How to Make Miniature Underwater Dystopian Cityscapes!

Inspired by the work of a Japanese modelmaker, Frank and Norm build miniature dioramas of submerged dystopian cities! Follow along as we take off the shelf scale-model cityscapes and transform them into moody resin-encased displays. It's a project you can do at home!
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Ryan Kiser / ryan.kiser
Kishore Hari / sciencequiche
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Set design by Danica Johnson / saysdanica
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[@GingerNelso]

This looked AMAZING!!

[@TylerDollarhide]

??? This was posted in June 2018, but you only just now saying this?

[@superdolphin918]

What are they called

[@arthurmaull7542]

Is it possible to list out the materials you are using? It is hard to follow at home and know what sort of material to buy. I actually want to be able to make this at home. I see in the video that they're using smooth on urethane resin, but they have a ton of options on their website... What brand of pigment are they using to color the resin? What type of paint are they using to color the buildings?

[@JinzoCrash]

I want to downvote this video so bad, just for all the damn commercials breaking in every 3 minutes. This is TORTURE to try and watch. I think it's time i get an adblocker or just go to a site "like" youtube.

[@kermitsewerside]

i know this is more of an entertainment video but imagine legitimately waking up and thinking “i wish i knew how to make an underwater dystopian cityscape”

[@samuelr.6046]

The mind of an artist i guess.

[@lexaena]

A few days ago I woke up and googled how sharks are sedated and what kind of sedatives work on them.

[@goldybays8654]

Lexaena damn now I want to search that

[@JamesDavidsonPhoto]

I'm working on something similar and I was happy and sad to see someone else already worked on it, lol.

[@AlienWacker]

KZbin has been insisting that I see this video since it came out... I finally watched it just to get it off my bucket list.... Actually it was quite good, as all these "Tested" vids seem to be....

[@peterlewerin4213]

Really crisp border between two drastically different opaqueness layers: "Look at that gradient!"

[@mason3872]

You know computers can generate some really good gra- - *Really crisp border between two drastically different opaqueness layers* these days.

[@Greybush]

Love how 80% of Frank's answers were "I don't know"

[@rdvgrd6]

So funny how that dude is saying “yeah all those damage needs a story, it needs to look real!” *puts 20m long sharks swimming around*

[@Lara-234]

SweBass I would say that the sharks are like giant megalodon lol

[@Lara-234]

Chris Landry yeah the megalodon. These sharks look way way bigger though

[@alexkramerblogs]

They mention mutant animals to explain the scale issue ;)

[@uncannyvalley2350]

Breaks the immersion 👎

[@jackgibeau1858]

The megalodons have come back

[@MickeyCuervo36]

One thing that kinda bugs me about a lot of dioramas and scale models is that people go to a ton of trouble to weather and detail the terrain, buildings, vehicles, etc, but usually don't re-paint the people and animals. The little toy sharks just look like toys to me. a few washes and maybe some drybrushing to represent the scars a lot of sharks have would have gone a long way.

[@kumotsu01]

Yes! Also the weathering below the water would be different as well. Details, details, details...

[@rowan2356]

Agreed.

[@sylvainelasek7991]

the goal is more conceptual. why are you encouraging people to spend time on something that has no inventive value?

[@giancarlosalads7205]

It’s a whale

[@hazmatharry]

sylvaine lasek, I assume you’re not very familiar with model making then.

[@SirRandom]

The cartoon sharks don't really go with the detailed buildings

[@danielhewson4132]

SirRandom it was free styling and having fun. Frank said it himself he hasn’t done it before so he is just being creative

[@shiknara]

a shark that is as big as the skyscraper lol.

[@lazyfoxplays8503]

shiknara The Meg!

[@leafjerky]

i think it wouldve been better if they had painted the shark all black and made it more ominous

[@tawfeeqshaik8349]

yeah the scale is off

[@peterbrownwastaken]

I would have full on bitten down on the towers. Explain that backstory...

[@idrac1236]

Peter Brown NOM

[@serenitydabarbarian404]

Attack on Titan

[@toolman1108]

New idea for a dip it!?

[@TheArtOfStevenG]

Peter Brown Godzilla!

[@StrayKittenLove]

@Daisy Metcalf Titans don't munch on structures though. They're solely focused on consuming humans…

[@Carlos12353]

6:08 liked this exchange: "Time" "Yeah, climate change..." "TIME"

[@Spacemonkeymojo]

Carlos Freitas haha I just saw that part and laughed, wtf lol.

