Building the ULTIMATE Waterfall [Realistic Scenery Vol.11]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ค. 2018
- Have you ever wondered how to model an awesome waterfall on your own layout or diorama? This tutorial will show you exactly what to do!
In this easy to follow tutorial I’ll step you through the process, from a bare piece of foam right up to a completed scene that will amaze anyone who sees it.
This is quite a long video so here are some key links in the video that will take you right to the juice parts about making the waterfall:
Painting the river bed: 17:15
Mixing and pouring the resin: 22:16
Making and attaching the waterfall strips: 28:55
Adding water ripples: 32:59
Adding rough water waves: 34:23
Creating the water mist at the bottom of the waterfall: 39:55
Working with resin can be intimidating for even a seasoned modeler, especially when making a model waterfall. The techniques I used to create this HO scale waterfall and river can easily be applied to almost any other scale, from N scale to O scale the methods I used can still be applied.
If you’d like to help support the channel you can join me on patreon, I have some rewards for patrons depending on the level of support
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For more information on building the waterfall and more images you will find them at:
www.bouldercreekrailroad.com
IMOPRTANT NOTE:
In the video after pouring the resin and leaving it to dry I apply scenic glue over the entire scene once I finished adding the ground foam and textures, the glue also ends up covering the river surface, because the river is made using two part epoxy the excess glue and alcohol is easily wiped away. If you use something like Woodland Scenics Realistic Water you will need to make sure you don’t get any glue or alcohol over the river surface, the glue and alcohol are partially absorbed by the surface and it will lose its glossy appearance. If you are using Woodland Scenics Realistic Water make sure to only pour the river after you have applied the scenery and sealed it with glue.
Additional Note:
The river is quite deep, approximately 2-3cm in parts, using a two part epoxy is usually not a problem with deep pours however 3cm is approaching the limit. If you use Woodland Scenics Realistic Water you need to make sure the river is poured no thicker than 0.5cm deep, any deeper and you risk the river cracking as it dries. To get more depth with the realistic water you’ll need to apply multiple pours until the depth you desire is reached.
Intro Music: Green Screen from Premium Beat
Background Music: Dust Country from Premium Beat - บันเทิง
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I know a lot of you are here to see the process of actually building the waterfall, so in the video description I’ve included all the time stamps for the different steps to create the waterfall sections. That way you can skip right to the part you want to see!
Also if you want to see more photos and a little bit of extra info be sure to visit: www.bouldercreekrailroad.com/
Really sir I don’t mind seeing all the video cause I truly enjoy it
YES MORE LOVE IT, NEED IT, LIVE IT
Luke Towan Beautiful step by step,really a great tip to use a airbrush to create the ripples Thanks for sharing some fantastic tips and tricks
What is your favorite tool and less favored tool
i cant seem to find a good town video perhaps someone can fix that dilema?
I’m 15 year old and have been into model trains for my entire life. I thank you so much for helping me with ideas for my layout. I get bullied a lot for what I do. You give me an escape because I know other people like the hobby. Great Chanel! Keep it up.
Tom Clinch what they bully you for doing now, they will pay you to do later 😎
Most people who make fun of others' hobbies have none of their own and they're just boring basic bitches so just ignore it.
@@nzos14 true
@Bagsy what if bullying people makes you happy??
@m8 wot this only show that you maybe have a disorder
I love your models! They look so realistic, like a Bob Ross painting in 3D.
thanks for the awesome compliment
i would love to see all of your work!
please could you post a video where you show all of your work?
No happy little accidents or beating the devil out of things, though lol
That’s exactly what my 11 year old son said!! We all love watching together.
Dude yoy nailed it.....best analogy and I have watched a Bob Ross my whole life so cool these videos from Luke great job dude
You should put all your dioramas into a little town or just make a little town
And do video from it
Called "Miniatur Wunderland" and is in Hamburg 😅
totally agree 👍
@@christophpoll784 is it really or you are kidding??
...or planet!!
Not only are your videos remarkable, but the extent to which you are friendly, helpful, and encouraging to people potentially trying to start making their own dioramas is lovely.
