The "Original" Kittom Lumber Company. Part #2

Doctor G

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Putting the finishing touches on the mini logging layout.
I painted the river and stream bottoms and their shorelines using acrylic paints.
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Using an interesting product Dave Frary liked called “ModPodge” I applied the river and stream surface using a fan brush.
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Following are pictures of the completed streams and river.
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I would appreciate your comments on this product / technique and if you have ever used it to create river and stream scenes.

Thanks for looking. Doc Tom
 

Gandolf50

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It looks very nice! I always found Modpodge to remail a bit soft and slightly sticky ( used it over decals and images on board or woodworks). I always used a casting resin in 3 layers minimum, tinting each layer from dark to light with a hint of green and blue, up to a clear top coat... Adds a great deal of depth but is messy and takes a long time, as well as a risk that it will warp from the heat produced and pull your layout apart. As far as your technique, apart from the lack of visual depth ( judging by the pix here), the effect is virtually the same with a great deal less work or mess!!
 

Doctor G

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It looks very nice! I always found Modpodge to remail a bit soft and slightly sticky ( used it over decals and images on board or woodworks). I always used a casting resin in 3 layers minimum, tinting each layer from dark to light with a hint of green and blue, up to a clear top coat... Adds a great deal of depth but is messy and takes a long time, as well as a risk that it will warp from the heat produced and pull your layout apart. As far as your technique, apart from the lack of visual depth ( judging by the pix here), the effect is virtually the same with a great deal less work or mess!!
Yes, it is not so messy. Particularly with the water effect at the very edge of the mini layout I elected to hold off on the casting resin. I have like you successfully use the casting resin in the past. Doc Tom
 

Bill Nelson

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I have used acrylic gloss medium , which is similar to Modpodge in the past. On my big river , my riverboat would stick to it, so I’m going to use epoxy on my new big river.
 

Doctor G

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One of the fun parts of modeling in On30 is the "mini scenes" you can do with lots and lots of details.

Well the steam locomotives need a lot of cut wood to do their work......so a mini scene on the mini logging layout.

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Thanks for looking.
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Doc Tom
 
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