Making a Colosseum Diorama, but Adding Water and Boats

[@1LEgGOdt]

When they flooded the Roman Colosseum from naval battles, the underground levels were not even made yet they were actually using what was once the man made lake from Emperor Nero Palace. Yeah, the Roman Colosseum was built for the people and to solidify that fact the Colosseum was built directly on top of the man made lake that Emperor Nero had made for himself to use. And they actually use the same underground plumbing that was used to fill Nero lake to fill and then quickly drain the Colosseum of water

[@Hudfilmsproductions]

That’s awesome

[@RollMeAFat1]

Yes! I remember now, it was even named for the colossus of Nero, right?

[@volyann3109]

Thats awesome! I wish that I had that kind of knowledge just on hand like that.

[@wingnutbert9685]

@@volyann3109 There's always the interwebs on hand...... :)

[@irvingdragon1188]

Anyone else watch Boylei to calm you down? ❤ your vids, man

[@Lešnik-12345]

same🙂

[@JayhanLordofCats]

Always

[@danstoybox71]

Most anticipated video each week, for me!

[@Tophathammer]

Always

[@Spaceman20150]

Me for sure

[@SquidsEye]

It was only filled with water early on, I believe only a couple of times, before they even built the tunnels underneath. Once those tunnels were built, they couldn't flood it anymore.

[@SPQRKlio]

The first Gladiator movie wasn’t too concerned about reality, so I expect nothing less from this one. 1950s-CinemaScope-Technicolor-style Swords-&-Sandals Rome-adjacent spectacle FTW 😂

[@chefsslaad01]

It's not even certain the Colosseum was ever flooded. However, no one lets facts get in the way of a good story 😊

[@revol_000]

It was certainly flooded even after they built the underground. All water would then go to sewers - the same to which all the waste from gladiator cells, animals cages etc was going

[@graefx]

The ripple water effects made this so satisfying. I'm not sure why they feel so noteworthy here as opposed to the other times you've used it

[@EchoARC6895]

someone probably asked what he uses for the ripple

[@CrackFrog]

1:50 the underground passage ways were initialy meant for water but were converted to tunnnels and cages for animals after it got too time consuming to flood and drain the arena

[@stevendesmond2685]

Love that you waited for 1 to available at your local store. Shop small.

[@darklordofsword]

I might be wrong, but this movie might be the first time a Naumachia (Roman reenactment of a naval battle in a flooded colosseum) is being depicted on film.

[@modelermark172]

I think you may be right. I've seen plenty of ancient naval battles depicted on screen. But never in a flooded Colosseum setting. This is also the first time I've ever seen a Naumachia depicted in scale model form.

[@leoburton77]

It was going to be, but Amazon Prime’s Those About To Die just pipped it to the post, with one episode showing the naumachia, in which they had crocodiles attack the vessels. A bit more believable than the (what looks to be) sharks in the Gladiator 2 trailer! If it turns out to be sharks, I’m walking out. 😂

[@ColorwaveCraftsCo]

Your humor is both subtle and genius.

[@clockwork.mp3]

i always find these videos so soothing, its like an escape into another world, even if its just for 8 minutes

[@ClokworkGremlin]

I'm glad to hear somebody remembers the Titans, that was a good movie that tends to get overlooked a lot.

[@EchoARC6895]

i agree, i first watched it at school for a class term project about the history of Cinema and i think we got to watch that to get insight on the generations of movies before modern times but i do agree with you the movie deserves some love for it being based off a real story that did happen

[@andressamaniego]

Just finished this kit! it was a colossal journey indeed. Thanks Boylei for the inspiration!🙏

[@micah06v8]

What about putting out a call to your Patron members, give them a template, and have everybody help make the people to fill your stadium? It would look so epic filled with cheering crowds!

[@alextavares4104]

These videos are always so relaxing to me. I would love to see all his work in a museum someday!

[@garybuettner7920]

Fantastic build! Love the wash on the outside walls! I used to be a huge Age of Empires player years and years ago. My wife and I sometimes will just randomly say “Choppin’.”

[@Elficcraftschannel]

Another beautiful work, you inspire me with your projects, I follow your steps in art! Congratulations. 👏👏👏

[@Creatorzumb]

I see you are following the steps!! You are also talented, beautiful God of War video. ❤

[@ZacHawkins42]

Fun fact: Parts of 'Remember the Titans' was filmed at the highschool I was attending. The football coach got sick of seeing camera crew equipment in the weight room so he had the team move it outside where it got rained on and was damaged. The school got nothing in return for his boneheaded decision. Thanks, coach!

[@shinkicker404]

That is the most know-it-all arrogant teacher thing I’ve heard.