The airbrush water ripples is genius!
ja
*are
41 minutes? Oh boy, it must be christmas or something ;)
You said it. All of his videos should be this long or longer.
41 informative minutes well spent!
@@russellpostlewaight8796 it is
well it was
idk
Im not joking, i never even knew until i finished the video and read this comment that 41minutes had passed haha
_I'm 1000th like on ur comment.._
Watching this for the 10th time or so...never gets old!
same!
I watch these kinda videos just to relax. Im not even in the hobby. Its just amazing
@@Slappap I'd love to get into it, but ik I never will. I'm loving vicariously through this channel haha
Again... What can I say? Man, you are an accomplished master, a wonderful teacher and the world is a better place with you having been in it,.
✌️
12:57 Spiderbro
lol... I was wondering who would be the first to mention the spider 😀
Bahahaha
Luke Towan lol
Its a 1/87 Spider :o Giant one :)
Spiderbro is Spiderman's younger brother
This is completely ridiculous! As in ridiculously fantastic talent. I am completely floored by this level of detail. Just when I think you are done, you take it several steps further. Subscribed
I genuinely dont think I've ever seen such attention to detail this close up.
Driven to Draw: "Ridiculous" means "worthy of ridicule", meaning it's worth making fun of. Is that what you meant? Is Luke's talent worth making fun of, but "fantastic"? It can't be both. Just sayin'. Take care. :0) DBB
@@donnablackman9167 It is also a synonym for "absurd", as in "absurdly fantastic" so chill out, Karen.
@@scottinbristol: I"m chilled to the bone, Karen. Thanks for pointing that out. It still mainly means "worthy of ridicule". Take care. DBB
I also thought this was finished... then came the mist. Hectic.
I love this, I've been bingeing your videos and they're all incredible. One thing though, the illusion on this one is being given away a bit because all of the rocky walls behind the waterfalls are dry. In a real waterfall, there would be darker, glossier areas where the wall stays wet, and there would probably be mosses and other similar plants in those areas. The wet zone would transition to dry rock gradually as the spray zone diminishes, and I think the effect could be achieved by airbrushing a slightly tinted gloss varnish over the area that you want to appear wet. Just an idea, I'm sure you'd come up with a better approach, but it's something to think about anyway.
I like your thinking!
Siansonea Orande I was thinking just that! Glad I wasn't the only one... That was the only thing bugging me about this masterpiece.
your colors for the deep water underneath and the gray is so perfect. makes it so realistic great job
An abandoned train station diorama next please.
oooo that sounds cool, I'm actually making a train station for an upcoming video except it won't be abandoned... Maybe after a year or so I'll turn it into an abandoned one!
Luke Towan oh wow a train station!! Oh boy I would love to see it I'm counting on you bro pls make it
You should do it that would look amazing.
Every diorama you do is better than the last, and this is no exception. What do you do with them after they are done? A video showing all your dioramas up to this point would be really cool. Maybe you could talk about the way you did things when you originally made it and how you would have done it differently if you were to re do it...
Please!! I'd love to know what you do with them too!!
that is soo right
Some people sell these stuffs right? And the prices can get expensive 🐈
think he answered this before he just tosses em in his attic
fizz naww such a waste then
me at the beggining of every video: there is absolutely no way this will work
me at the end of every video: you did again, Luke, you madman
Beatriz Whitaker mad lad*
Tamiya Ryder maniac*
Reachny Prak *mad lad
Tamiya Ryder *maniac
@@ThatBowl0fRice *madman
As a graphic artist I am simply blown away by the realism of your waterfall. Completely awestruck at your talent. You just got a new subscriber Luke.
This should be on trending
lol... that would be awesome! One day 😃
Honestly with builds like these why isnt he? Cause its informational? Lol
I would recommend adding gloss varnish or another product to create a wet effect on the rock behind the falls, they look dry and that would not be the case, also they would appear darker. You would have a waterfall "splash zone" and you would have plant life/molds growing on the wet rocks. Falling water is much more white as well and less clear.
