Let's Build A Barn From Styrofoam And Balsa Wood!

[@Miniac]

For a first timer, this scratch build is absolutely incredible. When it's painted it's going to look outstanding.

[@hrmpug1092]

Yeah this is basically how Nightshift works. Literally no matter what it look incredible.

[@johannesb.2928]

Waiiiit the Miniac is watching a tank youtuber???

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

Painting this thing was the most fun experience ever!

[@daniellejones5981]

@@NightShiftScaleModels now you know why we love buildings so much!!!

[@wafflyfox7550]

Yeah ikr

[@Handlesarestoopid]

While Uncle Nightshift is making professional dioramas I just started sanding tanks

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

But hey, that's a solid start!

[@Handlesarestoopid]

@@NightShiftScaleModels I'd say the same! I had a Tamyia M1A2 Abrams that I covered in way too much wash. When I sanded and cleaned it, it looked much finer

[@lordzombey1337]

Im so hyped for the full diorama

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

It's gonna be my largest diorama so far :)

[@mephisto7549]

"fluster cluck" uuuhhh I see what you did there xD

[@andrew6745]

Haven't even watched it, still know it's going to be great.

[@hanssmidt12]

As always

[@bucksniperw5158]

“Limited by the material at hand” basically describes my entire modeling history

[@Antenne02]

So... Now after watching this. I'm really looking forward to seeing more dioramas from you. They have gotten better and better. You started with a scenery piece with only a sign for the crusader, then you painted a figure for the Jagdtiger and now there is an awesome building. What's next? A T34 in front of an in-scale Reichstag?! Amazing work

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

Actually the very first scene was that Syrian T-90 with a base cut on a table saw :) Next I'd like to try an urban setting with a damaged building!

[@Chirp9051]

@@NightShiftScaleModels I think that'd be a fun one with something like a Panzer IV :P

[@JeremyBowkett]

Hey, Uncle Night Shift! That was cool of you to shout out Black Magic Craft! I've been watching both you and him since we first got locked down here in Canada in March 2020. You guys are both truly inspirational.

[@kivitelezo]

Scott the Miniature Maniac just mentioned you as one of his favorite hobby youtubers in his recent video.

[@mansbergdahl5427]

My favorit Night shift videos is bilding and diorama.

[@itsyaboineilcee]

I have been waiting for 2 weeks already! Now I know why it took so long! Another thumbs up! Thank you for bringing us joy Uncle Night Shift.

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

Yeah, took a little longer than I anticipated, but it was so much fun!

[@itsyaboineilcee]

@@NightShiftScaleModels salute for your hardwork Uncle! i hope to be as good as your skills.

[@uriance88]

Finally got to this video a week after - and glad to see I'm not the first to appreciate the Black Magic Craft shout out. and a comment from Miniac. Wait until he discovers texture rollers . . .

[@phlyphan1083]

for a second I didn't see the channel name and i thought someone was building an actuall full sized barn from balsa and foam lol

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

Hey, let's do that! Styrofoam bricks are so much fun, and you'd be able to build and insulate the house at the same time :D

[@ryanbruner8928]

That would be great,at least until the first wind over a breeze :)

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

@@ryanbruner8928 The foam bricks would have to be connected using toothpicks and PVA glue, then it would have 100% structural integrity!

[@phlyphan1083]

@@NightShiftScaleModels true plus you could take the whole shed with you anywhere because it'd be so light :D

[@shorok9333]

I really like that you try out new objects and technics. That's what makes real experts.

[@ariochiv]

Building the scene brick by brick and tile by tile... it's madness, but I would expect no less. I'm really looking forward to the progress on this one. It already looks great and I'm glad that you're having fun. As someone evidently obsessed with realistic detail, I would imagine that diorama work is going to be something that you'll really like. I also appreciated your comment about "story" and omitting details where they do not contribute or would detract from the story of the piece. All artists are storytellers at some fundamental level.

[@aaron2709]

Wow, great. I like the off-center door... less predictable, more quirky.

[@MX5Fanatic]

Martin, your attention to details is out of this world.

[@hijinkstodeath1722]

I was so floored when it cut to the whole building. Amazing, amazing job.

[@tonyharwood8408]

A great video and I'm saying that as a semi-professional model maker specialising in constructing buildings and structures and having both books and magazine articles about scratch-building terrain published. The roof top tiles are called capping and I would also recommend egg box card (the card containers that eggs are packed in) it can easily mimic wood and bricks and stone. One final point - I like to build my building cores from corrugated cardboard rather than foam. I look forward to seeing part two - the painting. Tony

[@wasatch_creations]

Why do you use cardboard instead of foam? Just curious

[@korysakvr2560]

It looks great. Little tip though... If you go to the store buy foamcore board and use it instead. Peel the paper off of both sides. You can carve the foam with a dull pencil.

