How To Make a STAR WARS DIORAMA

Today in the Smugglers Room we are building a Star Wars Diorama utilizing a vintage Kenner Imperial Walker.
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[@Nerdforge]

That turned out amazing, great job and great seeing you diving into this part of the maker world as well :D

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you so much for watching! You guys were a big inspiration for trying this out! Thank you for what you do!

[@Davedarko]

oh senpais noticed

[@BBMando69]

I was just about to send this to them. Lol

[@skanndelus]

Ily

[@antdanny]

"Sometimes remembering stuff is just painful" - I felt that

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

LOL

[@TheRebelsRefuge]

You , somehow have this ridiculous ability to make me, and others, want to try things that we've never done.. Thanks again for showing us the way

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you very much my friend!

[@onemansjunk01]

This is the way...

[@toypolloi]

Really great work. Giving an old toy a new story.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you!

[@CarboniteCreations83]

Welcome to my world…of model railroading and diorama building! Yes, step out of your comfort zone and build exactly what inspires you…so Brian, take that childhood memory and build something outta nothing! 🤩😁

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thanks, will do!

[@blackmarketoutpost]

Brian Thompson this world is in a strange and some what uncomfortable place in the last few year. That said the one thing that I stumbled on to in that troubled time has made me a better person and also gotten me to get out of my comfort zone and get out there and make something out of Nothing and my friend. That is the smugglers room. You have a way of motivating and inspiring that can not be matched this build pulled at the hart strings and for this I thank you !

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you so much Dennis. Really appreciate you bro.

[@fernandocotto8706]

I said it before and I'll say it again. Videos like this are very satisfying. Awesome details.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you!

[@Necromi]

"I am not screen accurate, but i am awesome", great shirt and great build haha.

[@jandrasco2498]

Wow, I’m gonna say after watching over 30 of your videos, I’m happy to see you are human and make mistakes. I love your videos

[@reviewswithdouglas]

OMFG THAT TURNED OUT FREAKING AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

LOL! Thank you!

[@msricec]

This is a true story about the Impact your Channel had on me. So about 3 years ago I found your KZbin. It came at a time that I was in and out of mental hospitals and I had severe depression and I had no purpose. I found you KZbin and thought hey I could do that and so I did. Nonstop projects and I grew my skills. I beat depression and too this day I'm still creating costumes and projects. Then someone discovered me and I created a job for my self based on my projects. So thank you for everything Brian I hope your Channel soars to great heights.

[@deannaatkinson3004]

This is a great story. This hobby, sparked by Brian and others, has also helped me with my chronic depression. Doing ‘stuff’ keeps me ‘out of my head’ and focused on making things from nothing. Though, I’ll never make it a career. Keep on truckin’

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

WOW! We are truly humbled that we would have anything to do with helping you. Thank you so much for sharing your story. We are so happy to hear you are finding healing through making. Please share any links you have to your work, we would love to see it. Thank you Missy, all the best to you my friend!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

It is a great story Deanna, and i'm so glad you are able to use creativity to fight off depression. Life all too often deals out lemons, and we have to find ways to lift ourselves up and escape for the ugliness of reality. Keep on keeping on!

[@louismeyer6730]

I love your channel man, Colorado native, born and raised on Star Wars. Made stormtrooper armor out of a pickle bucket when I was 10. Thanks for the content. Please keep it coming.

[@tonymarsh9282]

The idea is mint. Would love to see a very large HOTH scene created with crashed snow speeders, ton-tons, WAMPAS and imperial troops etc. would look awesome!!

[@chrisclark4799]

Brian, dude, I don't care what others may say. Keep modifying whatever you want brother. This project is freaking awesome. Keep it going brother.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you so much!

[@eugenb.8448]

You’d probably love Marklin of Sweden’s channel, too. He does HO train stuff but he shows so many ways of attaining different patinas inexpensively it’s always a joy to watch.

[@RedHandedDaniel]

Yay! More mini stuff! This project turned out awesome!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

You enjoy the mini making? That's great to hear. We LOVE doing them.

[@regularguyjedi9154]

Wow!! That came out awesome. Good job Brian.

[@john-nutsabouttools6989]

Brian... Keep creating you have a gift. Awesome build. I got eyes and I will keep watching. 🤔

[@williamtufts3600]

A fullsize walker would be cool as a treehouse at the treehouse house build you are doing.

