SQUADRONS | Star Wars Diorama

#StarWars #Squadrons #Diorama
In anticipation for the release of Star Wars Squadrons, I’ve decided to build a diorama featuring an X-wing/Tie fighter showdown with realistic laser effects.
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Materials:
Bandai 1:144 X-Wing
Bandai 1:144 Tie Fighter
Acrylic Football Display Case
Plastic Cement
Super Glue
Hot Glue
Styrene
12v LED Filaments
Solder
Copper Wire
Heat Shrink
Old USB Cable
Switch
Red Cellophane
Masking Tape
Supplies:
Safety Glasses
Respirator
Hand Drill
Utility Knife
Hot Glue Gun
Ruler
Pencil
Wire Cutters
Tweezers
Paint Brushes
File
Helping Hands
Soldering Iron
Paint:
Krylon Gray Primer
Krylon Flat Black
Vallejo Glossy Black
Vallejo Cool Grey

[@Alystrup]

Who would have thought a little steel wool could create such an awesome shrapnel effect? Great creativity, and a stunning end result!

[@goblin7480]

I mean yeah, Shrapnel is metal

[@where_is_roach8933]

I'm still blown back by him using the LED in the light bulbs. We use those at my work and all I think is how bright they are, little did i know they make perfect blaster fire

[@kenshu]

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[@kenshu]

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[@kenshu]

@@goblin7480 es una

[@gelatinskeleton8745]

The “explosion”, if you will, on the inside of the wing is glorious.

[@roboticeggs]

Ikr

[@spamfiend]

That is one of the best Star Wars dioramas I have ever seen. So simple, but so stunning to look at. I will most definitely be trying these LED filaments in my own work. Thanks !!!

[@Omega_Orion]

I really liked how in the first few glamour shots, the sort of mirroring the cover was doing made it look like you could almost see the rest of the battle happening around them

[@scrimlex1617]

Damn, that's freaking cool. The way that shot goes through the TIE Fighter looks amazing. Great job sir!

[@Boylei]

Thanks! Appreciate your feedback.

[@MrElbarto75]

This is awesome dude !!

[@bryanp4827]

I feel the creativity is strong in this one....

[@Scareth]

This is one of the coolest works I've seen. Very creative. Imagine having that but with led:s so you could change the colour to whatever you want to. Totally rad decoration.

[@billrogers6256]

Cant get over how incredible this turned out, know I've seen this 1 in particular at least 8 times.

[@Northspadeniggaz]

The destroyed TIE looks just like the one on the box art for the original Rogue Squadron, very cool

[@Belzediel]

That's pretty spiffy. If a suggestion wouldn't be too much - get some vantablack paint for the base and the stalk things. It'll completely absorb the glow from the lasers, which would leave them seeming to hover and leave the black base surface as infinitely deep. A pot of vantablack or similar isn't all that much, I'm seeing sources for about $10-$12, and I swear blind it'll turn this from spiffy to mind borkling.

[@bearwynn]

Vantablack can't be purchased, but I think culture hustle sells black 2.0 which is just as good

[@steve25m]

But musou black can.. new deepest black :)

[@livelikeasuicide4837]

Vantablack is more a coating then a paint, doubt any can product wich claims they are vantablack are in real vantablack tho

[@SwaggMessiah69]

@@livelikeasuicide4837 Vantablack was bought exclusive rights to by an artist that never even invented it. The artist and creator now have a feud, and the creator has made paint that is much darker than vantablack, called black 2.0, and now an even darker paint called black 3.0, both of which are cheaper than vantablack.

[@NiteOWL82]

MIND BORKLING!!!!

[@PropaganderTV]

"Stylo ren" made me spit out my drink. That is gold hahaha

[@bendekoning5120]

It's fun because when I watch the videos he makes that he has extensive commentary throughout, I think "hey wow I could do this, I should pick up this hobby!" but when he doesn't comment that much, like this video, I realize how little I really understand about it haha

[@maxbattle9820]

As if I wasn't ALREADY looking forward to Squadrons enough... you make me think about X-Wings again! Good job.

