I am ready to pour the water on a lake on my layout. I would like to know how to put boats on the water. Please help.
Thanks
never done it but the most effective way i have seen on other layouts was to cut the bottom of the boat off flat at the water line and set it on top of the water.
grizlump
Most boat kits have the bottom flat with the water line. One can animate the motion of a boat with very fine mono-filament thread,operated by a crank in the fascia, or a traction battery motor under the hull operated by a remote control. One could place a heavy iron wire below the water surface and have a magnetic strip on the bottom of the boat, to steer it into or out of it's mooring spot.The motion of the boat could activate the plastic wake of the boat in motion, with a recoil spring to pull the plastic wake under the boat, when not in motion. For large harbors scenes, I use translucent varigated patterned plastic door panels. Bob Hahn
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Hello,
i've had Good Luck Pouring Envirotex and letting it Dry,Then using Woodland scenics water effects to set the boat and create waves.Let Dry & dry brush tips with white acylic paint.
Hope this Helps
Hogwire
HHPATH56 Most boat kits have the bottom flat with the water line.
This is a Frenchman River model that has a flat bottom. They call them "waterline models" to indicate that they only go down to the waterline.
This one is just sitting on the Envirotex. I move it around sometimes, so I didn't want to put in a permanent "wake" effect.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
I use flat bottom models also and Min-Wax Polycrylic for the water. In this photo there is only one coat. I need to add two more.
Doc
MisterBeasley
I think it looks better with no wakes. It looks more like Mr. Lobsterman is setting his traps, or bringing them back up, and just hasn't had the luck today. Maybe he grabbed the "crab" bait instead of the "lobster" bait. That'll teach ya, never go fishin with a hang over.