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Posted: Sunday, August 15, 2004 - 08:24 AM UTC
Looking for a way to replicate water in a water trough..Would be a small amount. Anything in the household that can be used ? Or, any ideas?
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Posted: Sunday, August 15, 2004 - 09:04 AM UTC

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if you use clear plastic, you can paint the inside of the trough crappy dirty colors to simulate crappy dirty water. A THIN layer of 5 minute epoxy on top, (being thin, it should n't be noticable the small amount of creep that will show up, if it is noticable, simply paint it out) You can even texture the thin layer just before it sets up...... LOL
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Posted: Sunday, August 15, 2004 - 12:21 PM UTC
An alternative would be to use a small amount of wall filler inside the trough to the level of the water. Paint it in a dark colour, muddy brown/green if it is to show stagnant water. Add a wash of dark green round the edges. Then paint gloss varnish over it. Do a few coats of varnish to give the appearance of depth.
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Posted: Sunday, August 15, 2004 - 08:45 PM UTC
You can use gloss medium, colored the sick green, brown of standing water. It will dry shiny like water. It's easy to contro and you can make it flat, like still water, or rippled or wavey, depending on the action around it.

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Posted: Sunday, August 15, 2004 - 08:50 PM UTC
Thanks Gents!
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Posted: Sunday, August 15, 2004 - 09:14 PM UTC
Hey there. If you accept the opiniion of a beginner.. Elmer's white glue, or this white glue stuff I buy here to use for wood. It dries out transparent.
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Posted: Monday, August 16, 2004 - 11:56 AM UTC
Hisham, Never even thought of that one..great idea!
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Posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - 10:34 AM UTC
Ive used 5 minute epoxy for face plates of cockpit dials, etc
I like the idea if you can color it with food coloring or something
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Posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - 08:58 PM UTC
elmers wood glue, after it dries paint in spltches, cover again with elers glue, fill in splotches, gives a color and as it dries clear, water laps aren't hard to see if ya make laps after it dries to tacky

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Posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 - 11:32 PM UTC
when I was a kid, I used to drill out the insides of headlight lenses.. paint them flat aluminum.. the fill the cavity with elmers glue. It gave it the look of a clear lense. It doesn't really look very professional, but it works for small size lenses.
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Posted: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - 01:09 AM UTC

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Then paint gloss varnish over it. Do a few coats of varnish to give the appearance of depth.

Hi John. I can also recomend this method. Really easy to do and control. Fill up to approx right level with whatever is your usual stuff. If small ripples cant be made easily in it, use the gel type super glue as its thick and dries quickly. Paint. Start dark... then you first gloss layer .. add dark blue then go up in stages adding browns and greens. The colour gets thinner each time but the gloss is there. this really adds depth.
Make sure there is some lip left in the trough to reflect on the glossy water. This will give the water a natural colour like a mirror ... just like real water does. See below for the effect. Good luck.

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Posted: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - 10:43 AM UTC
Wow Frank, that look great
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Posted: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - 01:25 PM UTC

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Then paint gloss varnish over it. Do a few coats of varnish to give the appearance of depth.

Hi John. I can also recommend this method. Really easy to do and control. Fill up to approx right level with whatever is your usual stuff. If small ripples cant be made easily in it, use the gel type super glue as its thick and dries quickly. Paint. Start dark... then you first gloss layer .. add dark blue then go up in stages adding browns and greens. The color gets thinner each time but the gloss is there. this really adds depth.
Make sure there is some lip left in the trough to reflect on the glossy water. This will give the water a natural color like a mirror ... just like real water does. See below for the effect. Good luck.



wow!!! very impressive and the water looks real. Can you make an how-to /step by step article on your method. It has been years i'm trying to model water but i cant achieve the realistic finish...

i'm so envy with u guysssssss... good job Frank!!!
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