http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net FLGS and i think they turned on not to bad...except for the ends. I used tape to try and seal off the ends. It worked "ok" in that i really didnt have any leaks but the tape didnt really hold a rigid flat shape so the ends of each module were uneven. They have also that "creeping" issue where the resin on the ends climbed up the tape ever so slightly. This made a sort of lip on each end.
My question is this: what should i use to seal the ends of the modules while the resin is poured/setting? Also and ideas of tidying up the ends of the first attempt modules without ruining them?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/703420/8922162.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/703420/8922162.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/703420/8922240.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/703420/8922240.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/703420/8922308.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/703420/8922308.page GMT
I still had a little resin leak out since I had more than a few layers of stuff put together. My sculpting clay might not make a great seal with plastic card, so I am going to put a layer of PVA over top of everything before the super thick paint I used to seal it up last time.

As for the creep up the side of the tape, you really cannot do much. A semi liquid is going to form a meniscus with its edges. The best you can do is ignore it or try to sand it away afterward.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/703420/8923206.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/703420/8923206.page GMT MM into the banks (which in my case were Balsawood shaved down. I think if your plastic is the thin type for most packaging you don't even have to countersink the edges.
For total explanation: (I realize I use the old miserable inch measurement system, so going to try and put metric in too, but none of these measurements is an absolute) I took a plank of basewood or plasticard 1/8" (2-3mm) thick as the base of each river section. I Made my river 6" wide, with each bank 1" or so (bank thickness varied, as rivers do). I then shaved/cut a piece of balsa wood from a pre-packed assortment I found at Hobby World to fit as the banks (It included a LOT of 1/8 by 1/4 strips I glued together then shaped). These were glued together using goop, but I'm sure any pva glue would work. I then cut up an old action figure package, keeping the portions of clear plastic that were straight and flat from the edges. These I cut to fit the ends of each section (my river ended up about 1/8-1/4" (4-6mm) deep in water effect). I painted my river bottom and added any objects (stones, logs, etc). Then I glued the strips to each end using Goop. Most of my river sections were about 6-8" long, some longer (I made a 12" section with a bridge). When I was done, I found the water effect had stuck to the plastic slats, so I left them in place. I admit, curved sections were harder to work with using the balsa wood, but the goop is a really thick rubbery filler, so mistakes in fitting were easily filled. In truth, straight sections of two feet with separate curves being smaller would have been wiser.
The ends that had formed a lip, I carefully ground down and did my best to polish. I did not paint over my water effect except where I teased rapids up (and I don't think it worked that well...) so can't help you on that side. My painting skills are slightly above average at best. Sadly, I lost most of that river in a move so have no pics, sorry.
My friend tried rivers with foam banks, and it was much harder because most glues etc ate the foam, and edges were impossible to keep sharp.
Hope this helps. I love making and playing on terrain so send every bit of encouragement I can! Nothing feels better than hearing someone say "Dude, nice battlefield!"
PS: Water effect does tend to run everywhere sadly...I did this fountain piece, and apparently the Imperial Engineer made a few mistakes...so suddenly the fountain became a broken down relic with puddles around it...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/703420/8923835.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/703420/8923835.page GMT
You either shave it back when it's not fully hardened (cured) yet - but has stopped flowing. Or sand it back when it has. Can't really prevent it.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/703420/8925044.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/703420/8925044.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/703420/8927737.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/703420/8927737.page GMT