The Country Church - 1/48 Diorama

Building a 48th scale church diorama from scratch. For more miniatures and photos follow me here: Instagram: www.instagram.com/excessively_sentimental Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@excessively_sentimental Materials List: Glue: wood glue, Mod Podge, super glue Paint: acrylic paint Church frame, panels, roof: balsa wood Wood plane: Master Airscrew 4100 Razor Plane Base: ply wood, bass wood, insulation foam Dirt: tile grout Gravestones and crosses: insulation foam and balsa wood Grass: Woodland Scenics Static Grass Woodland Scenics Static King Applicator Vines: twine, spray adhesive, Green Stuff World Micro Leaves Music by Kai Engel: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License Original tracks: Nothing Lasts Forever The Moments of Our Mornings Prelude - Bells In Heavy Clouds Fading Rays Waltz Interlude - In Anxious Shadows Laceration Shining Dawn The Burden Of Empathy Twinkling Stars Wont Answer Me I Am Climbing on Air Encore - Tender From Dreams to Melancholy Warm of Mechanical Heart Comfort In A Bottle Deserted City Life's Composing When the Lights Came On 00:00 Constructing the frame 01:29 Panelling the walls 04:09 Creating windows 09:17 Building a door 11:56 Adding corner moulding 12:57 Building the base 14:53 Adding dirt 15:58 Glueing the church to the base 16:30 Dark washing the church 17:14 Dry brushing with white 17:36 Painting some grime 18:29 Dry brushing some more 18:50 Creating gravestones 21:27 Painting the dirt 22:35 Ageing the gravestones 23:16 Building stairs 25:46 Adding "glass" to the windows 27:18 Painting the base 27:32 Painting more grime on the walls 27:51 Making grass tufts 29:04 Placing grass tufts 29:21 Applying static grass 30:56 Adding flowers 31:38 Building the roof 32:35 Cutting and glueing roof tiles 34:25 Painting the roof 35:18 Glueing the roof 35:39 Making roof flashing 37:13 Weathering the roof 38:14 Dry brushing the roof 38:35 Final roof details 38:53 Making shrubs 39:51 Glueing shrubs 41:13 The Final Church