Facing My Childhood Nightmares | Aliens Diorama How To

I finally did it! I Chose to face my fears...by building a commemorative Diorama! And in 4K! I delve into what gave me Nightmares as a child, what inspired my love of film special effects and design as well as a bit about how I was able to face my childhood fears successfully.
I can not deny Science Fiction films have impacted my sensibilities and tastes my whole life so its really a satisfying to be able to make a piece that is an ode to where my influences are rooted.
I show you in this Diorama Tutorial How To: Cut and shape XPS/EPS Foam, Ideal Glue up and Gluing techniques, Painting finishing and weathering techniques, stencils, lighting and more!
I also unbox the HotToys Buzz Lightear Action Figure and pose him in the diorama, I also made a special short for the intro to this video tutorial inspired by the juxtaposition of horrifying nightmare sensibilities and Childhood Innocence.
CHAPTERS
0:00-0:51 Short Film
0:52-1:43 Intro & The Why
1:44-4:20 Concept Art, Foundation
4:21-5:05 Childhood Fears
5:06-7:56 Footers & Crowns, Wall Panel Details
7:57-8:55 Bulkheads
8:56-10:10 The Floor
10:11-10:31 Facing my Nightmares
10:32-10:57 Painting the Bulkheads & Walls
10:58-11:33 Making the Airlock Door
11:34-12:44 Painting & Weathering the Walls
12:45-13:27 Ceiling & LED strip lighting
13:28-14:50 Making the Xenomorph Hands
14:51-16:53 Finishing Touches & Final Thoughts
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[@chrisnolan9906]

I fear bearded millennials who talk way too much

[@OilersWorkshop]

Well then…FEAR ME!!!!!

[@isaacixtupe8983]

For me was balloons

[@CaptainMcKayRandom]

This is incredible work! I’m doing a space station/sci-fi diorama at the moment, you’ve definitely given me some inspiration to try out some new things with mine. I love all the angles and shapes you built into the walls, and the idea of a “face” on the door was great. I, too, had some nightmares about the Aliens as a kid. But my main antagonist was Freddy Krueger, which was particularly awful because I knew enough about the character to know that he only gets you in your sleep. So being a little kid and dreaming about the ugly guy who gets you while you’re sleeping? Absolutely harrowing. Then I watched the movies as a teenager/adult and they’re ridiculous, I love them haha. Excellent diorama man. You never cease to inspire!

[@OilersWorkshop]

Thanks

[@michaeldumas9203]

And this is why you are the master. When I was a kid, I had recurring nightmares about the Elephant Man.

[@OilersWorkshop]

Thank you, and wow yeah the elephant man, that’s a rough situation for the guy, and when you’re young and don’t understand medically what’s going on it’s hard to wrap your brain around things like that

[@SweetPea1970]

I fear baby dolls. Even though I made one in school from liquid porcelain, sanded it, painted it. STILL couldn't sleep with it in my room!!!

[@OilersWorkshop]

That sounds horrifying

[@dripmode]

amazng work oiler, love the details ..keep it up bro

[@OilersWorkshop]

Thanks, will do! Drippy

[@JRJohnson1701]

This looks great! It's inspiring me to do an Ark / Nemesis backdrop for my Autobot/Decepticon collection. I'd love to see your take on an Ark backdrop for Transformers.

[@OilersWorkshop]

That would be cool!

[@mistac5050]

Phenomenal build as usual. I just love the shapes and forms that you used for the walls, it looks perfect.

[@OilersWorkshop]

Glad you like them!

[@fatredfu]

I've been terrified of nuclear war since reading Revelations as a very young boy, probably 7 or 8 years old. When T2 came out and had the dream sequence, I fully realized the nightmares I had as a younger boy were in fact Nuclear war. Nuclear war... Final answer.

[@OilersWorkshop]

Yeah that’s pretty terrifying, I’ve been reading “The Pentagons Brain” by Annie Jacobsen and it goes into the history of military science and how in 1960 NORAD almost launched like 100 nukes because the radar system mistakenly thought “THE MOON” was 100 Russian nukes coming at us. Thankfully because the system does NOT run in AI, a human went outside and SAW the full moon, decided not to launch a retaliation strike and then they discovered their radar system was more sensitive than they realized, it has since been fixed. Prettt wild, also the internet was invented cause someone at DARPA lied to a pentagon official to get $1,000,000 more funding on their project by promising an interconnected computer system so the military could operate more efficiently, then when the money was granted they had to actually figure out how to do it, ICPIP was born and now you’re watching me make dioramas and talk about childhood fears…thanks DARPA! 😆

[@regishel]

My two recurring nightmares as a child was 1. A cannibal witch stalking me, as I run from her. 2. Running/jumping over endless wholes in the ground, while they get bigger and bigger, until I die of exhaustion or just full into a whole, too big to jump over. But what I was scared of awake was very normal things: random men talking to me on the street, heights, knives, old dead women appearing in the shower... you know normal things...🤷‍♀️

[@OilersWorkshop]

Wow, bad dreams. Old dead women in the shower? You must be a Kubrick fan, normal

[@Notabirdnotaplane]

Amazing video and some awesome tips sir!!👏👏👏 growing up I was super scared that gremlins were going to burst out the A\C vents in my bedroom when I was going to sleep.

