sculptamold for water??

dostacos wrote:

I was in my LHS in the railroad section and saw a bag of some type of {plastic?} material that has a low melt point. It is designed to make "water", heat, melt, pour, and as it cools it hardens creating the water, I have not tried it but it sure looks easy.  I suspect that it cools clear, and would work nice for small streams, lay the bed with various size rocks and maybe a old log or some stumps then pour in the liquid and let it harden. I have a pair of winter dioramas and a Africa Corp diorama then I will be doing something with water. I will try the stuff and report back

Don't waste your time with it. It is called Woodland Scenics E-Z Water. I've heard nothing but bad from model railroaders (being one myself). If you want easy water try Woodland Scenics Realistic Water and Water Effects. The beaded stuff turns yellow fast and is a hassle to heat. It also shrinks and cracks and will ruin your base most likely. Realistic water is like an acrylic gel that drys clear with minimal shrinking, I've used it and I've been happy with the results. Only pour a little at a time though and it can even be watered down slightly.

I was in my LHS in the railroad section and saw a bag of some type of {plastic?} material that has a low melt point.

It is designed to make "water", heat, melt, pour, and as it cools it hardens creating the water, I have not tried it but it sure looks easy. 

I suspect that it cools clear, and would work nice for small streams, lay the bed with various size rocks and maybe a old log or some stumps then pour in the liquid and let it harden.

I have a pair of winter dioramas and a Africa Corp diorama then I will be doing something with water. I will try the stuff and report back 

I think it really depends on the type of water you want to replicate. Ship modelers use caulks or other similar mediums all the time to represent an ocean surface and Sculptamold can be mixed to a much thinner consistency than caulk. Diorama modelers have also used somewhat thick mediums to replicate rolling rivers or turbulent streams. I think it would take some practice...and probably some trial-and-error...but IMO, if it's painted convincingly, you could probably model a somewhat realisitic rough (waves, chop, etc...) surface. I certainly would not try to use Sculptamold if you're shooting for anything close to a flat surface, even if it has very minor wave action. If you do try some experiments, I certainly would be interested in seeing your results.