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let's talk about this water effect miniature build for my mail club. It's actually pretty. It's done by using a heat gun on a thin piece of plastic to create ripples. Make sure you move around a lot so it doesn't get too hot in one spot and bunch up too much. The smooth texture. I try to always make use of what I have on hand first. So I used this tray mold that I had and just shoved some other silicone pieces into one edge so I'd have one side that would have a thin edge that would be shown in the photo. After pouring the resin and removing air bubbles, I gently laid the plastic sheet on top and that was it. You want to make sure you go slow here so you don't create any more air bubbles, but if you do get some, just pulling back the plastic and then slowly pushing the air bubbles to the edges, just with my finger, but also wear gloves when you do this. I knew I wasn't gonna be touching it at this point, so I took my gloves off, but absolutely wear gloves just in case. And always wear a respirator. So I can't take credit for this whole technique because I learned it from old YouTube, but I did modify it a bit. The video I watched, they used what looked like a much thicker piece of plastic in produce packaging, but when I tried that, it hardly rippled up for me, and even then, they were way too big. So I looked for a thinner piece of plastic and decided to try it on my husband's record sleeve 'cause he has a ton and that worked. Honestly, I think a ziploc bag would work too. Overall, this technique worked so perfectly and I'm really happy with how this mini build turned out. I didn't need to buy anything extra for this one. I love when that happens.