[@OilersWorkshop]

That’s terrifying!

[@phishnetcreativestudio300]

By recreating them of course…… great!

[@rektangular]

Excellent work sir!

[@OilersWorkshop]

Thank you kindly!

[@AlphaProto]

There is only one movie I saw a child that scared me I have not returned to. I've avoided horror/scary movies since I was 10. Goonies is the first that comes to mind. It bothered me because gave me feelings of being lost and a sense of claustrophobia. I have not seen it since I was 5. Aleins was another movie that really scared me. I managed to watch that a few years ago, but I've never seen the first Alien film. Another was the first Gremlins. I watched that, and it was not as bad as I remembered.

[@OilersWorkshop]

Goonies does have some creepy moments for sure, I feel that

[@joshuaedley5191]

Very cool diorama. I really enjoyed watching the process. The xenomorph hand are a good touch too.

[@OilersWorkshop]

Thank you so much

[@joshuaedley5191]

@@OilersWorkshop your welcome.

[@maxamillonstudios]

The leprechaun… to this day that little fella terrifies me beyond belief

[@OilersWorkshop]

He’s a creepy one

[@Whichendup]

I love the story of this video!

[@OilersWorkshop]

Thanks so much, wasn’t sure how personal to get lol

[@PaulGallianoChannel]

This is a fantastic build! 👏 👏👏

[@OilersWorkshop]

Glad you like it!

[@ThomasKubera]

The mysteries of the ocean and space. Not a nightmare but sometimes the ocean or space and the mystery of it are kinda creepy.

[@OilersWorkshop]

Yeah I am totally with you on that, I do suffer from a bit of thalassophobia myself

[@ThomasKubera]

​@@OilersWorkshop Oh dang sorry about that.

[@shiloturri8407]

Omg this is amazing!!

[@HighSchoolCreations]

Monsters under the bed. I still jump off the bed so nothing grabs me😅

[@OilersWorkshop]

Yeah I gotta hide my arms under the covers, can’t have anything hanging over the edge for “big chap” to grab

[@justinalexanderroth3201]

If being a teenager still counts then it's literal babies. Tip of the day: If the young adult/ child in your life is adamant about not wanting to hold their shrieking newborn nephew for a picture DO NOT FORCE THEM. 21 years later and I still have nightmares and auto terror reactions to anything baby.

[@OilersWorkshop]

Hmmm, that’s an interesting one

[@marioshobbyhq]

Every video is a fun learning experience. Today it was even greater: thanks for sharing this amazing work!

[@OilersWorkshop]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Blitz0065]

Awwww man. LOVE this diorama! Well done!

[@OilersWorkshop]

Thank you very much

[@camilocardozo4426]

Excellent Job ! 😎

[@OilersWorkshop]

Gracias

[@darrinkbell1972]

I have a recurring nightmare of being hit by a train. I've had since I was 5.

[@OilersWorkshop]

Well…punch the train! Scare it away!

[@Artist_196]

This is great!!!

[@OilersWorkshop]

Thank you

[@troydodson5366]

I have never liked clowns, to this day anything clown related set me on high alert.

[@OilersWorkshop]

Clowns are definitely weird

[@CrimsonCobraCommander]

Dude you are insanely talented do you sell these dioramas

[@OilersWorkshop]

Sometimes

[@BixRibene]

Great video except for the end in which your links covered the still of the finished diorama :P

[@OilersWorkshop]

My bad

[@brandonherrington7080]

I thought the door looked like RX-78-2's Shield

[@OilersWorkshop]

Neato

[@texaslifejulie8533]

Absolutely remarkable 👏 👌 🙌 👍 ❤️ 😀

[@OilersWorkshop]

Many thanks

[@skeletonbones1836]

Fantastic! Great intro, scared the bejeebus out of me. The the worn-off paint look was super-effective. I checked Lowes Online and Amazon and couldn't find a listing for that flexible 1/8th inch Expanded Sheet Styrene you used. It looks perfect for an upcoming project. It kind of looks like EVA foam. Could you tell me where you get yours? Thanks.

[@OilersWorkshop]

Thank you! I get mine from a local plastics supplier called TRIPP plastics, just Google “plastic suppliers near me” and see what comes up

[@skeletonbones1836]

@@OilersWorkshop Thank you so much!

[@johnthompkins9593]

Need that in1/12

[@OilersWorkshop]

Not the first time I’ve heard that 😄

[@disraelidemon]

Childhood fear: hard work! It still plagues me. Also, thanks for expanding my vocabulary: I'd always thought that a buttress was a female buttock :-)

[@OilersWorkshop]

😆😆😆 wow! Well hard work can feel good after it’s done