For additional effects you could have part of the viewing platform in the wet zone and that will add interest, you could also add mold effects such as the AK interactive product line for molds etc.
Carabus 03 Thats exactly what I wanted to suggest.
Looks to artificial
That was the only small flaw I could see. The rocks behind the waterfall would be very wet and glossy, and darker than the dry cliffs around it.
exactly my thought.
You guys should post yours so we can compare.
Hyde Six it’s ok to critique things
This was 41 minutes of genius and the attention to detail is staggering!!!
Wow! I almost can hear the waterfall!!!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Anyone else notice the spider at 12:58
Yes ☺
I was going to say, is nobody going to address the fact he almost died making this video for us because of that eight legged intruder? hah
I read this comment before watching the vid and it STILL scared the piss out of me!! Lmbo
That spider wasn't real, Luke made that happy little guy...
Yes and it's soo cute!
41 minutes of my life.... worth it 🤷🏽♀️😭😊
mnb,mn m, , bas jhb ic
I didn’t even realize it was that long!
With the sound, you wait for birds and movement.....amazing!
You are the Bob Ross of modeling! Greetings from Germany and keep up the great work! :)
Der Gedanke kam mir auch schon ^^
Omg I have called him that to
Luke needs a big Afro
Bob Ross was never this good. There is a reason humans that repeat what they heard was trendy are called sheepole's. This guy is way beyound any painter and works with a far greater amount of material and in 3d not 2d. Try again Fanboy but get an education first.
beflüsterst du auch mich? ;)
Here I am sitting in my car watching TH-cam videos waiting for my girlfriend frustrated because she is taking so long to come. Then I found your channel. I hope she never comes.
you must really love her
@@annabellavetra i heard she never comes!
christian colaco wayooo!
Lol
Ratio boy to gurl.. 1:10
Why bother wait for 1if u have 9 more to consume? 😆
You are the Jedi Master of scale scenery Luke. The end product looks so realistic and I just want to jump in and cool off from this heat wave we are going through.
haha just like that spider x"D
Don't do that you'll destroy that model.
Paul George r/whoosh
Luke, I am your father
This is why they call you THE MASTER !!!!!!!!!
I'm 74 year old and just a few years ago lost me space for my extensive Christmas village. But for years I tried to create a water feature for it, I wish I had seen your wonderful projects years ago. Thank you so much for showing us your genius creations.
I am completely blown away, this needs to be shared as much as possible.
I probably never do a diorama, but sure enjoy watching you making them come to life.
Luke love,
we're playing this on a projecter in our art room rn. you are an inspiration and we love your adjectives you are so versatile and we love your hands they are skinny and strong your nimble fingers brush over the grass like they should over my toes. you make us unpoco loco. love ur work this is a fever dream xxx
I used to love going into the local hobby town usa and just looking at the train display. watching this video kinda took me back.
You have a lot of imagination and the result is amazing.
This soothes my lil OCD heart. I watch h these when my anxiety is bad.
The light tufts of cotton really do accomplish the perfect mist effect in photos.
I'm not too much in dioramas but seeing someone make them really satisfy me
Is it weird that for the past 2 months I’ve been watching this to put me to sleep.....like its relaxing 😎
chelsea chappell his voice is incredibly soothing
Totally AWESOME! How could anyone dislike? Phil F
I know people are entitled to an opinion, but how you can dislike such amazing and creative efforts is beyond me.
You're finally back! Yay!
12:57 There is a little spider, just below where you are adding the bridge in, scoping out the land to see if thats going to be his home later🤣 It moved so fast I almost missed it!
my world's on fire how bout yours? 🇦🇺
This is probably one of the best, most beautiful dioramas I have ever seen. It really looks super real!
These diorama videos are my new TH-cam guilty pleasure.
stunning! amazing work!
That is absolutely amazing.
This is such a comfort video to watch for me. Dioramas hold such a special place in my heart bc I always fixated on them as a kid, and now whenever I see miniature stuff and things like this, it fills me with so much nostalgia and warm feelings
My life has gotten better now that I've discovered your videos.