[@ZacHawkins42]

@@shinkicker404 It really was astounding.

[@EchoARC6895]

all i can picture is the coach seeing this happen as was like "stupid stupid stupid* for destroying very expensive equipment

[@DJMarcO138]

Sunday hasn't started until I have my coffee while watching Boylei Hobby Time.

[@garzilla7123]

They used the corks from all the wine they drank back then to stop the flooding of the tunnels, they were into recycling even back then. 😂😂😂 Always such a great job. I have to admit I'm a bit surprised about two things, #1 it's not like you to forget the eyes on the tiny ship, and #2 after mentioning filling the area with the crowd I thought with your attention of detail that you would at least do 40,000 attendees maybe not a full house but at least 40,000. 😂😂😂😂 But seriously I am always amazed by what you build, keep it up, it makes my Sunday. 👍👍👍

[@diyfireking]

Such talent and skill. Beautiful piece of work 👍👍

[@DiggerPrints0814]

Man, I cannot wait for you to get 1 million subscribers!!!! So close now. Definitely one of the most chill and entertaining channels on KZbin.

[@ashleyscott4054]

Me pausing the video to Google ship battles in the colosseum😮 I never knew that the Roman's did this, mind blown! 🤯 Thank you for the history lesson, Boylei!

[@rowanstephenson3192]

I’ve been inside the colosseum and was totally amazed how they flooded the arena for mock sea battles scenes … wonderful work matey brought back memories ❤

[@fflweb]

As someone who has played Age of Empires II for 25 years, I approve the ships. Just don't forget your upgrades. 😂

[@kaihumml1872]

Dang, that's timing, been in the Colosseum yesterday. Fantastic building. Awesome diorama as I showed my wife drawings of those ship battles in the arena.

[@nachouriel2204]

Great video and great work with the diorama. The real name of these battles in the coliseum were "naumaquias"

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Didn't know there was a model kit for this. COOL. Great job.

[@SPQRKlio]

The tiny ship construction is amazing. I am in awe.

[@Dice_king]

Don't you mean, in oar 😂 I'll see myself out

[@zachariahtri]

@@Dice_king I'm seeing myself out as well because you stole my line.

[@SPQRKlio]

@@Dice_king 😬😬😬 😂

[@KFPSchnitzelkochTschango]

It was very funny watching this trailer in the cinema and telling the people i went with that its historically accurate (the naval battle in collosseum, im not gonna be the one who analyses all historically accurate aspects). They were surprisingly shocked about it. Looks great Mr. Hobby Time!

[@masonlabrecque4785]

You should try making a train set with a bridge that has a monster in the lake below, and make it so that the train has a harpoon and other supplies to get rid of it. If you do this I would be pretty happy :)

[@sirpickelhelm3335]

The Roman’s used flex seal 💪to stop the colosseum from flooding.

[@KutWrite]

Ahhh... A rehearsal! I trusted you'd either put in all the people or explain their absence.

[@animeator]

... no joke but, I feel this would be a great Wild Imaginary West thing... like an in-universe board game.

[@Nedicus]

The Colosseum was designed with a complex system of tunnels, aqueducts, and drainage channels underneath the main arena floor. When these structures were flooded, they could transform the Colosseum into a temporary lake or pool, allowing the staging of naval battles and the display of aquatic animal hunts. The process involved several steps: Blocking the main drainage channels to prevent water from escaping. Diverting water from nearby aqueducts into the substructure of the Colosseum. Raising the arena floor with removable wooden planks or platforms to create a watertight basin. Filling this basin with water, typically to a depth of several feet, creating a large body of water within the Colosseum. The scale of these naval re-enactments was impressive, with ships, crews, and even small islands constructed within the flooded arena. Naumachiae were grandiose spectacles that demonstrated the Romans' engineering prowess and their ability to transform the Colosseum into a vast, temporary aquatic stage

[@aceinashoppingcart]

I was not expecting a Ben Hur reference in a Boylei Hobby Time video but I'm very pleased to have it! I would imagine Ben Hur didn't much care for the reenactments of naval battles if he saw them as they'd probably remind him of some bad memories

[@danzoo6711]

he called it good!🥳 such a great idea to paint the walls still on the sprew

[@mbalars1]

Three simple words 'Valley of Gwang'.... 😳🦖🙀🙀

[@carrie4910]

Very cool! Also i did not know that they did ship battles in the coliseum 😮

[@looopers5764]

The underground passageways were build after they stopped using water.

[@ryanlehane9584]

Had no idea I could zoom in on KZbin videos until I watched this tonight, thanks

[@wallabaatar]

This is so visually cool! Love how you get a conceptual idea and present it in your own unique and wonderfully creative way!! Great job Boylei!

