Your diorama may have the perfect car, the right building, and an incredible backdrop: but does it feel alive?
That is the challenge every scene builder knows. Empty sidewalks feel empty. Quiet gas stations lack atmosphere. A working vehicle without a driver or mechanic tells only half the story. The smallest human details can transform a display from a collection of objects into a believable world.
That is why DoubleG Diecast is developing Regular People Volume 8, our next community-driven STL miniature campaign. This time, the community is not simply waiting to see what we create.
You help decide.
You suggest. You vote. We create.
Back Regular People Volume 8 on Kickstarter →
Volume 8 Puts the Community in the Driver’s Seat
Regular People Volume 8 is built around a simple idea: the people building dioramas, painting miniatures, printing STLs, and photographing diecast scenes should have a real voice in what comes next.
Have you ever needed a very specific character for a scene but could not find the right pose, profession, era, or personality?
Maybe your railroad layout needs more station staff. Perhaps your downtown scene needs pedestrians with believable body language. Maybe your historical display is missing the everyday people who make the setting feel authentic.
Volume 8 is designed to help solve that problem.
Backers can:
- Suggest new themes and character ideas
- Vote on which themes move forward
- Help shape future stretch goals
- Unlock additional miniature content as the campaign grows
- Join a creative community building the collection together
The strongest ideas from the community can become part of the final collection. It is not just a miniature release. It is a collaborative build.
More Than 300 New Miniatures
Regular People Volume 8 is planned to include 300+ new miniature figures. That means more than a handful of generic poses. It means a deep library of characters ready to populate your next project.
Every figure contributes something different to the story of a scene. A person leaning against a wall creates a different mood than someone rushing across a street. A worker carrying equipment adds purpose. A group gathered around a vehicle suggests an event that happened just before the photograph was taken.
That is where realistic figures make such a difference.
With a broad selection of poses, professions, clothing styles, and personalities, you can build scenes that feel busy, specific, and lived-in. You can create the moment before the action, the aftermath of an event, or the ordinary routine that gives a miniature world its soul.
Multiple Eras. Multiple Themes. Endless Stories.
A realistic miniature collection should not lock you into one setting. Your creative projects may move from a modern urban street to a mid-century business district, a historical town, a roadside service area, or a completely original fictional world.
Volume 8 is being developed with multiple eras and themes in mind, giving you flexibility across:
- Modern dioramas
- Historical scenes
- Model railroad layouts
- Diecast photography
- Tabletop gaming environments
- Automotive and service scenes
- Street-life displays
- Custom narrative projects
The goal is not simply to fill space. The goal is to give you the right characters for the story you want to tell.
What would your ideal theme be? A specific decade? A group of workers? A community event? A dramatic public scene? A quiet everyday moment?
This is your opportunity to suggest it: and then rally fellow backers behind it.
STL Files in 28mm, 32mm, and 54mm
Volume 8 is being created for makers who want control over their own workflow. The campaign will offer STL files in 28mm, 32mm, and 54mm, giving you practical options for different projects and display scales.
That flexibility matters.
- 28mm is a popular choice for tabletop gaming, compact historical scenes, and detailed gaming tables.
- 32mm provides a little more visual presence while remaining versatile for gaming and diorama work.
- 54mm is ideal when you want stronger display impact, larger painted details, or a more prominent character in a scene.
You can print the files at the scale that best fits your project, adjust your settings, experiment with resin or filament workflows, and paint each character your own way.
The result is a miniature collection that works with your creative process: not against it.
If you prefer ready-to-use physical figures, you can also explore DoubleG Diecast’s 1:64 miniature figures, or browse the 3D STL Files collection for additional digital options.
Stretch Goals Turn Backing Into Building
Kickstarter stretch goals make every campaign milestone meaningful. As more people back Volume 8, additional content can be unlocked for the community.
That creates a powerful shared experience. You are not just purchasing a digital collection. You are helping push the project toward more characters, more themes, and more possibilities.
Every new stretch goal can expand the storytelling potential of your scenes:
- Add another group of workers to a busy location.
- Introduce new poses for crowd and street photography.
- Fill the background of a town square or transportation hub.
- Build a larger cast for a historical or modern narrative.
- Give your diorama the small interactions that make viewers stop and look closer.
The campaign is live and in development now, which means your support and participation can still make a difference. The earlier you join, the more opportunity you have to follow the project, participate in the conversation, and help unlock what comes next.
How to Participate
Getting involved is simple:
- Visit the Regular People Volume 8 Kickstarter campaign.
- Choose the reward level that fits your project and budget.
- Suggest the themes you want to see.
- Vote when community polls open.
- Share the campaign with fellow model builders, painters, collectors, and creators.
- Help unlock stretch goals and expand the collection.
Your suggestion could become someone else’s favorite set. Your vote could determine the next theme. Your support could help bring an entire new group of characters into the library.
That is the heart of this campaign.
Built for Creators Who Want Their Scenes to Feel Real
The DoubleG Diecast community has always cared about detail. Customers regularly point out the realism, durability, and quality of our figures. One collector wrote, “Didn’t expect them to look so good!” Another described the detailing as “outstanding.”
That feedback drives the work.
Volume 8 continues that focus with meticulous character design, expressive poses, and practical variety for creators who want more than anonymous background figures. Whether you print, prime, paint, photograph, or digitally compose your scenes, these miniatures are made to give your projects personality.
Because the best dioramas do not look staged.
They look like something is happening.
Help Build the Next Chapter
Regular People Volume 8 is your chance to help shape a collection from the beginning. You bring the ideas. The community decides which ones rise to the top. DoubleG Diecast brings the winning concepts to life as detailed STL miniatures.
You suggest. You vote. We create.
Ready to help build a bigger, more authentic miniature world?
Back Regular People Volume 8 on Kickstarter today →
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If you enjoy DoubleG Diecast miniatures, behind-the-scenes development, campaign updates, and community-driven projects, consider joining our Patreon community. Your recurring support helps us continue designing detailed figures, expanding our STL library, and bringing more realistic characters to your dioramas.