The tiny details brings me so much joy. I've never been so delighted to see a little piece of cardboard turned into a chain.

@MechanicalFiend

2 ай бұрын

I was seriously thinking about that chain for days and when I worked out that solution, it brought me quite a bit of joy as well haha. Turned out much better than expected! So so happy you could enjoy~

It is my 6 year old sons favorite movie ever. He watches it at least twice a week and giggles the whole movie.

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

This makes me so happy, he picked such a wonderful film to be obsessed with!

Just finished up a night of work, snuggled up with my cat, and found you’d uploaded another Ghibli project. Just the peace I needed! ^_^

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

Ahhhh every night is the best night when you can cozy up with your cat, hope you could enjoy it!

@PersonTP

Ай бұрын

oh didn't expect you here, love your projects. :>

wow, to say the detail in this is insane would be an understatement. great addition to the shelf! and glad to see the return of the ghibli cookie tin. your cinematography skills grow with every video, so excited for the next one!

@MechanicalFiend

2 ай бұрын

It was a surprising amount of work to make all the tiny pieces that go on the shelves! It looks faster in the video because a lot of the work happens off camera, but every little piece had so many components to make. Thank you so much for the super kind words, I am incredibly honored you thought so! Always trying to learn and improve the videos as much as possible~

I used that masking tape when I studied art!! You have to paint over the area were the line is gonna be with the base color, wait til it's dry, and then put your desired color for the line on top (if it's see trough, paint a second coat). That way the bleeding won't be noticeable and you'll save lots of time!! :)

School's been so exhausting lately that I don't have the time for my favourite activites like making miniature versions of movies n stuff. So I'll console myself just by watching your videos ㅠㅠ

Your dedication and attention to details (even unseen ones) has always been astonishing and only getting better. We need to get you into the miniatures department of a major movie studio. Kudos on another home run Mech.

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

Somehow it seems that I'm often drawn to projects with copious details (though, honestly that's most miniatures)... and then I end up having to work on it for months haha. Gotta maybe do some simpler projects once in a while as well. Ahhh well that is all so very kind, thank you! It would be a dream to work on some kind of miniatures for a film one day~

So precious! 💕💖💕 it gives a feeling as though Kiki has grown up a bit. Just a few years, but she now runs the bakery during the evening now to give Asano and her husband's growing family a bit of a break. LOVE ❤this so much! Youre very talented.

It's incredible to see every detail you make in each of your pieces. The attention to each one is simply fantastic. 😊

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

When you start really looking at a lot of Ghibli scenes, you start to realize there are simply so many beautiful details to see! Always makes them particularly fun (but time consuming) builds! Thank you so much for the super kind words my friend~

Your work fills me with so much joy. You are extremely talented and work so hard on your pieces. Both you and your pieces are magical. ❤

@MechanicalFiend

2 ай бұрын

Stoooooop that makes me so incredibly happy to hear, thank you for the super kind words as always! All the tiny pieces in this were definitely a particularly big time consumer, but also so much fun! Really glad you could enjoy 💜

Always nice to see a new vid out

@MechanicalFiend

2 ай бұрын

Apologies for the long waits as always, this was quite a complex build and of course I'm always complicating everything in the edit by adding extra things as per usual haha. Hope you can enjoy regardless~

Your attention to detail always amazes me! Beautiful as ever!

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

They really do jam pack details in the Ghibli spaces particularly, there's always so much to see once you start trying to break down and study everything that's in the space. Glad you could enjoy, thank you!

I'm always happy when I see that you've posted a video. You do such a good job adding the little details. I'm looking forward to seeing the next installment. ❤

@MechanicalFiend

2 ай бұрын

Ahhh well so happy you could enjoy it, this one really had so many little pieces to work on! Thank you, as always, for the super kind words! The next one should be less complicated than this part, so hopefully I can get it to you at least a little sooner than this one haha~

Haven't watched it yet but so hyped up!!! this series never disapoints

@MechanicalFiend

2 ай бұрын

The Ghibli tins are always such a blast to work on! Hope you can enjoy it~

Yay a new tin ! ✨♥️

@Lucyskywd

2 ай бұрын

The end result is so beautiful ! And thank you for the details on the editing it’s so interesting 🥰

@MechanicalFiend

2 ай бұрын

Yes! Always so much fun to build in a cookie tin, so happy you could enjoy it 💜 And really glad to hear the editing pieces are interesting, I love talking about the process so much~

Ah, the teeny basket! The corrugated paper is so good for that. And I'd rather have bread than a purse, too, at any given moment. Wonderful project! I have ordered the Kiki book to read before watching the movie for the first time. (Still on my very slow quest to watch Ghibli movies.)

