Building An Old Industrial Warehouse From Styrofoam (Part 1)

[@sirheinzbeenz3477]

Dude you really have helped me develop a love for modeling again. I just kind of fell out of it but your videos brought me back and taught me some great techniques too. Much love from South Africa.

[@yunggrilledcheese6974]

Same here! Now I buy a new tank or military kit everytime i finish one 😂 I think I need to hold off on spending so much money on them for a while

[@sirheinzbeenz3477]

@@yunggrilledcheese6974 Not to mention paint and photo etch man.

[@thebutterman7274]

I’m also South African.

[@Riverrockphotos]

I know me tot. I wish I would have stayed with it.

[@atomcat9000]

Cinder blocks are quite commonly used in the UK. I grew up near a power station, and the ash from the boilers was used to make finder blocks in a nearby factory.

[@anzaca1]

1:30 For metal poles, I'd recommend getting some brass tubing made for modellers. It's cheap, and easy to cut.

[@DreamBigBuildSmall]

Thank you for showing each part separately. As a beginner diorama builder and learn so much from watching your channel.

[@DreamBigBuildSmall]

@John Thomas I'll check it out , Thank You

[@davidkilby1043]

​@John Thomas her channel is really awesome

[@jacobakana5649]

The color gradient is really cool! The paint job really compliments the texture. Excellent work!

[@georgeclements2742]

Just adding to what Heatedpete said earlier, breeze blocks used to be made from a waste byproduct of gas producing works when gas was manufactured from coal. In North London, where I lived as a child, we had a Gas Works and they made breeze blocks there. Thanks for another excellent video.

[@thegoodaussie1968]

For those who live in Adelaide and her surrounding areas, Foamex in Edinburgh has the right foam for model usage and they cut it to size! Not sure about cost though I haven't had a chance to go myself yet

[@METRO2033RUS]

In this mad situation in our country your videos are helping me alot. Sorry for the politics.. you really helped me get back to modelling, one of the few things that can bring some light to my life.. Thank you! ❤️

[@seanoneill7085]

You are incredibly talented. Thank you for posting this. I am learning a lot and getting ready to reenter this hobby after a 40 year hiatus. Thank you.

[@Piotr_J93]

Top tip from my experience, for various metal poles I use cooper brake pipes. You can find them in different sizes like 4.75mm, 6mm, 8mm, and 10mm and you can buy them in meters in local automotive shop. They are also very easy to bend in hand so it is very easy to do for example road lamp post bent by a tank or a truck plus thay are empty inside so you can squeze some wiring into them and make real lights.

[@geraldbrooks2763]

Always love a foam carving video.

[@stefansmolarik7990]

Its again very much a piece when a trainee is learning from a master.... cant wait for next week .

[@t-5538]

Hey uncle, I would be interested in seeing you do a Vietnam war tank such as a Patton or a Sheridan. That era doesn’t get enough love from modelers. Those tanks have a ton of personality such as shark mouths, mounted miniguns and umbrellas.

[@Joe125g20]

Ooh that would be cool. Some cool handpainted artwork, some palm tree camoflage, loads of stowage, and some depressed looking crew members. Would give Uncle the chance to paint some camo uniforms as well as darker skin from any black soldier. Very cool idea.

[@R.Sole88109]

Not to mention plenty of mud too

[@R1chiesART]

Hello my friend. Its been great to come across your channel. I've been searching for content just like this for guidance and inspiration. You have both in abundance. The blocks you refer to are cinder blocks, very light weight and used for internal walls only because they are porous. Here in the UK they are known as Thermalite. The blocks used outside, especially for retaining walls which have strength, are called concrete blocks which are nearly three times as heavy. Cheers.

[@user-wg6ik1wi6s]

Wow your work is amazing. It looks just a real as the real building.

[@PUBHEAD1]

Awesome way to start the weekend. Work day is done, cup of tea is ready, and a video from Uncle Night Shift. Perfect timing

[@geo2theo]

You are a great renaissance art master. Unbelievable what things must be considered and thought of, over, to make a scene look real, how many layers... Like art painters do. And your talking is great. Hyperrealism.

[@markolysynchuk5264]

Amazing. Just how detailed this thing is.

[@smoessmee]

From your description the blocks used in the actual building may well be cinder blocks, which used to be used in the British Isles made from compressed cinders. People here sometimes still call breeze blocks / cavity blocks the same thing, but these are made from concrete.

[@lesthiele4921]

That was a brilliant video, and to think there is another lesson coming, so get a hurry on so we can all see the next installment, best regards from Australia.

[@DaneCypel]

My Friends! Always look forward to these videos on Friday.

