Making a 'lay flat' River for tabletop wargaming

I've never been a big fan of terrain that sits 'on top' of the table, when it is suppose to be 'in' or 'under' the level of the gaming table. Obviously that is difficult to model when you have a solid surface to game on, so I think this method for making some simple rivers is pretty effective.

You can check out the original post I saw on Facebook here -

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[Nick_Whiskey]

Gonna do this for puddles and oil slicks for Gaslands. Thanks!

[HacksawsHobbyBunker]

Brilliant stuff! That has more of a river look than 95% of the river pieces one normally sees on a table. I think this may be the answer to how I can best/most easily make a "river" in the Underhive. My terrain tiles will be the banks. Now to get some plastic. Cheers!

[landsknecht]

Nice work on the rivers. I may try this out plus add side terrain to the river piece itself with silicone caulk and sand mixture with flock added on top.

[sterlingnorthum]

Thanks mate. Has to be the best looking do it yourself River I've ever seen. Cheers

[jirhonarmstrong]

I really like how this came out, rivers are so hard to really make and I think this is a great way to get something real

[paulgibson]

So good to have you back making content like this!

[TwyllaNight]

I like this better than any other river solution I've seen. Thanks!

[donnysmurf]

So simple, yet so effective. I had to watch the beginning of the video again because was sure I thought it was some kind of tricky thin resin pour at first!
Definitely the way I will do my rivers from now on :)

[gunberyl]

Wow the trial and error payed off. Nice depth you got in the river! Well done.

[jamesbartles]

I really like this technique. I agree that most rivers with their banks are always high above the table. This looks more like a river than a raised canal!

[whilehobbying]

Very nice! This gives me ideas for sure. We've used some blue tinted plastic on some batreps. It has worked ok. But this is a much better technique. We might even have some suitable plastic. Need some scatter for the edges.

[brianlazouche]

O M F G that is what youtube is for.. I have been racking my brains as to how to get a long section of woo hoo fantastic video mate, I'm off to see where to get plastic from and will give it a go. thank you so much for sharing

[bradcraig]

Best river technique I've seen so far, thanks for sharing it.

[chrisstoesen]

So happy to have found this. I need a 1 to 1 1/2 foot wide river for a scenario. This will be great.

[bigbrowntau]

Thicker material I think would be the go. This method would be great for canals and other man-made water sources, where you could have a house right up against the water, like you see in Venice or parts of Tokyo. Thanks so much Viv, for sharing this great idea. Thanks too for sharing the bits that didn't work out right, so we can all avoid making the same mistakes!

[minitzonthesun]

HOLY SMOKES! This is a great idea! So simple and cheap! Friggin brilliant. I want to try this asap, I need to go for a cartoony blue. This could make beaches too!

[krisdog]

I'm so excited to have you show me how to make terrain again!!!

[janetcameron]

I like the base idea. TBH your color choices makes it look like a wet muddy road. This color palet would work in a swamp. For an inexpensive alternative this is a great idea. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[Ian_KH]

A great idea, Viv. I made a river using vinyl floor tiles with brown caulk and flock for the banks. It looks good but there is the problem with joins in the sections. I like this solution much better.

[sebastiancrafter]

Very impressive! Love the simplicity! Great!