Historical Cliff Palace in Colorado

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Historical Cliff Palace in Colorado | Diorama Craft DIY

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#Diorama #MesaVerde #CliffPalace
Last week, I visited Mesa Verde National Park while on a road trip around the Rocky Mountains with my wife. The main attractions of the park are the cliff dwellings made by the indigenous people known as the Ancestral Puebloan. The largest of these structures is Cliff Palace. I was inspired by the landmark to recreate it in its prime as the subject of this week’s diorama build!
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@olauiver 10 ай бұрын

i will never not adore this man's content. it's super relaxing, the combination of his voice, his music choice, the noises of making things. it's all perfectly crafted, just like his models.

@truthoftheuniverse4179 10 ай бұрын

ALIENS HAD SOME AWESOME STONE TECHNOLOGY

@oliverwatson8232 10 ай бұрын

I love putting on one of his videos in the background of doing something else. He is very relaxing

@modelermark172 10 ай бұрын

Boylei, this belongs in a history museum at Mesa Verde. Wonderful job!

@ZeFroz3n0ne907 10 ай бұрын

Yeah it does!!

@bradcallahan3546 10 ай бұрын

A mediocre low budget project belongs in a museum? Lmfao.

@kyleevans9077 10 ай бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking

@Swagman12 10 ай бұрын

@@bradcallahan3546 you wish you could make anything anywhere close to the things boylei makes on terms of skill

@seanobrien7169 10 ай бұрын

@@bradcallahan3546 What do you think are actually in museums? Not a commentary on this project, but have you ever been to a small specialized museum? Most of the models have many inaccuracies and are not really professionally done. Especially ship models. But back to this particular project, I have to agree that the end result is not as impressive as many of his projects, however, the skills that went into building this are. Who are you? I would like to see some of your projects.

@marshallerickson493 10 ай бұрын

You inspired me to get into diorama building and I used what I learned from you to create my first diorama for a school project (got an A) which got me a commission at my local museum, and eventually a job there, so thank you

@bananalyd Ай бұрын

That's crazy

@azvertic 10 ай бұрын

I've been to cliff palace two times, and it never gets old. The mastery that went into this piece is stunning!

@MrJodrick 10 ай бұрын

On the contrary, it's always getting older

@ginadelsasso288 10 ай бұрын

I went to this place 20 years ago and every time I see it on the internet I have to watch the associated clip. This was such a cool village. I just wish places like this were kept in use and maintained better.

@FLINTLOCKWOODMACHINE 10 ай бұрын

I got to take a tour of it last summer, it sure was fun.

@someguy2309 10 ай бұрын

I always wanted to visit the national park. I love anything that involves ruins since you get so much creativity from the ruins. Trying to visualize what it looked like before adds to the imagination.

@picklepotpieofficial 10 ай бұрын

It's really amaing to see. To anyone that really IS going to visit, just know you need reservations for the different cliff palaces, can't just show up the the park and see them all day of.

@ducatisti 10 ай бұрын

I liked Mesa Verde, but I love Hovenweep and Chaco Canyon. Both are a bit more difficult to get to, so there's fewer visitors, especially in the spring or late fall.

@newmexicopyramid1227 10 ай бұрын

As a Native American from the Navajo tribe, I appreciate your video.

@wannesoostvogels8613 Ай бұрын

You are one of the reasons i am into dioramas. Love what you do pls keep uploading

@thetribunaloftheimaginatio5247 10 ай бұрын

Man... this sucker's bringin' back memories of the trip "Out West" I took with my maternal grandparents when I were a lad of nine going on ten...

@walkstheman98 10 ай бұрын

I love the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings, we live just a short drive away from them so I have visited them multiple times. Even since I was a kid they have found multiple more sites in the area, its well worth a visit!

@celeste3309 9 ай бұрын

I visited Mesa Verde in April for a trip remembering my Grandmother, who passed in August 2022. We went out there as it was one of her favorite places. That place is so incredibly cool.

@jaked.6386 10 ай бұрын

I used to live near there...Thank You for making a wonderful replica from my old state.

@matthewhosier5084 10 ай бұрын

One look at the thumbnail and i immediately recognized it. I remembered being on the trail walking towards it and seeing a tarantula. Great job!

@zarev0k 6 ай бұрын

Its been 2 days now that i do a marathon on your videos .. not even one dissapoints.. AMAZING work.!

@jakespeaks6095 10 ай бұрын

Oh man I LOVE mesa verde. Cliff dwellings are some of the coolest archeological sites I've been to.

@elgatoman4666 10 ай бұрын

Pretty cool. I’ve always wanted something like this but with the Holy City of Petra.

@rayanderson5797 10 ай бұрын

I wanna go there someday. Ever since I heard the Fall of Civilizations episode about it.