[@tybanzet7643]

It would be awesome if you made a wild imaginary west ship in a bottle fighting a sea monster

[@JayhanLordofCats]

Me seeing if Boylei was going to make 50 to 70 thousand miniature people and then Nope lol amazing build tho 😸🤘

[@SPQRKlio]

Now I kinda want to take up that challenge lol

[@Clonecommandersquishy]

I just got a whole bunch of models from my grandpa and your videos are inspiring me to create my own story thank you

[@amberknight400]

You are so entertaining! Your work is amazing. Thank you!!

[@fredburley9512]

What an amazing kit. Nice job.

[@jacoblinde7486]

According to IMDB, Denzel Washington will play Macrinus, who became emperor after the assassination of Caracalla. I think Macrinus is one of the most underappreciated emperors, so I hope the movie does him justice.

[@canadian_american84]

So basically, Hollywood is playing with "history" to fit the "modern audiences"

[@karstonchristensen3236]

age of empires is a nostalgic and welcome deep cut. would love an age of empires themed diorama one day

[@paultanker5606]

G'day again to you!, Well done once again,1/500 what a Great Finish you did! Perth West Aust.

[@tomtruesdale6901]

What a cool diorama. Having visited the colosseum before I can say you did a great job on it.

[@sladusthegreat]

A wild imaginary west lawman facing down several mutant bandits would be cool.

[@danielcliment8251]

The colosseum had just a few naval battles at the beginning before they constructed the hipogeum, after that, naval battles were made close to the Tiber.

[@udorechner6846]

Absolutly awesome diorama. Maybe you could create the crowds of spectators via decals?

[@THEDonnyB]

Been on a kick for watching football videos... Been a while since I was on a Boylei kick. Glad to see there's plenty of content to appreciate!

[@ducksauce0074]

Love that you reference one of his best characters ever, John Q 😅

[@Jack-Fleming]

We know that during the Colosseum’s first year it would have been technically possible to flood it with enough water for ships to sail. However, after the construction of the hypogeum-the vast network of tunnels and storage rooms under the floor, built during the reign of Domitian-holding water battles at the Colosseum would no longer have been possible. For that reason, it’s very difficult to get evidence on how the flooding would have worked.

[@obitookenobi4604]

Your weekly videos are the best part of my week ❤

[@anthonystownsend]

I just completed my first diorama with for a Funko Pop Fallout Power Armour pop. It's got a crumbling concrete wall and using red LED filaments for a Nuka Cola neon sign and some white ones for a barrel on fire.

[@ProbablyShilo]

I love the way this model came out! You should make a diorama of the Bill cipher statue from the end of gravity falls

[@Forcemaster2000]

I think the ships could have used a more "dynamic" pose, perhaps one ship at angle as if trying to begin a boarding action. Also, some foaming action around where the oars dip into the water would have helped sell the action.

[@damienthomas8541]

Love the symmetry

[@ThrawnsClone]

“Claymores”…… bringing back some PTSD from my CoD Modern Warfare days

[@andersthomsen3409]

You did the thing with the sails again... it's some weird-ass winds in that Colosseum...

[@PKTCrafts]

The fact that this happened blows my mind. Awesome execution as always, man!

[@Ernzt8]

Very smart to make it a film set in stead of creating a billion people. Love the Caesar Salad Bowl joke by the way

[@Myriako]

Thank you for this video! ☺🌺

[@notgump1312]

Well this was a funny way to learn that they're making a sequel to Gladiator.

[@quipirrin4947]

One of the best so far!!

[@CaptainMishrajee]

If you water water , it grows

[@spacesharkwriter6554]

☝️😮 🫤

[@spacesharkwriter6554]

Please stop being right

[@EchoARC6895]

if you flood a flood it becomes a bigger flood

[@spacesharkwriter6554]

@@EchoARC6895 now if you flood the flood from halo, what does it become then

[@MultigrainKevinOs]

I just call em like I see em, and that is a fine diorama 👍

[@dhammikapradeepmallawaarac2300]

Can you make an horror diorama

[@godsservant77733]

That was an awesome job. It turned out good. Now imagine how long it took to buy the real thing.

