Thanks for the great info. This was really helpful. Keep the good work coming!

Thanks so much for the review. Really helpful. Your tip about making waterfalls? It struck me you could also use it for making curved windows.

I actually liked the ripple effect ! :D it kind of looked like a little fishing pond with wind blowing across the top :)

Great overview and tutorial. I've had some questions about it and you answered them all.

Superb video review of this stuff and it's use From soup to nuts, you covered it all and made it funny as well I died when I saw the cost of it in the hobby shop, but will splurge and get it on your recommendation Fantastic job mate!

I think I will give this one a try. I used Vallejo Still Water before and it was a nightmare, like you said. I got cracks around the reeds of my pond. Regarding water falls I would use some clear plastic from blister packages. What came to my mind though was using this square as a nice window :-)

hey mate, if you paint the bed of that lake dark blue/green on the deep part and light blue/yellow on the shallow part, it'll make a hell of a lot better!

Very handy product review, thanks!

Thanks for your video! We are doing a Future City for competition at school. We wanted to see how to make "pretty water." If we win, it will be due in part to you! Thanks!

Great overview mate! keep them coming :)

Great stuff one of these days I'll, try it...

This is a great review, thanks for sharing.

Really helpful video. Thanks mate.

Great demo and advice. Nuff said!

Hi, loved this, how did you make the base for the pond, i'm very very new to this, but I would like to make a frozen pond, how would you do this please , we are trying to make a Christmas village,Lemax models

Good video, this water effects isn't as tough as I thought and the ripples gives it a more realistic look as is water is not usually very still.

Hello! Thanks for all your cracking vids, inspiring stuff. I just got a bottle of this for a dockside board. I paint my terrain with stuff I find in the b&q bargain/discount bin. I have a pot of valspar house paint that is the perfect colour for my muddy river. Is this going to work? The bottle says to use only their acrylic paint but that sounds silly to me. Ben

Would Love To See You Do A Slightly Larger Scale Beach Terrain

Never watched this video and it was only natural that after i bought it only then did i think to search out a review lol. What was i thinking great video even if it is an old one

hey TT, have watched many vids, and learned much from you, especially the one about aerosol-spraying xps foam. am working on a diorama using foam for the 1st time, and had no problem w/the paint, since i knew what to do! so a question: i now want to add debris to my streets, and pour woodland's realistic water, making a murky funky mess. should i glue the debris onto cured water, or glue onto foam (w/elmer's) then pour. my concern is the water may not be able to self-level if there's lots of debris. thanks for everything..

With the fact that this never sticks to blue-tac and the like, have you ever tried to use it to cast smaller terrain bits for larger builds? What I mean by that is, I imagine you could take some bark or something and sort of impress it into a layer of blue tac, then gently pour in a thin layer of water effects just to get the texture, then use those pieces on larger foam builds to create rocky textures vs casting rocks with plaster, and then paint over them.

Very nice product overview!! Would you make a tutorial on how to build a river section. Regards

good vid mel. very usefull

I really love the WS water, and i dont mind the ripple effect, i think it makes it look more natural, great overview :D i just got a new stuff today called solid water so i am going to give that a test over the next few days :D

Off all my years in the hobby, i have never used water effect products. After watching this video that`s about to change, i think the main reason i never used it was it scared the crap out of me. You make a mistake and it`s the difference between a nice piece and an awful one, now thanks to Mel and his video i`ll give it ago.

It pained me to watch you rip it up, such a lovely pond.

thanks...

This stuff looks like Liquitex Pouring medium for painters, pouring medium is an acrylic medium. I bought a bottle of 946ml (33oz) for $32.00. but this price was at a local store in a small town, so probably a high price, you could check out Hobby Lobby or Michael's and use a coupon. Just thought i would share, in case this price is cheaper, but not sure! It also dries extremely clear, and is flexible as well(depending on its thickness).

Thank you

Hey Mel, for applying this on a riverbed with rocks and gravel etc at the bottom of it, is the application the same or is there anything that needs to be done differently?

Hello, at the beginning of the video, you showed a little puddle of the stuff on a black board and peeled it off. What is the material you poured it onto that allowed you to remove so cleanly and not pick up color?

HI GREAT VIDEO CAN I ASK ,WHAT UNDERWATER PAINT CAN BE USED TO PAINT THE RIVER BED,,WILL A WATER BASED PAINT WORK OK WITH WOODLAND SCENICS

I didn't quite understand the part in which you say Woodland Scenics Realistic Water does not work well with PVA. What could happen if you use it and it touches PVA? What other glue do you suggest using then? Thank you and sorry to bother you but my english isnt perfect and sometimes I dont quite get what you are saying! My fault of course!

Does woodland scenics water effect hold up well with rigorous wargaming? I'm afraid a movement tray corner might get down into the river and damage it.

Whatchamacallit!?

What glues can i use to create the "outer edge" to stop the scenic water flowing off a minature base?

Can you please tell me, does it stick to glass?

whatchamacallit

Thanks... resins I have looked at recently state UV light turns them yellowish... thank you

[thank, you for youre video]👍

Could you base a miniature with this stuff. And dose it really hold its shape when it's done curing.

