vallejo still water question

[cyberakuma]

i've searched through the boards and not really found the answers i'm looking for so thought i'd ask and see if anyone can help

i'm looking to make some bases that will look gear work under glass using old fly wheels cogs and such from old mechanical watches and was thinking along the lines of pouring over the still water stuff and leaving it to cure

first off will this work or will i have to do brushed on layers and do it really slowly?

can i drill through it once it is fully cured or is it better to put pins in first to attach the model to the base after?

and will it actually look good i'm not really wanting to fork out on two part clear resin to do this as i only want to do it for like 15 bases tops and don't really want the hassle of getting the ratios right and such i wouldn't mind so much if it was available in small amounts but even the smallest i seem to be able to find of the still water is 200ml

also i've noticed people saying about it shrinking when it cures will this always leave it with a concave top to the base or is it possible to get it to a convex or flat surface?

thanks in advance for your replies

 

[Ritual]

That stuff shrinks something horribly, when it sets. It can form holes and stuff from shrinkage. I wouldn't recommend it. Try using a clear resin instead.

 

[cyberakuma]

can you recommend one that i'm not going to have to fiddle around with mixing up equal parts?

 

[Ritual]

The ones I'm familiar with are all two-parts, I'm afraid. Doesn't mean there aren't any one-part products, but none that I've tried and can recommend.

But, if I understand correctly... You want to have some sort of machinery visible through a window, basically. Have you considered using clear plasticard for the glass instead? It's easy to cut, and you wouldn't have any problems with the water product shrinking or capillary action causing unwanted edge effects.

 

[cyberakuma]

i've thought about that but i keep thinking if i just have a sheet over the top my luck is that in transit it'll break and i'll have lots of fiddly cogs i'll need to refit and the sheet too

well on the plus there are one part clear resins don't suppose you know any names even if you've not tried them as i've only seen two part stuff

 

[Shellshock]

Ez water is one part, heat on stove then pour on and voila! So the info says anyway... not personally tried it (yet)

 

[Ritual]

well on the plus there are one part clear resins don't suppose you know any names even if you've not tried them as i've only seen two part stuff

Sorry, can't help you there. After experiencing the total crapness of Vallejo Still Water, I decided to never bother with one-part products again. Envirotex Lite is the two-part resin of my choice, if you should decide to go that route.

 

[Dragonsreach]

I've used Woodland Scenics Water and Water effects.
You need to put them on in thin layers (Approx 1mm) allowing 24 hours for each to dry.
Don't be surprised if it all disappears into an absorbent material like cork, I made that mistake.