Making waves 2
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This is how I work with a flat base, as in a display box. The model will be mounted to it by screws, for which I drill holes into the base.
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The base is made very early on, before any detail work has been done on the hull, hence no risk of damage.
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The shape of the hull is marked by spraying paint.
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Any wave effects standing proud of the base are sculpted using some spackle or putty - make sure all of your materials are compatible with each other!
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The bow wave has been sculpted, the spackle has cured. Always make sure any material has proper time for curing to avoid averse interactions!
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White wall paint is now stippled onto the base. With some practice, you can produce a number of effects from utterly still to moderately choppy. Do not use too much paint in one layer, or it will produce cracks.
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The paint needs some drying time before the next step.
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I use water-based acrylics from my airbrush exclusively. Check references for the appropriate hue of the sea.
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Only after the previous steps have fully cured, solvent-based clear gloss can be used to achieve the proper sheen and reflections of the base. If you do this too early, water will evaporate and form unsightly bubbles. Don´t ask me why I know.
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This is a very still sea, probably on a cruise in the Mediterranean. The clear gloss remains sticky for much longer than you would believe. Do not mount the model to the base for longer than a test before you are convinced it can stay. Again, don´t ask.
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With the vessel mounted on the base. Permanently. I do remember the case of the somersaulting Flower Class Corvette. In front of my modeling pals. On a tiled floor.
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Here is a livelier base. The sea shade was sprayed away from the hull surround, and the white was touched up afterwards where needed.
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Here with the completed models.
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Another still sea. The boats were placed into depressions ground out of the base with a rotating tool.
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I use acrylic gel to close any remaining gaps after mounting the model to the base.
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Spatulas for artists work great.
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White artist´s oil paint is excellent for painting or drybrushing wave effects.
Opmerkingen
2 22 January 2020, 12:43
Album info
This album describes how I make calmer seascapes for waterline models in display boxes.