Make the Titanic as its splitting in half or when its under water
he's into realism, so it'd be the olympic...
5starcomment wüthismtheory is long debunked
that would be soooooo cool. honestly he should do anything underwater since i really wanna see how he would make the water easy to see through while also coloured and have depth lol
I love this build, however something felt off about it until today when I saw a waterfall on another video, a real waterfall. The water going over the falls had discolored the rocks behind it. The rock wall along the cliff was a light brown color, but around the waterfall, the rocks were very dark brown to black. If that one element was added to this landscape, it would be perfect.
Keep up the great work. You have some tremendous talent and have inspired me to start modeling again. Not trains but 1/25 scale plastic model cars. Watching your videos has given me an idea to create a "junkyard" of cars. I'm disabled so this will be kind of therapeutic. If I ever get finished, I'll send pictures. That's a big IF though. 😀
Sergeant Peppers I agree with that.
There’ always be some mosses on the rock around the waterfall. If they’re added to the rock surface it would be perfect.
But anyway I would say even without those details this diorama looks amazing.
Good luck with it!
I started again after becoming disabled too. It's been 2 years... I'm only 27. Now all I do is paint, draw and do modeling dioramas. Or any creative thing I can 😍 but I love this so much it's overall my favorite hobby.
I can sit and watch your videos forever. Nice background music, an Aussie accent and lots of tips and tricks to build awesome stuff. What more can one ask for.
omg! SPIDER! haha! the wild life loves this already so much that it is already trying to move in b4 he even has any greenery in!
We’re not worthy 🙌
lol thanks mate 😀
WEEE ARNT WORTHY!!!
12:57 Don’t let the spiders boss you around! This is your project Luke.
I'm not a modeler or anything like that and I just happened to come across your videos but WOW! You've got amazing skills!
This is both relaxing and stimulating but in a rather pleasant way, shall we say???
12:59 SPOIDERMAN SPOIDERMAN DOES WHATEVER A SPOIDER CAN
OMG! I didn't notice the super-fan getting an up-close look at your talent!
Hi Luke, I know you get this all the time but I LOVE your technique here. I am considering a waterfall behind the Hilly Billy bridge on the BSR and this technique looks like it is just the ticket! Thanks for making this video, I really appreciate it! Rail on Mr. Towan! (PS: I really need to make me a gold mine someday :) )
I really could stare at a single diorama for an hour and still be interested in it. I love these so much.
Absolutely hypnotic watching you create a miniature world before my eyes! I would love to try this and create my own little world too but am a complete novice. Really stunning craftsmanship, hugely inspiring and thank you so much for sharing your skills.
6:40 Something just popped up in my head for doing that, use a syringe with no needle. Will be very fast and easy to fill all cracks with one as I see it and since the plaster is in the syringe, and not in contact with the air, it will will not dry up on you.
You need to clean the brush as well and filling the syringe would just been a matter of sucking it up. I ment more of filling all cracks and stuff with the syringe and make it neat or such with the brush, thus you would always have plaster with you that never dries and it would go faster as well.
@@dtiydr, you can always use cake/ cooking decorating bags. Cheap, easily available, cut the nozzle to the thickness you need, then throw away after use.
@@OneLeatherBoot Sure if needed so but the precision for all the smaller cracks is a syringe, in comparison, unbeatable.
I'm really like your video :-)
😀 Hello 한수진, 나는 비디오를 좋아해서 정말 기쁘다. 😉
Luke Towan omg you speak Korean?
Im really like too
오! 한국사람!
I've never railroaded after my juvenile years but have always loved it as I love realistic miniature anything. Through the years I've seen really nice scenic displays but always felt they never completed them with the small details. I know there are two sides to that coin in this life. Books on not fretting the details and books and so forth on everything being in the details. But in the case of miniature anything and especially with model railroad scenes, realism lies in the smallest of small details bar none. And this guy has that in spades. Kudos dude.
Amazing! Beautiful! Wonderful!
I'm not creative
I don't make dioramas
But I enjoyed this
- fin -
Everyone is creative
How absolutely brilliant. Thanks.