[@pearse2944]

Carlos Freitas haha

[@Xxassass1n021xX]

So dumb, hurt my head

[@alicewright3439]

🤣🤦‍♀️🤣

[@GenghisD0ng]

They're both right

[@mangokraken]

Damn leave my boy Norm alone He treats these videos like a showcase, showcasing the skill of the person hes making the video with. He asks a lot of questions which he thinks viewers might ask so that you bimbos wont have to ask in the comments The reason he doesn't take charge and get creative is because he knows the video is not about him, its about the person who is a guest on Tested and THEIR skill not HIS.

[@androidliveplays52]

Bimbos 😅

[@MrGhostdog7777]

agreed, I got a lot more out of this video due to the questions he was asking

[@Vagmodrising]

he is the MVP in this chanel, long live Norm

[@CooKiesHouseCannabisCo]

wouldn't be tested without norm and everyone's opinion that actually matters already knows norm is skilled.

[@rmbassett58]

@@CooKiesHouseCannabisCo is it okay to just not like him tho? Because ive just never liked his character. Never spread hate, just dont like him

[@seanbarry1757]

This is an awfully specific thing to want

[@saragilchrist5749]

Sean Barry for 35 minutes straight.. And yet, we're here 😂

[@aaronmicalowe]

Yup. Mutiverses collided, reality created, bing bangs happened, matter evolved, life's mystery started, organisms developed, humans evolved, so the universe could create this video 😂

[@melonjuicy4811]

You just threw away the perfect chance to say a pasific ocean pun

[@yume5338]

But it's an awfully awesome thing to want.

[@freshlymemed5680]

It would make a fancy paper weight.

[@SammyNail]

"Can barely see it!" That gradient is painfully obvious

[@lesmarzipan1166]

Sam Nail Yeah it was pretty disappointing

[@coreyroberson4550]

Seriously - that's no gradient. A gradient implies a graduated change, not simply one color juxtaposed against another.

[@teksplicer5838]

Yeah I think Norm needs some new glasses...

[@mortal88]

Where's your miniature underwater resin world huh Samuel?!

[@tripboy2415]

Sam Nail well maybe if he wasn't distracted by some many questions this video would be more visually appealing.

[@dntTrustAho]

These guys have no chemistry and were very passive aggressive towards each other, it made this painful to watch.

[@emplehesaelp6619]

I agree I had to skip the making part 😞

[@deez5396]

Isn't that basically all the videos this guy makes

[@leafjerky]

@@deez5396 the asian?

[@deez5396]

@@leafjerky yes

[@ChrisPage68]

@@deez5396 Try using his name.

[@soundlesspeal]

do they have these kits in bigger scales? would be dope to put in some leds, make it really have that mega city vibe

[@BrianFortner]

soundlesspeal they assembled these themselves from rando pieces

[@this_way_to_the_egress]

Brian Fortner no I believe they bought kits? Not sure what's available but these were bought as kits, other than the greenery.

[@BrianFortner]

Joseph Green oh well then totally my bad , I assumed incorrectly 🙌🏼

[@this_way_to_the_egress]

Brian Fortner don't worry about it ;)

[@fintutorials56]

It would probably be cheaper just to buy a 3d printer if you are interested in this. These kits (atleast the larger ones) seem to cost crazy amounts. A cheap chinese printer with a small nozzle should do the trick.

[@ChrissieBear]

I wouldn't call that a gradient as much as a sharp border.

[@T0BBi94]

Tomatoes/Tomatos, Gradients/Borders, basically the same thing...

[@thekilljoy6917]

loKnight, honestly that's what i thought.

[@T0BBi94]

-----> Joke ------------ Your head

[@idlemessiah]

Cool project. Personally, I'd add one tiny detail. Small (very small) squares of brightly coloured paper on the rooftops. Could those perhaps be shelters or rain traps? Maybe there were survivors!

[@griffinotte7659]

Same haha I'd build a little wooden city on top

[@jcbrwn0711]

That's a dope idea honestly. Creates more of a story

[@spitfire1683]

@@griffinotte7659 not gonna lie I'm making a roleplay on roblox about this topic, that wooden city idea is great! Can I use it?

[@griffinotte7659]

@@spitfire1683 All yours bud, have fun

[@tomphillips7858]

The original artists cityscapes had tents and such... much more painting detail on roofs and more of a diorama. Both versions are pretty cool.

[@Kyote724]

I love the leaning one because it reminds me of The Last of Us

[@ujlt7198]

i loved the towers in that game more than anything. favourite scenery.

[@tristangrimm8274]

Yeeeeeees!!!

[@deathcraft2640]

All i could concentrate on was that ravenpuff shirt

[@toPuPplS]

Lmao

[@claudefaustus3104]

slytherclaw ftw

[@teonasbrk]

Claude Faustus slytherclaw!!!!!!!!

[@claudefaustus3104]

Teona Seabrook ye

[@LeCharles07]

I want a Slyavenpuffindor shirt

[@mochimacaroon400]

When it starts to set you can use an airbrush with no paint in it to make ripples and such.

