Easy and Cheap Diorama Water Effects Tutorial Part 2

[B4rberblacksheep]

Great vid really helpful

[RebelDipper824]

great video man, this will work great on my D-day model im fixing to build

[182jcpt]

Thanks for the tip.

[zuse121]

hey man how would u get ur ship to set into the diorama? cut it out and then do the waves? this makes me want to buy a good ship model and make a diorama. never made one but thanks for the video. btw never stop ur work u are a genius

[Akademee]

@zuse121 it really depends on the model, if you have a nice model ship, it may come with a "Waterline Base" which instead of a shaped lower hull, it is just flat so that you can mount them easier. But most ships come with the bottom hull fully intact. My HMS Hood came intact and I had to make a very deep base for it. I just filled around the hull with cardboard untill I got the waterline where I wanted and just did a really good job connecting the pieces together.

[zuse121]

@Akademee thanks very much man. i just have one more question. would u be willing to make a tutorial of how to fit the ship and then make the diorama. very much appreciated

[Akademee]

@zuse121 sure, I am making another video right now, but I can probably get that out soon

[182jcpt]

great vid brilliant how you can get a realistic effect for such a low price.

one thing you might want to try is after the dry brushing put one more coat of silicone to regain that gloss look.

once again great vid!!

[Akademee]

@182jcpt I always thought that sea foam was a bit on the matte side. but if you really want to preserve the shine, you can get some acylic gloss artist's medium or floor wax to "re-shine" the surface

[squidgybidge]

Nice vid buddy. Came across it by accident. Glad I clicked on it.

[xrrtracks]

Absolutely fantastic !!

[multifrogstar]

thank you so much for this tutorial I learned something here.

[VachyJi]

Amazing tutorial, Thank you for safe my money :-)  Thanks for sharing your idea.

[supertintink]

cool

[Adrek181063]

Absolutely fantastic tutorial will be using this method on my Bismark model for sure - shame the music was so loud on parts 1 & 2 though

[Jeff12798]

Halo music! :D

[clint2465]

thanks for the tips im makeing one of the uss north carolina battle ship

[incomscustoms]

This is an awesome way to make water for a dio. Awesome because it looks real, looks easy to make and is inexpensive! I've been looking at Woodland's stuff and Scalerama's water effects, but will definitely use this method first! I wonder if the silicone can also be used for splashing water and water columns, used on pieces of a PET bottle?

[Akademee]

@incomscustoms It most definitely can, like I have said in an earlier comment, the original use of this method was for a supersonic-flying Gundam model over water, so you had major splash and water columns from that, can clear PET is the way to go to build effects up like that.

[Belg1970]

@Akademee

Sorry I'm a novice and was wondering what is a PET bottle

[Akademee]

@Belg1970 A soda bottle

[MeeuwissenFilms]

@Akademee Thanks that make perfect sense.

[Rdeboer]

This seems to be the easiest method, very realistic and effective; thank you for posting.

Any thoughts on using gloss varnish around the hull waterline and forward deck to represent wetness and sea-spray?

[Akademee]

@Rdeboer It is in m y experience that the hull of a ship very rarely looks "wet" But clear silicone already cures into a glossy finish. For sea spray, I would think you'd have better luck bulking up the silicone at the waterline and drybrush heavily.

[1975goblue]

I can't tell the number of books, on line articles other YouTube pieces...this is the best by far. Outstanding..Thank you

[DaveHutton100]

Great tutorial i am building the tamiya Pibber. After seeing this i will try it in a diorama. THANK YOU

[jintat87]

you sir are life saver!!

[zookeeper2345]

@AdamSavage88 oh you mean caulk.. the white stuff that you put in corners and stuff that stays white.. no.. silicon is rubbery sort of like caulk but clear...

[tenka45623]

This video came just the right time!

I'm going to be building a seaplane taking off diorama! :)

So exited thank you so much! :)))

[MisplacedTexan4]

thanks for posting I actually learned something today by watching you channel. I have subscribed and I will look forward to your next videos.

Landon

[Kmanmarr]

Excellent tutorial, so simple I'm spurred on to break out the Nimitz and place her in a dio, thanks dude.

[damncranky666]

Man, this is another wonderful tutorial!