The Old Barn - 1/48 Diorama

Building a 48th scale barn diorama from scratch. For more miniatures and photos follow me here: Instagram: Tiktok: @excessively_sentimental Materials List: Glue: wood glue, Mod Podge, super glue Paint: acrylic paint Barn frame and panels: balsa wood Wood plane: Master Airscrew 4100 Razor Plane Base: ply wood, bass wood, insulation foam Dirt: tile grout Chopped wood: Sculpey Oven Bake Clay Grass: Woodland Scenics Static Grass Woodland Scenics Static King Applicator Hinges: photocopy paper Hay bales: insulation foam, twine, cotton thread Corrugated iron roof: aluminium foil, Brunel Hobbies Corrugated Iron Maker, etch primer Stones: grey ballast Vines: twine, spray adhesive, Green Stuff World Micro Leaves Axe: Sculpey Oven Bake Clay, balsa wood Music by Kai Engel: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License Original tracks: Better Way Denouement Cold War Echo January Aspirato Cutrains are Always Drawn February Endless Story About Sun and Moon Idea Floret 00:00 Constructing the frame 02:20 Panelling the barn walls 03:18 Building the base 04:25 Detailing the barn walls 04:36 Base painting the barn 05:09 Placing the barn on the base 05:41 Applying dirt 06:32 Glueing down the barn 06:45 “Washing“ random planks 07:24 Painting grime 07:56 White dry brush to pick up detail 08:06 Building a water trough 09:27 Creating a wood chopping block from clay 11:11 Painting the dirt 12:03 Making pieces of chopped wood 13:09 Building wooden crates 14:50 Making grass tufts 15:44 Adding extra grass 17:11 Building and painting the side door 17:36 Making door hinges 18:30 Making hay bales 20:27 Building roof panels 22:23 Painting the roof panels 24:24 Adding old panels and hay bales 24:38 Making stacks of chopped wood 25:12 Adding loose hay to the ground 25:37 Constructing the barn doors 27:26 Building and old gate 27:43 Creating old wooden planks 28:23 Painting dirt and mould detail 29:12 Placing stones 29:44 Adding vines 31:28 Building an axe 32:48 The Final Barn