[@Sallafar]

Well, wouldn't have thought to be saying this but: looks like this model will be hard to improve on through painting. Looks so authentic with just the bare materials. wow

[@cromagnonman7887]

Fluster Cluck, that’s the basic definition of my every day! Stunning barn

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Great video!!!!!!! Dioramas are always sooooo much fun! 🙂

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

And styrofoam buildings are even more fun than dioramas! :)

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

@@NightShiftScaleModels 👍👍👍🙂

[@MrAyley7]

Perfect, an uncle nightshift video before I sleep ❤️

[@cliffherring7006]

Again... just brilliant. It also warms my heart to see uncle nighshift using my favorite, Mission Models.

[@kaneworsnop1007]

This is stupidly good, the ironmongery on the doors is incredible! I'm going to have to get myself some pewter now!

[@dominiquea.j.lallement228]

I think that you speak very well! For a “frog-eater “living in Italy,it’s realy nice to learn from you!❤😮

[@garyparker2969]

What ANOTHER PHENOMENAL 1st !!!! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗, God Bless All.

[@coupergiuliano7486]

I can just imagine night shift trying to figure out how he can do chipping effects on a barn

[@jerryvolpini7987]

Lol!

[@dave499]

"You'll see just darkness inside." 😀 😀 😀 Love your work and your commentary! 😀

[@daredemontriple6]

The off-centre barn doors grate against the our natural desire for symmetry and patterns, however I think they make this building come to life. It's just like on armour when we bust up the fenders on one side but the other side remains merely dented and scratched - that detail adds a little story to the model. A close call with some artillery perhaps. As you mentioned in this video a good explanation could be the animals on each side of the barn being different. In any case this is absolutely phenomenal work and I can't wait to see more in the future. I'm very happy to see dioramas and vignettes becoming a more common thing on this channel. In my opinion it does the armour a great injustice to spend all that time on it only to put it on a display cabinet shelf, as if World War II was fought on a giant pane of glass.

[@tomtruesdale6901]

That barn turned out GREAT. Can't wait for the finished diorama

[@davidacton7937]

I am just about to embark on my first diorama project, videos like this one, and others of yours that I have watched, have bee my inspiration to try it. I used to built model boats/ships, then I took up paint-pouring art, then metalwork, but now that I am in my 70s, I am looking for a new challenge, especially one where I can sit down to do it! Thank you for making it look interesting/challenging/fun, all at the same time.

[@KentuckyFriedChildren]

I can't even put together a Kit and this man's building a whole-ass barn from scratch.

[@jklew9486]

Yeah like this is actually better then most crafters detail wise. Youve got the patience part down to a tee

[@fedemotta3]

Nice shoutout to black magic craft. Jeremy is great. You keep nailing your projects!

[@pellehammar2330]

Absolutely LOVE the result! Gay my some awesome insperation.

[@pellehammar2330]

Ment "gave me" sorry, old keyboard

[@jacobakana5649]

I can’t even say how happy I am to see you enjoying these new projects! Even when it is you first time, you put an Uncle Night Shift level of skill and effort in, and it came out great!

[@grzegorzbrzeczyszczykiewic9941]

I waited, waited, and this movie is finally here

[@patw1687]

The barn looks good. I can't wait to see it when it's finished.

[@LyleHatch]

Your skillset is amazing! Once again, I am blown away by your attention to detail, tools, and tricks. That barn looks awesome even though it isn't painted or weathered yet. Wow!

[@rogermullins7877]

Two points. At 5.39 you ask for alternatives to cutting the bricks. You almost had it correct when you overlap the corner by half a brick ON ALTERNATIVE COURSES, not every course. The intermediate courses will start with a half brick. On the adjacent wall you butt the brick up to the extended brick and interlock the bricks on the next course up. When cutting the bricks with the hot wire cutter you should have cut some of them as half bricks, to tidy up the other end of the wall as required. The other point is when feeding the foam through your cutter don't apply too much pressure. This avoids the issue of distorting the hot wire and thus the foam. Hope you understand this.

