Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

I felt like sharing my first attempt at moving water.

The results I got was from using woodland scenics E-Z water, and also using some of their "water effects" (It's basically the same as GWs, so you might aswell use theirs if you've got it on hand.)


First things first, the pictures of the result.



Front side view.
The drain was made from left over parts of those ruined sectors your can buy from GW, and the base of the pool was made from an old movement tray from Warhammer Fantasy.
If you look reaaally close you'll be able to tell there's a little skull comming out of the drain to, on the right hand side.
The skull is taken from a regular fantasy skeleton box.

And the back of it.



Okay so starting from the top;

I started out with making the base and the pipe.
Mind you to use some kind of hard plastic or carboard that will not bend or melt due to the hot E-Z water you will be pouring over the modell.
The pipe was just made by some spare parts, you could probably do it a lot better and beautifully, but I just wanted to try out a technique I had thought out.
Spray paint it all then paint it, as this will, of course, be impossible when the water is there.

I then mixed the water with some Ogryn wash, while melting it, mixing it all to look a little more dirty.
The next step I poured some melted E-Z water onto some clear plastic with a slight bend on it at the top, to represent the water comming out of the drain, and let it dry.
Once dry, I carefully bent it of the clear plastic, and glued it in place on the modell.
Then, I melted some more E-Z water and applied it on the base of the modell, letting it fill it all up.
While still drying, I took a thin stick and just dipped it into the water at the base of the pipe to represent splashes, making thin "splashy" effects flying out of the main body of water.

I also glued the skull in place using some of the melted water, applying it with a stick and also adding some of the squirting effect from the top of the pipe.


To finnish of the model I used regular water effects mixed with a little thinned out skull white, and simply added it to represent foam, placing it in realistic points where foam woald be expected to be, like around cables and the edges of the movint water, also splashing some on the drain installation and such.


Well, I hope you liked my tutorial, and I'm happy to do another simple model if you want some pictures of the process, and feel free to ask any questions you might have.




See ya!

Just an opinion, I think there's too much water around the pipe specifically in the last picture that big chunk on the right; water does not come out of pipes like that.

Although the rest of it looks very good especially on the base, it looks significantly better than what clearcoat or clear resin produce.

True, I'll have to give that an extra thought for my next piece.. To be honest, it kinda got worse from me trying to get that little skull in place xD
But a good point.

And thank you =)

I'll be trying to make a tutorial from the bottoms down today, starting with making the base, and applying the water.


Automatically Appended Next Post:
So here are some step-by-step photos on how to proceed with the technique I suggested in my first post.
They should be fairly easy to follow, but I'll be adding some words between them.






Build a base for the water that is solid enough not to warp under the heat, but also doesn't leak.
And ofcourse, spray and paint before adding any water.


Pour some melted E-Z water on clear plastic or a glass bottle.
Then while it is still warm, though not hot, take it of and bend it slightly to represent the water flow.


Then add any items you'de want in your water, for my part mostly dead guys, then cut you're "water flow" into the correct shape, then simply glue it in place.


Warm some E-Z water and pour it all over the base, carefull not to miss any spot, and while it is still drying, gently stirr and poke the surface of the water to create splashing effects where the water flowing from the pipe hits the main body of water.
Also remember to add some effects around areas where the water touches other items in the water.


Mix some water-down white colour with some regular "water effects" and paint it over the splashes and moving water arreas.
Make sure to also paint edges of items, corpses and any orks you might have floating around, to make it look like foam gathering around stuff in the water.


And Voilá!
You're all done.
This took me about 2 hours to complete, and with very little effort, you've made your gaming-table slightly more exciting.


I hope this was to some inspiration! =)

brilliant.

Thank you Africanus =D
I hope I made stuff clear so it was fairly understandable.
Later on I'll try and make a nutorial about a clear-resin product I've been using for water, but for now, this will do.

If anyone else is reading this I'de like ideas on how to use the water, and different approaches for tutorials on the subject =)

I understood it all. A nice simple set of instructions finished off with good pictures and a beautiful finished product.

This is what makes a good tuto.

Brilliant attempt at a difficult subject.
Although the first one would benefit alot from pointing directly down as apposed to that odd angle. My one gripe in the second one is the water shoots out too far from pressure it doesn't have seeing as it's only filling half the pipe. They both would also benefit from having a more detailed "frame".

Does it mix easily with dyes? or is it going to separate or not even take the dye at all?

The WS E-Z water can be tinted with powdered clothing dye that is easily available from the supermarket in the aisle where they have laundry detergent. If it isn't there try the crafts and sewing department.