@third rail posted:Continuing on with the lake remodel, I used a technique to make waves by laying down 3 layers of toilet paper and diluted white glue. Made up a mixture of 50/50-60/40 Elmer's glue and water, then painted the surface and layered the toilet paper lasagna style. While everything was still wet, I teased the paper into waves with a paint brush. As the paper soaks up the glue the embossing disappears. The main thing is to work extra at the edges of the paper to make sure that they disappear. After a few days drying, I then painted the surface with a brown latex flat paint, blending in some flat black to mimic deeper water. I found a Corgi Models yellow submarine, removed the bottom and cut and trimmed it for placement.
Next week when all is dry, I will use gloss water based finish to bring out the wet look.
I finally completed the lake feature on the Chicagoland lionel railroad club's layout. Painted the surface brown and black, then I highlighted the waves with white and silver acrylics. Finally everything got 3 coats of high gloss water based poly to bring out the wet look.
I added a fishing boat along with the yellow submarine. Both had to have their bottoms cut off to make them waterline models. Hope you like them.
