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How to model water with resin
Thanks, I’m getting ready to do a river scene and this was the perfect brush up, I learn better when I can visually see the steps, the printed word is not always great to get complex material across to the reader. Cody keeps it simple, and uncomplicated.
Clear and precise!
I, too, am ready to finish a harbor scene. My boats are finished. Should done weigh down the boats so that the MagicWater doesn’t lift them from the base??
I am hard of hearing so reading clear instructions is preferable. The whole process doesn’t seem too complicated. Would have preferred to see the use of the two part resin that is available at art stores- much cheaper.
I see you poured in sections but I didn’t see any sort of dam between pours. Do you just make the first pour, let it level out, and then make the next pour next to it? Thanks for any help.
I have used the two part resin before but used clay and cardboard as a coffer dam . the cardboard and clay worked real well.
Picked up some new tips. Always good to brushup!
Hi…For some reason I’m not getting the sound from your videos, both regular and video plus.
Any thoughts as to why? I never had trouble before video plus came into existence.
Thanks…Bill Cole
Why is the video resolution so poor on this video ?
Cody, why black paint instead of a dark green?
Hello Andy,
This video was shot several years ago for Model Railroader, before we were using HD cameras, lights, and professional editing software. Since the content is still valid, we keep it in the archive. For that matter, as a subscriber to Video Plus, you have access to all MR videos, therefore you will probably find a lot of what you watch is not of the same quality as those videos we shoot for MR and MRVP today.
Thanks for watching!
David
I can no longer access any MR videos since the Video Plus was started. I am a video plus subscriber. Please help!
hdonnelly@nycap.rr.com
I have never seen real black water in any harbor, lake, stream, or river… other than a swamp. It seems to me that various shades/tints of blue, green, and/or browns would be more realistic.
It is amazing that such a profound impression on a layout can be so simple to accomplish. John, I too prefer a dark green color, but with a harbor application, the impression of considerable depth may best be accomplished with back. A farm pond, creek, lazy stream or lake would be more appealing with green and blues. To each his own!
When specific products are mentioned in a ‘how-to’ video could we please get those products and a source for their purchase listed outside of the video. Thanks.
very simple video and very realistic thanks again
Thats a great idea! It looks realistic, and simple to use.
When Cody mentioned that he added Floquil Paint to the two part mixture, the audio seemed to have a glitch. I distinctly heard the words FLOQUIL BLACK, but there was something uttered just before the black. I was wondering if he was saying BLUE-BLACK, or just was not speaking clearly. As for the latter, I would have thought that the error would have been caught in the editing of the video.
The brass rod technique is a great idea.