How old is that sandpaper. 😂 "Made in Czechoslovakia"

@Kiblyk15

4 жыл бұрын

Older than 30 years 😁

@StLaparole

4 жыл бұрын

You´re supposed to rip it in the middle:-D

@nullskull-everything5495

4 жыл бұрын

StLaparole oooooof

@DoomOfConviction

4 жыл бұрын

Not that long ago. I'm not even 30 and traveled as a really small child through Czechoslovakia. I'm not that old yet!

@NightShiftScaleModels

4 жыл бұрын

I only noticed it after you pointed it out 😂 older than me fo sho

It feels good having seen atleast a part of your face. Now I dont have to picture you as a pair of blue gloves anymore

@marsbar7099

4 жыл бұрын

That sounds wierd. #fanfiction lol

@NightShiftScaleModels

4 жыл бұрын

Now you've at least seen my quarantine edition

@c46453

4 жыл бұрын

@@NightShiftScaleModels Or we watch your presentations on model shows hehe.

@centineljr2774

4 жыл бұрын

@@NightShiftScaleModels please do another Zvezda 1/100 scale tank :)

Holy crap you have a face. I thought you where just floating hands and forearms.

@Krzysztof_z_Bagien

4 жыл бұрын

He also has at least one leg :D

@Abraleo

4 жыл бұрын

Of course he has a face... where do you thing the voice comes out? :D

@warthoggoulags1679

4 жыл бұрын

@@Abraleo from a mouth

@everythingFromNow

4 жыл бұрын

@@Abraleo , from the back?

@lefonch4251

4 жыл бұрын

@@Abraleo From the hands

I look forward to watching my favorite eastern European modeler all week, and now it's here!!!!

@MrKersey

4 жыл бұрын

@H D Don't get carried away.

@giorgiociampini7751

4 жыл бұрын

@H D Plasmo is great but I bet that in no time also uncle shift will get into scratch building madness

@NightShiftScaleModels

4 жыл бұрын

Actually scratchbuilding madness made me rethink my life decisions and I started this channel shortly after. It was after I spent 8 months detailing, rebuilding and scratchbuilding pretty much 99% of a 1/35th scale Nagmachon APC. Building superdetailed models is cool and all, but there are just too many other kits to be built.

I know you didn't dig the kit but this small series was one of my favorites from you. Building the tank, adding details, painting and creating the base made it pretty "complete" and it looks amazing IMO. For something so still and barren of human life it manages to feel lived in and draw the eyes to lots of different elements.

@NightShiftScaleModels

4 жыл бұрын

And it was a lot of fun to work on it! Maybe the low expectations had something to do with it!

The individually hand-painted and wash applied rocks are PERFECT

Roses are red, violets are blue, Nightshift making jokes, well that ain't nothing new

Nobody: Nightshift: MORE TEXTURED EARTH

3:39 ,,Made in Czechoslovakia" how old is that sandpaper ?😆

@Schnittertm1

4 жыл бұрын

I had the exact same thought.

I am in awe. Seriously, I watched all 4 from start to finish, and it was a better series from any kind of entertainment that Hollywood puts out. Your work is amazing and inspiring.

I love Fridays, not because it's the end of the week, but because of NightShift's videos.👌 I didn't know you had a head either, I thought you were just a floating pair of hands.

"That's how we do stuff here" *pulls out an AK-47**

@niki6853

4 жыл бұрын

,,That's how we do stuff here" pulls out knockoff Ak-47*

@martinmccoy9661

4 жыл бұрын

Pulls out Czech Republic Ak-47

@niki6853

4 жыл бұрын

@@martinmccoy9661 Pulls out romanian Ak-47.

@DaytonaRoadster

4 жыл бұрын

vz58*

Now we know why all Textured Earth is on back order ;)

And didn't even clickbate the face reveal 😂 great work by the way👍🏻

1:16 Plot twist: That isn't his house.

@NightShiftScaleModels

4 жыл бұрын

It's my shed, so not really where I live :)

@tiger-zr7se

4 жыл бұрын

@@NightShiftScaleModels you live in a shed?

@carteradams43

4 жыл бұрын

@@tiger-zr7se re-read it

The youtube algorithm recommended your first t-90 video and i ended up binging all of them. Amazing quality, both in the model and in the production. Subscribed.

About the diorama definition and as a diorama builder , I say that it's not the figures that define it rather than the story your model describe. I mean if this was a blown up vehicle with parts all around and a destroyed building wall by its side, it would tell a story for sure. An abandoned tank in a repair factory with parts like its engine, missing , surrounded by other metal stuff and a lot of vegetation due to abandonment is a diorama too, even without a single figure. This here my friend is just a base , a very good one nevertheless, as your model is just another T90 with a lot of use and some battle damage. I love your work and never miss an episode. Kudos.