[@headfangs]

or blow into a coffee stirrer :)

[@dansanders173]

That shark was well out of scale!!! Wait, is this another sighting of... a megaladon!!!

[@heyy_bbooii]

21:59 they said it was a mutant

[@beecees410]

has to be because he didnt want big trees because that wouldnt match the scale of the buildings, yet puts enormous sharks the size of 3 floors next to them :P

[@monocore]

"you can barely see the seam" and theres A HUGE difference in color. That ain't no gradient.

[@daniel4647]

Your eyes receives light with 3 cones, red, green and blue. A human eye can see about 10 million different colors with these 3 cones, a computer can generate (not simulate) over 16 million colors, a computer is better at blending colors than your eyes are.

[@simonhandford3930]

Cameron that is an awful excuse.

[@kevinmurray2959]

umm i'm not sure where you're going here. if my eyes see 10 million colors on my computer screen, in real life they see..... 10 million colors. what does that have to do with there being a distinct line in the model between colors?

[@penncakes07]

exactly what i thought! he was like... you can see the gradient, im like... that's a clear division... come on! haha

[@TheDonutMan3000]

When making pictures/ video, the sensor picks up color more differentiated than the human eye. To make the captured material seem more vibrant and more pleasing to watch, the contrast is increased, making difference in color much more apparent. So yes, there is a huge difference in color on camera, but there ain't when seeing it in person.

[@paulfries6146]

I love these videos but Norm's role is so useless. We don't need a middleman to ask basic questions. I so much rather watch the creator explain their art as they go without constant interuption.

[@DreadCosmonaut]

Dunno, I liked the questions man. Definitely nice help for if I decide to make it later

[@paulfries6146]

@@DreadCosmonaut interesting to see the contrasting point of view. I do regret my harsh wording, though I still don't prefer this style. Luckily tested has a nice mix in their channel :)

[@horrorhead199]

I think this was to prove someone who had no clue what they were doing could still do it lol and if I had an artist right beside me id ask questions too...remember the ONLY stupid question is the one you never asked 😉

[@veiledrecalcitrance4314]

I think the reason Norm asks such silly questions is he’s trying to ask questions the viewers could potentially ask if they decided to try this, Norms questions used to drive me insane when I first started watching tested, but I realized that some people aren’t always going to understand how to do some of this stuff. I also think the other guy just didn’t have the answers Norm wanted since he had never done this before either, it was like Norm wanted him to have experience in something he didn’t know

[@cl4911]

I thought Frank was more of a bore considering he can't really answer the questions really all that well and just constantly tries to disagree. Norm's trying to spark some discussion but it seems like all frank wants to do is express only his individual style.

[@Nytellem]

The white guy sounded like he was annoyed as hell and didn’t want to be there 😂 lmao

[@fedepatagonia]

i think the same ... something happened.....:D

[@Gsavell]

The Chinese guy is fucking annoying that's why, he keeps yapping, repeating everything he says and asking stupid questions.....huge fucking sharks by the way.

[@f4ke444]

yeah agree lol. I understand its his role to ask question and ask him to talk about the process but yeah sometime a bit too much questionening and sht. Probs thats why he got a little "irritated". He did say its his first time and sht thats probs why he dident know

[@faithdenton205]

Lol I thought it was just me who thought thattt😂😂 but yah Norms prettttyyyy aggy lol

[@jg_guitar9025]

I can't stand Norm.

[@derekvielman]

I’ve always wanted to know how to make dystopian miniature underwater cityscapes.

[@sythirius42]

The massive bubbles kind of ruin the effect for me. Otherwise beautiful work.

[@sosayweall_jpg]

yeah agreed about the bubbles, but also the out-of-scale animals and the really noticeable layers of water.

[@imbasing]

Poo

[@pimpg6323]

Should have filled/sealed the hollow buildings/bases first but may have not known this would happen. Hindsight is 20/20, live and learn for the next one.

[@kane9098]

@@sosayweall_jpg Really? I enjoyed the giant squids and animals, but yes I do agree with you on the bubbles. For me it adds a little more to the story and makes the world more fantastical.

[@cal-king]

I would have added extra bubbles to improve the effect

[@SparrowHawk183]

Norm: "So Frank, what's the creativity formula for making these dioramas?" Frank: "I don't know man, just play with it, tell a story, experiment!"

[@jetison333]

SparrowHawk183 norm: but what do i do

[@SparrowHawk183]

jetison333 lol Frank: * facepalms *

[@CommonCentrist82]

Exactly Norm is very technical minded. He constantly looks for direction from others when it comes to being creative. Sometimes there is no format.