[@Boylei]

Squadrons is gonna be so fun! Thanks for watching my video!

[@4THECRAFT]

Very cool 👍👍👍

[@KamronFultz]

SO simple and clean looking. You have a knack for not over complicating the scene. Keep up the good hard work.

[@straswa]

Amazing work, love the damage effects on the Tie Fighter.

[@danieltalash9718]

I would install some purple led’s in the engines of the x wing, to simulate their functionality

[@Boylei]

That’s a good idea!

[@justkiddin1980]

@@Boylei Man this is a beautiful diarama..did you just solder the led cirquit to the 110/220 volt leads?

[@WIAirsoftAssasin]

I think that’s be a little hard you’d prolly have to run wires through the model and those models are usually very fragile

[@typhoon37351]

Isn't the engine glow for X wings pink usually?

[@rulinghand2166]

@@typhoon37351 I’d say magneta

[@bananafoneable]

Whoa. You can make some serious cash for these. Great job

[@d.k.1394]

Yesss

[@FavGZ]

Ya i would selling these bad boys!!

[@rhysholley8289]

I will have one if you decide to sell some

[@Cameleonxsecurx]

Take my money

[@tamkin007]

I would buy one in a hartbeat

[@LostCoastPacific]

What an amazing build, I could stare at it the whole day

[@WoodmanFFM]

The steel-wool trick looks so absolutely awesome! Very nice work!

[@DonylynKnives]

You blew my mind with that exploding tie fighter 🤯

[@BarbecueElementary]

Dang... the effects the blasts have on the case when it’s on the base makes the whole dio feel like it’s in a huge space battle! Well done sir!

[@dubbeatdown]

Yeah would look really awesome if had backdrop in the case

[@lloyda620]

I have never been this mesmerized by every second of a how to vid like I was for this. This is freaking glorious!!

[@Handplottedblackhole]

That steel wool makes a massive visual impact for something so small. Fantastic work!

[@TheBlackxRanger]

Just saw this on Reddit. Love it

[@updogg9818]

Absolutely amazing, you have great skill!

[@Boylei]

Thanks for your encouragement!

[@TheSponge33]

That is by one of the coolest diorama I’ve ever seen, probably because I was a huge Star Wars fan

[@HaggisFist]

Thanks for showing the tutorial section on sourcing and using the LED filament! I was trying like heck to find that stuff and didn’t know you were just chopping bulbs and using their boards. Massively simple and helpful! Thanks Dude

[@SuprGrovr20]

Very nice! The explosion effect looks so good!

[@Boylei]

Thank you!

[@GabrielSouza12125]

OMG this is amazing man, i'm an ULTRA star wars fan, And I'm almost crying just looking at the diorama hahahah, it was amazing man

[@Boylei]

Thanks so much! I will definitely be making more like it.

[@brownie9948]

Using the steel wool and the filaments from a light bulb are great ideas!

[@stoprighttherecriminalscum8148]

The led filaments add such an amazing lifelike touch to these. Like a still taken right out of the Death Star Battle in episode 4!

[@AAvfx]

*Outstanding work & trending again!* 🤯

[@thebobloblawshow8832]

Love your build. I recently saw this black paint on KZbin that absorbs 99.3 ot 99.7% of all light. This would be perfect for your base and metal stands. Seriously, they will disappear and your laser blasts and ships will actually look like they are floating. Really hope you try this and upload it after the base and wire repaint

[@rupert274]

Are you talking about Vantablack or something else that's commercially available? I think Vantablack is carcinogenic and hard to get anyway.

[@thebobloblawshow8832]

Sean Smith : yes. Vanta. But there is another one. Look up on KZbin. I think it’s called moano black or something like that.

