UPDATE!..WATERFALL...more progress pics!

It does have a nice look Alan and appears somewhat transparent as real falls do!

wondering if a fog machine vented just at the base of the fall or even a few vents behind the fall would give a "mist" look to it? fog machines are like 20-30 bucks at a party supply chain store.

Looks real good.

Thanks much Sam!

 

Alan

Hey!!...I like that idea.  As a matter of fact I have one of those miniature fog / LED units that goes into a outdoor pond.  Puts out just about the right amount of "fog".  I could put the unit in a glass just behind the bottom of the waterfall.  I will experiment!!

 

Thanks,

Alan

Thanks Spence as always!

 

Alan

Hi Alan

     All looks well at the waterfall, on this Hot Summer Day.

Gary - Cheers from The

Nice Work Alan. Looks very cool!

Alan, I had experience with them in the past.....they look great but are messy....water gets splashed everywhere And you will constantly be filling up the glass bowl with water......you may want to consider wiring up a replacement part smoke unit, hidden in the rocks below the falls.  Nice job on the falls by the way!

 

-Pete

Alan, the falls sure look good from where I sit. Enlarging the pics shows how well the hot glue works. Good idea. If you go with the fogger, you might put some rocks at the base of the falls. Most waterfalls do have rocks at the base from erosion anyway. Think Niagra Falls but in this case, on a smaller scale. Looks good.
Ray.

Thank you Gary!!!

 

Alan

Thanks again Chris!

 

Alan

Thanks Pete....I had not thought of the water splashing around..you are correct!

 

Alan

Good idea Ray...I will do just that.  The next part of this project is getting the stream/river done and part of the meshing together of the falls and stream will include just what you suggest!

 

Alan

I really like the idea of adding a smoke unit at the bottom to give the effect the waterfall is actually flowing. I put that one in my modeling toolbox. 

 

Chris 

Very nice!

 

Peter

Alan,

 

Looks great!   I like the hot glue idea.

Alan sorry, I didn't mean to fall a sleep. Maybe mist thing you can also add waves with little white caps and foaming water that would show the water flowing out from the falls

Yep...I am going to try to do this!

 

Alan

Peter...thanks again buddy!

 

Alan

Thanks Mike....the hot glue makes a great model of flowing water.  I have no idea if anyone has tried it this way but if not, it certainly works well.  It is quick too as applying it on a verticle surface like the falls, the glue flows naturally until it dries.

 

Alan

 

Thanks my friend!!....LOL!!  Once I get the waterfall and stream merged together,  I will model the foam and splashing water and I will put the "Suzukovich Bridge" in the right position so that you can experience the relaxing mist!!

 

Alan

Alan, just one more thought which you may or may not use......try, instead of hot glue, using silicon at bottom of falls, spread it thinly and hit it numerous times with a plastic spoon to simulate the foaming water and splashing.   Tha silicon sets up slowly and you can shape it onto the rocks at bottom of falls

 I made a small lake using that method....

 

-Pete

Pete....that looks fantastic!!  Let me tell you more about how I used your technique with silicone to create the waterfall.  I cut out a piece of transparent blue plastic sheet and painted it white on the back side.  Then I did exactly as you suggested above...applied strips of clear silicone sealant and then agitated it with a fork rather than a spoon.  I posted pictures of how this turned out a few days ago.  What the falls was missing is it didn't look wet so while I was deciding how to solve that problem I went ahead and installed the waterfall onto the rock face with hot glue.  WOW!...I accidentally found out that as the hot glue dried, it sparkled with the wet look of water!!  I also found that if you allowed the glue to set for just a few minutes, you could create water effects like you suggest above and they look WET...really WET!!  I think I have stumbled upon something here as I don't remember reading that anyone has tried this before now....oh well, someone probably has but regardless, it works nicely!

 

Alan

Thank you, Alan for explaining your method...I will have to try that!  It certainly worked out well for you!

 

-Pete

That looks great Alan!  How many sticks of glue?!

 

Jeff Davis

You are welcome Pete!

 

Alan

Thank you Jeff....it took 4 of the large sticks of glue.

 

Alan

Alan,

That looks terrific!  I also like the ripples in the lake below.

To add a little more realism please consider the following.

The falls tend to splash and mist a lot.  This makes the areas around the falls wet and this promotes vegetation growth. This is usual true closer to the bottom.

You may want to add mossy stuff on the rocks close to the falls.

Triple glaze or high gloss paint can to used to make the rocks look wet.

 

A am jealous of your craftsmanship!

 

 

Thanks Rich!....As you probably already realized, this project is not done yet as vegetation such as you suggest is going to be added.  I will also be "aging" the rock making it a little darker and "wetter" near the water along the falls itself.  The entire area where the falls is located is in a corner of the layout that is about 4 feet or so across.  Going over this entire scene is a plate girder railroad bridge at the level of the top of the falls...

 

Alan

 

As to the photo of the waterfall by Rich Olszewski:  What is your technique for making the water fall look so realistic?  It looks like flowing water in a still photo.

Alan

Very nice

Steve