The theme of the layout was a vacation island with a volcano and beach. This gave me the oppurtunity to vary the height of the layout and to break up a flat appearance. Here are the steps I took to create the beach:
- I started with a piece of 2" foam and cut out the area where I wanted the water to be.
- Because I was using TrueScene modeling fibre, I lined the water area and rock walls with drywall mesh tape to give the fibre a base to attach to. I then mixed a batch of fibre and spread it out. I smoothed the area around the beach and roughed up the fibre on the rock walls.
- After the fibre dried for a day, I applied paint using a spray bottle with a solution of 20% paint and 80% water. (I used indoor house paint, which is why I used more water.) I sprayed all of the areas where water would be blue, and the rock areas lava. As the paint dried, I added sand (White Carribean Sand from Sceninc Express.) After the paint dried, I again painted blue over the sand that would be under water.
- For the water, I used E-Z water pellets. The pellets wer melted down and poured out in layers. If I were to do it again, I would use another product as the E-Z water gave it a yellow hue.
- I used a hot air gun to add the waves to the water. I used a broad back and forth motion until I got the waves to the height I liked.
If you need me to elaborate on any of my steps, please let me know.
Stewart