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

The basket was so fun, the corrugated paper made it so easy to get the texture! Yes, always would choose bread any day haha! Kiki is such a wonderful feel-good story, I'm sure you'll enjoy it so much! I actually haven't read the book for Kiki's, would be interested to know what you think of it~

Looks great and as always very A E S T H E T I C. I like the 3d previews and am going to assume I may have inspired that, since I noticed you found my channel because of my last video. I’ve been watching your channel for some years now so I feel honored!

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! No way, I had no idea you watched miniature videos? Hahaha that's so awesome! Actually I've been watching your videos for a while and only just realized that I wasn't subscribed, I thought I was this whole time! There's been a bunch of reasons I wanted to start learning some animation and your channel was definitely part of it! I love all of the plans you include in your videos so much, thank you for all the wonderful inspiration~

i love how cozy your videos make me feel, and as a lover of fake food, this brought me so much joy! such a beautiful creation as always 💖

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

Yes, mini food is especially fun to make! Ahhh well your comments always brighten my day, so thank you so much! Always the happiest to hear you could enjoy everything, of course~

Fantastic job as usual! I love bakery scenes so much, and Ghibli is also a favorite!

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

Ahhh you are too kind, really glad you could enjoy it! Yes! Tbh anything with mini food is such a blast, loved working on all the little baked goods haha~

We are never been soo back!!! ❤❤❤ 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@MechanicalFiend

2 ай бұрын

Hope you can enjoy 💜💜💜

Excellent as usual. Thank you for this! I love Kiki!

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

So glad you could enjoy, definitely a very fun and detailed project! Of course always fun to work on anything Ghibli related~

This was delightful to watch ! Love the details

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

Ahhhh my friend you are the delight, so happy you could enjoy~

omg finally someone else who also loves tacky glue it's actually so underrated I've tried a couple other glues like random super glue (I'm very scared to use it though so I don't) and e6000 (but my tube is glued shut so if I want to use it I have to poke holes in it, and it gets very messy) but I always end up just using tacky glue hehe edit: just finished the video IT'S SO CUTE OMLLLLL your minis are incredible

LOVE IT!💖💖💖💖💖💖💖🧹🐈‍⬛

@MechanicalFiend

2 ай бұрын

So glad you could enjoy, 'twas a long project, but a super fun one! 💜💜💜

Ohhhh great day, an upload to watch!! ❤

@MechanicalFiend

2 ай бұрын

Hope it's one you can enjoy 💜

@LumunGames

Ай бұрын

@@MechanicalFiend no question! I enjoy them all

This is so cozy and beautiful! A tip so tape doesn't leak - paint a layer of your base colour overtop of your tape before painting in your stripes. this seals the tape so your accent colour won't bleed through.

Your art and production and editing everything is so beautifully done. Thank you!

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

Ahhh I am incredibly honored you thought so, thank you so much 💜

@F-Los

Ай бұрын

@@MechanicalFiend ❤️

I'm with you on tacky glue, took me forever to try it but once you try it you do not go back (and yes, favourite glue is a thing lol) so happy to see the finished project (only a few minutes in so will edit when I see the end result!) Love the painting too! It's REALLY good! edit (as promised) - It's amazing and adorable and completely worth the wait!! The DETAILS! The MUSIC (sounds)! The TINY CAKES! The TINY STAINED GLASS! OMG!! YES! ALL OF THE YES!

@MechanicalFiend

2 ай бұрын

Yes! Tacky glue is the best, I've gotten several comments about it in the past and knew I needed to give it a shot, but it took a while to get around to it. It's so much better for building things because it all sticks together and dries so much quicker! Ahhh so happy you could enjoy it and apologies for the super long wait, as per usual~

@MaxRide1

2 ай бұрын

@@MechanicalFiend amazing art is worth the wait and this is no exception!

AAH I CANT WAIT TO SEE THE END I LOVE KIKI

@MechanicalFiend

2 ай бұрын

Really hope you can enjoy it! Was a super fun, but very detailed project to work on~

@rosa97509

2 ай бұрын

@@MechanicalFiend tbh i cannot believe how much detail you were able to pack in it!!! ive tried doing miniatures before too and its seriously so much harder than it looks, you did such a wonderful job ^.^ plus i love your commentary too! ur videos are just so great 😭

something about a cozy cookie tin craft is always the best 🥰 you pulled off another magic trick here!

