"Which way did they go, tracker?"

[Guest]

Thats a rootin tootin yeeeeehhhhaaaaaaaaa shack you got there partner.

Andy

[spanner570]

The hell you say, Boy! Hot dawg, dang me and all that old chap......

[Guest]

Impressed Ron...some nice creativity going on there for sure..Looking forward to your waterfall..keep up the good work, its excellent.

Danny

[spanner570]

Thanks Danny, glad you like it so far, I'm building up the courage to attempt the waterfall!

Mean time, I've added a rickety old bridge made out of a couple of bent twigs and rough planks made from coffee stirrers.....

Cheers,

Ron

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[Guest]

i was with you until the `old chap`bit lol.really nicely done on the bridge and shack

mobear

[spanner570]

Thanks ole, couldn't let the colonials have all the sentence could I?!

O.K., as it's raining, I've grabbed a bit of modelling time and moved onto the water and made a start on the pool. To get a sense of depth I started with a light colour, then getting darker towards the middle, ending up in almost black at the 'Bottom' This tricks the eye into thinking the fake water really is getting deeper.

If you look closely at pics. 1 & 2, you can see the 'ledge' I have formed around the perimeter of the pool, this is where the plastic sits....

Then I made a template of the surface shape and transferred this to my plastic - which was the lid from a box of Christmas crackers - cut this out and glued it in position on the ledge...Job done, apart from later, when a little 'touching up' around the edges to blend the water/ stones together will be needed.

Easy to do, no mixing, smell, heat, cracking or cost...We needed the crackers anyway!!

Here are the pictures of the pool....

Cheers all,

Ron

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[Guest]

that works really well,fooled me lol

mobear

[Guest]

It really does work Ron, makes me wonder why I am trying the resin stuff:smile8: good job...can't wait till the next instalment.

[spanner570]

Jim, nothing wrong with using resin. There are loads of great examples of resin water here on S.M.......It's just that I find the plastic fool proof and easy to use. Which is a big plus where I'm concerned!!!!! lol

Cheers,

Ron

[Guest]

Great job on the pool, and a great idea.

[spanner570]

Sorry ole, I forgot to thank you for your earlier post, I'm glad you like the water effect....

Malcolm, thank you too for your positive comments.

Cheers,

Ron

[Guest]

Looking great as usual Ron, that water is floorless. Keep up the good work partner.

Andy

[Guest]

Now that is a neat trick for sure Ron,really looks convincing!

[spanner570]

Thanks Andy and Trey for your positive comments about the pool.....

It really is a very easy method of 'making' water and gives a nice finish. The important part is getting the pool bottom painted right to make sure the illusion of depth looks right, because the plastic gives a crystal clear finish. There are various ways of dulling it down if required, just rubbing your fingers over it is one!

Thanks again,

Ron

[Guest]

another nice simple water effect (well within my brains creative powers)

Rickety bridge ... good

Rocky effect ... good

Shack ... good

...... that is all....