Hello everyone, can anyone tell me how to convicingly reproduce a small waterfall.
I want it to come from a cave in the clfifside and fall about 4" (100mm) into a stream that will appear to feed a water wheel.
Many thanks for your help.
May I wish you and all your families a verry happy Christmas.
Regards,
Brian T.
Hi Brian,
I used a clear plastic sheet (from a bag) and put Silicone sealant on it. let it dry and then cut to size. You can even add some sealant later on to mimic he splashing water..
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A few miles further down the track:
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You can also use sealant to mimic rivers etc..
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Hope this helps, it's an easy and fast way to create waterfalls and flows..
Cheers, daan.
Hello Daan, thank you for your quick response, I have waited a few days to see if anyone else wished to add to your excellent example befor appending a thank you.
Your water looks very convincing, perhaps so convincing that no one else thought they could top it. ;)
Kind regards,
Brian.
The falling water is very good. I made a waterfall on a layout years ago but it actually looked like someone with a chesty cough had had a good clear out on the hillside. I may well try the plastic bag version though, nice.
John W
I would suggest that you try clingwrap rather than the plastic bag base.
@Pilotfriend,
Yep, the plastic is only a base and shouldn't be too obvious. I used those tiny plastic bags used to carry your lunch in. As thin as possible is the best way..Clingwrap would even be a better base.
Looking good guys and very good ideas . Cheers john .
Hello again Daan.
I had a go at the water simulation using your clear mastic method and I must say I am very pleased with the results so far. I will get a better idea in the morning when I can view the results in daylight.
I have only done the water mill stream so far as I think the canal wants to be a much stiller water so I am going to try the water mix I purchased some time ago.
It's unfortunate that I have posted all the update pictures before I did the water, but I will post some more in the future and you can give me an oppinion.
Thank you once again for sharing this idea with us.
Kind regards,
Brian
Hi Brian,
I'm curious on how your water looks like. The only "con" I found about this method is that you can't paint it afterwards and it dries out a bit matt. It would be completely perfect if it would be paintable with clear highgloss laquer. However, it still keeps looking like water..
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greetz daan.