[@lisawintler-cox1641]

Kind of annoyed me too until I saw what he was actually getting at informationally speaking. When there is technical or experiential info to be imparted, "just play" doesn't help. "Imagine what happened" does tho.

[@SparrowHawk183]

@@lisawintler-cox1641 Oh totally, I agree!It's so interesting (and comical sometimes) watching two very different personalities communicate. :)

[@LaserGadgets]

Planet of the apes....why is nobody saying WATERWORLD!!! like in the first 2 min :p This is so awesome, watching it one time just wont do : O

[@alexflorczyk6531]

do they ever show a city in a scene in waterworld? ive never actually seen the entire movie but yeah i was thinking about waterwqolrd as well

[@LaserGadgets]

Yeah, when he gets fresh soil on that dive...twice I think, the other time with the woman in the diving bubble WAIT WHAT >< never seen entire movie....what the doodle.....

[@willmarsden7657]

Bioshock too - although that is a little different in design.

[@LaserGadgets]

He said Bioshock-inspired, guess he saw Rapture down there, with the whale coming through. Awesome idea. The buildings are sold out everywhere xD coincidence, or Tested's fault?

[@mcjeanpoul6768]

Like Crysis 3, and maybe another game or movie

[@HTMLguruLady2]

Using silicone is far easier to demold then that acrilic. With the acrilic you had to wax, polish, glue, and pry apart hoping you don't damage the model. Silicone just peels right off. As long as you make sure your silicone is shiney, and the shiney side is up against the resin, you'll have a beautifully crystal clear piece in a LOT less time then you're example. If you look on Amazon, you can get a square silicone mold like what you're using. FYI: With silicone you WILL have to shore it up with an outer shell/box if you use flimsy silicone sheets. The guy that originally did this is using a silicone cutting mat that he squared off. I use them all the time. The trick is finding one with one side shiney (but you can find them on Amazon and dollar stores) I've made similar pieces but have used a dome and oval shapes vs square.... It looks very cool. (Top of the dome is clear resin, the bottom, large diameter area, has the diorama... Think of a paper weight... It's kind-of like that)

[@Vagmodrising]

Silicone is expensive as fuck

[@DefeatedPictures]

Whoa, these guys seem to be extremely passive aggressive towards each other.

[@pogpogpurinn]

Yeah i get that too, it makes it kinda tough to watch

[@meepmeep5779]

I thought it was just me. Thanks comments for reassuring me that they, in fact, lack any chemistry at all.

[@ElliottJohnsonXX]

haha same, had to come to the comments to see if anyone else though the same thing

[@zer0bre]

I think it's just a workplace vibe where they aren't compatible with one another and one of them is obviously more skilled than the other and he so openly showed us in every step. I'd watch Frank any day because it was fun and I could learn to implement what I watched into my own builds while the other one was there to show us how easy it was for a noob to pick up on the build.

[@freebird1721]

but hurt

[@Dloweification]

Awesome video! For the gradient, I maybe would have premixed the resin and colour without the hardener and saved a little bit from each batch to mix into the next batch with a lighter colour, and hopefully get a more gradual gradient.

[@menwithven2862]

Frank hates norm

[@candyker2498]

frank hates life

[@JK-sy3tt]

I hate Norm. Norm is trash.

[@Vagmodrising]

Adam Savage hates both and makes them work together

[@briancarter1597]

Sure is a lot of hate for two guys making tiny underwater buildings.

[@myfinalheaven9590]

A lot of people hate Norm. So Frank's not alone.

[@forgotn42]

These are amazing and would make the coolest desktop displays for at work. In thinking about how I'd do these, I was thinking maybe a more sunbleached top with a bit of scum around the water line, like maybe it's in a more stagnant, sun burnt area.

[@LaserGadgets]

Guys, please link the site where you can buy the cityscape bits!! I cant find them anywhere and I would not say I am a google-noodle amateur :< EDIT: Its Hobby Link Japan 1/2500 GEO CRAPER kits...Norm says it, I didnt even got it first time, and you can read it on the boxes right at the beginning! :> so amazed, I could not even see straight!

[@travisg9920]

I took me a while to find, but I finnaly did. Just search Geoclavar on ebay. I dont know if something was messed up in translation but have found the same thing going by many many names.

[@LaserGadgets]

Just found them too. GEO CRAPER...from Japan.

[@thomasraper4713]

travis gouge, you sir are a hero, because I couldn't find those things anywhere

[@LaserGadgets]

Yeah........Travis. Ok :p

[@thomasraper4713]

LaserGadgets, sorry but hlj was out of stock lol

[@Wookien]

To make waves in the resin, use a very precise airbrush with no paint, while the resin is still wet. Source: I Always make underwater dystopian cityscapes

[@herm1301]

Or a straw!

[@hazmatharry]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but wouldn’t that cause a heap of bubbles to form on the surface?

