Model a Realistic Rain Diorama 

I misread that title as "Realistic Train Diorama". Was wondering for 29 minutes straight when the train was going to make an appearance.

So happy I found a woman who does great diorama videos with tons of detailed explanation and no music! I don't craft but I really enjoy learning about it and it felt so male dominated. Thank you!

You could try building a clear box around the scene and add a fog maker to get a just rained effect.

Those gloss effects look amazing 👏. It photographed well. A little digital enhancement on a great base isn't cheating, movies and TV do it all the time.

Wow. I do not understand how anyone could give this video a thumbs down. I just came across your videos today and I think they are outstanding and you are extremely talented.

I grew up in a small American town that looked exactly like this diorama (Arkansas City, Kansas, if you're curious). I immediately got a little homesick looking at it because the downtown area looks just like this diorama to this day. You nailed the look of classic 50's Americana buildings, and your rain effects were extremely convincing!

KATHY MILLATT IS THE EXCELLENT DIORAMA BUILDER, THE TOP ONE!!!!!!!!!!

You are a true artist, Kathy. This diorama oozes emotion, atmosphere and quality. I am in awe.

“I dropped my 3D printer on it. Don’t ask.” ...aaaand subscribed.

Brilliant! I don't have the patience to do this sort of thing, my son does 'war' dioramas with battalions of tanks and people etc. The patience and artistry that goes into making such things is astonishing.

I'm not a modeler but I really liked this video anyway. I could listen to you talk all day. Amazing to watch it all come together.

Very Cool! Rain, snow, fog, mist in a static model is an elusive dream. You’ve done a great job exploring.

"I dropped my 3D printer on it, don't ask" Had a chuckle at that, we've all done something stupid around our models and ruined something, you did a good job fixing it though :) Really want to make a diorama now...

Scary thumbnail haha

I am simply amazed by the skill and PATIENCE to do this! Not only doing the diorama itself, but also recording it! Setting up the shots, getting everything to look nice.. Damn.. My hat goes off to you! Great job!

It’s such a pleasure to watch you work xx

Good build kathy,thanks for the rain effect tips.👍

Thanks for this, I’ve always wondered about modelling rain as I have an unfinished layout set in the Midlands and wanted to model it in a more realistically dark and dreary setting with wet and damp features but until now hadn’t really thought it would be doable, so thanks for inspiring me to give it a go

A very inspirational vid. I had never considered modelling a rainy day, but maybe, now I will.

Superb! A nicely detailed and atmospheric diorama that gives the feel of a rainy day! You can almost hear an east bound freight blowing its horn in the distance!

What a great diorama Kathy, love all your videos, this one is up there with the best of them, stay safe and thanks again, regards from Bill from "Down Under" Victoria Aus.

Outstanding job Kathy and nice hairdo too!!! One of my favorite's is the awning appearing to be blowing in the wind!!! Awesome. Lots of good model supplies out there these days...... including one I like to use and not sure if you know of it..... Testors makes a nice applicator bottle of 'clear parts cement' and window maker. I've used this product to attach headlights in plastic models as well as windshields. It dries clear and has all the potent qualities of it's regular plastic cement. Now I'm restoring Lionel trains from the '50's and using it to install windows! Thanks again for a great project!!!!!!

Clear fishing line for rain, awesome job

One of the best model makers in the UK.

That is one of the scariest thumbnails I have ever seen

I love this, especially the night scenes they're kind of eerie :D ... I was expecting you to show us how you suspend water in air to create the raindrops :D, Thank you for the video, it's awesome!

I feel nothing around me when I watch your work , it's amazing like magic, keep up the good work . much love from iraq

Wow! This was a good lesson. Thank you for this incredible piece of art.

Maybe, just maybe some invisible fishing lines, Lots: Tons of work, lots of tiny beads on it to look like rain drops

You nailed a lot of great effects!! The canvas awning looks like it is being whipped around a bit by the wind. Thanks for doing the video!

Hurrah! Thank-you! What an amazing amount of work, well done!

Damn beautiful detail. I’ve finally found someone who loves the details as much as I do. Thank you for your beautifully done modeling.

She has a really kind, friendly sounding voice. I don't know why but she seems like she's be nice to be around, like she'd be a good teacher or nurse 🤷‍♀️ This looks so cool as well! If I had the money or space (or talent) to do something like this I totally would. Well done 🙂

actually the photoshot rains good idea also for stop motion animation since 1 will be taking still TY kathy for that idea was thinking how can one create Rain in stop motion.

Beautiful work Kathy!! Love watching these dioramas come together?!

Magnificent. Love your skill and enthusiasm.

“Oops , I dropped my 3D printer on it 😶 Don’t ask “ now love u know I wanna know how you did tht 😂😂 but I love the diorama

Awesome to finally see a women doing this....girl power;)

That is amazing work! Showing you dont need all kinds of fancy kits and materials,Just talent and imagination!

Hi, I'm glad to see a woman doing this kind of pastime, usually it's almost always men .... you are very good and I like your humor, I follow you from Italy bye

I watched intently for 15 minutes for you to tell me your rain is photoshopped?!? LMAO

Realistic rain diorama only I haven't figured out how to do realistic rain. Classic. I should make a video on making a millions dollars, coz I haven't done that either

Really amazing !! I love it! this is one of your best work, thanks Katt.

