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Title: Water effect - plastic film
Post by: AndrewBeasley on 13 October 2013, 11:03:12 AM

Looking for a few bits on eBay  :D I have just come across this plastic film / sheet SM03 1pcs WATER SHEETS realistic clear moulded 1*0.5m (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SM03-1pcs-WATER-SHEETS-realistic-clear-moulded-1-0-5m-/310298566256?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item483f3c5e70)

(http://i.ebayimg.com/t/SM03-1pcs-WATER-SHEETS-realistic-clear-moulded-1-0-5m-/00/$(KGrHqV,!lUE1F2WIDBuBNZP)jHz)g~~_12.JPG)

Looking at the shop (Everest Models) (http://stores.ebay.co.uk/everestmodel/Model-Grass-Mat-Sheet-/_i.html?_fsub=791179014) he has three different wave patterns in store.

I've always had good service from these folk but never tried anything like this before - has anyone else?

Title: Re: Water effect - plastic film
Post by: sundayhero on 13 October 2013, 11:13:44 AM

you could probably buy some textured acrylic glass in hardware store ? Maybe not in scale, but it may worth to try.

Title: Re: Water effect - plastic film
Post by: fastolfrus on 13 October 2013, 11:33:48 AM

Saw something like it in a Dutch art shop.
Sold from a roll (roll was quite wide, 1.5m?), quite a few different designs (& colours). I got the impression it was a stick on material for frosting bathroom windows etc.

Maybe a DiY shop might have something?

Title: Re: Water effect - plastic film
Post by: Westfalia Chris on 13 October 2013, 12:55:54 PM

I've done a couple of base boards for Dystopian Wars and, more recently, my Port of Bruegelburg project (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=45255.0).

This is a shot of the "harbour" variant:

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Breughelburg/PORT_OF_BRUEGELBURG_2_zpse714a84f.jpg)

This is a shot of the "open seas" variant for Dystopian Wars:

(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg236/Christian_S_1979/Modelling%20and%20Miniatures/Dystopian%20Wars/Scenery_Naval_Base_05_SmallIslands.jpg)

Both are made from 3mm MDF boards painted using a paint roller and various hues of acrylic paint, with the port boards using more green and the open seas more blue. On top of this, I added a layer of self-adhesive clear foil which is rather robust. I also like the way objects reflect in the "water".

Obviously, if you could get a 3d version that has some wave pattern on it, it would look more convincing as an ocean surface; still, for small ships, it can lead to unsightly gaps between the ship bottom and the wave valleys as the model sits on the wave crests.

Personally, I opted for a smooth surface and painted in waves and crests. Generally, though, I think it works rather satisfactorily and is a much faster method (and less prone to warping the boards) than applying numerous layers of gloss varnish.

Title: Re: Water effect - plastic film
Post by: Eric the Shed on 13 October 2013, 02:22:22 PM

These look great but I think Ill stick to the homebase oxford blue tile for my rivers but these might work well for the sea

(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/ErictheShed/Mata%20Tea%20Party%202013/M8_zps5a95e2ef.jpg)