[@Claire-xb3vw]

how do you prevent all the large bubbles forming in the resin?

[@darkmagician1184]

"we bought fish" proceeds to name things that aren't fish. :|

[@_androo_9202]

Are you really bothered by that?? Lmao

[@TheSouthwestBoyz]

Im a biologist and was like... srs?

[@noahdiem3651]

Sharks are fish the guy is fine

[@ToastedFanArt]

Such a great idea, definitely provides some food for thought.

[@เเงวอัศวินงํา]

Gundammmmm

[@IvanGrgurina]

or thought for food

[@ToastedFanArt]

Ivan Grgurina I wish my thoughts could turn into food

[@art-oq1pi]

Your profile pic is enough food for thought

[@ToastedFanArt]

art에반 take the sunglasses off before you eat it...

[@heyy_bbooii]

21:59 to all you saying its out of scale they address that by saying it a mutant

[@lisaszczepek7421]

The Asian dude asked to many questions and was rlly annoying

[@mayordoctor3961]

Gotta love the interwebs. A video about something literally no one asked for is pushing for a million views xD

[@SleepEvermore]

"you can do no wrong" *accidentally fixes the building*

[@uncannyvalley2350]

Encases turd in resin

[@Sponge1310]

They look awesome, but the huge air bubbles do kinda ruin it a bit... maybe degassing would have been the better way to go...

[@kylesmorgabord5592]

Sponge1310 degassing it if you have time before the resin sets, and then sealing off any air pockets from the hollow buildings with glue

[@Sponge1310]

Joe H with a vacuum chamber, but in this case, the buildings were partially hollow, that might cause some issues, making sure those are solid would already prevent a lot of bubbles to form in the first place. Maybe even degassing won’t be necessary anymore that way.

[@Brandon-zy7wq]

Couldnt they just put a tiny hole near the top of the building for the air to escape, I am sure it would be easy enough to cover that up with some foliage

[@ICEyhz]

you can avoid degassing mostly with a better stirring technique that doesn't whip bubbles into your mixture. Although the bigger ones were from air inside the buildings.

[@thejudgmentalcat]

I'm not a "crafty" person but this looks like a lot of fun! Wish my 8th grade art teacher had these...

[@ShirleyUJest-zi7pz]

It appears that Norm was primarily concerned with duplicating the Japanese master’s work, while Frank exercised more personal artistic expression. Norm wanted a formula and adherence to a model, while Frank was inspired to do his own version. I understand Norm is the interviewer and novice, but he needs to ask less question with less frequency and experience in the moment more. His questions are very good for a science field where you are duplicating effort to prove a hypothesis and works less well when you are dealing with an artistic expression which is not as exacting or as easily reduced to numbers and variables in an equation.

[@Jules-qy8wc]

16:13 the dude walks in and realizes they're filming 😂

[@MiguelVicoR]

Am I the only one who cringes whenever Norm handles tools? I don't know it it is the visibly weak grip, the bad hand placement, or the unjustified confidence, but he concerns me.

[@tylerburney8576]

Miquel Vico Dont know where you got the confident part from, he looks like he has no idea what he’s doing, which, from all the questions, he clearly doesn’t haha

[@Mega-Brick]

+Tyler Burney The questions were for the viewers' benefit. It's very common for informative/demonstrative videos for hosts to ask questions so the less-aware audience can get answers.

[@Iroquois_Pliskin]

you are not alone

[@zynthio]

I've thought this every time i've seen him working on something in these videos.

[@Marc-iw4gw]

16:13 "Oops, they recording the show... I'm out!"

[@IronGordon]

I wonder if drilling a small relief hole in the top of the building would help eliminate that giant air bubble...

[@GucciCaligula]

If you read the original blog post (Google translate is a thing I don't know why they didn't read it) the creator recommends using a hair dryer to heat up the models before pouring the resin, the heat makes the air expand before the resin is poured. In their case the heat of the curing resin made the air expand and bubble out.

[@ralpha679]

Or turning it upside down and pre-filling with resin

[@MikeFromOz]

I cast my own stuff and use either a vacuum chamber or pressure pot to ensure bubble free casts/molds. I don't think the air bubbles in these really do much for the finished models.

[@JamesDavidsonPhoto]

They could have used a blow torch or a top coat of mold release to help with some of the bubbles at least

[@youarelife3437]

dont think so cuz its frozen now. The air would be out but the hole and the bubble shapw will remain. That however can be fixed by pouring in the liquid again inside the hole.

[@SPcamert]

This would be awesome to use those 3d printed chunks of real cities that Adam was talking about a while ago. You could literally destroy Chicago.

[@lazerx7550]

Man, Norm is good at asking those sophomoric questions but he comes across as the most boring human ever.