Thanks Steve, glad you enjoyed watching 😉
This is one of the most impressive dioramas I have ever seen. I've seen you do many but this one really sticks out for me.
I used to make Architectural Models using some of the same materials and techniques but I would have really loved to have stuck with it enough to start using many of the new products and materials and make a full-time hobby of it. Your videos are really inspirational.
I never want to watch your videos as I have important things to do, but here we are. Again.
That Sculpture Mold stuff you use has me craving tuna salad sandwiches.
humble and constructive criticism/questions from a fan - Shoudn't the vegetation near a waterfall be greener? Shouldn't the rocks be way way darker since they are wet ( at least near the water itself )? I love your channel.
E eu q achava q era só eu q assistia isso kkkkkkk
Tem BR em todo canto krai.😁😁😁
@@kenshigamer7114 1,794,878 views
@@josearnobio4815 1,794,878 views ( deste total tinha que ter uns de nós!!! )
I agree, to further back this up is the rivers height. The water comes up very close to the grassline. This would imply that the river is at its fullest, in a tropical region this would indicate that the scene takes place in the wet season, in colder regions this could be spring time, with the melting snow filling the river. In both instances you would expect the surrounding foliage to be lush. If one were to do a realistic river/waterfall scene with dry foliage, then the river should be surrounded by dirt embankments with little to no foliage, indicating to the viewer that the river is not at its fullest, further implying drought and an explanation for the dry foliage around such a voluminous water source. Wet/clay looking dirt would also improve the aesthetic around the river.
In my opinion, the king of diorama.
I can NOT believe anyone would give your wonderful work a thumbs DOWN!!They must be a VERY unhappy Troll Doc BC
Amazing!!!
thanks mate
You are a legend!!!
How good is this guy! Brilliant work Luke......
I literally stayed all day in bed watching your videos. Sooo satisfying to watch.
“Popsicle sticks” cmon Luke I can hear the Aussie in you crying out and wanting to say paddle pop stick, like a true Australian
Oh, I envy you.
임시훈 same
you are amagician...making things look good at a distance is one...but yours looks amazing till your nose is touching it almost!! youre a magician
After watching the whole video, I realized it was 41 minutes. Gosh! I find your videos and your narrating super mesmerizing. So satisfying watching your dioramas!
11:21
us: "so how do you get rid of the dark spots "
Luke Towan
: "oh, simply i just use a paper tOWa"
Very easy to watch very hard to make and very cheap to watch very expensive to make! Thanks youtube
Oh man, watching you place the walkway railings I couldn't help but hold my breath! Fine work.
12:55 the spiders like don't mind me just admiring this work of art haha
wow really amazing. Sadly I don’t have the time these days to create something so beautiful however i would defiantly pay for one. #NewSubscriber 👍🏼
Sheldon Cooper would love this tutorial and channel. Lol
Choo choo
Somebody help! I've been sucked into hours of these videos because they're just too good!
wow, wow, wow and more wow! great tutorial, loved the video. The clear plastic cups are the gipper.
12:57 Looks like you have company there.
You are very, extremely talented. Who' s the guy who skilled you?
That illusion of depth from the painting is amazing
I can’t believe I’m just finding your channel !!! Your AWESOME
I hope you're ok, I've been listening to what's going on with the bush fires. Praying for Australia!
OMG that look veri real
Keren boss
Ngapa neh org indo nyasar
I’m blown away at all the details and tips! I love doing detail work. Those tiny features make all the difference in a work of art like this. I’m gathering tips before starting a small water project for our outdoor landscape and I feel like I hit the jackpot here.
I do wish the music distraction could be turned off though. I had to mute much of this.
But thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Among all other diorama channels I’ve watched, this channel i would watch thoroughly. Thank you Luke! Cheers.
wooooah
thank you 😀 I'm glad you liked it
♥️
12:57 ... it seem you have a new understudy! lol
Ya think it drowned in the resin?
12:58 even that spider is fascinated with your work.
The level of realness in your work is unreal!