[@r199ers]

@@thebobloblawshow8832 Musou Black

[@thebobloblawshow8832]

@@r199ers thank you 👍👍

[@TheLord0Ice0Wind]

That is so dynamic and visceral.

[@Jay-ql4gp]

I love the TIE Fighter coming together and taking off.

[@mdruce99]

It's UNBELIEVABLE i can feel so much motion from a still model. Phenomenal work man.

[@ThePrimarySolution]

Dead serious, I would pay you for a creation like this. It's beautiful. Is this even a possibility?

[@couchpoet1]

Dito

[@nonplayablecharactor7728]

shutup and take my money!

[@Phiqtional]

Wow! That looks so good! It’s one of those things that you could just stare at for hours. BIG respect!

[@matkey68]

Truly impressive work and design! You have given me ‘a new hope’ to build and display my Star Wars kits!

[@JackJackCreator]

Damn, That's really cool. i'm Serious

[@LuisMendoza-pp9qi]

I'm working on the same project..... Except that I bought the ships premade and painted to save Hours and tons of effort, then used LED strings with black matte and left the bright places to simulate lasers, and cotton painted yellow to orange to simulate explosions. I finished the entire build in 4 hours

[@mandalorn2544]

Hi have you got the links of these different items that you've mentioned? Especially for ships premade and painted

[@LuisMendoza-pp9qi]

@@mandalorn2544 I'll take some pics and upload them... The ships were bought at target, already painted and assembled

[@mandalorn2544]

@@LuisMendoza-pp9qi Ok thank you can you tell me when you uploaded the pics please? I really want to reconstitute this diorama. It's awesome.

[@Grue_ni]

Wow! Looks awesome! 👍

[@MOsesIcan]

i love how the box makes it look like there is more going on in the background ! also the explosion looks incredible, where did you learn that technique ?

[@SovsBorg]

In the voice of Vader...."Force is strong in this one"

[@Technics68]

How can anyone not like this model set up it's brilliant Well done its fantastic job

[@frankberry6220]

Sweet! The effect with the steel wool is awesome.

[@mawadatellawi4277]

You are amazing! Is this just a hobby for you, or is your job similar to building these in some way? Because you should definitely do that for work you're so talented!

[@Boylei]

Thank you for your kind words! I actually work in coffee. This is just a hobby of mine.

[@JGG1701]

@@Boylei So that's why you were moving so fast in the video! Beautiful work sir, excellent.

[@Lthe1]

@@Boylei first time seeing your video, but I'd totally recommend building a simple website and listing some of your projects that you're willing to sell when you inevitably run out of storage room for them.

[@LeoNelBuilds]

This is great! I tried to find the 12v bulbs but I am not sure I got the right ones... do you happen to have a link to those? Either way, this is fantastic work!

[@williamd1732]

Brilliant idea. What a great effect it ended up being. Awesome!

[@Z7Sakari]

The Empire has noted your favor for the Rebellion and immediate action has been taken.

[@FrankShishi]

This is amazing... So do you sell these? I love one for my office... LIke if it was mounted on the wall but 10x bigger..

[@d.k.1394]

Yes he needs sell them

[@jayblanchard4477]

@krvnjrcbs People build on commission all of the time with known vehicles. The purchaser is also purchasing the model kits the diorama is built with. Limitations come with mass production of IP that you do no own.

[@BenGabriel81]

Very good work!!! 👍🏻 Moved me to start modeling again. I wonder if you could make a video in which you explain in more detail how to connect filaments including resistor correctly. Couldn't find anything about it and it would help me a lot. 🙏🏻

[@Boylei]

I will definitely get around to making an in depth tutorial soon.

[@karlsinger4760]

Such a great project. I like it’s simplicity. Awesome idea!

[@uni_shadow164]

Wow Dude! I am a World War 2 Tank and plane model builder with chipping, mud, airbrush and detail skills. I am also a Big Star Wars Fan and you're making me think to go another direction! Wow!! Great work!