[@RainMakeR_Workshop]

Yeah, as soon as you showed that vintage toy, my first thought was " oh god the collectors will cry out over this". I've had the same crap myself when I've modified my guitars. People saying "you've ruined its value" and "you'll never be able to sell that". All I can ever think or say is "Like I care, I don't want to sell it, its MINE!"

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

LOL, totally agree!

[@deannaatkinson3004]

Collectors: “you’re ruining the value of this classic toy”. Real people, after the diorama is done: “you’ve made a cheap toy look like it’s worth 20x as much. I’m a ‘real people’ type. So glad you committed assault on that old toy. Young Brian came out amazing! How/where did you get a custom mini you? Also…I’m so glad you share your ‘mistakes’ with us. Gives us the courage to try to do things. Knowing that the ‘big leaguers’ are also human 🤓 is encouraging. Lol.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you Deanna! I think it's more valuable now too. I got the young Brian by creating it on Hero Forge. You can create all the figures you want, and totally customize them. Then you can either order the figure or pay for the .stl and print yourself. Always happy to share the mistakes, as there are always some to share. Thank you as always for watching and supporting!

[@BrucesWorldofStuff]

@@TheSmugglersRoom There just happy little mistakes that want to be a tree of a fluffy cloud... :-) LLAP

[@BrucesWorldofStuff]

What a awesome comment! Thanks for sharing! LLAP

[@reviewswithdouglas]

I couldn't agree more with you there. The diorama he did looks sooooo expensive it's ridiculous. I would pay top dollar for it.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Toy voilence!! I'm in! Looks terrific.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Lol, thanks

[@Tigrillo]

That is a beautiful way to preserve an old toy and give it a new life. Greetings

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you!

[@CajunJedi66]

Glad you took us along on your adventure. Nice job on the diorama.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you

[@scottthomas6202]

For someone living in a tiny apartment on a shoestring budget, dioramas would be just the thing.

[@bjw4859]

That video alone was worth subscribing, I look forward to watching more.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you so much!!

[@kuikai100]

Beautiful and beautiful in every point of design.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@BrianJurkowski]

VERY NICE!!! Now, take that outside. Set it on a table so you have an actual nature-scene in the background and capture an image of it with the sky / mountains / trees / etc. Whatever you have near you for the background. That could make one EPIC photo!

[@samuelbuscop1615]

Wow I'm really surprised how real it looks, it looks like you took a star wars scene and put it in your house. Impressive!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you so much 😀

[@alanrobbie4851]

So jealous of your talent. Looks amazing dude!

[@Sewcialitecrew]

♥️♥️♥️♥️ super cool! I enjoyed the warning segment 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Glad you liked it!!

[@EdBrentnall]

Brian, that was fantastic! You had me geeking out over rocks - they look amazing. Looking at the miniature, I can just imagine Teen Brian rounding the corner, seeing the feet of an AT-ST and then looking up, up, up in wide-eyed wonder. Brilliant work, my friend, as always 🙏 🤓

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you so much!

[@scottjenkins4280]

Recently came across your videos. Amazing stuff. Maybe my mid-life crisis, but just started back into my fascination of collecting Starwars and making my own space. Can't wait to try some of your ideas and concepts.

[@pancakestudio8854]

The diorama looks amazing, all that work definitely paired off. 👍

[@brianw94]

Have never thought about making anything like this, but this video may change that!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

That is awesome to hear! Thank yoU!

[@offworldatom8850]

Wow! Your OffWorld Epicness!!!

[@leah-station88]

This is incredible!! You just continue to improve and grow with each project and inspire me and so many others to do the same.

[@518mas]

I am AMAZED! I’d love to have one of these for my own. As I too spent many a day gone by searching for things from a galaxy far, far away!

[@jokeal3613]

This is my favorite thing I have seen you build!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

It’s one of mine too! Thank you

[@tdooz8400]

Such a cool project!

[@HDBrown-wc9xt]

That looks amazing

[@R_Squared933]

This is absolutely unbelievably epic. My room building days are numbered, and this gives me SOOOOO many ideas. You made this old dude's day.....

[@YgorMaster]

Just WoW !

[@JayhanLordofCats]

Truly amazing

[@johnseidel1940]

That is beautiful.... great job

[@Shodan99]

Excellent build. Keep up the variety!

[@magicreate5940]

Wow! Love it! Thanks for all the tips, I really want to make more dioramas! Would love ,more videos like this!

