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I'm a big fan of North of the Border, and he reasonably often uses resin pours for his sculpts. Like when he made Sharkosaurus Rex, Apex Predator.

If I wanted to do this on a bit of a smaller scale-like, say, submerging bases up to the ankles of models for a watery base effect-what kind of tools, supplies, advice, and anything else would I need? I have literally no experience with resin currently.

A little late here but a few points for clear two part epoxy resin that might help. Some you may have come across some you may not have. First, a longer curing time is better. It allows the resin to be thoroughly mixed and gives it time to flow over and into the details. Second is when mixing. Mix until you think it is fully mixed and then mix that long again. With clear resin it can be difficult to tell if it is fully mixed and if it is not you can end up with random patches that do not cure. Third heat can be a friend and an enemy. Resin usually generates heat when curing so it can damage foam or warp plastic if you do a deep pour. Heat will also help you in a couple of ways. A hair dryer can be used to encourage bubbles to the surface by heating the uncured resin to lower the viscosity to a point where the bubble will float up on its own. It will also help resin cure a bit faster. If you have a dust free room with a hot water tank or heater in it you can let the resin set up in there. Fourth when you let it set, let it set for double the time it says on the box. If it says 24 hour cure give it 48. Resin has a shelf-life and in my experience, the older it gets the longer it takes to cure. In most cases you don't know when it was produced or put in the container. Resist the temptation to "test" it. Hope that helps.