North Of The Border

I've been wanting to make a Sea Monster for a while now, but I've been binging The Mandalorian Season 2 pretty hard as well, so it made sense to put the two togther, so this is my take on "that scene". You know, the one where Baby Yoda gets EATEN.

If I could develop selective amnesia, I would choose to forget that I ever played Breath of the Wild, so that I could experience it all over again. I can't, so instead I made this diorama as a tribute to that glorious game, and it's glorious guardians. The characters are sculpted entirely out of clay, and the laser beam is made using cosplay wiring (no soldering necessary)!

Star Wars was released 43 (!) years ago and has spawned some of the coolest fanart of all time, but in my mind, the best of it all is Jake Parker's "The Tie Fighter". Maybe it's because it combines the dope futuristic samurai aesthetic with mechwarrior tie fighters, or what, but I knew this was the project to try turning a 2D drawing into 3D art if there ever was one. So grab a coffee, pop in A New Hope, and get stuck into an overly long polymer clay tutorial full of disjointed rambling.

We're back with another book nook! I couldn't think of what scene I wanted to create, but my partner gave me the perfect idea for a Mount Doom, Frodo tossing the ring into the fires of Mordor, setting! Of course, you've got Sam doing his best "DO IT, MR. FRODO" and Gollum just being a creep on the fringes.

Hey, remember that scene in Star Wars where Gandalf faces off against the Rancor (Balrog?) on the Bridge of Khazad-dum in the Mines of Moria? And it's his lightsaber against the fearsome lightwhip of the beast? Well this is my attempt to recreate that epic scene in my first, of hopefully many, Star Wars/Lord of the Rings mashups.

In honour of Breath of the Wild 2 not being announced today, may I present you with a teeny tiny Temple of Time? The latest in what will surely be a long playlist of Zelda Crafts, this tiny temple will look dashing on any bookshelf. Yes, you read that write, this isn't just a diorama, this bad boy is a full blown booknook!

My first foray into the world of Anime was Attack on Titan (or Shingeki No Kyojin if you want), and people have been asking me to do some sort of anime-related sculpture, so I decided what better scene to do than the best scene in the entire show--Captain Levi vs The Beast Titan!

Stardew Valley just turned 5 years old, and I figured it was high time I made a proper tribute to that gem of a game, so I made the Farmhouse into a real life building. Uh... like a really tiny version of a real building, but it works! It's actually 28mm in scale so it'll work perfectly for a tabletop game of DND.

I've been on a bit of a Zelda Craft Binge lately and I thought it was time to make the house from Link's Awakening. Oh, l also made a teeny tiny, uber adorable Link for good measure, because what Legend of Zelda inspired diorama would be complete without the Hero, himself?

Time for another book nook! And time for another Lord of the Rings build! And time to add Frodo and Sam and a big spooky spider (aka Shelob)! And yes, by the end of this you'll wonder, "why would anyone put this on their shelf?" That's how you know it works!

Today we dive into the delightful world of Studio Ghibli, and finally make a My Neighbor Totoro diorama! Sure, we could go with any number of scenes for a diorama, but only the Bus Stop scene lets us make *REAL RAIN. So whether you're camp "J-hibli" or camp "G-hibli", hop on into the absolute fever dream that is My Neighbour Totoro!

Pokémon turns 25 years old this year and I figured what better way to show my appreciation than to make a Pokéball!? Oh, and of course it's going to open and have a miniature Pikachu chillaxin' on a beach! Let the celebrations commence!

I wanted to make an island. So I made Outset Island from The Wind Waker! There isn't a Legend of Zelda game that doesn't make me happy, and The Wind Waker was no exception.

Let's make a tiny Bag End! Take some grass, some shrubs, a bit of wood, and you've got yourself next level Lord of the Rings DIY!

Do you want your very own Tunnel to Hollow Earth? Well good news! Now you can with this handy Godzilla vs Kong Diorama!

May the Fourth be with you! Just in time for the celebration, I made a custom R2D2 sculpture tackling his greatest foe yet: a set of stairs. You guys said you wanted an R2D2 that was true to his llittle legless self, so I've done and gone and given the people what they wanted. But tune in next week for the exciting conclusion to this saga and see what the rest of you wanted!

Ever wonder what R2D2 would look like if he was a Gunpla? Well now you know. I made R2D2 into a fully mechanized, fully limbed, imperial smashing robo-badass.