[@foreverplastickits138]

*Marvelous, 3D printers are an expensive but so useful tools for our hobby!*

[@doctorbrown5957]

Photon Zero is 160 bucks I think it's very small but you can get a lot of mileage out of it if you're just using it for miniatures. But yeah, a decent sized one will run you about 300-450. Worth every penny though. It will pay for itself almost immediately lol

[@Youcanbuildmodels]

I REALLY hope you continue to expand beyond just models to more dioramas and detailed vignettes.

[@Erikreaver]

Whoa. This looks amazing, lad! Friends shown me this video and I am quite astonished. I think I am going to use this further down the line to make some buildings for Mordheim! Thanks for making this!

[@TheArtmik]

Please do more buildings. This one is perfect for me and learned a lot from you. Thank you for creating this channel

[@SilencedMi5]

WOW. Your depth of experience definitely shows when you try your hand at a new thing. Great results!

[@sinus2220]

Seems like you're some kind of savant. Whichever kind of task you do, it turns out like work of art... So an artist then, and very universal at that. Beautiful barn. Very realistic stuff.

[@manxT]

Very cool and inexpensive project. The hinge detail is wonderful. BTW the top row on the roof that seals the peak is called the cap. It was a point of pride for roofers to make them as even side to side and straight as possible when installing it. I probably hammered down about 10 miles of cap in my younger days when I did it for a living.

[@OGTalon]

I find that tile grout works well for making mortar that has a natural looking texture and adds mad strength to the building as well!

[@MrPapamaci88]

I usually just used plaster for brick walls and the like. Pretty easy to handle and they tend to have very similar properties as old bricks have. All you need is a needle and boom. One thing though, if you want plaster to be soft enough to work, you make the mix watery. Take a long time that way but it's pretty good.

[@charleshenderson9578]

I have made Diatoms in the past used doll house bricks and plaster dry wall mix and wooden match sticks. And bosen wood. Fun and well it was my very first time. By the way i still have the Diaroma

[@blitzkrieg2524]

You should do an ambush scene. Like a house cut open so you can see a bunch of men inside preparing to ambush a convoy or something

[@MistralFantasyWorld]

Impressive! Good job. Thanks for sharing.

[@Executioner9000]

even without paint that looks REALLY impressive!

[@joramzieltjens7012]

Finally a building tutorial! I'm looking forward to watch the episode!

[@em6577]

Ahh brilliant.. mitre the corners... i used cork and ended up not liking the corners...another great bit of info ..thanks😊

[@casteldterror558]

You are amazing at modeling I can’t believe this is you first building

[@kaferrat]

Technology is a great thing. Those roof tiles look so good. With that said...those door hinges! 😳 So much detail put into this building. Excellent work. Can't wait to see it painted & weathered. 😎

[@gerryjamesedwards1227]

Fantastic work, especially on the roof. I've been trying to work out how to make those tiles. One thing I can offer as a tip for the wood work is to keep a bottle of white vinegar with a chunk of fine wire wool in it. You need to let it sit for a few weeks before you need it, ideally, but when it's had a while you get iron particles dissolved in a mild acid. If you dip your wooden planks in the vinegar, or spray it over whole sheets of wood, once dry it ages the wood dramatically. It goes silvery grey and the structure dries out easier due to the acid and iron breaking down the cells, behaving more like old wood. Salt exaggerates the effect even more but the wood stinks like a fish & chip shop for a couple of days. Give it a try, it's a super-cheap hack and works great.

[@KimHarderFog]

That is a crazy realistic model - can't wait to see it painted and weathered.

[@Brave_Sir_Robin]

Very clever technique for making the bricks!

[@rons5438]

Well Night Shift, I've never been to Europe, but here in the U.S. I have built a few barns, used several, and torn down a couple, and I can say that the doors are centered only about half the time. In my experience the determining factor is how big the building is and how much $$ the person building it had available.

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

Glad to hear it's a pretty common thing! Although building them off-center wasn't my intention, it was a rather beginner mistake. But hey, the important thing is that it's plausible! :) Thanks!

[@chrisknight6884]

Nice job so far .... you need to cut back the mortar on the horizontal joints at the corners and also look at how the rain would flow from the roof of the barn to the shed. It would be built to ensure rain wouldn't get inside. The joint you have does not look very normal. Perhaps some lead flashing? Good luck 😊

[@stevenjohnson8309]

You have done an excellent job on this barn. You detailed explanation of how you did it is even better. Great Job and Great Video

[@rescue00751]

For the corners you could make a single one. About 30 cm or so. Now you make a mould from silicone and cast it afterwards with plaster or whatever you ha e at hand. Enjoy the quick corners. And have fun to exchange them with friends.

