US ford amphibian car

[Guest]

Hi guys,

This is just a small diorama for testing a new method of water ;-)

I will use epoxy resin and for waves and details on the surface acrylic jelly ;-)

After one hour of building ;-)

(made out of old brushes)

Now ready to be filled with water ;-)

Cheers Benny

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[eddiesolo]

Looking good Benny, I used Epoxy as water and found it cracked over large areas, as you're adding on top of this, it should be okay. Like this build, love the grass area.

Si

[PaulTRose]

this looks interesting.....cant wait to see it progress cos if it works it will look great

[Guest]

Looks very interesting!

Ok! Let's see how it finish!

Cheers. Polux

[Guest]

Thx guys,

What do you mean with cracking over large areas?

Grass is made simple... White glue, different types of grass over it (long, short, green, yellow) and with a hoover over it and there it is... Standing perfect ;-)

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[eddiesolo]

I found that when I had mixed a large amount of epoxy and poured it, smoothed it etc upon drying it developed cracks that ran through it, crazing I suppose. Worked fine on my small areas, great stuff as there is no shrinkage just didn't work for on a large space.

Si

[Guest]

Maybe it won't happen if you work in layers ... ;-)

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[eddiesolo]

Maybe it won't happen if you work in layers ... ;-)Sent from my GT-I8190 using Tapatalk 4

It could have been how I mixed it, but for large areas the expense made me switch to sealant lol.

Si

[Guest]

Interesting - can't wait to see the finished result of this!

Si - this sealant you mentioned - do you just use ordinary clear silicone?

[eddiesolo]

Interesting - can't wait to see the finished result of this!Si - this sealant you mentioned - do you just use ordinary clear silicone?

Yep, depending on the model to be used I use ordinary clear sealant or a clear sealant with a built in adhesive. this helps to secure the model and other pieces.

These threads will show you what I am on about:

This one shows a simple, smooth wave effect: http://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/my-fisherman-diorama-looking-out-to-sea.19470/

This one shows a more rippled, peaked wave effect: http://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/found-my-modelling-achilles-heel.19632/

Both just using clear sealant. Ron, on here has achieved some amazing looking sea effects using silicone.

Si

[Guest]

They do look realistic Si - great work!

[Guest]

The silicone looks great for wild water and bigger waves ;-) but I tried for quiet (don't know the right word) water... I will show these days if it works with epoxy resin ;-)

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[flyjoe180]

Great stuff so far, this will look fantastic with the water effects. Watching with interest.

[eddiesolo]

The silicone looks great for wild water and bigger waves ;-) but I tried for quiet (don't know the right word) water... I will show these days if it works with epoxy resin ;-)Sent from my GT-I8190 using Tapatalk 4

Yeah, please do. It could have been due to large amount it had started to go off and by me messing with it it just didn't work.

Si

[Guest]

This looks great, as a solution for water in any hobby shop or hobby craft they do a product called scenic water, they use it for model railways. It is expensive but one bottle should more than do the job, pour it no deeper than 1/4 inch pours and it will be fine.

scott