Since I have tossed out the treads for my 32x Panzer III by mistake and I have not had any luck finding replacements for less than I paid for the tank...I am thinking about removing the bootom of the hull and use it in a river crossing dio. Has anyone made water for a dio? I know you can by the mix for model railraods but I know there are other options. Has any one used polyurethane? Any suggestions would be appreciated as I don't know what else to do with a tank with no treads.
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Gerald
Anyone made water for dio's?
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One quick an easy method I did just recently is use clear caulking. Cheap and easy. But, two warning are (1) if you are doing a large area, keep in mind shrinkage (heh heh, shrinkage) and more importantly (2) make sure you do a good job painting the subsurface. Took some shortcuts on mind, and it looks like crap (but the water looks nice). And to give you an idea, the area I did was 12" wide by 30", so not exactly a small area. I also like this method since its naturally "turbulant" water - urethane you have to mess with the surface during the drying process.
Use real water?
Make a Lining out of something water proof, you can use plastic bags, and pour real water in there.
Hope that helps, I dont have any ideas for fake water
Make a Lining out of something water proof, you can use plastic bags, and pour real water in there.
Hope that helps, I dont have any ideas for fake water
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Thanks for the input and your jumping plane is hypnotic....
Thanks for the input and your jumping plane is hypnotic....
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Obeying the jumping plane, in and of itself, is not necessarily a bad thing. However, what might the jumping plane be telling you to do? lol
As for how to do water, here's a link from Missing-Lynx.com. The buildier of this diorama talks about how he created his water effect. Hope you find it helpful.
http://www.missing-lynx.com/articles/di ... iorama.htm
As for how to do water, here's a link from Missing-Lynx.com. The buildier of this diorama talks about how he created his water effect. Hope you find it helpful.
http://www.missing-lynx.com/articles/di ... iorama.htm
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Metalwar, heres another artical that my help you. Go to page 3.
http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op= ... artid=1043
http://www.armorama.com/modules.php?op= ... artid=1043
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your question reminded me of an old thread on Star Wars diorama board
here is the link to ruff terrain's diorama of dagobah, he used clear casting resin
http://www.dagobahswamp.com/resources/watereffects.asp
here is the link to ruff terrain's diorama of dagobah, he used clear casting resin
http://www.dagobahswamp.com/resources/watereffects.asp