[@JonLimitless]

Great project and you did a wonderful job. I really feel like I had experienced a similar moment as a kid and it brought those memories back through looking at your diorama. If you want to see some very interesting and out there kind of methods on building diorama, I'm always amazed at how some of the Gundam related ones turn out. Yes it isn't Star Wars but when it comes to making these I would imagine a lot of the scenry would be similar and both genres love the big metal scifi structures/machinery so the technique could be used. Plus some of them that work on action scenes to make them feel alive and how implement small electronic boards like raspbery pi to handle effects, sounds, and lighting can get crazy. Thanks for all your hard work and I can't wait to see more!

[@oculusangelicus8978]

My wish, when I was a kid, was to be able to build my own Light Sabre! Just being able to hold a weapon like that, that has the capability to cut through the bulkheads of ships to feel the handle with no other weight to in while off, but then to feel the slight gyroscopic-like resistance in the handle when the blade is active and humming....that's just the tip of the iceberg for my creative wishes! LOL

[@MeBeTheDB]

Well done-! Most of all, being a Maker is what defines the term, 'passionate.' BRAVO. D.A.

[@zeronormality]

Dude that turned our so awesome

[@theultimatesteelshooter8610]

Superb! I’ve seen so many makers that are narrowly focused in just one area that it’s great to watch a maker that really has no boundaries. You are an inspiration to me to continually get out of my comfort zone on projects. While my first love is somewhat large scale complex builds like my Operator on the inside fully electro mechanical Dalek and a Wall-E I recently started, I’ve now moved into small scale SCI-fi weapons out of Eva foam and 3D printed parts because it requires me to learn new skills

[@davebenhart4611]

I love that you keep trying new techniques and building things you've never done before. Keep exploring and learning and sharing it with us as you go!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

That's the plan! Thank you!

[@sketchyguynv]

Love watching this one over and over

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thanks bro!

[@That-Pig]

LETS GOOOOO!! We love Star Wars!!! Love ur videos

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you!

[@mstruvmgc07]

This makes me want to go through some old toys and see what I can come up with. This turned out great!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Excellent! You should! I have an entire storage room full . . . none of them are safe!

[@appalachianunderground8474]

I’m on board 💯 brother, 😅 I’ve “F’up “ more than a few vintage Star Wars toys … painted a 1978 Death Star play set… drilled holes to light up a big ass Millennium Falcon lol it goes on and on . I love your channel and I’ve learned so much 👍🏻 thanks again ✝️🇺🇸🅰️🤙🏻

[@dancaucristian8285]

Amazing work !! Congrats !!!

[@pixydis]

This is really cool! Thanks for sharing your journey!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

You bet! Thanks for watching!

[@bobp5356]

You do amazing work. I really enjoyed this episode and it will certainly help me with my own diorama.

[@nikkipackham2234]

Your build was amazing!

[@victorgonzales9138]

Wow!! Brilliant !

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank yiu

[@The-Story-Assassin]

Well done! Very fun to watch.

[@stormrodgers2613]

Funny thing. I never knew you were from Colorado like I am, and I've been watching your videos and been inspired by them for a few years now. That was until today when I asked one of my coworkers if he's heard of your channel, and he said he had and that he met your parents. Then here you are mentioning the rocks and mountains in Colorado. Wow. That is awesome!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

That’s awesome! It’s a small world right??

[@stormrodgers2613]

Small world, man. I'm actually going to start a Nal Hutta battle arena build for my Star Wars Miniatures/Star Wars Tabletop RPG soon.

[@XanBos]

When inspiration hits, you have to bow down to it and create! There is nothing wrong with working on other projects and with different mediums. As an artist, I mainly love painting on canvas. But I found out through the years, that my creativity was not limited to just the canvas, and I have created some pretty awesome projects that I immersed myself into, and the whole process was satisfying. You keep doing what you love, and don’t let us dictate how or what you create. This is your passion, and it should not be squelched by anyone. 😎

[@markemerson5324]

Thanks for the share and the inspiration!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you for watching!

[@jasonchilafoe2370]

Gorgeous as always. Love your builds.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you so much!

[@FabWorks80]

This was sooooooooo awesome Brian!! Very therapeutic even watching you build it...Thank you for sharing this with us, bro!!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you my friend, much appreciated!!!

[@justinsaunders4068]

Nerdforge and Black Magic Craft make it look so easy, thanks for the delve into dioramas.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

They do don’t they??? Thank you for watching.

