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"sorry mine doesn't look great, I messed it up" Finally a minis channel that I can truly relate to.

You know what i really like about this channel, is that you dont take yourself or the terrain to seriously you don't expect or demand perfection. Which makes me more confident in building terrain myself. I really think this is going to be my first project. -" one of my ponds looks like a set of cock and balllz. I did that on accident but next time ill do it on purpose " Yo, that made me laugh OUTLOUD. P.s would i be able to use food coloring with my elmers glue? Or would that look super ugly when dried lol. Thanks for showing the mistakes you made and i think the epoxy looks better too honestly

I love that you are not afraid to show us both things that work and things that dont....all to often it's an easy trap to fall into especially in our hobby of perfectionism. So I really have to say I appreciated that boss

Yessssss finally water

I watch a ton of terrain videos, all kinds of content makes, and this is by far one of the best ever for anything. You list failure after failure and talk about what works - most folks just say "here is how to do it" but you showed your experiments, you showed the failures, and this to me is extremely helpful. Thanks mate. also, those ponds are whack, but I want to make some now.

I'm so glad I found this channel. Your stuff really gives me the confidence to go out and actually attempt to build something. You've quickly become my favorite terrain guy

"But next time i might do it intentionally". I love it! Great video bruh.

This is amazing you saved my project! Looking forward to watching more of your content. 💜

Thanks for your demonstrations. I learned a lot! Good work!

I think this was a very useful tutorial because you pushed the envelope trying different methods and in the end you learned what worked which is what all modellers do when experimenting with a new technique. The color looks fine as I have seen ponds that ranged in color from brownish green to a gray shade. You could apply an acrylic clear coat after the layers have dried to give it a wet look. Thanks for taking the time and effort to make this tutorial.

I think that your DIY terrain vids are really helpful because it is really easy to find the needed materials because it is hard right now to get what you need in stores. Keep your good work up!

You are a good teacher and your passion for creativity is a complement to your kindness.

Love seeing the failures and why as well as the finished piece. Great Video, thanks for sharing.

nice video, quick tip (experimental!) when you get to layer 4 or 5 put a layer of light blue or light green wash, this in theory should tint the white to blue or green respectively.

Some people find the 2 part glues to turn a little yellow over time, the uk poundland versio to my knowledge doesn't, but worth keeping in mind.

I made a pond similar to this once. It was for a diorama I still haven't finished. I used layers of Puffy Paint for rocks, painted the bottom of the pond, brushed on a thin layer of blue glow paint, then covered the water's surface with Gloss Mod Podge. If I could do it over, I'd just get some actual rocks to suround the pond instead or collect my balled up bits of dried paint and glue and shape those into rocks. I should definitely do it again. I could use some water scatter terrain.

Nice work. Both the pva and epoxy methods turned out very well imo. Thank you 👍😎🇦🇺

Made a "Richard lake" lol thanks for the inspiration! Hope your doing well while I dive thru your wonderful video library!

I poured a very thick layer of PVA for my spawning pond. (I.e. almost to the top.) Once fully dried, I painted it a dark glue then gave it a green wash before layering several coats of gloss varnish.

Fantastic educator. Great job

i like this vid,i have been making scenic boards for years,but its good to try new ways,we learn by our mistakes,,i found this useful and interesting,i did not know about the epoxy gorilla glue,thakyou for sharing

Thank you for sharing, I learned a lot from your video.

I come to sing the praises of Mod Podge Gloss. Dries absolutely clear, is hardier than PVA, and you can get big tubs of it. Also it's quite runny by itself, no need to add anything to make it flow. And you can use it to add waves on the water at the end, you add some to the area, then blow on it with your airbrush, or just out of a straw, or alternatively just stipple it on with a big brush. In Europe you'll probably have to order it online though, i still haven't seen it sold in stores, worth it. I've heard of other products, there's an "Americana" brand one called "Triple Thick" which should also work fine and be easy to get for Americans even in big quantities.

Very good. I like your honesty about your mistakes. I'll probably try the two part epoxy.

It's really very cool

Top notch, Jay. I'm going to use the epoxy method to fill some MDF fountains that I built. I bought the same Gorilla epoxy here in the States (California) for about $5. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, --Bo

Have you tried clear Elmer's? I use that for putting glass in my plastic models and now thinking about giving it a go on my model railroad lake. Thanks for the tips!