Honestly your Chanel and yourself are such a gem! It’s so cozy and whimsical. Also insanely well produced and edited. Really love watching you ✨

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

Stoooooop you are the gem my friend! So so happy you could enjoy, I have a blast making the videos as well, so that's truly the best thing to hear! Thank you for the super kind words~

@immamysterytm2129

Ай бұрын

@@MechanicalFiend aww no thank you! Made my day by the way, I truly appreciate the kind words as well :)

I have printed Lily and Jiji and painted them. We love Kiki's Delivery Service. The two cats are upon my shelf where I can just look at them when I want. Thank you for the wonderful video.

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

Painting figures is one thing that I definitely need to work on, it's so tricky getting the tiny details right! Lily and Jiji figures sound adorable, I love that! So happy you could enjoy, thank you for the super kind words~

I'd love to see the tiny apothecary too!💜🌱

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

Maybe one day! I actually did a Kiki's inspired witch's green house as the second? miniature I ever made many years ago, which is part of the reason I went with the bakery. But I love that space as well, would be a super fun build~

You are so detailed. Really impressive! The stained glass lights turned out much better than I thought they would. What you lack in perfection, you make up 10 times more in original thought with this build. If you aren't an engineer, you should be. You really thought this through. Well done!

I love Studio Ghibli and in Kiki’s Delivery Service, a lot of the scenery is Inspired by “Gamla Stan” in Stockholm and “Visby” on Gotland, both are places in Sweden, where I’m from, and the cookie that was light and had a red-ish filling looks a lot like a Swedish classic cookie called “Hallongrotta”, it’s a really funny coincidence, you are so talented in making these miniatures and I love watching your videos!

As a Dane🇩🇰 I just love that you are using our tasteful cookie box (which are sooo 😊) and that “bread basket” you’ve made is EVERYTHING, and why I love this craftsmanship, all in one thing!👍😀❤️

I am always astounded by how detailed these are! The way you made the wicker basket literally blew my mind! Love it!

You’ve probably heard this before, but a way to solve the issue with bleeding when using masking tape is to paint a second layer of the background colour in first. (On top if the tape) it fills in the air gaps where bleeding will occur, and you can go over it with your stripes colour to get a nice straight line! Aka: 1) paint bg colour on 2) place tape for stripes 3)paint bg colour where you want stripe 4) paint stripe colour where you want stripe 5) peel

It’s so nice watching you put all the parts inside the tin at the end!

Yay 🎉

@MechanicalFiend

2 ай бұрын

Hope you can enjoy~

i DO have a favorite glue thanks for asking. i really enjoy titebond wood glue. it does discolor but it does so in a naturalistic amber colored way that i like anyway for my significantly less meticulous work lol. it also makes for excellent wheat-paste!

"Another day, another Ghibli cookie tin" YEAH! Each one is amazing!

I just saw a great tip about bleeding masking tape! You put your tape down, do another light coat of the background color over the edges then wait and paint the color you really want over the top. Its supposed to give clean edges with no bleeding every time

if you want to avoid bleeding with tape, you can 'seal' the tape edges with the original colour (yellow, for example, with the wallpaper), then paint over it with the colour you want - that way any initial bleeding is the same colour as the background. It's a trick i learned for actual wall painting, but i bet it works just as well for crafts! 😅

i love all the detail you put into everything. i think this is probably one of my favorite builds you've done

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

Ahhh so happy to hear that! This one was so much fun, lots of time consuming details, but definitely worth it in the end I think! Glad you could enjoy it, as always~

That was an incredible amount of details, and all impressively done. That home-made chain was so clever! I always enjoy the editing information, too. Thank you for sharing another excellent cookie tin diorama with us. Your videos never fail to brighten my day.

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

As with most Ghibli spaces, once you start looking there is just so much to see! They really pack the details in there! Thank you so much! The chain was something I was thinking about for a while because I really didn't have any ideas for it for a long time. It was a relief that it came together in the end. So happy you could enjoy and thank you for the super kind words, as always~

Another great project. Love the use of the sponge for the final bread texture. It gives it that extra layer that makes it look good!

@MechanicalFiend

2 ай бұрын

Yes, the sponge ended up working quite well for the texture! Makes it a bit more uneven like how bread cooks! And the makeup sponges are easy to cut to tiny shapes and sizes, which is great for miniatures. So glad you could enjoy, as always 💜

i literally have a miniature plastic clipboard that would work perfectly. Now all i gotta do is build the rest of this haha

This is stunning

oh my gosh its so so exciting when you post, I haven't watched the video yet because its midnight so I'm saving this for tommorow

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

Ahhh well I appreciate the comment so much, hope you can enjoy when you do get a chance to watch my friend~

Shoooot, girl. I want to live in the miniature breads. I think I'm gonna shrink down and do it, honestly.