@T04ST-LUV3R_83 10 ай бұрын

This Dude is awesome, his creativity is endless. Keep it up Boylei 👍

@Mr._bean316 10 ай бұрын

Gotta love this guy’s creativity

@TealCheetah 10 ай бұрын

You were down in my neck of the desert! Glad you enjoyed your visit!

@saint.venant 10 ай бұрын

OH BOYLEI! IT'S HOBBY TIME!

@Ben-Carr 10 ай бұрын

This is really cool, I know it is not 100% accurate, but it is an excellent representation of how this may have looked in its prime.

@markmars8660 10 ай бұрын

I watched the video till the end, and I called it good. 👍

@Lizardman1997 10 ай бұрын

i like to think of this as part of the Wild Imaginary West, it would make sense that an ancient culture would still be thriving with how insane the world can be.

@tonysquires8207 10 ай бұрын

Stunning, if only my dioramas were half as good, and you have a soothing voice which doesn't distract from the build.

@cliffwoodbury5319 9 ай бұрын

This is so cool... I have never seen a diorama like this and I have always wanted to visit one of these Native American sights

@bubbadoom1837 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for this. I think I've said it before, but it's nice to see how you depict the west. Even in the fantasy of your Old West. You always make me think of family trips and car rides. You really do nail the Great Basin. I'm waiting for you to put a giant pink dinosaur in one of your builds. Like the one in Vernal. (Or am I thinking of Roosevelt.)

@drinxs505 3 ай бұрын

❤️‍🔥EXCELLENT❤️‍🔥 job of reconstructing my ancestors home.its always beautiful to see how it would've looked back in the day. You even added the Rez Dog!!❤️‍🔥💚 Chaco Canyon & Sky City are two other beautiful places that show Pueblo Architecture. I was blessed enough to have worked on one of the buildings near the church then at the time there was talks of one of the church beams needing to be replaced but that never went through.if anyone wants to see the detail of a how a Pueblo roof looks,visit St. Joseph church and there's a section right above were the choir sits.

@markzambelli 10 ай бұрын

I wonder what an inhabitant of the place would think if they could see your diorama... it would blow their mind, Bravo

@CrazyRoundMan 10 ай бұрын

When I was moving cross country (west to east) my father and I took the leisurely route that included Mesa Verde. It really was something else in the best way possible. If anybody is ever near it, there's an amazing site called Aztec, New Mexico, which is actually a really neat Pueblo site that has a robber trench through the middle of it. They adapted the robber trench for the tour path and it's amazing to get to go 'inside' one of these structures.

@svcbadasswaytocrash2369 10 ай бұрын

Dude, you surprise me every single time. When I saw the picture on video posted, I thought for a moment it was part of the Wild Imaginary West world. Like it was once a peaceful homeland before monsters invaded and forced them to relocate.

@nathanielrobite3573 10 ай бұрын

This can be used as a museum display piece...I'd say...very good job! Always happy to see the stuff you make...always interesting content.

@SuperGalfrieg12 10 ай бұрын

I went to mesa verde last year. I live in Denver, and it was so cool! Awesome to see what ancient Pueblo people built

@nicksivert5431 10 ай бұрын

I don’t why, but I was expecting you to add a few LEDs in the structure to simulate the torch lit rooms. Overall, a fantastic build. 👍😎

@CrowLawyer 10 ай бұрын

I still cant believe how talented you are

@bpblitz 10 ай бұрын

Mesa Verde is one of my favorite places in the world

@spartansheep459 10 ай бұрын

The main inspiration for me wanting to get into dioramas does it again

@debbralehrman5957 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Boylei wonderful work you've done here. I have been fortunate enough myself to have been there too. Given the true size I think you did an amazing job.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🍁🍂🍁🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍁🍂🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂

@fredtedstedman 10 ай бұрын

Very beautiful , it would be lovelt to see how the people lived from day to day in their cosy cliff homes !

@2CraftySeniors 10 ай бұрын

What a beautiful build this one was. Very interesting and educational as well.

@garybuettner7920 10 ай бұрын

Man, this is gorgeous. No monsters (sadly), but a really beautiful piece of art. The videos remind me of songs, like I can just watch them over and over again and not get bored.

@garymontagano510 3 ай бұрын

Your work is therapeutic. I can be having a bummer of a day, but when I sit down and watch these videos it's like my problems drift away. So thanks a bunch Boylei, keep up the good work!

@matthewweeks113 10 ай бұрын

Only thing I wish about these videos was that thay were longer, idk just something about them is so comforting.

@charlesscottbuchanan4188 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful, well planned, well presented and museum quality. Best of your work. Well done Sir!

@MGB-learning 10 ай бұрын

Outstanding video and presentation.

