model water

[mburns5us]

I was at walmart today found an epoxy water used for floral figured I would give it try on my lake. The cost was 5.96 so figured why not give it a try.74161[/ATTACH]"]

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[SP4439]

In the craft section?

 

[NH Mike]

Picture is a little small but what shows looks pretty good. Is it fairly thin and runny mixture or does it have some viscosity to it? Please give us a bit of a run down on what you discovered. It looks like something a lot of us might use. I'm presently working on a river bed. Hope to blend in the banks and paint the bed this week and then I'm ready for the water finish over coat. I have Envirotex for the job but might give the Wally Water a shot.

 

[Larry]

I've used to 2 times on my layout & it dries perfectly clear. yes, it's in the Craft Dept.
If you are in a small store it's by the flower vases & silk flowers. In a Supercenter it's in the Craft dept. by the party goods & fake flowers.

 

[mburns5us]

it not too thin, it takes 24 to 48 hours to cure so ill no more then so far it looks clear.

 

[NH Mike]

Thanks for the info Larry & mb. I'll add this to my shopping list for my next trip to WM.

 

[Rico]

I'll have to give that a try, My WS water won't clear at all and is getting milkier by the day!

 

[hamltnblue]

Good Find. Might be heading for some myself

 

[ChevelleSSguy]

I thought Wal-mart carried Enviro-tex? Thats what I was told but I dont have a need for it at this time so I never thought to look when im there.

 

[UP2CSX]

Walmart does cary Envirotex, and at about the same price as the water kit. The water kit is a typical tow part expoxy gel. It works prety well but does take a couple days to dry and is really only useful for completely still water, since I haven't found a way to make a rippled surface. The Envirotex, OTOH, doesn't require mixing, will cover more area, and you can stipple the surface as it dries to create ripples or small waves. It dries completely clear as well but seems to look "deeper" in succesive thin coats than the two part product. It dries solid within 24 hours and you can add more coats as needed. It's also easy to "freshen" up on old water feature with another thin coat.

 

[mburns5us]

where wold u find envirotex at in walmart

 

[mburns5us]

few updates it is almost fully cured.74165[/ATTACH]"]

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[mburns5us]

some of leaked out from under the foam board , I should have dug out foam and not cut all the way through to the plywood like a bowl i guess then it wouldn't have leaked.

 

[NH Mike]

Looks like it ends up nice and clear based on the reflections of the bottles behind the scene.

A small bead of white glue or clear caulking around the bottom edge of the hole is generally enough to prevent a leak. Not like caulking around a bath tub or sink, just a tiny bead to make a seal.

 

[GP30]

Wow! Thats a good idea. I already IM'ed the wife and told her to write it on the grocery list !!! I'm going to get some and test it out first.

 

[ChevelleSSguy]

Walmart does cary Envirotex, and at about the same price as the water kit. The water kit is a typical tow part expoxy gel. It works prety well but does take a couple days to dry and is really only useful for completely still water, since I haven't found a way to make a rippled surface. The Envirotex, OTOH, doesn't require mixing, will cover more area, and you can stipple the surface as it dries to create ripples or small waves. It dries completely clear as well but seems to look "deeper" in succesive thin coats than the two part product. It dries solid within 24 hours and you can add more coats as needed. It's also easy to "freshen" up on old water feature with another thin coat.

I toured a layout last weekend that is featured in the current issue of Model Railroaders Great Model Railroads. He uses stuff such as Mod Podge and stipples it over the finished water and it comes out just like waves. Looked really nice. But then again, its in GMRRs so it would make total sense.

 

[Selector]

I used what is called a gel gloss medium (Mod Podge and others are not gel, they are like a thick clear syrup), but the liquid gloss medium works well, too

I used a product like Envirotex, but you want any finish quality grade two part epoxy. You pour that in a couple of layers, maybe three, and you can tint them with a half-drop of acrylic craft paints like the ones sold in Wally's. In my case, I also added a pinch of Plaster of Paris powder to generate some turbidity. When that set and hardened, I coverd that tinted epoxy with a thin layer of gel gloss medium and turned the foam brush on its side to stipple the surface. It turned out very well!

-Crandell

 

[ChevelleSSguy]

I used what is called a gel gloss medium (Mod Podge and others are not gel, they are like a thick clear syrup), but the liquid gloss medium works well, too

I used a product like Envirotex, but you want any finish quality grade two part epoxy. You pour that in a couple of layers, maybe three, and you can tint them with a half-drop of acrylic craft paints like the ones sold in Wally's. In my case, I also added a pinch of Plaster of Paris powder to generate some turbidity. When that set and hardened, I coverd that tinted epoxy with a thin layer of gel gloss medium and turned the foam brush on its side to stipple the surface. It turned out very well!

-Crandell

Actually, during the conversation we were having with the layout owner. He first suggested the gloss medium. Thats when I asked him about that stuff "with the funny name", I couldnt remember Mod Podge at the moment. Then he said, Are you talking about Mod Podge? Yup. But anyways, he actually recommends the liquid gloss medium as well.

 

[UP2CSX]

Walmart sells Envirotex in the paint department. It's also tintable. I also used Mod-Podge as my last layers in my pond to create ripples. I assume that would also work with the two part stuff as well.

 

[NH Mike]

While out running around today I stopped at WalMart and found the stuff mburns used. They also had what seemed to be the exact same kit and exact same quantity by another name on the shelf except that was made in China. The water kit we've been discussing here is made in California. Guess which one I bought? I didn't even bother to check the price of the Foo Ling Yoo kit. They also had bags of different color stones for $3 a bag. Some were borderline psychodelic but a couple had mixed grey, black, blueish that we can use. They're a bit larger by 2x to 3x than the very coarse talus from Woodland Scenics. Next trip to WalMart they are on my list.

I've got a little more color to paint onto the river bed before I apply the Wally Water. Once it is done I'll post a pic or two.

Has anyone who has used the Wally Water tinted it and if so what did you use? Same as for Envirotex?