I agree a diorama tells a small story and an action base just sets off the look of the model.

If you finish a kit you hated building and you like the end result more than you thought you would , that's a win and you learnt many new approaches. M

Oh crap, it's Friday. Seeing your video up is the only meaning Fridays hold now...

@BrailleScale

4 жыл бұрын

Did you know we were in June already?

@NightShiftScaleModels

4 жыл бұрын

You're not alone, I need my computer to remind me.

I don't care what the judges call it, diorama or scenic base, it's Gorgeous! I watched the whole video and it went from a bunch of junk getting added bit by bit to this terrific scene that really made the model pop! Thank you, Thank you, thank You for showing me another terrific set of techniques and encouraging me to try new stuff!

As long as you employed the 'safety squint', glasses are overkill

Definitely, a diorama tells a story. Add a guy checking the oil on that scenic base, and it becomes a diorama. :D The finished piece is amazing as usual.

*When Night Shift becomes a handyman .. only for a little base! But it's doing his job, so it's a nice result! 👍*

Uncle Night Shift, probably the most excellent technique you have taught me on your channel was how to cut styrofoam with a swift foot to the offending part. Thanks U.N.S.!

Hey, I love the commentary, the humour is great, I have learnt a lot to make my 1/35th dioramas much better and much more real, thank you, you top man, I will use your many tips and respect your work 🙂😊

this series got me back into modelling and i'm so glad it did. Thanks for the great content and please never stop

Wow! A partial face reveal and a Sheperd Paine reference. Truly epic episode. Sheperd Paine's book " How to build dioramas " was a huge influence on us modelers in the 80s. You are my new Shep Paine inspiration. Thanks for sharing Martin

I haven't done a scale model since my time in the military, but thanks to your inspiration I am ordering one and plan to attempt your techniques. Thanks!

Great job Martin! the base integrates seamlessly with the vehicle and it is providing the viewer with a context and a prologue if you will, for the story you wanted to tell. Will let the judges decide if it is a diorama or not.

For me it's really simple. Scenic base is just that. A scenic/fancy looking base for a miniature. You know, like the one space marines are placed on. Diorama is scene, mainly from history or conveying some story, with models in it. What you made is more of a scenic base. Add a miniature crew member looking at the burned armor plate (while smoking to emphasise his nervousness) and it is a nifty little diorama.

Night shift: diorama tell's a story, that's it in a nutshell.

OMG half a Night Shift face!!!

That blue full TREK - nice, nice :-)

Love how you just used what you had at home for the base, that what i do. Ive used annything from foam clay to dirt from my wifes flower pots.

@jacobmullett4002

4 жыл бұрын

I think every model maker has a little pack rat in them. I know I do.

@NightShiftScaleModels

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, this was pretty much an experiment in an uncharted territory for me. That's why I chose this type of terrain - I simply had everything needed to build it at home.

I have to admit in this project I’ve fallen in love with this channel this is the quickest I’ve ever subscribed to a channel

This has been a great 4 part series, I was really intruiged when the first video popped up in my reccomended and I'm really glad I watched it because your soothing voice and intrinsic explination is fascinating and I'm definitley going to have to go back and watch all of your old videos.

Dioramas make models come to life and adds more interest than just a static model. So it’s time to tell a story and build a DIO!!

Your terrain and the items in your 'diorama' set the scene and tell a small part of that tanks story, so you're on your way. Btw for a rusty builder; you did very well, its looks great, Uncle N.S.

I am completely blown away by this series. Absolutely stunning! I didn't even know I had an interest in modelling. But to me, the sandbags could have used a bit of blending (yeah, I know, all of a sudden I'm an expert).

Great results, and well done with the scenic base! The immersion is real!

Hey night shift, i have a nice tip for the paste you use. 1. Use a flat surface to slap it on the base (make it flat). 2. Let it dry for 10-20min. 3. Use a Sponge slitghly dapped in water to make a nice ground like texture on the surface. 4. Let it dry propperly for 24 hours.

AK, Tamyia, Ammo and a lot of others owe you a couple of hundred Euros comission. This series ingnited my love for scale modeling a year ago and I have lost track how much money I spent on it 🙂

You are Bob Ross of scale modeling ;)

I just cannot believe that is your first base. Incredible.

“Didn’t want to make a base because that not really my thing” that didn’t age well with you now making the best diorama bases on youtube

Whem I was making a diorama for my tanks, I asked my mom to pick up foam for me. After i got home from school I come in to see a huge slab of planting foam. This stuff is used for fake plants and breaks apart even by rubbing it with your finger. Wish I had your tools.

