was "Hey, that looks like Multnomah Falls!". :) Kudos!

[@ashleyapar]

Same I saw the thumbnail and was like “omg is that multnomah falls”

[@TheaterGeek2007]

Same!

[@_rlb]

Exactly what I said.

[@RaeC5280]

Yes! I live in Oregon and was so excited to see it!

[@brianconway4275]

I said the same thing. Great job!

[@YunScarlet]

Luke Towan is the reason I start making dioramas as my hobby

[@MrMajikman1]

Yes, he was my inspiration as well. His other waterfall diorama "Building the Ultimate Waterfall" video inspired me to make an Amazon Rainforest diorama with a set of falls. Still working on it, but it is turning out rather nicely for my very first diorama. Thanks Luke!

[@peterpeeters872]

Same here.

[@iris4547]

i wish i had the time, money, and patience for this. in the meantime just have to live vicariously through these videos.

[@radisson100]

same

[@juuchanIRL]

same!

[@AIPTutorials]

When I first started learning photography one of my favorite things to photograph was waterfalls with an insanely high shutter speed. This looks exactly like those photos. My mind is blown by these falls. Like when you see a magic trick that blew your mind, then you were shown how it was done and it was really simple, but even after, it still blows your mind every time.

[@craigphillips111]

Actually have a poster of Multnomah Falls hanging on my wall in my craft room where I make my dioramas! Too funny. Brilliant work as usual, sir. You actually started my addiction to building these types of dioramas and for that I thank you! Your tutorials are by far the best out there and have taught me pretty much everything I know.

[@BoulderCreekRailroad]

That's awesome, I'm glad I've been able to give you a bit of inspiration for your modelling 😀

[@craigphillips111]

@@BoulderCreekRailroad An inspiration indeed! And also a great teacher as your tutorials explain perfectly how to achieve amazing results with ease-not to mention having some pretty solid comedy sprinkled in along the way😁As a fan of animated projects (love the mini r/c, oil drill and magnorail builds) I was curious if you've ever considered using running water for a flowing river or stream? It doesn't work well for whitewater or waterfall scenes but looks pretty good in a scene like your Muddy River diorama. There's really not much to adding the water-basically just applying waterproofing (polyurethane for me) straight to the foam and then using it in place of the modge podge in the wet areas when adding the dirt texture, rocks, etc. Lighting is an important part of the finished project to highlight movement of the water but other than that & water reservoir/pump placement there's not too much to it, especially if the water stays on one level of foam. I have a 3-4 minute video on the lighting aspect of it if you'd like to see what the running water looks like. Didn't make the house in video-not quite to that level yet! And certainly nowhere near the level of making great videos either (you've set the bar pretty high on that one!) so in the event that you watch any of the others I've made let me go ahead and apologize for you having to sit through that! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ina3op2FnqqdY5I

[@LaserGadgets]

Luke Towan + falling water = me :> For leaks, a bit of soft sculpey will do a pretty good job! Or window putty...playdo. Stuff like that.

[@coleorange970]

I love the CFH profile pic, pantera is my favorite band

[@_rlb]

Awesome! I saw the first couple of shots and shouted "Hey, that looks like the place I've vistied, somewhere in Oregon" at my screen. And sure enough those where Multnomah Falls. Pretty cool.

[@falcor1969]

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[@russwaddel08]

As someone who lives on the Washington side of the Columbia River, a few miles up from this place, that bridge is pretty iconic. Thanks! Shout out from Washington state USA!

[@nthdesign]

I’ve watched your channel for a little over a year. This summer, I happened to visit Multnomah Falls and stood on that very bridge. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw this video thumbnail in my feed!

[@Vickie-Bligh]

Images from my 'backyard'. I live about 2oomi (322km) from Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge. Thanks for sharing our beautiful Pacific NorthWest, Luke. This was a gorgeous diorama. You make it look so easy when it's far from it. Cheers Mate.

