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Building a lg scale military diorama
gfwilliams3
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Posted: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 - 06:09 AM UTC
Hi

I am building a large scale military diorama of the D-Day Landings based on the movie the longest day. The scene is the Battle for Ouistreham. The diorama is 7ft long and 5 ft wide..My question is the river basin in chicken wire covered with plaster cloth and flex paste by woodland scenics and the sea wall is foam painted bricks glued to birch wood that runs along the river.. I cant use REAL WATER because it might dissolve the foam bricks..has anyone ever hear of Magic Water. I talked to the owner of the product and it wont effect the foam bricks/basin etc. Has anyone ever used the product??
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Posted: Thursday, February 07, 2013 - 09:52 AM UTC
Is that the stuff from Woodland Scenics? Is it the liquid or wax based water? If it the wax based material I would stay away from it.
I used another Woodland Scenics water and it was pretty good. It is called Realistic Water. DO NOT used E-Z water.
Mike
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Posted: Friday, February 08, 2013 - 11:03 AM UTC

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DO NOT used E-Z water.


I have to agree with Mike, dont use E-Z water. Ive tried it on my railroad layout and it turned out to be a disaster. The stuff shrinks, yellows somewhat as it cures and bubble galore. I believe you have to pour it in layers (who has time for that especially if it is a big layout like yours)....anyway, thats all I could tell ya. Good luck!
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Posted: Friday, August 29, 2014 - 03:56 AM UTC

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Hi

I am building a large scale military diorama of the D-Day Landings based on the movie the longest day. The scene is the Battle for Ouistreham. The diorama is 7ft long and 5 ft wide..My question is the river basin in chicken wire covered with plaster cloth and flex paste by woodland scenics and the sea wall is foam painted bricks glued to birch wood that runs along the river.. I cant use REAL WATER because it might dissolve the foam bricks..has anyone ever hear of Magic Water. I talked to the owner of the product and it wont effect the foam bricks/basin etc. Has anyone ever used the product??
gfwilliams3
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Posted: Friday, August 29, 2014 - 04:02 AM UTC
Hi I have few question

I am building houses with balsa foal and looking for some directions on how to do roofs for various size buildings

I have a 7ft long by 6in wide river inlet in my diorama and am looking for ideas for sea barriers...I have tried modeling clay, carved plaster board a..any suggestions the water I will be using os called Real Water
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