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

If you can figure that out we're so close to having our dream house! I'll build us a little miniature home complete with art space and pet space and then we can shrink down and live happily. It's the dream~

your painting is absolutly stunning

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

Ahhh you are just too kind, thank you so much! I don't get a chance to paint very often, so when I can sneak it into a video to give me an excuse, I always do haha~

Like you I have a Fondness for all of the Studio Ghibli films. And you do such amazing job of creating them in your Wonderful Cookie Tins. Thanks for sharing another one with us. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🍪🍪🍪🌹

Ilove anything miniature. WONDERFUL JUST like you. The Kiki figure is perfect.

Looking forward to part 2!

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

Will hopefully be to you much sooner than this one as it's just a little less complex thankfully!

Try painting over the tape in the cava’s color to prevent leaking (it basically seals the tape and you can paint over it then with whatever you prefer without it messing up)

Entirely charming build, love all the details, especially the foods. The lights were standouts.

DANG!! I love it, eventhough I'm not familiar with these characters, or scenes. I have made the round "roombox" with a Christmas lit scene on the inside, and a decorated wreath on the outside, for the entrance door to our house. Love your work!

This is so beautiful! I can't even imagine the hours put in for all the details. And all those little breads 🥰🥰

Everything but Kiki looks great

Love ❤️ love 💗 love 💕 it! All the details! Ahhhhhh

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

So glad to hear you could enjoy it! This space definitely was packed with so many tiny details, a very fun one to work on~

This is actually one of my favorite movies. Such a great rendition of it.

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

It is such a feel good film, truly! I am honored you thought so, it's a tricky space to get right because of all the lovely details~

@ridethroughlifertl

Ай бұрын

@@MechanicalFiend You're very welcome. I can't wait for the next one!

What am I doing on a Saturday night? I'm watching you make tiny bows haha

Wonderful work, D! Lighting and music will always make a scene, for better or worse (look at the old silent film era). Catch you later "Party Monster".

@MechanicalFiend

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely, while as I mentioned it's best if everything is great, I definitely think you can get away with mediocre visuals just a tiny bit more than mediocre sound. I always tend to notice audio issues in things I watch way more than visual issues. Glad you could enjoy and thank you for the kind words as always~

@RvnKnight

2 ай бұрын

@@MechanicalFiend Anytime and always!

@MaxRide1

2 ай бұрын

@@MechanicalFiend I think desynched audio is my biggest pet hate (to the point where sometimes I'll queue up in different tabs, the same video and mess around with the timings until the 2nd one's sound matches the first one's video... I realise that's a little insane but it eases my brain). So I 100% agree with you that mediocre sound can break the immersion completely whereas mediocre video can be more acceptable (and can always be lifted through editing as well). Love your attention to detail in all things on your channel - just as much detail in the making as in the editing - you ROCK!

You are so great at what you do and these latest videos have been magic.

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

Ahhh stop that's too kind, thank you always! And back to you as well, I've enjoyed all your recent videos so much! Always come away from them inspired by something new or unexpected that you're experimenting with. Hope your new workspace is treating you well~

Yay, you're back! The wait was worth it! Amazing job as always!

Oooh I love your miniatures and I love that you do a painting before you start. I always feel heaps of inspiration watching these. I can't even count how many times I've watched your Howl's Moving Castle one

you are so talented with a heavenly singing voice! Thank you so much for sharing!!!

It looks really cool, I absolutely love it. Can't wait to see what you do next.

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much, really glad you could enjoy it! I'll be starting on the next part of this asap!

Friend! As usual, your videos are always worth the wait. And a Ghibli inspired piece makes my heart glad. *clapping Also polymer clay is kiiiinnnggg

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

Ahhh well I am relieved to hear that, I always want to get videos done quicker, but then they end up getting more and more complicated haha. So glad you could enjoy it, always look forward to making a new Ghibli piece~

As a french, your bread looks very yummy !!

I love this kiki's bakery diorama and I love your VDO . I have never been bored to saw it in many artist version

✨Everything✨ is so cute 😍

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

Honestly if it's Ghibli, it's pretty hard for it not to be cute simply because of the designs haha. Hope you could enjoy it~

You are a very multi medium artist, with a beautiful singing voice.

@MechanicalFiend

2 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness you are too kind, thank you so much! I think miniatures are inherently multimedia projects for the most part, that's what makes them so much fun to work on~

@rheamcdowell3498

2 ай бұрын

@MechanicalFiend I'm a miniaturist myself. Therefore, I know what it is like. I realized that being one gave me so many different artistic talents. I love your work.

