Coloring Woodland Scenic's Realistic Water

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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It is time to make Yellowstone River. To make it right I need to tint some WS realistic water. What do I use to tint it with and what are the proportions. I hope some of you have tried this and know what works and what does not work.

Thanks

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Afternoon Art, I too have been wondering about this. Being that there have been no responses to the question we might have to ‘‘experement’’. I would start with adding a little food coloring or water base paint, since the Realistic Water is a water base. I am currently out of the Realistic Water but I should have some here tommarrow for a project I am working on. Maybe do a little experementing on my own. I will let you know what happens. Mike

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Being a novice at this sort of thing myself, I can only go by what I have read in Woodland Scenic manuals. I don’t think it’s so much a matter of tinting the Realistic Water as it is painting the water bed itself in different colors and letting refraction do the work for you. Also add the rocks and debris where you want them and then add the Realistic Water but don’t exceed a depth of 1/8".

You can find several ways of doing this in various planning magazines and the Woodland Scenics manual…

Fritz v B

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Hey Guys WS has a how to video at

http://www.woodlandscenics.com/index.htm

I can’t view it because my old puter on dial up is just to slow

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Art I added some water based green paint to my water and it turned out pretty good. I wanted the color to resemble a dingy looking woodland river. I experimented with a small section at first. Once it dried the color was pretty good. Hope this helps Dave

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I intend to experiment with another technique when the times comes (soon, I hope) to make my water course. I will tint the bottom layer lightly, perhaps with India Ink, but also add 1/4-1/2 tsp of mixed drywall mud to murky it up a bit, as most flowing water in nature has a degree of turbidity. Depending on how it turns out, I may lighten the next layer, tinting it with some green, maybe some brown, and less “turbidity”. The top two layers will be clear, but only the top will be untinted.

I intend to place small stones and logs between the first and second layer, maybe to include the third. With a bit of luck and patience, this should look quite good.