Kathy, for a rain effect in dioramas my simple method has been to frame the project in thin clear plastic walls. Then any combination of using small drops of glue or even mildly scarring the inside surface works great. My technique was to make sure I did it all in the same direction for realism. This method also works really well for snow. If there's enough room on the project for multiple walls, adding them will enhance the visual appeal. This was a lesson learned from a Fargo diorama I did. (From the film Fargo.) It looks like this project turned out really well. Thanks for the post.

This looks amazing. And honestly it reminds me of the downtown area of my city. Almost spot on when it rains too. Well done!! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

Excellent. So many concepts covered and one can tell you spent a lot of time on this video. Easy to understand thanks to the master

the attention to detail here is amazing. Well done!

a friend of mine did a rain diorama of a close up sculpture of Batman when he was a kid, he built an acrylic box to go around it and spent a week super gluing fishing line to the top of the box and then draping it down against the model, cutting the strings to length and gluing them where they needed to be glued before he fixed the last two sides of the box - took him forever, he said he would never do it again, but it was AMAZING

Found this video after watching another one of yours and this is amazing work! Thank you for posting this and I like the clear, step by step style your videos are done in.

what a joy to watch!

Outstanding work as always. You’re at the skill and improvisation level I strive for.

Fascinating. There's a heck of a lot of work gone into this diorama and the finished article is fabulous.

Your patience and experience are both so deep it is akin to watching a masterclass in model building! Fabulous project!

Absolutely incredible Kathy. Looks stunning.

Amazing as always Kathy. Brava! 👏🏼

My word! This looks so very realistic! I don't think I'll ever attempt this on my own, but it sure looks like a lot of fun. Thank you for uploading this video and sharing your art with the world.

Excellent work Kathy. I like that!

Another master piece, congrats for this gorgeous and inspired dio!😍😍😍

Watched it from start to finish and I don’t do that with many videos on here. Great job. Fascinated start to finish.

Great project and its great when you get some results by accident, thats the beauty of diorama building, Super build

Thank you for showing how! That looks amazing!!!

I think you achieved the effect you were trying for. What really helps is the man with the umbrella that gives the impression of stormy weather. I watched this to learn the rain effects but I was impressed with how much more I learned about then just making rain like assembling a Hydrocal building, making a tar paper roof and a great deal more. This was just an all round excellent tutorial. Thank you for making and sharing this.

absolutely MAGNIFICENT !!! -- well done

I find your worked simply amazing. Thank you for sharing your talent with the world.

Love This Kathy! Nicely done!

I love to watch you creative types make cool stuff.. thank you for the ooohs and aaahs and wows

Wow! Just wow! This is awesome and why do I have this ASMR feeling?!

Finally ! night + rain diorama!!! Thank you !! Also, your hands are beautiful!!!

!!! Details count !!! I love your work, I am a Railroad modeler, Thanks for your skills.

Oh my goodness! I love your work and enjoy every video you produce. This was just Awesome to watch and listen to. Much love ❤️.

Incredibly excellent modelling!!! Excellent tutorial!!! Thank You so much. I learned a lot here. This as I always wanted to build a diorama with a rainy, or cold weather environment. This, allowing the tavans a warm bekening. Thanks for sharing. You hard work, paid off

Hi Kathy! Nice to see you. 🤗 Thank you for the video. Always enjoyed your builds. 👌

Omg, I thought this is going to be a slow tutorial video because of the timestamp but then I was surprised. I love the editing!

Amazing - love this

It's nice to see a lady in the hobby. Very nice job. Kudos.

As always Kathy what an amazing diorama you have built and by the way you are one of my favorite RU-vidrs :)

I love her work great job

Simply fabulous . amazing workmanship.

Excellent video, thank goodness we have such wonderful footage of train to see us through these difficult time.

This is art. Pure art. Congratulations!

Waow, the effects are amazing ! Thank you for sharing the process !

Truly superb, love it, thanks for making the video

Total Awesomeness..... Bravo...

Brilliant result Kathy. 👍👍

WOW, that's beautiful work. Thanks for sharing..

What a build! So much work and detail and got some great bits of advice thank you for the video :)

Nice to see a new video, Kathy 👍 Lots going on in this one, all the tips and techniques were great! Well done!

Neat concept end result looked great!

Wonderful job! It looks amazing!!

great build,love seeing you work,i love the fact that you too make mistakes and have mishaps,all part of modelling.looking forward to seeing more.xx

That is some incredible work! Awesome diorama!!

Magnifico!!!! muito lindo!!! parabéns pelo belo trabalho

Fantastic as usual. Please keep these great videos coming. You have given me such get ideas for my layout. Thank you

That was really awesome!!!

Absolutly stunning work 😎🤙🏻

Phenomenal. You caught the rain as best you could. You also captured the feeling of the dampening chill that is associated with that type of weather. I just subscribed and Im going to take a few hours ( maybe during the next rain) to start watching all your posts. Great work and thank you.

I really enjoy your work. Beautiful diorama. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you Kathy! Love it! Beautiful! xx

I luv it!!! Great detail and realism!!😘

Beautiful work! I like it so much.