This waterfall is at the end of a canal in an industrial scene on my layout. Following a technique I remembered seeing in an issue of Model Railroader, I cut a piece of thin plexiglass to fit the waterfall area and wrapped transparent fishing line tightly around it, cementing the ends of the line to the back of the glass. I then glued the wrapped plexiglass in place, put cotton ball fiber at the bottom to represent churning water, and then applied several coats of acrylic gloss medium, letting it flow down the vertical falls.
The canal was made from a masonite base coated with joint compound and stipled wtih a damp sponge when wet to create ripples and waves. I colored the "water" with Woodland Scenes Stone Gray pigment unduluted right out of the bottle. Gloss medium added the sheen here as well.
Ralph
The canal was made from a masonite base coated with joint compound and stipled wtih a damp sponge when wet to create ripples and waves. I colored the "water" with Woodland Scenes Stone Gray pigment unduluted right out of the bottle. Gloss medium added the sheen here as well.
Ralph