[@johnsavage2850]

What a wonderful master class on waterfalls and terrain modelling, I loved your tip on using hot glue to seal the plastic sheet to make the dam for the river resin and using alcohol to soften it up so that it can be removed afterwards. I will definitely use that in my next diorama. The overall diorama is amazing !! Thank you so much for sharing your work with us.

[@falcor1969]

To all who read this. There is a scammer portraying themselves as Luke_Towan for the purposes of fooling people into believing they were randomly selected for prizes. If you have been picked, do not respond to the telegram message request. These people will scam you for money to pay for postage of prizes you will never receive. You have been warned Luke Towan has been notified of this scam. Again, if you have been selected, do not respond!

[@ashleyapar]

Looks JUST like the actual falls; amazing job

[@JohnSmith-qe6fb]

Thank you so much! I used your technique for my 1st D and D campaign. My players absolutely loved the detail, realism, and 3d landscape and levels. I added a small fog machine at the base of the waterfall for that special added touch.

[@KathyMillatt]

Great video! Woodland Scenics snow is perfect for this.

[@BoulderCreekRailroad]

Thanks Kathy, it really does work well, I tried the Noch Snow, it's a bit finer but it turns yellow after a while when mixed with the realistic water. To be honest I didn't know if it would work but luckily it turned out quite good 😃

[@KathyMillatt]

@@BoulderCreekRailroad I've used it with resin and hybrid polymer and neither have yellowed in 6-12 months so I am hopeful they stay white.

[@angierox6964]

The static grass is super cool!

[@therzog517]

I like that you showcased a method for waterfalls that seems simple! It looks amazing and I'm looking forward to giving it a try! Thank you!

[@7enty7en83]

Luke, been watching your vid for more than 2 years now! Love what you do. Do not stop creating these awesome videos

[@OneLeatherBoot]

Love watching your content. What was amazing was the other day in an Adam Savage visits Weta workshop video on ground work the number of times you were mentioned in comments was impressive. I wish your videos were around 35 yrs ago when I was building models as a kid.

[@1525kat]

Outstanding! I was concerned that i had not seen anything lately from you. So happy you are still posting.

[@terripipher1300]

BCR you've given me some good ideas when I work with polymer clay and make water falls thank you love watching your diorama come to life 😎🤙❤️

[@LocalTreeFort]

I knew it was Multnomah Falls immediately, I'm an Oregonian! Amazing as always, Luke!!

[@salaheddinerachwani23]

the best waterfall I've ever seen! it looks so realistic 👍 bravo

[@TheDopalgangr]

Spot on! Just seeing the thumbnail I thought "that looks like Multnomah Falls" and I was right. Went there once back in 2016, although the top tier fall was much thinner then.

[@evertzander6924]

Wow. Very impressive. Im realy like your different diaramas. Well done. /Evert from sweden. 👏 🌞🇸🇪

[@DisclaimerGarage]

Multnomah Falls is beautiful. We stop there every time we’re passing through.

[@SchumiFan92]

I live close by Multnomah Falls, very cool to see you do a diorama based on an area I love so much!

[@edkovac8978]

Luke is the GOAT of dioramas

[@sammy_dog]

OMG Luke has done it again with one more MASTERCLASS from the master himself

[@fairygrammy]

This diorama looks absolutely beautiful! The time and care that it was taken to produce this piece, is in the tiny details... BRAVO!! What an outstanding work of art...😁💜

[@calessel3139]

Wow, fantastic build and the water looks real!

[@BoulderCreekRailroad]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@69adrummer]

Having been to and by those falls on many an occasion, I'd say you nailed this one quite well. The striking presence of that rock cliff in the Columbia River Gorge is a sight to behold!! Well done Luke.

[@Shannonslittlebubble]

Super excited to see a new video...I have watch this one a few times now. Thanks for putting so much work into these videos. You're awesome.

[@BoulderCreekRailroad]

Glad you like them!

[@phila8013]

Unbelievably good as always! The level of realism is frankly ridiculous. Thank you for sharing Luke

[@xLucy_Hx]

I was riveted from the beginning, so amazing x

[@brieoshiro]

Looks great, I'd love to visit this place IRL one day. It's crazy how pillow stuffing can make such realistic water!