@wintershowl9502

4 жыл бұрын

DirtyDan DinoMan hey you can make a foam cutter from some wire and a battery.

@wintershowl9502

4 жыл бұрын

And some wood

@hazardous458

4 жыл бұрын

DirtyDan DinoMan Well I wouldn’t blame your mom. At least she cared enough to even get you foam.

@NightShiftScaleModels

4 жыл бұрын

I also worked with that florist foam in the past. It works good enough as long as you have solid walls for your base, like from balsa wood or styrene, but overall it's quite messy and not very strong. But it's better than nothing!

@dirtydandinoman8902

4 жыл бұрын

@@hazardous458 True, very true.

Oh Wow! A blast from the past. Sheperd Paine was almost my hero 50 years ago when I used to make Historex Napoleonic figures

I absolutely adore your videos Mister Night Shift, they're informative, funny and the end-results are as always, amazing! Thank you for sharing your hobby with us!

That diorama looked amazing, I got some juicy foam and I will need to make my own! Thanks for the inspiration and for high quality content 🙌

After a long week of work, there is nothing better than getting home and watching your video, something so small but with so much detail, now I want a printer to do those little details, thanks Martin.

Uncle night-shift you should also put the blade guard on.!! When you want everything square and flat start by getting one surface flat then that face is placed against the fence of the saw for the next cut then rotate the piece 90° After that, provided the blade is at 90° to the bed and the fence is parallel to the blade, keep rotating the piece 90° untill every side has been trimmed. It's helpful to put a pencil mark on each side you've cut so it can go ageist the fence .

It's always good to put a face to the voice.😁 I really like how you handled the base..especially the rough edges of the terrain. Like you said...the dark color brought out the terrain shape even more. Really nice work on the kit & base. Great project.

Oh yeah, in 7days i finished 70% of all your videos, you do a great job, and it's relaxing the way you paint and build those models, hi from italy!

Thanks for the tip on Mr Surfacer 500. Until now I’ve only used it to fill seams as I find it easier to use than putty.

“I’m going to use circular saw” * slaps table saw

@NightShiftScaleModels

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, language barrier, we call it "cirkulár" so I thought it's called circular saw :)

@mgorscak

4 жыл бұрын

@@NightShiftScaleModels We call it "cirkular" in Croatia also. You have to love slavic languages :D

@Noone-of-your-Business

4 жыл бұрын

Well yes, that is a table-mounted circular saw. So: both really.

@bugler75

4 жыл бұрын

Circular saw too in UK/Ireland too

@thorforsell1300

4 жыл бұрын

I'm a carpenter and responsible for health and safety at my job as a swedish state employee and my first reaction was: -I'll use a cirkular saw "WHAT?! WHY?! HOW?!! That would be so dangerous!" *Brings out tablesaw* "Ah, phew, that makes more sense, much easier much less dangerous, that too is technically a circular saw I guess" *no handguard no pushstick, machine on the floor* Me: [cries in health and safety]

Completely gorgeous Martin! Loved this series thoroughly!,👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@NightShiftScaleModels

4 жыл бұрын

So happy to hear from you again Carlos! I watched your desert terrain tutorial while working on this :)

I must agree with your preferred definition. A scenic base displays a single scene, an instant in the life of the thing you're modeling- it may have a history but you know nothing about its future. A diorama is a moment in a story *and* tells you (or gives hints about) what happens next. It's more like a frame from an action movie. So yeah, that's a scenic base. I'm not too sanguine about using printed parts though. Kind of takes the manual skill thrill out of fabricating custom parts. Also, nice AvE bit in your garage!

I appreciate you and appreciate this video. The humor in the title and the description alone just pushed this video over the top!

good to know that your backyard looks like my backyard / basement ;-) . Your scenic base looks great.....and I like the logical normal step by step work how you made the base ...

Nice bikes. A tank model with a bike on the back...now there's an idea.

You're one of the very few people who have mentioned chipper pain you keep up the great work cheers with a beer

Experimentation really paid off on this, looks great!

Wow, the base turned out great, it's so good to see you try something new :) As for the question, I think we can call the base a diorama when the vehicle isn't the main focal point, but the entire scene and the "interactions" are. When the main focus of a base is only a vehicle/figure, then the base is only a background.

Your Videos give me that Bob Ross "Wow how does it look so easy?" moments. Nice, keep it up!

Love you sense of humor. And of course, your modelling skills.

uncle nightshift back at it again with the quality content 👌

This is one of the best bases I've seen. And I'm a big fan of Luke Towan.

