Making a Lake

some of The tools I used for this projct

Making a lake for your model railroad is a very fun project to do. It is not hard either.  The required tools are 

•  Paint-Black, Brown
• Arcrylic Gesso
• ModPodge
• Paint Brushes
• Painters palette
• Knifes
• Hacksaw blade
• File/needle files

On my layout I have 1½  Inch Foam boards as a base. I used the Sawblade to cut diagonaly to make it look like it is sloping.  I used the Knives and the files to change the texture. After I liked the way the the bank looked I took ⅛ Inch DOW styrofoam boards and laid the side without lettering so it is facing up. THen I painted the slope and a 1 inch on the ⅛ board brown.  I then painted the rest of the area that was not brown black.  I let this dry then painted a second coat of black on.  After this drys Put a thick area of Mod podge ontop of the black paint.



Here are the tools I used to make the Bank





Chiped paint



Applying Gesso



If the mod podge drys and there are areas of chiped paint under it there is a simple way to fix it. Spread a thick layer if arcrilyic gesso around on the areas that are chiped. Spread the gesso about 1 inch out from the area that is chiped. When you are spreading the gesso make sure you dab.  Once this drys spread a layer of black paint over that and coat with Mod Podge.

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Realistic water

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Tools needed to make realistic water
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Tools needed to make realistic water

• Sponge
• Sponge Brush
• Mod Podge
• Hot Glue Gun
• Hot Glue Sticks
• Black Tempra Paint
• Brown Tempra Paint
• Model Magic Clay
•  Cork

This methood is to make a very deep river or pond that does not have any shallow area

MAking water is easy but takes a ver long time.  Usially this methood takes about 2 days (includes drying time) to finsh but the effect is worth it.  Follow these steps to find out how to make realistic water today!

1. Start by clearing an area out where you want to put the river or body of water.
2. Take the cork and tear it into strips that are 3-10 inches long and about 1/2-1 1/2 inches wide then paint each strip dark brown LET THE PAINT DRY OVERNIGHT TO ENSURE THAT NO PART IS STILL WET!
3. Spread a layer of model magic around where the river will be. Before the model magic drys pound a sponge into it to make a wave effect. Let the model magic dry for 24 Hours.
4. Paint the model magic black.
5. After the black paint drys spread 2 thick layers of mod podge LET This Dry for at least 2 hours
6. Stack the cork strips up in stacks of 4 and hot glue together
7. Glue the cork so it is pushing up aginst the model magic ( See photo A1 [top Photo] for an image of how it should look)

YOU ARE DONE!!

COOMING SOON-How to make realistic shallow water