Turning a toy train into a sci fi post office | Beyond the Blight



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Join me on this kit bashing project as I turn a plastic train toy into a sci fi post office, then weave it into the ongoing narrative world building project of Beyond the Blight.

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SUPPLIES I use:
Starbond CA glue (superglue + fine nozzles): https://amzn.to/3S2i7Vt
Milliput https://amzn.to/3yVGHyl
XPS foam: https://amzn.to/3v3nv0G
Sculpey air dry clay https://amzn.to/3CsNUtb
Sargent Art polymer clay https://amzn.to/3pLuxE6
Tacky Glue: https://amzn.to/3v3nv0G
UV resin: https://amzn.to/3wy0io2
CA glue accelerant: https://amzn.to/3SbrHpl
Sunlu 3D printer resin: https://amzn.to/3ql3FOX
Elegy Water Washable Resin: https://amzn.to/42mb4vA
Heat Shrink Tubing: https://amzn.to/3ljmjnZ
12”x8” 2mm basswood sheets: https://amzn.to/42k6NI5
Green Stuff (Epoxy Putty): https://amzn.to/48bmg0e
Loctite Spray Foam: https://amzn.to/4afX7Du

PAINTS I use:
The Army Painter Speed Paints “Most Wanted” 2.0: https://amzn.to/41gTcSL
Shinan Professional Watercolors: https://amzn.to/3n5IzSM
Vallejo Acrylic Model paint set (Assorted colors): https://amzn.to/40XXrSK
Vallejo Acrylic Model paint set (Earthtone colors): https://amzn.to/3TlXzIg
Citadel Technical Paints and Shades: https://amzn.to/3ZS9xvZ
Tamiya Panel Liner: https://amzn.to/487IMY6

TOOLS I use:
TZ Audio Stellar X2 XLR microphone: https://amzn.to/3GBep0o
Dremel rotary tool: https://amzn.to/3zq9WdW
Miter saw & box: https://amzn.to/3PvomPU
Miniature painting brushes: https://amzn.to/3B9PteO
Hot wire cutter (that may or may not arrive on time): https://amzn.to/3zjRfZs
Leather hole punch https://amzn.to/3QOYDCH
Fujiwara heat gun: https://amzn.to/3S2i7Vt
Elegoo Mars 2 Pro resin 3D printer: https://amzn.to/3XnvRMq
Iwata Neo Gravity Feed airbrush: https://amzn.to/3IwbYho
Plastic cutting nippers: https://amzn.to/3Z4OPYV
Frddiud Honeycomb Laser Bed: https://amzn.to/3C9Fk0W
Clay roller: https://amzn.to/3ORlQWK

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:43 The concept
02:56 Main structure
05:02 Supports and roof
07:56 The crawlspace
10:29 Stones & Foundation
11:50 Details, packages, containers
14:24 “The Inquiry” short story
23:48 The reveal

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48 thoughts on “Turning a toy train into a sci fi post office | Beyond the Blight”

  1. This is excellent – from your initial concept artwork to the final model and its accompanying storyline! Those 'toy' trains you used as the basis for this project have incredible detail and scratch building potential. Do you know who makes them? (As an aside, please consider some kind of railroad subject – an armored train or railcar, perhaps – with the leftover wheels and fittings for a future project . . . .)

    As for what your local Dollar Store staff might think of you; it's probably that you're an artist or model builder of some kind. I suspect they see plenty of hobbyists passing through over the course of any given week. They do here where I live . . . .

    670th like.

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  2. Would have liked to join skillshare once but if you don’t have the time and the money DONT DO IT. It’s rather costly after the (I think it was) the first month. So yeah nice idea and talk and all but more for ppl who have the space, time and money to be able to do such a hobby like this creative guy here in this video..

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  3. What a wonderful work we get to see each time ! The storytelling is getting so much better with the passing of time too !
    I feel like a child each time I learn a new video is on the way. I can’t wait to see what you will invent and create this year !

    I wish you a Happy new year and a lot of wonderful things !

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  4. Great vid but at 12:46 you're not wearing proper PPE for dealing with resin prints before final cure.
    Please wear nitrile gloves when handling uncured resin, it's gnarly stuff before it's fully cured.

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  5. Loving the story, tone and world building. I am curious to know though if things will turn around or not. Will the land and the poeple fluorish again and be happy one way or another. Or this a slow death into the apocalypse. Then a dead rotting world taken over but this possible sentient fungi? 🤔

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  6. I have to say that your stories with these amazing builds never fail to have me enthralled! Also your use of music during the story was exceptional, I was getting anxious just listening to it 😂 the build is fantastic, great work as always!

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  7. hello, I have a silly question but first I want to thank you for this video. What a beautiful build. The stories you create with the builds… It's true otherworldly multimedia. You are actively opening the door to the other world. That is very very nice.
    I have bought a bunch of the thin long plastic nozzles for the super glue. I wanted to ask, how do you implement them? Do you cut open several of the tiny super glue tubes and pour the glue into some bigger container and put the nozzle on? Isn't the pouring and exposure to air detrimental? I am doing a lot of miniatures gluing and painting and really want to start using this precise nozzles but I don't know how to set them up.
    Thank you, whoever can advise me!

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  8. Man I love the bidding you do here, everything seems so alien yet familiar and in a way comforting. It feels very lived in and cared for, still in that comfort there is sense of knowing that, it will never get easier, never a chance to escape from the precipice of the inevitable end

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  9. Thank you for showing us your wonderful creation and sharing the story that goes with it. I love that your work is connected to a world and characters you are building. That is amazing 😍

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  10. Adore this structure, it really excites the imagination for what these larger cities look like.
    Wonderful short story as well, for some reason I feel really compelled by nosey neighbour Faresh. Perhaps he returns someday? His curiosity leads him somewhere he shouldn't or we get a glimpse of the docks he works at?

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  11. What is that water paint pen thing called? I cannot find one and don't know what they are called to search for them. All i ever end up finding are bristle brushes or waterpaint trays for my found bristle brushes.

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