[@czroberts3806]

Dude, you’re the Boss - !!! Genius build; lasers & exploding Tie Fighter execution is incredible !

[@black8thelement8008]

Absolutely phenomenal!!!....just phenomenal

[@conjunctionfunctions]

That is probably the coolest thing I've ever seen. Amazing work.

[@kvproductions2581]

this diorama is infinitely better than the game

[@ernestogutierrez9066]

The exploding effect on the tie fighter is really impressive

[@shigerumakino3421]

It is amazing to express even the beam!

[@hefeibao]

Just beautiful, thanks for sharing your art.

[@fst-timer7107]

This should be firekin cool. It's actually quite beautiful.

[@rubengonzalez4562]

Impresive...most impresive!

[@shadowr2d2]

Awesomeness hands down. This is just an amazing build. Thank you for posting this video..

[@Graphics_PAD]

Awesome looking diorama, the LED filaments give a great laser effect!

[@maximusfbu]

Wow! This is awesome! One of the best dioramas I’ve ever seen! And you can take that very seriously! Wow!!!

[@Frooderick]

You know what's better than a band-aid for those little cuts? Cyanoacrylate. I love these tutorials. The use of the LED filaments opens a whole new aspect of modelbulding. Nice!

[@markden21]

Wow, your dioramas are incredible, thanks for sharing your content.

[@conornos]

That steel wool. So simple, yet so effective.

[@vex9596]

Brilliant use of filaments!

[@darrellhood5430]

I cant even think of words to describe this. Great job

[@MrFour4th]

the damage part looks so good!

[@FlowersInHisHair]

This works beautifully

[@thiagofeliciano8266]

that's supposed to be a crime. your talent is unreal.

[@jcbuitrago9692]

The most awesome diorama ever

[@shonenbag6478]

Simply gorgeous!

[@jonathantaylor8338]

Absolutely astonishing!!

[@Blackiwi69]

You are truly one with the force!

[@nathanwhite3208]

My goodness, that turned out amazing!

[@husky_studios]

A fine addition to your collection!

[@Ivan.Galbiche]

Amazing simple & clear

[@Slashingthrough]

Simple but very effective diorama! Great work.

[@philthytanks4952]

i love the steel wool, worked amazing!

[@rimapatodo21]

Absolutamente fantastico tu trabajo,esta brutalmente impactante,felicidades

[@Chewie316]

Dude, great job. The steel wool blast is fantastic.

[@horrorfreaklondon3037]

Legendary build that is

[@contras.]

What an amazing piece of art! Those lasers look sweet! Great job man 💯💯💯

[@mobspeak]

I really like the idea of using steel wool for the sparks, because even if someone doesn't visually interpret that as sparks it still looks like pieces of the fighter getting shredded.

[@bound2thefloor1]

Very cool man! Great little diorama! The steel wool explosion is what really makes this next level.

[@nathong3229]

This is genius! Really enjoyed seeing you putting this together!

[@bartmiller6985]

Absolutely brilliant!

[@copeycopes2923]

I soooo want this 😍😍😍 My favourite star wars model I have seen! The steel wool is the finishing touch 👌 Very impressive!

[@Boylei]

Thanks for your encouragement! I will definitely be making more like it in the future.

[@korkronwarlord]

Looks absolutely sick! Well done!

[@z0eshi]

This is the single coolest thing I have seen on youtube

[@rkvclaw21]

this guy is a definition of a great geek

[@PatrickWaks]

Stylo Ren was the best part! :) Amazing build, as always!

[@MissChanandlerBong1]

Fantastic result.

[@guillaumebrimeux3236]

Thanks to you, I realized the same thing but integrating it into a landscape in the Guilin region. I also replaced the electronic board part of the LED bulb with a 12V 2A power supply and added resistors in parallel on each LED (less chance of getting hurt ;)). Thank you very much for this tutorial!

[@sunshine_water5139]

I just got to say.... That's freaking beautiful.