I want to build a waterfall with a drop of about 7-8 inches [N scale]. I have seen several waterfalls, but none that were very realistic. I have seen the WS Realistic Water and various types of clear caulk used, but they were not what I am looking for. The stream will be made of Environtex Lite. I considered tacking some type of clear fiber to the top stream bed and attaching it to the fall pool at the bottom, and then pouring into the top pool and letting it flow down the fibers. Has anyone tried this? What have you done that you were satisfied with?
With enough practice caulk and WS will do pretty well, but it takes a lot of practice, my waterfall being a good example of how hard it is to get it good.
I’ve seen a layout, where they used scotch tape to form the base for the waterfall, and poured envirotex down it.
pic of my old waterfall made with clear silicone caulk, this was before coating it with high gloss polyeurothane to make it glisten which really makes a difference to the realistic ‘wet look’.
Top View
Bottom View
Semi Finished View
Have fun
Karl.
I used a piece of clear styrene dry brush with some white, and then covered with acrylic gloss medium:
The rest of the creek is still underconstruction.
Nick
In his book, “How to build realistic model railroad scenery”, Dave Frary has a complete chapter on modeling water, from still water to water falls. I picked up a ‘used’ copy in great condition on Amazon.com. He uses “thin vertical strips of clear acetate, aquarium filter material, or stretched poly fiber mater, or stretched poly fiber fill glued in place with a clear adhesive (5 minute epoxy, gloos medium or my favorite, clear silicone bathtub sealant”
If you can get hold of a copy of the book I think you’ll find it worth the money.
JaRRell