[@kyleschumacher7184]

Great work! I love your videos. I also really love your philosophy about why and how you build. It is really refreshing and hits home. I know it "legitimizes" things for my and probably others. Keep it up. Your fans are with you.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you very much!

[@RynoDBones]

I really like your philosophy of toys/collectibles. I rarely leave a toy boxed, and I have lots of plans for future customs.

[@celtic_bard]

It looks amazing!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you!

[@TRGreen-dk1mb]

I do think you did a great job on this. It looks really cool.

[@maxm1417]

You nail it again! Beautiful theme for an awesome diorama! Love it!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you so much 😀

[@RedCaio]

this is awesome!!

[@lucannorthemightyandcompan6953]

Badass miniature diorama

[@rknissel]

Loved this build, learned a few things, gathering my greebles and such, building a foam cutter, and getting ready for my first attempt, something Mech/Apocalyptic in nature.. Thanks again for all your videos....

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Great to hear! Can't wait to see what you build!

[@genereynolds2136]

Absolutely amazing looks fantastic toy to art

[@saulrodriguez5419]

I just did the same… and it was all worth it . Thanks to you and this video .. now I can’t wait to do another one . Isn’t that crazy how we can create things from isolation foam .

[@demmmm]

so sick

[@theoneleggedraven1940]

I'm from Texas and when I was about 8 and my brother was 6 our parents took us to California for a Disneyland trip. We camped that whole week on the way and we also stopped off at the Redwood National Forest aka Endor for the day after. Unbeknownst to us, Mom had made cloth hoods for our teddy bears that we brought for the 2 week long car ride and produced to us upon entering the woodland our very own Ewoks! Truly an epic experience for my brother and I and we both had a blast recreating our favorite scenes and looking for destroyed and abandoned Imperial walkers, speeders and shield bases. I'm 37 this month and it feels like yesterday. May the force be with you all!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Fantastic story! What a great adventure. Happy Birthday!

[@theoneleggedraven1940]

@@TheSmugglersRoom Thank you!

[@garylawson464]

thank you for the inspiration and ideas.. you guys rock

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thanks for watching!

[@DockingBay327Build]

Truly inspiring my friend! You get at the heart of why we make things!! Imagination keeps us young at heart! Awesome diorama and such a great way to capture that childhood memory!!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you very much! Appreciate you bro!

[@sharkozym]

You always hit the ball out of the park on your builds!! I’m never at a loss for awe struck experiences watching your builds and I always look forward to your next build! Shark!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you! That is so very kind of you to say.

[@davidbarnett3732]

As a kid I had 60 acres to roam around on and though it wasn't Star Wars I imagined, it was a great fantasy. Watching you, dug up memories I need to do something about. Thanks for sharing yours, and as always, it has been awesome.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

That's the idea David! Sounds like you had an amazing place to be a kid! Can't wait to see what you do with those memories!

[@philiph3156]

Fabulous work.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@paulcharette6400]

Turned out amazing! Looking forward to trying to make one of these some day.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

You should! Thank you!

[@mattkendell1344]

That looks amazing!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you!

[@patapscofallsdivision2579]

Looks great, Brian! Looking forward to watching you continue to expand your repertoire!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you!!

[@markemry7605]

That was incredible

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you!

[@pavroka5622]

Magnifique ! Love from France and happy new year !

[@nikonshooter71]

Yesssss 👊🏼 Toy violence you do you Brian. Great Video. Really loved the look around the room at the beginning.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you Jared! So glad you enjoyed it!

[@spiffingproductions]

These videos inspire me so much. Im so glad that this channel is a thing! Keep inspiring people :)

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you so much!

[@dennisnogwat9002]

Looks Great!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thanks!

[@cerisekappes580]

Wow!!!! Beautiful diorama!!!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you very much!

[@cerisekappes580]

@@TheSmugglersRoom you are very welcome 😊

[@petermerz2704]

Looks absolutely amazing! Love the subject that you chose. Happy days and model on!😎

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you!!

[@spicybecca4899]

I always wanted to find an astromech or a starfighter! this is really a lovely diorama. really captures that childhood imagination and wonder!

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you so much!

[@BlueJayBonsai]

This was fantastic! Loved this episode! 👍

[@vandorn50]

I love any video you choose to make. They're all great. This is spectacular! Bravo.

[@TheSmugglersRoom]

Thank you

[@josiah9153]

Loved watching! The cutting of the foam was ear-piercing LOL! But this is really inspiring me to give it a try. Thank you for the amazing video!