Welcome to Diotribe
Diotribe is a site dedicated to diorama builders and modelers who create action figure dioramas, model railroads, tabletop game terrain building, and more.
3D Printed Products For Sale
Fire Escape Balcony – 3D Printed Accessory
Making a fire escape by hand is a daunting task that requires quite a bit of skill and patience, so I wanted to offer an easy solution for those of us …
Chainlink Fence Panels – 3D Printed Accessory
Everyone seems to use hardware cloth screens or gutter guards for their dioramas, but the overly large size of those screens and their asymmetrical …
Wood Floor Press – 3D Printed Tool
With this press, you can quickly turn a large sheet of styrofoam insulation board into a wood floor for your action figure diorama. Spend less time …
Cinder Block Wall Press – 3D Printed Tool
With this press, you can quickly turn a large sheet of styrofoam insulation board into a cinder block wall for your action figure diorama. Spend less …
Small Stone Wall Press – 3D Printed Tool
Carving stone walls in styrofoam is a difficult, time-consuming process. This small stone wall press makes it easy to achieve great looking results. …
Large Stone Wall Press – 3D Printed Tool
This new styrofoam press measures 6.25″ x 6.25″ and will let you complete a giant diorama wall in no time. If you’ve ever tried …
Boombox and Milk Crate – 3D Printed Accessories
Everyone needs a boombox in their action figure diorama right? Throw down a sheet of cardboard on the sidewalk and let’s see what you’ve …
Brick Wall Press – 3D Printed Tool
Making brick walls is a tedious process. I’ve tried knives and rollers but was never happy with the result, so I decided to design a press of my …
Ammunition Crates – 3D Printed Accessories
Ask any 80’s action hero — you can never have too much ammo! Here is an assortment of three crates with three different inserts. I …
Ammunition Supplies — 3D printed accessories
I put together this selection of crates and ammunition for anyone with a 1:12 scale GI Joe diorama or maybe a Punisher’s lair. The munitions …
Supply Crates for 1/12 scale dioramas
After a ton of planning, designing, and printing, I can finally announce that I am now selling my own 3D printed products. The first item up for sale …
DIORAMA TUTORIALS
ON THE WORKBENCH
Adding graffiti to the Yancy Street diorama
Some delinquents went nuts on Yancy Street last night. Yancy Street exists in a world where apes and humans reside alongside one another, sometimes …
Comic Shop Door
I designed this door with a large window and 3D printed it for the comic shop on the Yancy Street diorama. I could have made this door our of styrene …
Rusty Vault Door
This was a fun little project that tested the limits of my both my brain and my 3D printer. I’ve been trying to create items that are not seen …
New paint job on Yancy Street
This stretch of Yancy Street has seen better days, and the wear and tear after all those years is showing. For the entryways of each business, I …
Zombicide — painting an army of zombie miniatures is a lot of work!
DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL MINIATURE PAINTER! (Please be kind.) I spent a good part of a week painting an army of zombies recently. These …
Watching paint dry on the Yancy Street Diorama
Tired of staring at those white walls, I decided it was time to add some color. I thought the comic shop would look good in red, while Monk’s …