How long does it take for realistic water to dry,I used some according to the instructions 48 hours ago and part of it is the same colour as poured,in other words a light grey.

Hi, I know that Woodland Scenics use Oz measurements but how many Oz is the bottle in the video? Thanks in advance.

Nice vid my friend

Is there already a blue tint to the realistic water? Or could I put red acrylic paint underneath it and it would still be red.. Also can I put the realistic water on cardboard.. or is it a certain type of material.. if so which ones (sorry for all the questions ^.^)

You mentioned there is stuff than Woodland Scenics water; industrial stuff. What is it exactly?

Thanks for the reply. The water was poured to a depth of approx 1/8 of an inch as stated on the bottle. The width of the layout is 16 inches and the canal runs in that direction.I have a road and rail bridge and I have poured the water in between,in other words three pours and I have notice this morning that the front is fine and the middle is slowly changing, but the rear is still grey..Is this normal ?.The layout is in a bedroom with no heating,other than what rises from the ground floor. Is any of this information helpful. Thanks. Graham Tandy.

can i use mod podge and or tacky glue with this stuff?

After you pour it into the base can you then add reeds that will stand up and dry within it?

That is actually better to take off than the scenorama version😰

How could I make it into shell hole water for a trench diorama, could I use GW paints or Vallejo inks ect?

I've heard of wargaming but what is it? Plus, who needs war gaming when you have model railroading.

What are your bases made of???

How can you compare this to vallejo still water or r they the same?

A hair dryer on low heat gets the bubbles out quickly m8

Can you mix acrylic paints with this ? And would it be suitable to simulate spilled drinks etc. Thanks in advance.

can you add inks to it and how about making waves in it ?

I have a diorama made out of styrofoam that has been painted then varnished. I want to use this or EZ-water to pour over almost the whole diorama, can I ?

I got some acetic silicon sealant, can I use that? (maybe paint it a little bit dark green and brown for slow moving waters)

Watcha call it? Yeah...

one more question can i add some color to the realistic water itself. if so what should i use?

cool product im thinging about making a scenery for my warhammers where can u buy this product??????????

What did you use that like paper color blue?

is mod podge and super tacky glue ok to use

does this stuff stink or have a toxic odor? im modeling in my bedroom, so I cannot have a product with odor

It is good and nice

How tolerant is RW to water? I've heard it hates PVA with a passion and turns cloudy (apparently due to moisture) but you used water to apply the filler. So in certain cases such as with acrylics thinned with water (I'd guess it hates the proper alcohols) for basing with an airbrush or the likes of wetter clays, if they are left to dry completely then RW should not be impacted? Alternatively would sealing with Matt varnish before RW application just solve most of those problems?

Ive read it takes MONTHS to dry and causes alot of cracks and problems..

can you use that in making figures like submerged deep in the water

do you know if you can use paint (acrylic for example) to dye to make it look a bit even more realistic ?

Will this hold up outdoors in sunlight and rain?

Can I use GW paints with it?

Would this be any good for warhammer bases?

so anyone got any adivce for how to paint the base of the lake ?

Thing is, real open water doesn't look all that realistic from high up, since we perceive larger-scale features which have lower proper frequencies than we are used to from up close.

when you whachacallit you have to whachacallit because the wachamacallit is... whachacallit.

wouldnt it be better pouring it out of a squirty bottle? Like maybe a fairy liquid bottle? So you're not risking it spilling down as he almost did on here.

I got a lot of surface bubbles. Why and how to avoid this?

yeah..yeah.

How did can it be while still setting?

#whatchamacallit

Where to purchase?

"more liquidy, more viscous, more thinner..."??? viscous means it is thicker or syrup-like.

Ya

This is somthing that confuses me. terrain in gaming always goes for realistic representation. So why have tabletops screwed up water so badly ? I'm an airline pilot and flying all over Europe over the last 18 years. Not once NEVER have I seen a blue river or lake. Seas yes they are blue but the rest are a dark shade of green or black. they are too small or shallow to reflect the sky. we are great at cliffs and houses trees and bridges but no were have I seen a correct lake?

Stupid ads. Anyone else remember when KZfaq was free and promised they would never have ads?

He says yeah a lot, you know what a mean yeah?

Such a great product.? Why tear it out? Duh!

Guys the e-z water is better lot more realistic

I find it very expensive

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Nice review. Oh No!!! There is a liquid and a scalpel used and no warnings about fumes and fingers!!! What will the Elf'n'Safety Nazis say?! Great tutorial and overview.

"whatcha call it".... 🤦‍♂️ Knowledgeable guy, good videos.. But that saying is driving me demented. 😂

Your application shows an expensive way to duplicate glossy acrylic paint.

Great stuff! I'm a new - ish sub and love your videos but please can you stop saying yeah every other sentence, it's driving me crackers! 😅🙏

stop saying whatchacallit! it's so irratating! other than that love your videos, keep it up mate.

I really like your tutorials and reviews, BUT you have to stop destroying your ponds!

Thank you