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Other Stuff => Workbench => Topic started by: snitcythedog on August 19, 2019, 09:33:00 PM
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I have wanted to build a nice river for years and I finally decided to take the jump. I had the parts custom cut by Warbases and I cannot say enough about their services. I made a mistake in ordering and now have twelve feet of river. I am not complaining as I will use it. Each section is 12 X 6 inches. The bends are at 45 degree angles. Here is the blank parts glued together.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jHDNSZPfCSY/XVrUBxUbhSI/AAAAAAAACCw/je-t3wB7TgYmeFOGufv0KWKKCjX0G-OWwCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0793.jpg)
The banks were filled and sanded.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u_l_G_V29LE/XVrUQKN6hmI/AAAAAAAACC0/R7IXIYv6tPoghPFz6fUJW9N7Ra7fCXweQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0798.jpg)
Basing material was added.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zdz51UA8iRo/XVrUV6I5HEI/AAAAAAAACDE/uwcr5wAxC1AVqZrKzvVZ3MNWm7CWY4sxQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0800.jpg)
It was painted
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EencRnNFMcw/XVrUjujyrSI/AAAAAAAACDU/1SCPEaxajN8ULEeD3bQKm0n2vFBva7GXgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0832.jpg)
First layer of resin was poured.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-afvhIN9k9Js/XVrUslQBbpI/AAAAAAAACDc/m48WxVe31TELPCKyQebGZLfsWBNtGIOZwCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0834.jpg)
Waves were added with two part epoxy resin.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3O4lHuGOiUk/XVrU1XEr4DI/AAAAAAAACDk/kfR-kIpYM8YexL6JTDYO74lh3MpSj3kXACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0835.jpg)
I have sixteen more to go then touch ups, vegetation and felt on the bottoms.
Hope you like.
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Great colour. I am going tlo make some streams soon so I will be keeping an eye on this project.
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Final effect looks really good - are you using some sort of resin or Woodland Scenics Water Effects, maybe?
A minor critique, if I may: if you could better feather the shallows into the the main flow and the darker center you'll heighten the effect quite a lot. Depends on the paint but if acrylics it can be a challenge but can be done by thinning the paint just a bit so you can blend a bit before it dries. And, not a critique but a hope, when you apply the vegetation and/or the banks, want to see the gap between water and land go away. Then it will really pop!
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Final effect looks really good - are you using some sort of resin or Woodland Scenics Water Effects, maybe?
A minor critique, if I may: if you could better feather the shallows into the the main flow and the darker center you'll heighten the effect quite a lot. Depends on the paint but if acrylics it can be a challenge but can be done by thinning the paint just a bit so you can blend a bit before it dries. And, not a critique but a hope, when you apply the vegetation and/or the banks, want to see the gap between water and land go away. Then it will really pop!
First thanks for the comps. I am using resin with a couple of drops of ink for the water. For the color, that is the third repaint and I finally threw my hands up. I have never been good at either feathering/blending paint or painting flat surfaces. I plan to have vegetation overhanging the bank and some growing out of the water.
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that's a super job - particularly like the expoxy 'waves' / movement.
wish I had the skill and patience to do stuff like this!
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Finished the water surface and vegetation on all the bends. After everything has a day or so to set up I will felt the bottom and they will be called done. If all of the stars align this weekend and my wife contains her honeydo list I will have half of the river sections poured. Hope you like.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1Ew4tPKcr5c/XWecv_fIrBI/AAAAAAAACEE/cHMhUAIsjj8ne7pqRVC3jmuLIxZi1BCjACLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0907.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c0_nI2KGP_k/XWecyOQ9vEI/AAAAAAAACEI/DQJ2WxtC7uAkA41juAmPriCgn1ZsxyR5wCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_0908.jpg)
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Hey, I recognize that river. It's in Italy and renowned worldwide. It is Pizza River! lol lol o_o lol :D ;) :) lol
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It’s also an excellent educational resource for children. If you have 8 pieces of river and you subtract two, how many river pieces do you have left? :)
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It’s also an excellent educational resource for children. If you have 8 pieces of river and you subtract two, how many river pieces do you have left? :)
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This has turned into a bit of a goat rope. So far I have only managed to finish up five of the twelve sections. Needless to say real life got in the way of getting these done. Here are a couple of the sections pretty much finished.
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W2eH6Y18tAs/XXUcJDhcCHI/AAAAAAAACEw/wFOEnGx99WovCeOF_QHSiHkbFOrXnTwKwCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_0921.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OolXj7-UiaI/XXUcdvoJi8I/AAAAAAAACE0/bzREJ-b4L20bQd4qHcFFVZ6Hwdnsnrf5wCEwYBhgL/s1600/IMG_0928.jpg)
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Those strait sections look good - and might avoid future food references lol. And don't forget to count your corner pieces, that means at least 11 pieces finished so far. Find the silver lining.