@jonathanrenfro7126 10 ай бұрын

Ive been to a few of the ruins here in my home state of Arizona. This one would fit in perfectly in a cliffside somewhere up north. 😁

@mumbo4134 10 ай бұрын

Your vids make me want to try dioramas so badly

@martesdeo 10 ай бұрын

I look forward to these videos every sun

@RollMeAFat1 10 ай бұрын

Ok well now I need to see you create various historical dioramas like the coliseum and the colossus of Rhodes, maybe even a little Babylon action

@brianahawkins8124 10 ай бұрын

Glorious!

@avonleariotto535 10 ай бұрын

This is cool! I loved Mesa Verde! Unfortunately the cliff palace was closed when I went so we didn’t get to see it up close.

@tomtruesdale6901 10 ай бұрын

Very well done. I went to Mesa Verde and a youngster back in 1968 and at that time did not fully understand the grandeur and history of the place. Your diorama shows that well.

@DarkraiDiety 10 ай бұрын

It reminds me kind of like the Cliff Dwellings in Colorado. It's astounding just how cool history can be. Good job with this diorama as well!

@Filippa1.1. 10 ай бұрын

Your videos got me a new hobby thanks 😅

@awldune 10 ай бұрын

Love it! I went to Mesa Verde as a teen and was very inspired by it.

@curtk8715 10 ай бұрын

Stayed at the park lodge one night- That night they had major winds- and sounded like the roof was pulling up . no insulation between the rooms, could watch the glass on the window flex from the wind., Another cool place is Hovenweep national monument that would make a cool diorama were you look from the top down into it. I think it was a place that would be considered today's bugout camp during times of conflict.

@echodelta2426 10 ай бұрын

great job as always. glad to see you were inspired to create a historical diorama from your trip to mesa verde.

@pigeoncamera2840 10 ай бұрын

awesome. I lucked out with a couple ranger led up close tours of Mesa Verde back in the 90's and it is a highlight of my life.

@Tidalyze 10 ай бұрын

I think a Boylei gaming channel would be awesome, I doubt he hasn’t played RDR2 and some gameplay from his perspective and editing would be so cool.

@wallabaatar 10 ай бұрын

So excellent, so compelling, and it makes me want to find out more about these people and their culture. Really great build Boylei!

@JeffDeWitt 10 ай бұрын

I've been there, amazing place. Nicely done diorama, and I appreciate that you called the builders the ancestral Pueblo Indians, not the Anasazi, as they are often called. I was speaking to a historian who was doing the tour the same time I was and he told me that "Anasazi" was a Navhao term that meant "ancient enemy".

@jul1440 10 ай бұрын

Yes, I appreciate that too. Calling my ancestors "enemies" is...less than flattering.

@samanthadean1083 10 ай бұрын

This is so cool!!! They have a similar castle in Slovenia called Predjama Castle, which was also featured in season 3 of The Witcher!!!

@garzilla7123 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful and amazing.

@mustangjustin7654 10 ай бұрын

Great work! I watched a video this weekend where A guy made a mine diorama & used an 'infinity mirror' box to make it look like the mine shafts went deep into the diorama & thought of you!

@annbrookens945 10 ай бұрын

Are you talking about Jazza and his Mines of Moria?

@mustangjustin7654 10 ай бұрын

@@annbrookens945 no, but I have also seen that one! 🤣

@benparadis3841 10 ай бұрын

Some Ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian stuff would be cool!

@MaggieKeizai 10 ай бұрын

Mesa Verde is the COOLEST. What a neat thing to take inspiration from!

@FoxofMaysville 10 ай бұрын

I understand you were going for a recreation of the Mesa, but this also looks like it could fix in you Wild Imaginary West as well. I mean if I was a family man, the first thing I would think of is keeping my family safe. No animals are going to get you in side the mesa.

@Ben-Carr 10 ай бұрын

It is in the right part of the world too for the wild imaginary west. I would think in a post apocalyptic world, Mesa Verde would be an excellent site to have a base in.

@marshawargo7238 10 ай бұрын

Exactly what I thought too! Kinda like a suburb of town OR along side the train as a stop on route!❤ I'm thinking Boylei might need to buy or build another house😮... Kinda like a MIL house but in this case a I don't have enough room for all my stuff house!😂

@JeffDeWitt 10 ай бұрын

@@Ben-Carr You'd have the same problem that drove the ancestral Pueblo Indians to abandon the place, lack of water.

@fstopPhotography 10 ай бұрын

I've been to Mesa Verde several times and have seen what scientists consider the dwellings to looking like in drawings and paintings in books. But to see it in a dimension we see it, brings it all to life. Well done.

@magsainsley7490 10 ай бұрын

Mesa Verde my beloved!! ❤❤❤ I highly recommend the Navajo/Diné tribal park in that area as well, it’s on reservation land, and when I went out tour guide was a tribe member so the visit was super informative and there were way fewer tourists than you see at the national park

@davestinyworkshopotherprojects 10 ай бұрын

A beautiful and inspiring diorama, well done!