I think the definition of a diorama involves telling a story, and sometimes that story is told in the absence of figures as much as it is the presence of figures. I think even certain miniatures can, in and of themselves be dioramas if they tell a story in the details of the build. I would consider your recent Tiger build with the mismatched and painted over camo and missing tools more of a diorama than a straight up build because it shows the viewer that this is a battle weary vehicle that is carrying on despite running out of ways to stay viable. An aircraft on a runway could be considered a scenic base, but if that runway is cratered and shows evidence of spilled fluids and hurried tire streaks, it's suddenly so much more.

Nice Trek Session!

Piękna praca jak i pozostałe na kanale :) jesteś dla mnie prawdziwą inspiracją. Czekam na kolejne prace a za te które już są wielkie dzięki.

Genuinely my favourite scale modelling channel next to PLASMO, keep up the amazing models and commentary !

Glad to see you’re keeping it classic and wearing a track suite.

Excellent build, and at this scale. Amazing!

Very nice build, love the atmosphere of the finished dioscenicbasearama!

You have been instrumental in helping me get much better at building my armor models. Your instructional videos are fantastic.

Make a thing of taking cheap tanks in this scale, and making them scenic bases that match... you could arrange them in a diorama as the collection grows!

1:45 nice bikes !

This is a diorama to me - it puts the model into a place, in a random moment of time. Well done!

Beautiful "scenic base"(thumbs up). Hello from Phoenix, Az.

Another entertaining show! I feel what you created was a diorama. The details popped, even though there wasn’t “concrete” on the cinder blocks! 😜. I look forward to another base/diorama/whatever. Thank you for a nice break from pandemic monotony.

I would call it a "vignette". Like really nice base with texture and additional detail. Amazing detailing at the stones, easy step with a huge effect.

Super job....is it a vignette...maybe???? Your commentary is such a laugh.....but great to listen to, especially the tips. Can't wait for next Friday 👏🏻

Well for someone not doing much in the way of dioramas pretty dam good and a face to boot... thanks for sharing.

I would call this a vignette. And..... it really turned out great. As I understand it, the differences are: Base - a simple stand or pedestal, sometimes with non-descript terrain, for the model to sit on. Vignette - a small setting to place the model in a general or specific terrain/environment that doesn’t necessarily tell a story, usually no figures are incorporated but may have up to three. Diorama - typically larger settings designed to tell a story through the placement of the focus model and numerous supporting pieces that often include terrain, structures, “vegetation”, multiple vehicles and/or equipment & figures. I really enjoy making dioramas, because I like to see if people get the story I’m trying to tell, and you can hide “easter eggs” that can really pull people into studying the piece much closer to noticing the detail.

If you want more pronounced tank/tire tracks, try air drying modelling clay for just the road part. It holds its shape perfectly, is easy to paint and incredibly cheap. I always keep spare track links and tires just for that.

Now that is impressive & I love your 3D printed boxes & blocks So Subtle magnificently done Thank you 😊

Looks absolutely incredible. We need more dioramas on your channel :)

Well you're just a young lad 😁 I was expecting a guy in his late 40's or so 😊 well it's nice to see the man behind the fantastic builds!

You are like me!Downhill and Modelism!!Nice man!!

oh gosh, a wild martin has appeared! also this base is sooo good! your videos inspire me to put that extra edge on my models :)

I’d count it as a diorama. It’s a tank with a story and a history on the move to the next fight after being thru more than more. It had a story, and that’s what I think the diorama difference is between a base

Thanks for making me hungry! That pink foam looks just like my favourite biscuit. Mmm pink wafer or pink panther wafers

I watched nearly all of your videos and now is there your voice in my head commenting every time when I'm working.... I need to nail cat furniture together today and I see it coming up again when I lift of the trusty old Chammer

Superb work. Looks very realistic with the great painting and weathering. Tye terainis super effective. Thanks so much for sharing!🎖

Man i love your Videos. They and you are the reason why i reactivated this wonderful hobby for me. You are awesome in the kind how you make your Videos. And oh you have a face. That fact is nice, i thought you are just a pair of hands and a voice from a modeller world. 😅 My first project after many years looks very good thanks to your instructions. Thank you for sharing it with us man. Greetings from Germany. 😉

Very nice, I'm looking forward to more diorama/scenes from you Uncle!

to avoid Craters and hollows created by the pipette/dropper, spray some isopropyl alcohol in a mist sprayer first, finer the mist spray the better, helps wet the sand/texture and breaks the surface tension so the adhesive can penetrate or flow around the grains/grit better

We see you finally!! :) So psyched to see you tackling dioramas now, please do more!!!

Wow! I don't understand why you say that, "dioramas aren't really my thing...", as you clearly bring the same level of skill and detail to the setting that you do to your models. To say that I'm impressed would be a severe understatement. As always, thanks so much for sharing. Steve