[@grungy_lad]

It’s always sad when the video ends but it’s always a good day when you upload!

[@ejicon3099]

@1:30 Next time, try sanding the straw with a fine grit sandpaper to help the watered-down putty stick better.

[@tonkpb]

With the utmost respect, I love the way you pronounce chimney, 'chiminee'. Awesome video as usual, no one else gets close

[@rOEN911]

thats very nice ,a quick tip when you want to stick anything to the thermoplastic polymer like the straw and you dont care that much about the surface ,use some acetone to clean it also i found out that rather use primer melt in an old bottle of glue some old plastic sprue and mix it with putty ,this is what i am doing anyway and holds perfect !

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Uncle Martin . 🐺

[@APlaneGuylol]

yes we have lots of cinder blocks in Britain and they are made from a weird porous rock thing

[@zacateck]

Martin! Thank you for being, you!

[@apearson79]

I have never built any kind of miniature but I'm a crafty person and I love old run down stone buildings so your videos have inspired me to give building a try. Going to get some foam this weekend and try a mausoleum. Thanks for your tips! Your method of brick and stone making looks the best and most enjoyable way to do this. 😊

[@jerryvolpini7987]

You would think I'd learn?! I sometimes question the techniques you use and your choice of materials, only to be proved wrong, over and over again 🤦‍♂️ Building looks great, can't wait to see it finished! 👍

[@thatotherguy7596]

Very cool! I always look forward to your Friday videos. Thanks 👍💕

[@tomatoes3]

Prefer the thin sections for the plaster section to using Tamyia filler like you have done recently.

[@markunger4501]

Your work is amazing, your videos have become an addiction for me. I have learned so much, but I will never match your skills.

[@Naosuke84]

You can protect and prime the styrofoam in one step by mixing black paint with matte modpodge then painting it on. Use a cheap brush for it because once you do, because it can ruin the tip on your nice ones. Once the mod podge is dry you can use just about anything on the Styrofoam without damaging it

[@marklaw5116]

Low-density cinder blocks are called breeze blocks in the UK

[@JedenSiedemDwa]

Totally awesome. It is hard to believe that was a block of styrofoam! All the best for You! ;)

[@babylonsburning1]

Magical work again. Uncle, you're a legend.

[@tomtruesdale6901]

I am very impressed that you took a chunky block of foam and turned it into the building. Very nice job

[@luukvanzon9364]

Amazing work. Just discovered the model world, and it is truly mind-blowing what you're making. Especially really love this build, and you've inspired me to give it a go. Keep up the great work!

[@kastorviking538]

Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeejj, its friday again. So another video from night shift :)))))))))))) Keep going Night Shift!!!

[@tonyharwood8408]

Another very impressive tutorial - thank you.

[@MrMule10]

Nice work Uncle Night Shift. Have a great weekend and thanks for another great video. Cheeers

[@FougarouBe]

Again and again modelling at its best !!! :)

[@negotiableaffections]

Speechless! AGAIN!

[@fonesrphunny7242]

Somewhere I've seen an accident with paint, where it crackled and flaked off. It ruined the paintjob, but created a pretty awesome effect. Can't remember what happened.

[@EdAllen]

Does the glue at the joint between layers resist hotwire cutting?

[@garethpiperboxing]

Utterly flipping brilliant

[@CMDR_Scorpion]

Cinder blocks in the UK are called Breeze Blocks

[@Noone-of-your-Business]

Dude, you are an _artist._

[@VinBizz]

Just for the fun and the challenge, NightShift should build a race car like a formula 1, all shiny without ANY weathering 🙃🤪

[@ModeliteDiorama]

Thank you. I learned a lot again. I love that you master glazing!

[@garyparker2969]

Freaking Amazing Results " Unc " Anxiously Waiting For Next Week ALREADY 😩😩‼️ GBA 👍 Gary.

[@aaronreynolds8587]

Great vid as always. Always a joy to watch and learn from you!

[@baconcheesezombie]

Ahoj, Briton here, I've been to Michalovce and some small villages in the Sobrance region - if they're the bricks I'm thinking of, we do indeed use it here - usually on farmhouses and the like. Not nearly as ubiquitous though, we're mostly a red brick country.

[@alexadamson9959]

2:57 I’ve never actually seen a cinder block in my life. From my experience everything here is either red brick, or some other colour of brick. Although I do occasionally see them in the brick layers workshop in my college. But I’m learning to be a carpenter, not a brick layer, so I don’t know if those blocks are widely used or they just have them there for the sake of teaching the students everything.