[@rogerrandall4600]

Great job, that looks so natural with loads of detail! Massive inspiration 😀

[@onnomulder9775]

Just awesome Luke!!!You are a great artist! Well build! Cheers Onno.

[@AddamsPlayground]

It is always memorizing to see these come to life! Super awesome job!

[@Hassan_Maqsood]

Ultra Realistic Wonderful Work I appreciate you

[@AA-nf2jl]

The KZbin algorithm blessed me with this video. Know nothing about the hobby but watched the entire thing. This guy is a master.

[@jackzybutz]

Its amazing to see how much better you have gotten after years of following the channel!

[@RADMAN5240]

Luke really just modeled Multnomah Falls... It's weird seeing something I'm so familiar with at a scale model.

[@Gen_Kael]

I've been using cotton balls by stretching them out and then coating with UV resin. It's very manageable and has a very realistic look

[@ProfessorGriffPDX]

Thought I recognized Multnomah falls from the thumbnail! Great build, Luke!

[@michaelimpey1407]

Luke, a great diorama. The waterfall is amazing, and so realistic. The details are just so good, and there are some great techniques I am looking forward to using for building up terrain. Thank you for sharing with us, and stay safe, Michael

[@foxybaben2606]

I really want to see a winterdiorama! You have such great skills and I haven watched all of your videoes at least 50 times! 🥰🥰

[@CraftySeaPickle]

The photos of the beginning looked so much like actual photos of a real location!

[@jasonsummit1885]

Thought I recognized that bridge as one I've walked across in real life.👍

[@RodrigoSousaFerrovias]

Wonderful waterfall ❤

[@thetrainroom]

Very nice tutorial. I'm working on my own waterfalls at the moment, so I went out to make many pictures (not a problem in Norway, there is a waterfall at every corner). There is a slight detail which many people do wrong when making a waterfall: The white water starts after the water has passed the edge, not before. Unless the water is already flowing fast enough to create white water.

[@ducatisti]

With the falls this is modeled after they are whitewater before the edge, especially in springtime.

[@RFC-3514]

The foam is looking much better than in your older projects (the first couple of times it looked a bit like cottage cheese ;). Pretty convincing even in close-ups.

[@wynorawishum5860]

Amazing. As always you have done a great job. Thank you for sharing.

[@Falkirion]

I'm not a modeller but damn do I love seeing how much other people love the hobby and what they create. Love your work mate. Always watch your videos

[@Татьяна-н3ъ6и]

С ума сойти, какое великолепие! Восхитительно!

[@HAL9000.]

This is my nw fav' build. Amazing 👍

[@goshisanniichi]

I went to Miniatur Wunderland at the beginning of August and it was amazing. Highly recommended if you haven't been. The most impressive part for me was the Norway/Sweden area. It used real water ...for the water, lol.

[@nathan15nn]

Always waiting on Luke 😂 appreciate your hard work man!!

[@danielforde-pogson]

Oh gosh, haven't watched you for ages. Great to catch up again!

[@harrisonchr]

That is an amazing diorama! Wow!

[@andrewinnj]

The bridge at Multnomah Falls was built using funds donated by a regional philanthropist and teetotaler named Simon Benson, who also donated the land that the falls are on to the City of Portland. He's probably most well-known for paying to have 20 drinking fountains installed around Portland, to help encourage workers of the day to drink water instead of booze during the work day.

[@dodgeguyz]

Always a nice surprise when one of your videos pops up!

[@mikefromwa]

Fantastic work and realism!

[@jeeptrucklover72]

Wow! That’s some amazing work! Great job!

[@realalaskanlegends]

WOW!! Truly amazing, Luke! I'd love to see your rendition of a glacial waterfall, like Blackstone Bay Falls in Alaska! 🍻

[@ChefNick1379]

I love the content man, some of my favorite crafts to watch happen on KZbin. Thank you for hours of entertainment:)

[@MrBiggmartin]

As always I'm stunned, very nice diorama....

