Simulating water in a bucket

[BradNSW]

I am hoping to simulate some water barrels, with a ladle for crew drinking water.

Here is a first attempt. A barrel cut in half and filled with wood glue.

ANY IDEAS on how to make the glue look like water? Blue paint? Some kind of Acrylic fill?



Thanks in advance for any and all advice and suggestions!!

 

[Don Case]

Epoxy

 

[paul ron]

epoxy works great. you can also tint the epoxy blue so you have some contrast.

 

[AllanKP69]

Clear casting resin would be my choice but try them all to see what you think looks best. Put the ladle in the bucket and pour in the resin and it should be clear enough to see the ladle after it has cured.
I like your idea of having a bucket with water in it.
Allan

 

[Dragdonius]

maybe try something like this:

Ammo Mig Jimenez 250ml Clear Water - Acrylic Water # 2205

Ammo Mig Jimenez 250ml Clear Water - Acrylic Water # 2205

www.emodels.co.uk

 

[BradNSW]

maybe try something like this:

Ammo Mig Jimenez 250ml Clear Water - Acrylic Water # 2205

Ammo Mig Jimenez 250ml Clear Water - Acrylic Water # 2205

www.emodels.co.uk

Clear casting resin would be my choice but try them all to see what you think looks best. Put the ladle in the bucket and pour in the resin and it should be clear enough to see the ladle after it has cured.
I like your idea of having a bucket with water in it.
Allan

epoxy works great. you can also tint the epoxy blue so you have some contrast.

Epoxy

Thanks everyone, I LOVE the knowledge and advice on this forum! I will be ordering some casting resin, acrylic water, and epoxy to see what gives the best effect in the small buckets.

Since the workshop is on the road, it may be some time before I receive the packages, but I will post some test results eventually.

 

[cdnfurball]

I have used “ woodland’s realistic water “ to simulate water. Model railroading folks use it.
Check their website, it’s great. You could add a water base paint as well to get your desired effect

 

[Van]

Maybe, considering waves and the motion of the ship the bucket should be only half full?

 

[Alan Smith]

I have done the water thing in buckets for Gauge 1 (about 1/32) railway models. I simply used clear acrylic varnish on top of epoxy resin. A layer about 3 mm (1/8 in) thick dries with a wrinkled surface that looks a lot like rippled water.

 

[Genesis]

I have used clear JB weld epoxy to create water. No need to dye the epoxy for the water effect just paint the bottom of the bucket various colors of blue paint . Very cheap way for this project.

https://www.amazon.com/J-B-Weld-50112-Clear-0-85/dp/B009EU5ZM0/ref=sr_1_1_pp?crid=2GHD7G70GVWLX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.A4hYnPxnUJS8dD0Uaat8pKy2AanEm-lHH3Guiwdqo3Ga-GPRqShndUPy4EoYPWpE8XIHTbl1HOEYoYN8nC-u_nrdhY0JLPwBe_5qGya3re8xOiZgQfMOPUTpZ4FfIk4batb8X6BJQwBlT15RkyZsSaAQWgFcXB2Z8qr5TLb4y_oQrMgQUnB5_Jk8ODSoQSgn9vKVHEd9z7wTvA3ELfmzXLhPdN7z6_Ffj6eheenSDwM.WD87GeXVTWernqBiz08WvsddHyw2Iwrbn3YQaGUfpMc&dib_tag=se&keywords=jb%2Bweld%2Bclear%2Bepoxy&qid=1724021047&sprefix=jb%2Bweld%2Bclear%2Caps%2C113&sr=8-1&th=1

 

[James Frost]

Hoy, I use the clear glue for canopies on Aircraft models. It's a dull milky color as a liquid but dries to a glossy clear. Then paint the bucket and where any glue touched the rim of the bucket. It works fine for me, your local hobby shop should have some.