We turned trash into a Star Wars Podracer Diorama!

Hello, boyos! We're Alex and Dani, and we're seriously nerdy about celebrating the 25th anniversary of “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.” We were just younglings when this film debuted. Divisive as this chapter in galactic canon may be, we will always have a soft spot in our hearts for the start of the prequels. We are big fans Boylei Hobby Time, so when he threw out the challenge for his Patrons to contribute their own versions of Podracers, we couldn’t help but get to crafting! For this build, we used a lot of the scraps we had on hand to create an original vehicle that would be right at home in the Boonta Classic on Tatooine. Our racer is a feisty Mirilian, Pithra, known for her quick reflexes and no-nonsense attitude. She travels with her droid and flagger R4-E1 and her pet Vulptex, Bennjel. Together with their beat-up podracer, the trio makes their way across the galaxy competing in races. For this video, we use some techniques that are familiar to us, like painting tabletop miniatures and kitbashing existing pieces, along with some new things, like trying out flexible light-up filaments and suspending floating structures with wire. It was a blast playing in the Star Wars universe and learning new things along the way! As always, thanks for watching, nerds.

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Supplies and Equipment
Star Wars: Legion Scatter Terrain: https://a.co/d/4jtegDg
Star Wars: Legion R4 Droid: https://a.co/d/4b1mVgY
Pithra Figure: greenbriergames.com/collections/folklore-the-affliction
Fox 3D Figure: lootstudios.com
Black Surface Primer: https://amzn.to/3Yy4OiN
Vallejo Acrylic Paint: https://amzn.to/3FBLw32
Runner II Airbrush: https://amzn.to/3YBlqWO
Snippies and Tweezies: https://amzn.to/3HPYnl5
Royal & Langnickel Detail Brushes: https://amzn.to/40Noss0
Nail Detail Brushes: https://a.co/d/bpDntud
Artify Dry Bush Set: https://a.co/d/hbo3o01
Flashforge Adventure 3 Printer:: https://tinyurl.com/yhkzsm9e
Eco 3D Printer Filament: https://amzn.to/3v1DNqg
Glowforge Spark Craft Laser: http://shop.glowforge.com/products/gl...

Original Music by Devin Norris. Check out his Lofi jazz channel on Instagram: @dvsnlofi
Other musical selections from Epidemic Sound.

A few notes to keep us square: This custom creation was inspired by our love of Star Wars and is in no way affiliated or endorsed by The Walt Disney Company. None of the brands above offered us compensation or discounts for featuring them, we just enjoy the products and wanted to pass along our favorites.

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Chapters
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:21:00 - Kitbashery
02:06:10 - Painting Pithra
02:33:30 - Painting Benjal
03:06:24 - Props on Props
04:28:04 - Painting R4
04:53:04 - Painting the Pod
06:53:19 - Creating the Terrain
08:24:00 - Electrical!
09:05:10 - Suspension and Placement
10:24:00 - Final Shots