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Quick question,

I have acquired a series of resin 'swamps' at a bargain price from eBay. These are the terrain pieces produced by GF9 as part of their 'Battlefield in a Box' series:


I am in the process of flocking the edges and want to eventually add scenic water to them rather than having a matt, dry appearance.


So the question: What would you recommend I use to produce the water effects? Bear in mind price will play a factor. I don't want to spend £18 for a bottle of 'Woodland Scenics Water Effects' that I will probably use only a tiny amount of.

Is PVA a cheap, effective alternative? Or have you had success with other materials?

Are the swamps rubberised like their roads and some of their other terrain or is it a solid piece of inflexible wood or hard foam?

Vallejo gloss varnish in a couple of thin layers will work okay.
Also flock after the water dries, or you'll likely never get all the stray bits out of your water.

 Alex Kolodotschko wrote:
Are the swamps rubberised like their roads and some of their other terrain or is it a solid piece of inflexible wood or hard foam?

I must admit I've not had any experience with their roads. The swamps are rather inflexible and I assume some type of resin though I may be wrong.

 Buttery Commissar wrote:
Vallejo gloss varnish in a couple of thin layers will work okay.
Also flock after the water dries, or you'll likely never get all the stray bits out of your water.

Varnish sounds like a good idea. As for the flock in the varnish I'm not too bothered, I was intending on putting some tufts of grass in the water too as I'm intending it to be boggy with vegetation in it.

The varnish has arrived! Now to apply it and get told off for using the kitchen table!

I used resin to amazing effect. It's cheap and I was able to find it at my local Michael's. I used it to make swamp bases for a friends army and they turned out absolutely perfect.