[@JK-sy3tt]

Norm is trash.

[@slickvic6125]

He is the norm

[@ChrisPage68]

@@JK-sy3tt He is a human being, you rude git.

[@JK-sy3tt]

@@ChrisPage68 Im a human being too. Why can you have an opinion about me and call me a name but I can't have an opinion about someone and call them a name? Why the double standard? That doesn't seem logical does it? What is a hypocrite? Why does my opinion about someone you don't know bother you? Are you being manipulated?

[@TheBearuk1]

fantastic AvE "release the schmoo" t-shirt Franks wearing! lol

[@sogwatchman]

focus you fawk!

[@dontakeshit]

SoG Watchman works every time!

[@TheBearuk1]

tits and pickles!!

[@Colaaah]

Pretty cool. It would be cool to experiment with LED lights in the resin too and maybe finish them to be kids bedside lamp or something... Possibilities are endless haha!

[@themadhammer3305]

Thats the cool thing with making stuff like this, there is no wrong way to do it. I like the sound of your idea, wonder how LED lights would look through the resin

[@carpocraftguitarscarpentry8469]

To get the dimension in the waves you just have to wait till it is partially set, and then form the waves before it totally dries... I work with resin. It's fun for sure

[@carpocraftguitarscarpentry8469]

busi magen now you're talkin, sort of like cymatics? I've worked with this frequencies to that might be an interesting thing to see.... but it might keep the rest of the resin from setting

[@98karlh]

Joshua Orr on the 'boulder creek railroad' Channel the host makes ripples in resin surface by blowing on it through a straw.. Looks pretty good :)

[@carpocraftguitarscarpentry8469]

Then again I didn't see what kind of epoxy they used. Some of it dries within 5-10 minutes and the stuff I use takes 12 hours.... so the timing would be harder with the stuff I use

[@joshjohnston7388]

I found a sealant product that behaves like silicone when you're working with it, but is acrylic-based. Gets around a lot of the problems using silicone for water effects. Paintable too, so you can dry brush the wavelets. Very pleased with the results on my seaside dio.

[@ayylmao8375]

How would it work if you had almost all of the resin set and just worked on a very thin layer just before it dried? Thanks in advance

[@InDstructR]

My fav is the whale one :D The sharks were too big... Unless they were megs...

[@ralpha679]

This should have been a Shop Time and Boulder Creek Rail Road collaboration...

[@bobdabuilder3324]

Ralph Allison yeah

[@Dingdongtime]

omg love Boulder Creek's stuff, so well made.

[@jonathanhaley9967]

Someone should do this in a bioshock rapture theme

[@nadew3483]

Great ornament! But also could be a cool nightlight by scaling it up and attaching LEDs or any bulb underneath! The resin seems like it'll do a good job diffusing the light.

[@tobyh2026]

That shark is huuuge, the megladon is back

[@ChristianTheodorus909]

its not dystopian but post-apocalypse

[@likeastarbaby]

post-apocalypse is dystopia

[@ezimane7067]

@@likeastarbaby isn't it utopian

[@ezimane7067]

Cause utopia equals bad while dystopian stands for like a good human future is what I heard

[@ChristianTheodorus909]

do more research again dude...

[@treeboi5546]

kuzco The Emperor you got it the wrong way around, dumbass. A utopia is a perfect world, while dystopia is an unpleasant or bad environment.

[@thelastprawn2270]

if you can't find the units search for on ebay: 'geocraper', 'geoclaver', 'geoclavar', 'geoclavor,' or 'geoclayer'. not sure why they aren't all listed as 'geocraper' as that's the english name on the box... took some re-spelling to find the ones i was looking for. hobbylink japan has them but they are backorderd 4-6 weeks (plus shipping time so 8-12 weeks)

[@jedkemekt2062]

Thanks!

[@Sup3rBadAss]

Thank you! Just bought one.

[@vegaskatus]

Thank you! I was surprised they didn't have this in the show notes.

[@djvertical]

TheLastPrawn Nice one! 👍🏻

[@oniokami13]

Thank you

i love the way the guy is like "look bud, i don't know, I've never done this before, just do what you gotta do and see how it turns out. what do you think this is!?"

[@MobiuSphere]

I have to say it's really not dystopian, more post-apocalyptic

[@haydenfrost2692]

MobiuSphere Think waterworld

[@PACKERMAN2077]

I can't believe they didn't mention the Artificial intelligence underwater city

[@snovvfox]

PAKTRA PRODUCTIONS ooh, I remember that. Great movie!

[@foursevnnn]

Didn’t know I wanted to make something so specific until this video.