[@milannereknu4965]

Více než opravdové... Ta zeď je fakt dělaná,, na spadnutí, nebo ještě lépe na úlevné vymočení,,.. Možná bych přidal retro svítidlo, nebo tak nějak... Za mě palec nahoru! Paráda🎨✌️

[@pacificcoastminiatures]

Amazing work - you make it look so easy!

[@K4rt80y]

A suitable foam in North American would be called florist's foam. Usually a green color. Easily found in craft stores.

[@Mrhasquestions]

Can you show me how to decorate a modern Russian tank with: fire damage, rust and explosive damage? You're a modeling genius!

[@SimonSenaviev]

Laser Creation World made a burned down Jagdtiger recently, you should watch it Also pictures from destroyed tanks from the ongoing art are good reference since they're HD You'll notice how tanks that burned down get very rusty very fast

[@peterjozsef448]

Damn, that’s already stunning!

[@rhyansanpedro]

Genius at work! 👏👏👏

[@KutsugeMindUrmoks]

You are a great inspiration. Really making me want to start doing this

[@TKs3DPrints]

not to worry we use cinderblocks in the uk :) another great video. thanks for sharing. :)

[@olly7248]

Nice work, I see you weathered your Watch strap too… that’s dedication 👍🏻

[@francisthecooldownroad342]

Zen in Model building Thxs Night Shift.

[@marcelwildeboer]

It even looks already to become very nice, can’t wait to see it finished.

[@thelonewolf5357]

absolutely stunning!

[@realityinscale19]

absolutely stunning work. no words can describe your amazing skills. love to see completely diffrent works from you..for ex maybe a train from mini art would be really nice. tnx

[@TK--ch9jl]

Your videos inspired me to make my first diorama.

[@hardcoremedic]

very nice episode, again you showed different way to achive perfection.

[@stephanmotzek779]

Speachless ,you are a amazing Artist

[@karol30660]

Bricks are most likely an aerated concrete, it's light and insulates rather well. I believe it's used worldwide

[@NZobservatory]

You could also model the building in 3D using something like SketchUp, which will allow you to rotate it and view it from any angle and then modify it before cutting any material.

[@regenmeister3034]

You sir are a genius. Awesome work...

[@17thefuzz]

Epic. This is coolest thing I ve seen on your channel.

[@AdrianWoodhouse-w6q]

Where do u get these large block of foam.. As always awesome work.

[@tuckeyuk]

Hello from the UK, pretty much all of our houses are made from these blocks, they aren't solid concrete, they look more like porridge with lots of gaps if that's what you mean?

[@robertoacsor]

Incrivel, muito boa a pintura da parede amarela, muito realista, parabéns pelo trabalho

[@stephenbridges2791]

That's the thinnest I have ever seen construction foam cut. I'm surprised that it didn't remelt before you could get it apart. Those properties are variable across different types of foam. I pick up different varieties whenever I can. Some are better than others. Some are unusable. Nice result you got with that particular foam. Fortunate that you found it.

[@Ferne345]

oh yeah i love these types of builds

[@MiniArtmy]

Very nice and inspiring one, thank you :)

[@十十十-s1y]

what if you rub the plastic straw with sandpaper? will it stick better?

[@AAOMorpheus]

That looks amazing, love your work.

[@mensrea2686]

Watching this I wonder why I do scale modeling :( can't wait for 2nd episode :)

[@sethharley5557]

fantastic work as always

[@96Delta]

Could you share what styrofoam you used and where it can be sourced from? I have learned that there are many different kinds and producers and many are not suitable for this form of modeling. Hope you can help. Most of all - Thanks for these awesome videos!

[@ElMoppo1]

The blocks could be clinker, which is made of coal-processing by-products.

[@upperwarlord7744]

Uncle Night Shift I have a video idea for you and it's something I'm going to try myself, but take get a full interior tank and add leds to light up the interior, and exterior lights that would be cool to see how you'd do it

[@yewhocksoon3489]

You are a modern day Michelangelo !

[@154Colin]

You amaze me. I bet you could "Make A Silk Purse out of a Sows Ear." Excellent!

[@pavelos3848]

Awesome job mister ❤️

[@jonL88]

Another banger, Uncle NightShift!

[@User-ot4qt]

It would be amazing if you made a wet tank, showered by rain but with large areas still dry because they are sheltered by big elements of the vehicle.

[@burntbybrighteyes]

Absolutely amazing!

[@sherlockpottypacker9501]

sould i buy an airbrush or just brush paint please answer

[@bluebooooo7165]

Ooh! I’m so excited to watch this video! Edit: Did not disappoint! This video was awesome!

[@rainerfantasie9573]

Great video.

[@db4075]

What type of foam are you using?

[@-xirx-]

Breeze blocks!

[@saultrigueros480]

Que material es ese que usas???