Woah! It's always great to see one of your videos popup in my feed, and I hope things are going well behind the scenes. This was another very enjoyable project to watch come together, you could almost smell the freshly baked bread. I really wish I had a bakery like this nearby.

Love this ❤ but as a german i'm a little bit confused about the german New years Brezel 😂

@MechanicalFiend

2 ай бұрын

So it's not a German New Years pretzel in that case I'm guessing hahaha, that's my bad! I was looking it up trying to figure out what it could be and that looked the closest! Glad you could enjoy regardless~

This is so cute!! I love miniatures so much they bring me such joy. Thank you for sharing your process!!

Favorite glue? I build with foam and wood a lot, I like Weld-Bond, a low-shrinkage PVA variant that is very easy to spread evenly and thinly. It dries a clear glossy finish, which is either a plus or minus, depending. Best PVA for foam, bar none. It has replaced tacky glue for me in 90% of applications (tacky glue is still the best for ground cover, rocks, dirt, trees, etc.) Thanks for asking!

No but like, the talent

Love it 😊

@MechanicalFiend

2 ай бұрын

So happy you could enjoy 💜

my next door neighbor gives me these exact cookies every Christmas - she has lived there for forty years but is moving into assisted living this month so i guess the jig is up / =

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

I get them most years on Christmas as well! Love them! Your neighbor sounds so lovely, sorry to hear that the cookie tradition might be coming to an end.

OMGGGGG soooo happy to see a video from you!!!! So excited!!! 😃

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

You and me both, this one was such a long time coming! Hope you can enjoy it~

@KimiPetri

Ай бұрын

@@MechanicalFiend ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL WORK 😀

this is adorable edit: the lighting turned out really lovely!

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! The lighting built into the project was actually one of my favorite parts of this, those pendant lights were such a lovely piece to work on~

happy to see u again! i love ur tin projects n the tiny bows here were so cute. i always save ur vids for bedtime since it’s fun n calming. ty for ur amazing content n hard work :D!

Incredible work, so delicate, the wealth of details is impressive. Congratulations!!

So incredibly detailed wow!!! Been waiting for a new video for so long and this was defo worth the wait!!

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Apologies as always for the super long wait, this one was just absolutely packed with so many details! Quite a lot of time consuming pieces to work on! Really relieved to hear you thought it was worth the wait~

oh my goodness !!! how did I miss this notification !? but I finally saw it... clicked right away ... As always an amazing build and thoroughly enjoyable video... Thanks again for sharing your awesome talents ... have a lovely day ... ☺

Love the view out your window! ;-) Great detail!

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

If you gotta block out the window, may as well make it Kiki's beautiful home!

Gorgeous

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much 💜

Awwww this is sooo awesome, like all your projects 🙌🙌🙌🥰

@MechanicalFiend

2 ай бұрын

Ahhh you're too kind, so happy you could enjoy it 💜 So many super tiny details to make for this one haha~

And she's back :) Great! Love your miniatures and the whole building process.

@GamingDad63

2 ай бұрын

The amount of detail... Wow

You did it again!!!! Beautifully crafted and detailed cookie tin!!! Love it! 🥰

I just love your attention to the tiny details. Making everything from scratch using paper, cardboard and whatever nicknack you find, is a true masterpiece in itself. ❤️ Would love to buy you a stash of material, but can't find a way to support you.

Literally the entire video was spent with me practically doing happy kicky feet from how overjoyed I was about this! I don't even go to Ghibli, I'm just psyched to hang out for a while to watch somebody work on something they're really passionate about and pouring their love into. I love your channel so much because of that! Also, I just discovered that they make tacky glue in bottles that are meant to be stored upside down, so the glue doesn't settle at the bottom! See if you can find it next time you're at a craft store!

This came out so amazing! I love all the different jars and things.

This is amazing! Great job! I also love your original painting 😍

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

Ahhh thank you so much, really happy you could enjoy it! The paintings are so much fun, I try to sneak them into projects when I can to give me an excuse to spend some time painting haha~

she said she wasn’t a gd painter then proceeded to absolutely slaying it❤

Loved the behind the scenes segment! The process of making nearly anything is super interesting, imo and I love hearing how different creators approach similar projects. And a beautiful miniature as always!

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

This makes me the happiest to hear, I always love talking about the process, so it's wonderful to hear that it could be interesting~ Glad you could enjoy and thank you so much for the kind words, as always!

The whole build looks great, but your solution for the weaved basket in this scale is so smart! I love that little detail!

@MechanicalFiend

Ай бұрын

The basket texture ended up way better than expected! It was really easy way to make and looked pretty decent luckily! Thank you so much, as always~

Bakery in a cookie tin, love it ❤ Another great make xxxx