@jonpru82 10 ай бұрын

A tiny skinwalker stalking the cliffs would have been dope.

@laurafall7846 7 ай бұрын

I love your builds!!! I'm a fellow Coloradoan! We live in Jefferson, near South Park! I so admire your work! So fun to watch and imagine the things that go on! ❤❤❤keep up the awesome job you do!

@marklindsey4112 10 ай бұрын

Stunning piece. Absolutely love all your work.

@ronferguson9695 10 ай бұрын

I’ve been a big fan of Boyli Hobby Time for years. Everything he creates is seriously amazing and I am so grateful he shares his passion for his craft with as all…. Thank you so much!!!

@mrwoodandmrtin 10 ай бұрын

The rock texture looks good. Funny how just having protruding floor/roof beams instantly puts it in south America.

@fredericapanon207 10 ай бұрын

@mrwoodandmrtin, um, If you click on the Mesa Verde link in the description, you'll find that Mesa Verde is in southern Colorado.

@mrwoodandmrtin 10 ай бұрын

@@fredericapanon207 Correct. Current thinking is that peoples of that area migrated over time to South America and took their cultural conventions with them. And picked up a few more on the way too. But what an amazing state Colorado is. So much variation.

@Frozenkoldfury 10 ай бұрын

That is an absolutely gorgeous diorama

@AdrianFike 10 ай бұрын

Its an amazing place im glad you could get your inspiration here i live within an hour from the park

@harryM72 2 ай бұрын

original theme, and a fantastic job!

@tatts4life838 10 ай бұрын

This reminds me of the cliff dwelling from the book Thunderhead that takes place in New Mexico

@jamesnixon1875 10 ай бұрын

Awesome build. Loved it. Makes me want to see the real thing.

@diegodoesmusic 10 ай бұрын

Mesa Verde is really cool. I went for the first time last year, really beautiful up there.

@skidkid594 10 ай бұрын

Some of your top work my guy! You are an inspiration for modeling!

@charickter 10 ай бұрын

Very nice. My family visited there when I was very young. I just barely remember. 👍

@irishvader2193 10 ай бұрын

I just visited this place, your attention to detail is amazing

@Coloradorivr 10 ай бұрын

Dude, I'd love to see you do more natural landmark miniatures. This stuff looks so good!

@user-zo1vi8lw2z 8 ай бұрын

There are some really cool places in new mexico where you can walk through 3-4 feet deep grooves made by people living in similiar ways. Highly recommended.

@mcfahk 10 ай бұрын

Awesome, as always. I thoroughly enjoyed that. Thanks!

@daskalosBCE 10 ай бұрын

As an archaeologist, I approve! Come on down to Aztec Ruins sometime, I’d love to see what you could do with that layout

@NotRoland 10 ай бұрын

I legit look forward to your weekly uploads! Wonderful content. Keep up the great work!

@MissRodrigu3z 2 ай бұрын

LOVE this diorama! 😮

@ZeFroz3n0ne907 10 ай бұрын

Should add some campfires with electric tea lights at the center, would Really make that pop! ❤

@shiness6229 8 ай бұрын

Hey! That is so cool! I have always been such a fan of your work and it inspires me to try my hand at dioramas. This one is so cool because this area in Colorado is where my clan the Lenwungwa (Flute clan) came from and lived once. My family tries to visit every now and then to pray and respect our ancestors. So this is automatically one of my favorites.

@janetdeloach8522 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful and mysterious build...❤

@MattGallagherComposer 10 ай бұрын

Pro tip, you can use a spritz of something like Speed Clean (a bike chain degreaser) to get that mold release agent off with a lot less effort. Just be sure to rinse with isopropyl afterwards. I work in a bike shop and you'd be ASTONISHED at the number of things for which I've found a use for chain degreaser.

@mossbased 10 ай бұрын

Dude hell yes

@jacobhorne1112 10 ай бұрын

Enjoying the variety in format, but truth to theme in the videos. As always, loving your amazing work~

@ChunkyShartSpray 10 ай бұрын

This is incredible, wow

@pigeonlady3525 10 ай бұрын

Mesa verde is a beautiful HUGE!! Place. Will never forget visiting

@stephenedwards5254 10 ай бұрын

That is absolutely fantastic. I went to the Mesa Verde 23 years ago. Fantastic place. I love all your work that you do

@prenticeclark1454 10 ай бұрын

I like the music choice at the end - not sure if it’s entirely accurate to the subject but it feels right and adds to the overall experience. Excellent video as always!

@TrentenService88 10 ай бұрын

You should make some Harry Potter themed dyoramas! Love your videos btw! Keep them up! It's always a highlight of my families week to watch your new videos together.