[@stephenbridges2791]

Very nice effects. The sky is the limit with dioramas. You can innovate just about anything the mind can imagine. Very cool!

[@lesthiele4921]

Good morning Night Shift, that was absolutely fantastic, I look forward to seeing the painting video, and it is great to put a face to the voice, take cars and keep safe during these crazy times we are all in, best regards from Australia.

[@fredrikvanlienden6749]

First of all: I missed you last week! Second : I love seeing how you stepped out of your comfortzone and took a dive in the deep end!

[@Al-Hunt-acrylic-painter]

The roof tiles can be made from either the inner parts of corrugated cardboard or drinking straws cut through the middle.

[@ryanbruner8928]

Watching that wire go through foam is like watching a magic show! The finished barn is rad!

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

Like a sci-fi laser :)

[@andrewschanck3363]

Bro. How are you so friggin good at everything???????? Uncle Nightshift you are some kind of sorcerer.

[@icecrack4579]

Im early so I just wanted to say, your videos are amazing and so engaging.

[@fabricedevos4273]

Just took another modeling lesson 👍🏻 thanks.

[@keithmorgan22]

I am a new comer to all types of modelling and have been watching and thinking of taking it up,I am so amazed at what you can achieve and how it all looks when finished I will look forward to trying myself soon look forward to more of your amazing work 👍

[@Jarlegand]

You actually made me want to build some king of terrain, incredible

[@SEAKPhotog]

Very much enjoy watching your process. Looking forward to the painting/weathering. Thank you!

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Uncle Martin .

[@berlin_actual]

Perfect thing to match your diorama, I’m excited to see the finished product.

[@davidkilby1043]

Great work, Uncle Nightshift

[@daveyjones5702]

tip: u can take dry powder plaster or resin and rub it in the gaps dry, and then activate it by spraying it with water. other tip: for even more possibilities look into the use of foamcore. it's the same foam, in sheets with a layer of paper on the outside.

[@yannisbaum1319]

really nice work. a tip for the brick corner: just have the bricks overhang the length a brick is deep, then do one from the front, one from the side and so on. that´s how they´re layed in real brick buildings too.

[@herrlogan17]

Those little details are amazing, great work as always. Beautiful!!

[@nigromarte7017]

OMG that looks AMAZING

[@dermelonensaft3103]

I love the detail with the destroyed/rotten wood on the bottom of the doors ^^ now I really wanna try to do something like this myself

[@NightShiftScaleModels]

Give it a try! I didn't have this much fun in months, and painting the whole thing was even more enjoyable!

[@MrTomcatt310]

As always an awesome video and a great inspiration to approach some diorama building...after being abstinent for 12-15 years...The metal, center roof shindles @15:00 are called "First" or Dachfirst or Firstziegel. German pronounciation souds much like "fist" rather than 1st. Keep it on Uncle Nightshift and stay healthy!

[@ellesse3862]

Looks amazing, very relaxing to watch. Those warped wonky planks are so good, good idea going with strips of vaneer, I especially like the finished brick work.

[@oSurfas]

F A N T A S T I C But that 3D printer need an episode, I’m a modeler from the 90’s that with this covid came back to modelling and having lot’s of fun and your channel are helping a lot, for that big thanks!!

[@R.D.R.NIGHTINGALE]

The brick work looks legit

[@silverdragontm9548]

Looks great even in its initial stages. An I know how it’s looking finished... so, yeah. Loving it!

[@harlech2]

Oh my God, I want him to model my dream house... so I can move in.... that damn thing looks sooooo real!

[@hanssmidt12]

Yeah and it isn't painted yet

[@kaigartner6773]

Ohh yes, this is beautiful. Another Friday evening filled with motivation. Gonna continue building my model straight away! Thx Uncle Night shift :)

[@Cleansweep38]

Very nice job! Suggestion: look up wooden coffee stirrers. Might save you some aggravation, when doing wooden slats.

[@kakhaberkhizanishvili9000]

Super tutorial for begginers. Thanks

[@oitoitoi1]

outstanding! hope you do more buildings!

[@johnnycooper7019]

Dear Martin, outstanding! Looking forward to the next installment!

[@jklew9486]

Please keep doing stuff like this please 😁

[@scagmo_au]

Uncle Nightshift, this is incredible. Youre truly talented!

[@smooshy1337]

I wish I had a decimated work station again , your videos make me wanna build again

[@frankename1984]

Fantastic video.. Keep sharing your art with us.