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Building the Waterfall...

27/6/2018

14 Comments

 
One of the hardest things to model when building a diorama is water! Not to mention a waterfall.
I think one of the most scary aspects of working with resin to simulate water is the "Only one chance" dilemma... basically if it doesn't work on the first try the risk of completely ruining your model is very high. 
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​The best way to tackle a project like this is with careful planning and also
be prepared to start over.
​We are all only human and we make mistakes, it's a little like learning to ride a bike and falling off, sure it might hurt and given time we heal but the only way to overcome our trepidation is to get back on and have another go.
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This project has gone through many stages to get to its current state and in the upcoming video tutorial I'll carefully and slowly step you through every one of those steps so you have a fighting chance at making an awesome waterfall on your first attempt.
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It's a slow process but that's just the nature of model building and sometimes we need to take a careful calculated approach to model building.
​I've definitely been guilty of trying to rush and slap a scene together but I'm never entirely happy with the end result because I knew if I just took a bit more time I could have done a much better job.
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I'm always amazed at what a little bit of greenery does to change the look of a model, I always start to feel a boost of motivation once I see the model starting to transform with static grass!
​Comment below to let me know what aspect of this upcoming tutorial you're looking forward to the most? Is it the waterfall itself and how it spills over the rocks?, or are you more interested in how I color and pour the resin?
I tried a few new techniques on this diorama that I'm very excited to share in the video.
14 Comments
Lucrezia Simmons
27/6/2018 23:51:48

You are a an amazing inspiration to me! Thanks to your tutorials I created my first 2 diorama! You are the best in what you do!!!

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Luke Towan
28/6/2018 09:17:57

Awesome job, I'm glad that I've been able to give you some inspiration.

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Luke
27/6/2018 23:55:41

I'm really looking forward to seeing how you do the splash effect at the bottom of the water fall and all the bubblyness in the plunge pool. Just be glad you're modelling a fairly small waiter fall, the massive ones seem to have a constant spray mist around them and that would be hard to model!

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Luke Towan
28/6/2018 09:21:54

Yeah I have a few ideas I want to test, I like the idea of using poly fiber for the water mist at the bottom but I'll test a few different options to see what gives the best results.
I'd love to try making a big waterfall. but as you mentioned getting a realistic mist effect as the water cascades down can be a challenge.

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Alex Ehn
28/6/2018 02:57:56

It would be interesting to listen to your reasoning on how to get some "See through" in the upper levels of the water. How should the resin be tinted in the upper levels to get dynamics in the rocks on the river side compared to the darker depth in middle of the stream.

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Luke Towan
28/6/2018 09:25:38

That is what I'm working on at the moment, it's quite a challenge but I'm definitely making progress.

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Daniel
30/6/2018 11:46:10

wow, the scenery that you make is breath-taking and I can't wait to see more, it would be awesome if you made a model layout series to see all of your skills in action.

PS- can you please make an Australian town because i'm struggling to find buildings that fit the theme to an Australian house or shop, thanks.

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Luke Towan
1/7/2018 11:08:10

Thanks Daniel, I'm actually planning a video on making some Aussie style buildings. The first on will be a typical suburban house kit from the US and I'll make some changes to it so it looks Australian. I'll also do some scratch building videos later down the road as well using styrene.

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Paul deacon link
1/7/2018 10:04:43

I would like to say thank you, I have spent hours watching you build some very nice dioramas. Your videos and tutorials make it very easy to understand and feel comfortable to give it a try. Like right now i have started on the underground mine scene for our clubs layout. We will see how it goes. Looking forward to more videos.

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Luke Towan
1/7/2018 11:09:51

Awesome! I hope the mine turns out great, I'm very close to finishing the waterfall video! I'm also going to be filming some videos on building houses soon 😃

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Steven Hornabrook link
2/7/2018 19:06:25

Styreen, stripwood, 3D print . I would like to see you do a combination of all techniques I recon you could get great results with the combination of materials.

Luke Towan
4/7/2018 14:08:45

It's definitely going to be a future video!




Ariel
30/12/2018 06:35:20

Thanks friend for show his layouts! I like 009 Scale or narrow gauge, please, make it by this theme! Congratulation from Argentina! Ariel

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23/3/2019 00:58:29

nice article. Thanks for sharing the post..!

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