"Water, weter evergubere wor any drop to drink "Seoul Teglor Coleridge The Rime of the Amcited Marines! Working with resin can be most rewarding, especially when it results in a realistic, life-like pond, lake or even a drink for a miniature scene. The product used in my scenes does not yellow, crack or shrink. It does not melt foam or plastic, and it does not produce odours or fumes and has an indefinite shelf life. After curing, the 'water' can be cleaned with an anti-static plastic cleaner or distilled water to remove any dust particles. Fee eet Maen) The ratio of mixing is 1 part hardener to 2 parts resin. The key to success is to mix thoroughly, and to pour only to” depth and let dry at room temperature for 12 to 24 hours. While mixing the resin small bubbles may appear in the mixture, however once poured one can blow on the ‘water’ as carbon dioxide will disperse the bubbles. A pin could be used to pop any stubborm larger bubbles.Placing objects like fish or foliage in between pours can be done as long as the item is glued in place before the next pour. Clear silicone caulking is ideal for gluing because it makes a strong bond and is ‘resin soluble’. Let the silicone dry for a few hours before pouring the next layer of ‘water’. eee Once the resin has cured one can glue flowers, swans, ducks or any other water animal on the surface of the ‘water’ ena as To create complex scenes, make several pours of, resin. In this camping scene, the river banks and bed were prepared and painted, then the rocks, the man in his wading boots, bulrushes, grass, beaver dam and acrylic pieces were glued in place. Once the silicone glue had dried, the first pour was made. After this cured, the fish were glued in position and a second pour was made. Finally, the ducks were glued in place after the last pour had cured. oject,.. Project.The end of the river in this scene forks into two sections, with one side higher due to it having more resin than the lower side, creating a dam-like effect. The beaver dam was glued in place before the multiple pours on the high side to prevent the ‘water’ from spilling over to the lower side. The use of small plastic acrylic pieces helped prevent the spillage of excess resin from the 'flowing' river. Cee UR Ue Leis The one end of the river represents a waterfall, this can be done by gluing a short pieces of clear acrylic plastic on the cured resin to form a rectangular space then adding more the layers of resin 4” at a time to fill the small reservoir. When the resin is cured dab some of the silicone over the top and cascading down the side of the acrylic piece with a toothpick and let dry. BCC Ripples in the water around the ducks and swans can be done using a square shader paint brush while the resin is still wet. The texturing can also be done by adding a medium that dries clear. The ‘water’ can also be tinted a colour using solvent based model paints and indelible inks. Resin water looks good but, unfortunately, non-drinkable! Text and photographs © Judy Lauson 2014 www.lauson.ca Cad Formatted by Pauline Coombes