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Western Thunderer
Dear Readers
I am creating a small creek for a EM gauge Midland Railway joint Cambrian Railway layout and would like to know if anyone has overcome the meniscus effect when it comes to water effects. One of the best water effects that I have seen has been on the superb Bramblewick layout by the late Tom Harland but even the masterful Tom Harland was not immune from this effect on his water. At the moment I am experimenting with roofing fibreglass resin which is quite thick and not very transparent. The creek I am modelling, see attached images, would have been quite clear in the years I am modelling it. There is a water clear casting resin that is available from East Coast Fibreglass Supplies that I think will be more suitable and you are able to add dyes to it. One way of avoiding the meniscus effect is to us glass or acrylic sheet and model the sides of the water on it having laid the material over you modelled river bed. This would probably work if you were modelling a pond but anything more complicated would be a challenge. The alternative is to use clear varnish which allot of people use but it has tendency to change colour sometimes over the years and does not set as quickly as fibreglass. Any suggestions would be welcomed.
I am creating a small creek for a EM gauge Midland Railway joint Cambrian Railway layout and would like to know if anyone has overcome the meniscus effect when it comes to water effects. One of the best water effects that I have seen has been on the superb Bramblewick layout by the late Tom Harland but even the masterful Tom Harland was not immune from this effect on his water. At the moment I am experimenting with roofing fibreglass resin which is quite thick and not very transparent. The creek I am modelling, see attached images, would have been quite clear in the years I am modelling it. There is a water clear casting resin that is available from East Coast Fibreglass Supplies that I think will be more suitable and you are able to add dyes to it. One way of avoiding the meniscus effect is to us glass or acrylic sheet and model the sides of the water on it having laid the material over you modelled river bed. This would probably work if you were modelling a pond but anything more complicated would be a challenge. The alternative is to use clear varnish which allot of people use but it has tendency to change colour sometimes over the years and does not set as quickly as fibreglass. Any suggestions would be welcomed.
