Build Your Own TMNT Sewer Lair in 4 Hours

Build Your Own TMNT Sewer Lair in 4 Hours | How To

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8 ай бұрын

This is my custom TMNT Sewer Lair for the Channel’s giveaway winner! Worked on the structure this week then will create the furniture in next episode.
This project took me about 4 hours and cost about $80 in material to make.
If you missed out on the NECA Lair or customs are too expensive, hopefully this motivates you to make your own!
Tools I used:
T Square
Retractable Knife
X Acto Knife
Hot Glue Gun
Hack Saw
Paint Brushes
Hot Wire Hand Tool
Proxxon Hot Wire Table
Materials
2 pieces of 1inchx24inchx24inch Foamular XPS Foam $14
3 cans of spray paint $21
Magnets $7
Acrylic Paints $10
Lighting Ring $15
Sunco 12 Pack Goof Rings for Recessed Light Fixture Living Room Can Light Goof Trim Ring, Outer Diameter 8.6-inch, Inner Diameter 6.2-inch, Matte Finish, Flush Mount, 5-6 Inch, White a.co/d/749PE7d
1 inch diameter PVC pipe $5
PVC pipe fittings $5
Silly Winks $1
Sticker bumps $2
Don’t overpay for a diorama if you could make you could make your own! This is one of the easiest dioramas I have worked on when I first started. Now that I have had done more diorama builds since then, figured this was a great time to revisit.
Enjoy!!

Пікірлер: 75

@armandoherrera6822 8 ай бұрын

4 hours, so fast 💨 great video as usual

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

Not accounting for paint drying haha I’d go do other things then 😂

@LordByron2752 5 күн бұрын

Great job man

@thomasgoesnostalgic 5 күн бұрын

Thanks dude!

@kohlithink_3256 8 ай бұрын

Great work man, you’re the dio king dude

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

Thanks bud! Appreciate that!

@ShionAkasuki Ай бұрын

Impressive

@thomasgoesnostalgic Ай бұрын

Thank you! Appreciate you checking it out:)

@nymphsandshepherds 8 ай бұрын

This is awesome. You have patience I Don’t have.

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

Haha it does test your patience figuring stuff out but once you figure something out it feels like a victory 😂

@RynMyers 8 ай бұрын

Nice work man! 4 hours is pretty fast!

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

Yea! This was the first time I actually timed myself so lots of stop and go with the stopwatch. When it was all said and done the final timer was at 3:58. Of course that was spread out throughout a few days because I would do little by little but if I was to buckle down one whole day I could probably knock this and the furniture out I think. Spend most of my time waiting for paint to dry 😂

@darthprime4916 8 ай бұрын

Wow! Thanks For Doing this.

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

No prob!! Furniture coming soon!

@titusdioramasandactionfigu1788 8 ай бұрын

Amazing work as always. Look at that display room. Nicely done.

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

Thanks dude! Haha they’ll be a room tour coming soon!

@AlphaProto 8 ай бұрын

This turned out good. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us.

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

Thank you and of course! Love sharing this hobby with everyone!

@matthewle6529 8 ай бұрын

Great tutorials. Thank you

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking it out! Almost done with all of the accessories!

@moonwalk6803 8 ай бұрын

amazing job

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Moonwalk!

@TurtleC0mic 8 ай бұрын

Nice work my dude!

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

Shell yeah! Thank you so much!

@emilflognoid1532 8 ай бұрын

Too cool

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

Thanks dude!!!

@chasecummings1529 8 ай бұрын

Looks phenomenal brotha

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!

@jdioramasjdioramas2814 8 ай бұрын

Tom all your work is splendid and dope I need one bro thanks for display of dios

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

Thanks J! Always appreciate you stopping by!

@Hamburger759 7 ай бұрын

Great job and great video! Would you consider looking at the Ramen Toys M.U.S.K. ? It comes with the sewer and a street level with a few acessories. It costs $200 shipped and pre-painted as well.

@thomasgoesnostalgic 7 ай бұрын

I think the MUSK looks amazing but I probably won’t get it. I have to be really selective with space. My turtle display is pretty tapped out with dios but I think Ramens offering is fantastic!

@ChuckCanada1 8 ай бұрын

Thomas I grew up in the 1980's, you named your channel aptly. :p Lol for real though this is sick. I mean I'm thinking of making one now after this. I just hope generation 1 TMNT toys aren't that expensive. It would be really cool to get a set of the old toys if I could.