I wanted to make something different this week, so I made a spooky sea monster and an unfortunate fisherman. It's a divergence from my usual tiny nerdy things, so let me know what you think in the comments! Do you like a little bit of originality? Or should this internet monkey stick to remaking other people's art?

Today I turned the best chocolate bar of all time into the spookiest wizard prison of all time.

I think it's high time I made another Zelda diorama, and I think it's even higher time I made a Breath of the Wild themed one. And what monster better personifies the Breath of the Wild than the Lynel? And of course, Link's gotta be there too, for obvious reasons.

This time I take on my biggest Legend of Zelda monster yet: a molduga! Of course, I've made a dozen polymer clay Link's, but this time I went with the sassiest armor set in Breath of the Wild: the Gerudo Outfit. And there's a little Sheika bomb for good measure, obviously.

Hey! It's time to dip back into the world of Attack on Titan, and this time we're making the Armored Titan and a couple teeny-tiny heroines: Mikasa and Hange (honestly, who doesn't love Hange?).

The trailer for Botw 2 came out at E3 and EXCUSE ME IS THAT A BUNCH OF BOKOBLIN RIDING A TALUS? It sure is, and I wanted one of my own, so I made it using foam, clay, stir sticks, and toothpicks.

I'M POLYMER CLAY PICKLE RICK. Or, at least, I made a Pickle Rick. And you can too! You could even make him out of an actual pickle, if you're that way inclined.

Whelp, I caved. I made a zombie. But at least it's a zombie T-REX.

I've been putting this off for as long as I could, but today's the day to make the Skyloft from Skyward Sword.

E'erbody been askin' me to make a Hinox, so I did. But to celebrate passing that 100k subscriber milestone, **I'm GIVING IT AWAY! Watch till the end for details (or skip to it, BUT WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT!?).**

I saw the trailer for Suicide Squad 2, and I saw King Shark in all his dad-bod glory. So, naturally, I had to make my very own tiny Nanaue.

I keep getting asked, "where do you get those wooden things to hold your things"? Well, here you go! I like to make fun things, not boring wooden handle things, so this is how I make cheap, cheerful, and quick handles that will last a lifetime. These are the sorts of family heirlooms that will be treasured for years to come!

I'm on a super hero binge. Super villain? Or Anti-hero? I dunno, but today I made a comic book version of Venom. Let me know what you think and if you like it what other comic book characters do you think would be cool?

What better way to light up a room than with a creeper explosion? Well, I made a minecraft creeper into a lamp, and now you can too!

It's time to make everyone's favourite firey, flying, danger noodle! Sure, you're spoiled for choice of dragon's from the Breath of the Wild, but why wouldn't you choose Dinraal?

It's high time I made a model of David Beckham--er, I mean a Witcher. The new movie came out on Netflix, and I thought, "who better to make, then the old man himself?" Except... he's both old and not old?

It's collab time! I was asked by the ineffable @Boylei if I wanted to join him and some friends and make a Star Wars themed robot. Obviously, I said, "uh... very much yes".

I keep seeing people turning their minecraft worlds in 3d renders and it's awesome, so I wondered, 'what would it look like if I made a Minecraft world out of clay?'

It's finally time to make Calamity Ganon. This means that I've sculpted him before I fought him... what a world we live in.

What's scarier that a big, spotted jaguar shark? One that GLOWS IN THE DARK.

More Pokemon! And this time we're bringing a Bulbasaur card to life!

You guys (kinda) asked for it, so here it is! μ2 in the polymer clay flesh! Poketober is coming to an end, what do you want to see next? Let me know down below!

It's the spookiest time of the year, and it's the end of Pokétober, so I figured I'd combine the two and bring you Spokétober: Gotta Spook 'Em All!

I got tired of waiting for Rockstar to give us Undead Nightmare 2, so I turned Arthur Morgan into a Zombie. I'm not even sorry.

I'm not even sorry. Okay, I'm a little sorry, but I'm Canadian so I'm sorry about everything.

I wanted to help out a little indie developer promote their game, so I made Jinx from Arcane: League of Legends.

I don't know. It seemed like a good idea at the time.

What's a realistic King Koopa look like? Well... sit back and find out!

Is this what Luigi would like like in real life? I hope not...

Merry Christmas, I guess? I dunno, I'm sorry.

What do you do if you have dirt, rocks, resin, and perfect little ice cube trays? You make a little world, obviously.