I live in the U.K and was wondering about clear water effect that I am building into my diorama, I have brought the following - Water effects - atlantic blue, which just happens to be bright blue, and not what I wanted, then solid water, a resin base you mix with a hardener which can destroy and eat into your model, then finally, arrived by post today - Spectrum acrylic gel medium, I've already placed some inside a lid, as this gell is suppose to dry clear, but it looks white. There are many sites that deal with sea/water effect, very few tell you actually what type these are or where you buy them from, I normally find out something like this, (I used clear gel, works for me) honestly, that doesn't do me or anyone else any good. The atlantic blue you have to paint afterward, I won't trust the resin, and as I said, at the moment I am testing the gel. In the mean time, has anyone got solution to this problem ? Any help would be great.

I use Castin’ Craft Clear Casting Resin for all my water effects. I always pour it in thin layers and have not had any problems with it "attacking" my models. I only had one incident where it melted a small area of my dio base but that's because I left a portion of Styrofoam exposed. Normally I cover my based with paper mache so there is no problem.

Since this resin levels off as it dries I use clear acrylic gel to create waves. The gel goes on white but dries clear. The good thing about the casting resin is that it can be colored using acrylic paints. If you take a look at my website (link in my signature) you will see a couple of vignettes where I "created" water.

Ahoy Alec!

I've been using Vallejo Water Effects transparent acrylic gel of late, which does start out white, but when dry it is completely transparent...I've only used it to a depth of no more than 3/16" thick though, so I'm not sure of it's translucency at greater depths...should be fine though, and it sculpts into any ripple effect that you may desire, but make sure you over accentuate the effect a little more, as when it dries, it does shrink slightly...hope this helps you out a bit, mate!

http://snmstuff.co.uk/VallejoEffects.aspx

Cheers,
~Gunny