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

Haha I was trying to diversify and making retrospective videos on old toy lines. I have only done three but thinking of doing those in a LIVE format rather than long form video. Nostalgia as a whole is my passion. I love making dioramas that either mimic and reflect playsets we had in the 80s 90s or those ones I wish we had as playsets:) they have repro the originals so it might be easier now a days to get your hands on them!

@user-dt2yf3mn4l 8 ай бұрын

Really like that u teaching hope u go into more details on future projects just subscribe to the channel.

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! And if there things in particular you want to see more detail just let me know :) I can try and incorporate tricks into other projects

@user-dt2yf3mn4l 8 ай бұрын

@@thomasgoesnostalgic thanks I'm really trying to start doing these for my action figures

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

@@user-dt2yf3mn4l absolutely these definitely help liven up the display

@Wildwes1981 8 ай бұрын

Looks good buddy Now your going to have to redo your original one haha 😂 very nice job tho 👍

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

Hahaha I can’t! Has too much sentimental value! Haha you are crushing it too dude!

@Wildwes1981 8 ай бұрын

Ya can’t wait too start my channel 6 building got some cool ideas for it

@ashdnu 8 ай бұрын

slay

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@marvink1517 8 ай бұрын

Are the magnets the 3/4” size from hobby lobby?

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

Yup those are the ones I use. Depending on the project I’ll use those in various sizes

@jasonmartinez3468 8 ай бұрын

I missed my chance to order the neca sewer by one day not knowing there's a window for my kid... the price is ridiculous but still need one at some point for him I see them going for 650 on ebay.. anyone have any advice on how to get one closer to the 300 range price.. you think there will be another chance ever to order one though neca or waiting once people actually get them in Dec you think there will be some being sold for less than 600 ? Thank you

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

Unless there is a Good Samaritan out there I don’t think you will be able to find it for less than $300 and I highly doubt NECA will release again. Custom options are available that’s why I wanted to show how affordable making your own is. Let me know if you need help:)

@johndoe-db1ew 8 ай бұрын

Bro! You taking commissions?

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

Sometimes! Depends what you are looking for!

@johndoe-db1ew 8 ай бұрын

@@thomasgoesnostalgic I’m looking for a generic destroyed building. If you wanna do it let me know and I will give the specifics

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

@@johndoe-db1ew yea let’s chat! I’m on same name on IG or same name under @gmail.com

@johndoe-db1ew 8 ай бұрын

@@thomasgoesnostalgic ok, i just send you a message on ins

@truerc 8 ай бұрын

Don't forget time is money as well. Everyone's time is not equal. But I'd say at minimum you're looking at $60 on top of just the cost of the materials. So make sure to factor that in.

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

This is for people making for themselves as a hobby. So I can’t factor in cost of labor because whatever anyone wants to charge for a custom will vary. Unless someone is going to charge themself the cost of labor, doing this for your own collection would not be a proper measurement. But yea if selling, people can factor in whatever they would want to charge

@truerc 8 ай бұрын

@@thomasgoesnostalgic Right, but I'm thinking even if I build this myself, my time would be better spent elsewhere. That's why I just bought it already made. Ends up being a better value.

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

@@truerc but a hobby is something you enjoy spending your time doing. If you are doing something fun, do you charge yourself labor hours? This is a How To video so implied people watching are looking How To do this for themselves because it is something they find fun and enjoy. If you are buying one outright then you don’t need to build one. This is for the people who want to enjoy the process and have fun doing it. I am assuming if someone doesn’t enjoy using their time this way they can just simply not.

@truerc 8 ай бұрын

@@thomasgoesnostalgic Absolutely if someone finds it fun, it would be time well spent. But some see building this as work, not a hobby, which is why focusing on the cost of materials alone might be a bit confusing.

@thomasgoesnostalgic 8 ай бұрын

@@truerc it’s pretty straight forward. It’s building a diorama for toys. Toys invoke fun. Work is work and not fun. I hear what you are saying but I don’t know how to calculate what each individual person participating in a hobby values their time. All fun things involved some sort of work. Playing a sport involves work and stress on your physicality. Building a toy display takes work but is also fun. I am probably an outlier on this but mowing the lawn is fun. It’s hard work but when I’m done staring at the lawn I have a sense of joy 😂 so I guess different strokes for different folks. Thanks for your insight!