[@HauntedSidhe]

It's great to see another video from you! This came out beautiful! Keep up the great work!

[@GatoLand]

Really spectacular, in this diorama you have surpassed yourself even more, it's amazing! Greetings from Spain and thank you very much for sharing with us your excellent work.

[@GalileoRamosSkeletons]

It's really an amazing diorama and a beautiful video. Congratulations and thanks for make it!

[@desiredcube]

You do an amazing job on these. Love when you post new videos!

[@Bruno.Trains]

Quel boulot ! Tout est tellement réaliste ! J'adore !!! Et c'est très bien filmé ! Bravo et merci pour ce partage

[@aguilarycasares]

Sooo beautiful!!

[@C0m3TSw1tch]

Awesome work. Your tutorials are really helpful and inspiring. You always produce breathtaking scenes.

[@meximick]

I've never thought of making a diorama but your work is compelling. algorithm success!!

[@heathjunction92203]

This diorama is absolutely amazing, so realistic.

[@YearsOfLeadPoisoning]

Have you ever tried painting over "finished" scenery ala Nighshift's technique? It seems to yield some pretty spectacular results that step beyond the traditional model railroad aesthetic. Great build/video btw!

[@ModeliteDiorama]

OMG. This is perfection again!

[@pgadeb]

Great tip using the snow! Gorgeous and sooo realistic...amazing. Thanks again for another soothing, enjoyable tutorial! Would love to see some more smaller N scale dioramas with animations with a New England feel.

[@alangfp]

this is so realistic!! wow!! I wish I had the money and time for a hobby like this in my life.. anyway, thanks for the great content!

[@davidmolin8944]

Man, so cool to see you post another video, would be cool to see something similar like this but with a train bridge

[@stingray4567]

Thats the best diorama waterfall Ive seen

[@BoulderCreekRailroad]

Thanks mate 👍

[@GeVeBeGaming]

Insane talent, looks amazing :-)

[@b.w.9392]

I hope one day we see a full railroad diorama from you

[@3DPDK]

This is a beautiful scene, as always, and as usual is mesmerizing to watch you work. As an artist fascinated with depicting fast moving water and water falls I have one critique based on my own observations of real world rapids and falls. The water going over a ledge remains smooth and clear until it begins to fall. As the water speeds up in it's fall it begins to break up and churn into the froth we expect to see. The transition from smooth, clear water to white froth actually happens down the cascade rather than just before the edge. This might be more difficult to simulate. It might make the build much more tedious, and frankly I have no idea how you would go about doing it.

[@videoedward]

Another masterpiece as usual. So realistic!

[@zafererturk1]

Another stunning work of you. You encourage me to making dioramas like this. Thank you for sharing it. Cheers!

[@granitstein1026]

hello luke For me the best teacher. Best regards from Germany George

[@danielguayaquil8948]

Hello Luke, you know, I'm going to start making a race track and I'm looking for inspiration. Thank you very much for your work. It's really incredible and you can see the passion.

[@MartinHCollection]

This is stunning!

[@the1andonlytrav]

I absolutely love your videos!

[@ESC9242]

I don't live far Multnomah Falls. You did a very nice job with your diorama!

[@viniciusmacedo7348]

Allways incredibly amazing!!!! 👏👏👏 Huge fan here from Brazil 🇧🇷😜🤜🤛

[@blueandgoldmodels1076]

Love your work mate, thanks.

[@SB5SimulationsFerroviairesEEP]

Very cool! Good Job! Stéph.

[@ineptwizzard]

It's much easier than I think? Luke, mate, you severely overestimate me.

[@vincentmoi5805]

bonjour, toujours aussi magnifique Luke 👍

[@leoversignasi5454]

Awesome, as always. Best regards from Brazil.

[@leokimvideo]

I can feel the water spray on my face it's so real

[@junichi6707]

I wasn't expecting you here. I follow your channel love your vids, I understand your pain in YTB

[@NeonsStyleHD]

You could do with a rust red wash over parts of the sandstone cliff, because sandstone has a lot of iron in it.