The extra pva ones might make a decent frozen lake effect for scatter terrain

I love this! I had no idea there were so many glues. Can you advise if there's any glue I can use to simulate a running tap?

Really good like loads of your ideas trying to piece together a middle earth sbg board..

You got me to sub with showing your tried and true methods for water. You got me to hit the bell and laugh out loud how you basically said one looks like a private part without missing a beat. 😆 So hilarious! It was like, it is what it is. Just go with it! You have a wonderful personality. I hope more videos are to come soon..

Thank you so much thisvis what i wanted to make my diorama thank you so muck :) 😃

Amazing work, great to learn from you. One question, I tried once to do a pond from pva glue, but when it dried it separated from the edges of the 'walls', also the edges of the water became soft

Devs and Dice used Mod Podge for his modular river video. And I think that would work here in this example as well. I myself (an American) was able to find Mod Podge at a Walmart for 7$.

Interesting idea pva glue thanks

Wow! Simple, easy, inexpensive... What more could we ask for?

This method could be super useful for some kind of alien/ demon blood pool if the ground underneath is painted red right? Would this work with a gloss mod podge?

This would look good for winter ice pond. Just make it winter and snowy.

I wouldn't worry too much about making the water's surface as flat as possible. There are plenty of reasons why the surface might be disrupted. Maybe play up to it a bit with a menacing tentacle or alien eye stalk sticking out.

What about using clear varnish for water? Does that work or is there a problem with using that?

Hey man, instead of pva, go to the paint department of your local art&craft store and buy gloss acrylic medium. It dries clear, and glossy. Glossy modpodge would probably work too.

A private part?! I was thinking more like a bike seat! 😂 Also I think you could use a slightly watered down joint compound or with the toilet tissue instead of plaster of paris. JC is different from spackle though i think for miniature hobbyists, they could be used interchangeably.

I question whether Elmer's Glue-All would work better than their School Glue. Also, in some places they sell a _clear_ version of Elmer's glue.

Put a little duck or a fish-tail on the blob, that way there is a reason for it ;)

Why on earth is there a dislike, I mean, he's legit making your lofe easier?

On the water debate, nothing beats experimentation till you find what you like, but I don’t think making it blue-ish is a bad idea, because rarely is anything properly to scale in table top games. Houses and such are all representations and if you can picture what a 3’x3’ board would look like in real life, you’d barely get a couple houses on a board when most people can manage a damn good looking town in that space. If peoples normal expectations of water is to be blue, then it might be best to meet their expectations rather that strive for realism.

Does anyone know if i can simulate something trapped in ice with this

Supper funny!

Can we use only Epoxy Glue instead of PVA glue ????

Can I use fevicol for these brother

If you want to pour PVA to get a smooth surface dilute with enough water so it actually flows and self levels. Drying time: forever.

I really like your vídeos. The only problem with two parts resin, is after 6 months its turns yellow.

In the works they have some completely transparent pva, I found this shop in the UK and it was about £2 for a lot

Oh hey, another idea, what about that clear pva elmers makes?

Have you tried this with Elmer's clear pva glue?

Hey dood will you ever come back you think???? Thanks man

elmer's and arlene's make a clear in the bottle pva glue I have not tried it for terrain water but I have tinted it and put it in small glass bottles to make mini potion bottles or for food jars. . Works great

Hey sweetie. I would like to know can you use the epoxy resin stuff on xps foam?

Aleene's tacky glue dries clear. 1 thing though, if you end up spending $5 or the equivalent on a 2 part epoxy that has 2oz or 4oz whatever it is maybe you should just spend the $10 for 8oz of a bottle of modelers realistic water. Just if it ends up costing the same or more. I have a bottle of transparent resin for my 3d printer I'm thinking about trying a little bit of it cause I always have a bottle.

Just put a rock on smudge or some small gravel across drip trail and lightly glue it.

Or Joyce’s “snot-green sea” ... 😉

Hmm have you tried aliens clear glue it dries wet looking

Just stick some flock over the little mistake or some water reeds. Problem solved 😀

In old games workshop terrain-making guides they did this but with gloss varnish instead of glue.

"Just Epoxy", not "just PVA"