[@ohlookitsmatty2982]

What would be nice is a link to where Norm bought the kits. Because just saying "you'll find them on ebay or Amazon" is like looking for a needle in the worlds largest haystack

[@Thehuntedfew1]

sano.shop/en/products/detail/152951 search for Geoclaver

[@DragonGateDesign]

Link to the models or ones like it? I can't find them

[@NathanKirton]

I would love to know as well please!

[@NathanKirton]

GEOCRAPER - otakumode.com/shop/57bd748eb78c4d59639ad7f7/Geocraper-1-2500-Scale-Figures

[@Alex-hr7jw]

hlj.com/search/go?w=Geo%20Craper

[@WayaWolf]

Damn, quite expensive

[@42winks48]

There's also replicabuildings.com if you want skyscrapers from around the world. A bit more expensive, but also a lil' bigger and more detailed.

[@aamirm5117]

It always seems like it's Norm's first day and Frank is slowly getting fed up with the new guy who just won't stop asking him questions.

[@dawnmason9558]

A few bright yellow lights in the individual windows would be intriguing. Is there someone still in there or is the electricity still going!

[@haydenfrost2692]

Like that episode of Big O

[@jeneralgod]

the generator is underwater......

[@dawnmason9558]

Clint-Excalibur71 may not be a lot of skyscrapers have emergency generators on the roof for lifts(elevators)

[@xmissmilkywayx1887]

Dawn Mason electricity and water doesn't work

[@dawnmason9558]

xMissMilkyWayx I know lol

[@roundhousetrainspotting]

We need more Adam

[@someone4159]

Finally! Ive always wanted to know how to make a miniature, underwater, dystopian city scape!

[@IbakonFerba]

I find this incredibly satisfying for some reason ^^' And amazingly beautiful!

[@murishani047]

Here's a tip I learned with that turf material. Fold a piece of paper in half, then unfold it and lay it down under where you are sprinkling the turf. When you are done you can pick up the paper and use it as a funnel to save all the material that brushed/fell off the model to use again.

[@PurpleSneakers72]

I actually love the expert/noob dynamic of this diy!!! Makes me feel like this is a project I could do just watching the difference between the expert/noob and how its still can look great for either!

[@jessicakaylor5275]

I was just thinking this. I am an expert in some areas but a total noob in others so it’s nice that I can watch all the videos and still feel like I’ve learned things. Frank is an expert artist which is nice when he said he’s winging it but also norm is awesome when I have no idea what frank is talking about haha.

[@BangPhotography]

love it, but i think it might be even better if you put it in a vacuum chamber to remove the bubbles. and maybe change the colour of the resin.

[@kiwibird8441]

20:20 mate

[@dannymiller3013]

completely missed why he wanted bubbles...

[@longboading4life]

He said he wanted the bubbles... 20:22

[@Nighuntah27]

bubbles would of looked good if he didnt have a massive one from the building leaking air. The tiny ones are charming and sensible

[@sandanakin]

I think the bubbles added to it

[@ottobettcher7025]

these dioramas look fantastic, would have loved to see 5 or 6 of these glued together in one pour with maybe a sunken ship on the bottom .

[@tylerbarnard9662]

Image a battleship from the game battleship. Paint it up and put some damage on it. then sink it

[@tobyh2026]

Also, mod podge is good for waves

[@Oninje]

very big sharks

[@SuperKingslaw]

Release the Schmoo!

[@nickanderson9201]

Robert Orr Nice AVE reference lol

[@oldkaboom7745]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that caught it! Lol!

[@burninruber60]

keep your D in a vice!

[@Thefreakyfreek]

i got the schirt

[@BMAWG1968]

Heh SCHMOOO! sighting!! always good to see signs of my favorite Canadian mechanical madman.

[@Ratrix]

I don't want to tell you what to do but I would like to make a comment from a viewer stand point. It'd be better if you directed your conversation to the camera (us) rather than your partner. This video was intended for the viewing audience. Rather than make us feel like we're prying, it'd be cool if it was presented to us, with proper and steady zooms on the original and finished product. Thanks for listening/reading.

[@cornjobb]

you said you didn't want to tell them what to do, yet you proceeded to tell them what to do.

[@griffinotte7659]

@@cornjobb Ok? Constructive criticism, look it up.

[@alexOmay]

I wish I could do those! Anybody know where's talent on sale?

[@spuddie3207]

You literally just watched a tutorial on how to make it...

[@BarManFesteiro]

the thing is that you just need imagination and practice, if you do just what they are doing and adding your own idea to it soon you will be doing this kind of stuff all by yourself.

[@Rend44]

alexOmay You.

[@alexOmay]

Umair Shamsuddin ouuuh I'll take this as a compliment 😊

[@gelmir7322]

If you have the passion you can just practice until you have enough skills to supply your creativity. Talented people are often the people who pioneered techniques but passionate plebeians can still learn those craft by developing skills.