[@hankpikuni7024]

I been looking for this model for years

[@Tophathammer]

Moving back to Malaysia from Taiwan tmrw and this really cheered me up alot

[@flying0graysons]

Stunning work. 👏👏

[@scaleffect]

I didn't even know this kit was a thing, very cool

[@markallen3088]

I don't have a lack of creativity, I have a commitment to continuity

[@ColorwaveCraftsCo]

Exactly

[@lancec6046]

Could you imagine being part of the gladiatorial rehearsal crew?!? Born just to be the equivalent of a red shirt from Star Trek. The most expendable crew in Rome. 😧

[@aspen9102]

You can almost see a polnareff behind one of those pillars

[@Robinyobin]

You should build Noah’s ark next

[@nexudude]

Boylei I watch all your videos on my tv and I love them all! You do great work, and this is actually the first time I've ever gone onto youtube proper to comment on one of your videos. With that said... TRIreme?! TRI?! With ONE set of oars?! You're killin me! anyway luv u bye!

[@LoneBerseker]

Sweet lord, that primer section got me in stiches 😂

[@Jay-ql4gp]

That was neat. Thank you so much!

[@marmite4314]

You know your community loves you when the video has 1k likes and 0 dislikes.

[@EchoARC6895]

how can you see the dislikes cause didnt youtube remove it for the viewing audience not to see only the creators sometime around 2020-2022 and it kinda caused a problem for everyone else?

[@marmite4314]

There are extentions online to add it back ​@@EchoARC6895

[@WinstonSmithGPT]

Was hoping you’d add the people, honestly. I wonder what would work? Multicolored sand or even colored sugar dragées applied to the steps? At that distance people are just texture.

[@RealEngineer]

Aahhh the “Age of Empires” ships.❤

[@Jupitaaar]

have not seen the whole video yet but i know this is a banger.

[@jessicakelly1634]

From the thumbnail alone I thought this model was going to be about 1/8th of the size that it is and was very surprised by the cardboard Colosseum bowl

[@The_Titanium_Dumpling]

Amazing build boylei but I still want to see a giant wiw giant spider crab attack

[@sylvainvanduyl6143]

Love the small scale. If you want to do smaller... I highly recommend 1/3000 once. Building alot in this scale and I think I can help you out with same interesting things.

[@juriaan13]

Serious?? 1/3000th?

[@sylvainvanduyl6143]

@@juriaan13 I have made several boards, two of them are 1,80 x 0.80 meters... Hanging in a classroom of an army training school.

[@juriaan13]

@@sylvainvanduyl6143 wow...that's impressive

[@TECsta76]

Keeping in mind they drained the estuary that became England and channeled all their water through miles and miles of ducts I’m sure they had an effective flooding system in place. Rumour has it the arena along with various surrounding balcony structures were mounted on rails so could rotate, at very high speeds!!! 😅

[@kevinvoogt]

01:50 The Romans used the best Italian plumbers in the empire to keep the water in the arena. Mario and Luigi 😂.

[@Savyon0]

Ahh yes, Marius and Luigius Mario, the brothers who served as Legion Engineers and who first became renowned for their work building aqueducts to carry water from the Kupa River (in modern day Slovenia); which, if memory serves, caused much strife with the local garrison commander, Bowsarius, leader of the infamous "Kupa Troopers", until the Emperor's daughter Persicia stepped in.

[@kevinvoogt]

​@@Savyon0peachy reply 😂

[@debbralehrman5957]

Great job. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 But they didn't have any of the big sail awnings in this kit. Bummer this must have been when all the poor people just baked in the Sun.🌞

[@jch00lig4n]

The John Q line got me!

[@boyleiidea]

Beautifully done!!

[@DumbCup]

7:34 mmmm Gatorade

[@AndrewKuntzman]

Gladiator 2 🧐

[@ultramaximusreviews]

You should have committed and 3D printed 50,000 people for the stands and the little statues all around the building. Show your viewers you love them!

[@azeemtravadi6128]

Hi Boylei, two questions: 1) would you ever consider doing a video on an armour model, such as a 1/35 or 1/48 scale plane or tank? 2) what's your opinion on Italieri kits? I'm pretty new to modelling outside of simpler stuff like gunpla, and other people in my hobby club say Italeri is of. questionable quality. I'm guessing this is probably just an armour issue as I don't think there are any diorama modelers like you in the club but I'd like to know your brand opinions. (also anyone else in the comments with experience please weigh in)

[@Boylei]

Thanks for your questions! 1) I’m definitely open to it, but don’t have the time or patience to do anything as good as most armor/military specific modelers. Nightshift is my recommendation for that! 2) The kit in this video was the best one I’ve worked with from Italieri. They are definitely lower quality than a brand like Tamiya.

[@N643DS]

Hey boylei! I recently downloaded the new “Jedi survivor” game and it had the exact same style of the WIW. There is a planet called Koboh which is a western theme and monsters just like yours. Was hoping you could do a diorama inspired by ramblers reach outpost. Love the vids❤

[@Someone_in_the_comments]

How do you remove the tiny figures off their bases without also cutting off their feet? I've always wondered.