Nerdforge | Making a Magical World in a Shelf (a Shelforama!) @Nerdforge | Uploaded March 2021 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
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Making a magical diorama inside a shelf that can be displayed around the house without taking up too much space. Such a great and fun little DIY project that anyone could participate in! Make your own and tag it with #shelforama!
🧰 MATERIALS:
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- 30cm x 30cm x 11cm square shelf
Rock base:
- XPS styrofoam
- Hot glue/spray glue/ other adhesive
- Acetone to melt the styrofoam
- Exterior foam coat (Hot Wire Foam Factory)
- Plaster
- Acrylic paint
Rivers:
- Polymer clay
- Vacuum formed resin molds
- Epoxy resin & pigments (blue & turquoise)
- Epoxy glue
Buildings:
- Cutting templates - the ones I made can be found on Patreon with the link above :)
- Cardboard (2mm)
- Superglue
- PVA glue (protective layer and sealant after assembly)
- Acrylic paint
- Gold leaf
- Leaf primer
- Coating varnish
- Single white LED details wrapped in translucent white polymer clay
Vegetation:
- Handmade glowing plants (translucent & black polymer clay, wires, single white LEDs, paint)
- Prefab ivy, grass tufts, grass and flowers
- PVA glue and hot glue
🔨 TOOLS:
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- Box cutter / x-acto knife
- Mayku Formbox vacuum former
- Hot glue gun
- Lasercutter OR x-acto knife / box cutter
- Soldering iron & supplies
🎥 OUR FILM & AUDIO GEAR:
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- Panasonic GH5 (Main camera): * amzn.to/2VQcZHN
- Wide angle lens: * amzn.to/3m3wWWA
- Main video light: * amzn.to/2JXv5oJ
- Awesome RGB lights: * amzn.to/2VStoeV
- Wireless lapel set: * amzn.to/2VQfTfF
- Studio mic: * amzn.to/2Iq7w7w
- Wireless video set: * amzn.to/36WttEF
🔔 SOCIAL:
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📸 Instagram - instagram.com/thenerdforge
💬 Discord - discord.io/nerdforge
🐳 Facebook - facebook.com/Nerdforge
🐤 Twitter - twitter.com/TheNerdforge
💜 Website - thenerdforge.com
✉️ BUSINESS CONTACT: contact@thenerdforge.com
AD: Head to squarespace.com/nerdforge to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code NERDFORGE.
❤️Thanks to our Patrons: patreon.com/nerdforge
👕 MERCH: http://nerdforge.store
Making a magical diorama inside a shelf that can be displayed around the house without taking up too much space. Such a great and fun little DIY project that anyone could participate in! Make your own and tag it with #shelforama!
🧰 MATERIALS:
________________________________
- 30cm x 30cm x 11cm square shelf
Rock base:
- XPS styrofoam
- Hot glue/spray glue/ other adhesive
- Acetone to melt the styrofoam
- Exterior foam coat (Hot Wire Foam Factory)
- Plaster
- Acrylic paint
Rivers:
- Polymer clay
- Vacuum formed resin molds
- Epoxy resin & pigments (blue & turquoise)
- Epoxy glue
Buildings:
- Cutting templates - the ones I made can be found on Patreon with the link above :)
- Cardboard (2mm)
- Superglue
- PVA glue (protective layer and sealant after assembly)
- Acrylic paint
- Gold leaf
- Leaf primer
- Coating varnish
- Single white LED details wrapped in translucent white polymer clay
Vegetation:
- Handmade glowing plants (translucent & black polymer clay, wires, single white LEDs, paint)
- Prefab ivy, grass tufts, grass and flowers
- PVA glue and hot glue
🔨 TOOLS:
________________________________
- Box cutter / x-acto knife
- Mayku Formbox vacuum former
- Hot glue gun
- Lasercutter OR x-acto knife / box cutter
- Soldering iron & supplies
🎥 OUR FILM & AUDIO GEAR:
________________________________
- Panasonic GH5 (Main camera): * amzn.to/2VQcZHN
- Wide angle lens: * amzn.to/3m3wWWA
- Main video light: * amzn.to/2JXv5oJ
- Awesome RGB lights: * amzn.to/2VStoeV
- Wireless lapel set: * amzn.to/2VQfTfF
- Studio mic: * amzn.to/2Iq7w7w
- Wireless video set: * amzn.to/36WttEF
🔔 SOCIAL:
________________________________
📸 Instagram - instagram.com/thenerdforge
💬 Discord - discord.io/nerdforge
🐳 Facebook - facebook.com/Nerdforge
🐤 Twitter - twitter.com/TheNerdforge
💜 Website - thenerdforge.com
✉️ BUSINESS CONTACT: contact@thenerdforge.com