[@billysgeo]

Who else recognized the AvE T-shirt?

[@mikehelle4322]

BIll Geo I do believe you mean Tee-shart...

[@billysgeo]

That would be a treat especial!

[@billysgeo]

So, since we are all AvE aficionados here, does anyone else thing that Norm and... eeeeh... the other one... oh, Will are kind of pretentious and really know nothing about anything? A want to see a collaboration video with Adam or Frank or even the other guy that does the VR videos, you know, with AvE, but keep those fuckers out!

[@sztabasztabinski127]

33:34 Yep, Yep, YEP, *YEP*

[@xKatjaxPurrsx]

That seemed like an awful lot of flame in the laser for cutting acrylic... did you forget the air assist?

[@eucci10]

Definitely! Notice all that charred paper on his acrylic cut outs. He’d get much better results with the air assist on.

[@enjitodoroki202]

Don't know what you guys are talking about but sound like he should have turned on the air assist.

[@user-os8sq3uh4n]

I never play with air assist on. Cheating gets you banned.

[@xKatjaxPurrsx]

One Simple Trick: Put the air pump and exhaust fan on the same power strip as the laser cutter and never forget again.

[@turbocateyeS475]

Wtf is an air assist? Idk but it sounds like he didnt turn it on

[@areedy9696]

I love how Frank brain works in relation to the back stories, great imagination

[@13lightFall]

I know Frank has been with Tested for years, but I still remember seeing him on Face Off, and I hated him so much lol. He is such a great artist though. So knowledgeable, and a great teacher.

[@azimalif266]

What I would've added is some LEDs in the buildings and some solar panel looking props on the roof.😁

[@simonandfaerk]

I doubt the electricity would be on ;)

[@azimalif266]

simonandfaerk Solar panels that are connected to UPS that are on the roof.😁

[@SuperKingslaw]

Azim Alif Go for it!

[@filipo7703]

LEDs on a small submarine between the buildings!

[@azimalif266]

Filip O Yes, that would be cool! and the led wire could be disguised as probes going into the buildings.

[@rebecca-lynntally1673]

i love this... but i have to admit i dont watch this show much bc all the questions sometimes... im jsut like DO THE THING ALREADY .. but its cool...

[@chrisrose323]

Theres nothing about thus I didnt like. Awsome video!

[@randomsandwichian]

I think the layers of depth in the water could use more gradients, and a lot less large bubbles if time permits, but the time-weathering, foliages and sea creatures were just perfect. Big question, is it a suitable medium to use clear glues like super glue or even water-based glues to add on the water crests especially on resins? Anyhow, happy Waterworlding peeps!

[@lesmarzipan1166]

Ian Tan it would be more difficult to use those

[@lesmarzipan1166]

Ian Tan you could mold the resin as it dries though

[@HAL_NOVEMILA]

What would happen if you'd put a fan blowing on the surface? It could be a good way to create the waves movement on the resin and then you could paint the crests of the waves as finishing touch...

[@Matt_10203]

HAL NOVEMILA it would probably cause a slope on the surface.

[@faridwakim]

To make waves, (i watched a video, not my idea,) you could use hot glue, and have the resin on top of it so it would create an uneven top... Not sure if i knew how to explain it.

[@Kaaxe]

many roads lead to Rome as they say

[@UKMusicCharts-UK]

I liked the bit where he said "Kinda".

[@toxickle]

What a random thing I never knew that I wanted to know how to make.

[@miniqwake7118]

Interesting video, thanks. I've read the comments and please stop using the racial or physical difference to speak about the persons in the video. It's not great the way some of you categorize them, one white, one asian... I can"t imagine if they would add in the show a woman with big boobs... Everyone will call her the big boobs girl ?? No we can"t simply say that. People are interesting and they diserves more than being named because of their physic's particularity.

[@SATO_FD2R]

It reminds me of the Flooded City in NieR: Automata... 🤔

[@SATO_FD2R]

This guy has a point!

[@SparkyMTB]

I’d happily pay money for these cool models

[@pthomgalaxy]

16:14 that guy coming in like "Hey guys!... Ohhh nope..." 🤣

[@wasntmeh1107]

16:13 hello there

[@ujlt7198]

"Nope."

[@SparrowHawk183]

Ah, General Kenobi.

[@pauliepatches]

Awesome shirt Frank, love the vids...

[@yato3520]

Change dystopian to apocalyptic. I get what you are trying to say but The definition isn’t right.

[@kod4062]

love it... those sharks r too big tho and it kills me lol

[@zeikjt]

Sharks? Those are megalodons :)

[@riot2136]

ZeikJT those are probably 50% bigger than megalodon

[@CreepyChappy]

Frank is getting annoyed lol