Years ago, I used Woodland Scenics Realistic Water to form a river under a bridge on my layout. I built a beautiful tug boat and placed it on the "cured" water. But, eventually, the tug boat sank somewhat into the water and has now become embedded.
Does anyone have any experience with softening the Realistic Water to remove objects embedded in it?
Rich
Alton Junction
Rich, if you want your hard water softened, just "Call the Culligan man!"
Wayne
Rich,
Although I've never tried it........this is what Woodland Scenics has to say about removing spills and dried product:
doctorwayne Rich, if you want your hard water softened, just "Call the Culligan man!" Wayne
Wayne,
I believe ''Ironman'' did Him in.......
Take Care!
Frank
zstripe doctorwayne Rich, if you want your hard water softened, just "Call the Culligan man!" Wayne Wayne, I believe ''Ironman'' did Him in....... Take Care! Frank
Was that in one of the sequels?
Rio Grande. The Action Road - Focus 1977-1983
Turns out, my Culligan Man is also a model rairoader. In fact, as a sideline, he manufactures HO scale Culligan water bottles turned upside down on HO scale bases. As soon as I applied the water, the hardened surface softened and I lifted the tug boat out from its tomb. But, not before providing HO scale glasses of Culligan softened water to the grateful, but parched, stranded crewmen.
Now, do me a favor, Wayne, and restrict your future replies to how you plan to get the gifted Bertram's to me.
zstripe Rich, Although I've never tried it........this is what Woodland Scenics has to say about removing spills and dried product: ''Spills of Realistic Water should be cleaned up immediately with warm, soapy water. If the Realistic Water spill has dried, dampen area with denatured alcohol. Let soak two minutes and then blot with a clean sponge. Repeat until clean. It may take several applications.''
For Seinfeld fans, let me begin by saying, "The sea was angry that day my friends". To free the tug boat, I had to drill diagonally under the boat.
Paraphrasing Herman Melville, "I stared at the sea and couldn’t believe what was happening. As the tug boat rose we could all see every wrinkle on its huge, gray bow , its damaged hull, its stern, and every twisted object on its tortured deck".
But, alas, it could resist no longer, rising out of its tomb, leaving a hole in the sea.
Like the USS Yorktown before her, the tug boat will live to see another day.
Now some, like Wayne, might ask, was all this worth it just to salvage a stinking little tug boat? Well, consider this. That little sucker cost me $60 from Model Tech Studios, so, yes, Wayne, it was worth it.
Congrats, I was not sure that it was possible.
Bear "It's all about having fun."
bearman Congrats, I was not sure that it was possible.
Speaking of good natured alcoholics, where is Wayne???
I would not have had to dig so deep with removing My Tug boat........it's a waterline, but....a lot larger:
Re-born Alcoholic........
I wonder how much the model railroading community contributes to the profit margin of the rubbing alchohol and denatured alchohol industries.
zstripe Rich, I would not have had to dig so deep with removing My Tug boat........it's a waterline, but....a lot larger: Re-born Alcoholic........ Frank
Speaking of which, I'm gonna need a bigger boat!
richhotrainNow, do me a favor, Wayne, and restrict your future replies to how you plan to get the gifted Bertram's to me.
I was wondering who had sent that, it was quite good.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
BATMAN richhotrain Now, do me a favor, Wayne, and restrict your future replies to how you plan to get the gifted Bertram's to me. I was wondering who had sent that, it was quite good.
richhotrain Now, do me a favor, Wayne, and restrict your future replies to how you plan to get the gifted Bertram's to me.
Wayne sent Bertram's to you, Brent?
richhotrain BATMAN richhotrain Now, do me a favor, Wayne, and restrict your future replies to how you plan to get the gifted Bertram's to me. I was wondering who had sent that, it was quite good. Wait! Wayne sent Bertram's to you, Brent? Rich
Wait!
A bottle just showed up in the mail one day in a really nice wood box. The note said enjoy Rich! It had no return address or name on the package, nothing! I held onto it for a long time to see if the sender would contact me realizing he had sent it to the wrong person, but there comes a point where you don't want to see it go bad, so I just drank it.
BATMAN A bottle just showed up in the mail one day in a really nice wood box. The note said enjoy Rich! It had no return address or name on the package, nothing! I held onto it for a long time to see if the sender would contact me realizing he had sent it to the wrong person, but there comes a point where you don't want to see it go bad, so I just drank it.
richhotrainSpeaking of good natured alcoholics, where is Wayne???
richhotrainThere is more to this story. Where is Wayne?
Shorry fer the delay in replyin', r..r..Rich....I wuz down at Burrr-tram's loading dock, gettin' (urp!) loaded. (with apologies to Foster Brooks)
Al Coholic
From a 2013 post.
BATMANEvery time I see that tug under the bridge it is guaranteed to give me a "dream shattered sleep" later that night. You see as soon as I drift off for the night after seeing that photo, I am immediately drawn into a Stephen King novel. You know the one he hasn't written yet, where the crew of a Tugboat are stuck on all that is left of the ocean or maybe the whole planet! Yes, just one little sliver of sea! To stop from falling off the edge of the earth they fight the currents, the winds and whatever else old Stephen can throw at them. Exhausted to the point of collapse they eventually run out of fuel and take the plunge. Because I will now be completely exhausted when I wake up tomorrow from trying to save myself and a couple of fellow forum members that are crew mates in my dream, I may be grumpier than usual, so WATCHOUT!
Because I will now be completely exhausted when I wake up tomorrow from trying to save myself and a couple of fellow forum members that are crew mates in my dream, I may be grumpier than usual, so WATCHOUT!
After six years of anquish, my prayers were finally answered. I will sleep well tonight........finally.
doctorwayne richhotrain Speaking of good natured alcoholics, where is Wayne??? richhotrain There is more to this story. Where is Wayne? Shorry fer the delay in replyin', r..r..Rich....I wuz down at Burrr-tram's loading dock, gettin' (urp!) loaded. (with apologies to Foster Brooks) Al Coholic
richhotrain Speaking of good natured alcoholics, where is Wayne???
richhotrain There is more to this story. Where is Wayne?
Stay thirsty, my friend.