Thanks Steve,
The only drawbacks are cost and time. Resin is pricy and it takes a good 24 to 48 hours before it isn’t tacky anymore. During that time it is very vulnerable to dust. Also the thicker it is the more it heats up while it cures. If you have a model imbedded in it you run the risk of melting the plastic, but you can’t beat the look of realism.
Steve
Here’s where I’m at on the Rufe. I poured just a little resin with a lot of hardener to make the waves, so here it is. Right now I’m going over the whole thing with cotton for the whitecaps and high gloss acrylic varnish. I still want to add more coats of varnish before the water is done.
Steve
You do the entire diorama genre with such passion it shows in your work. This is really a sight to see, absolutely amazing. You can put together a one man show!
Toshi
I am loving this build, its the exact thing I’ve been thinking about for ages. But been too timid to attempt water.
My only comment is post bigger pictures or at least link to them. I want look at every detail!
Wow! Looking amazing Steve!
Steve,
That is classic work! The water is great. Don’t know what you have planned, but the beach looks a little too clean. Some pieces of driftwood or detritus might give it more character.
How about an oil slick? (Just joking! [:D] )
Gary
Gary, I really haven’t given it much thought. That is a good idea. I will be wrapping the base with a wood frame I think, probably 2" high and a thin as I can find. I still need to do just a few more things to the plane and yes, some driftwood would add a little interest, thanks!
Amazing work you put in Steve! Im sure non-modelers will assume the plane is made of metal.
Steve, quick question. What kind of resin are you using to make the water and what kind of pigment are you using to color it? I can’t find anywhere in your post where you may have covered that.
Naturally, I post that and then scroll straight to the top where you mention it. [bnghead]
Yeah, sorry, here is a picture of the product.
Modelcrazy, OUTSTANDING work!! That is a 1st Place winner if I’ve ever seen one. Great job!
Your project looks great.[:)]
Much appreciated. =]
WOW that’s an amazing dio, so realistic !
I have had notions of doing a dio with my 1/35 DUKW emerging from the water onto the beach but had no idea how to accomplish it. Thanks to your generous sharing of your WIP i now have a way to do it. I Thank you so much.
Not to sound like a broken record but that looks outstanding! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much guys.
I bought some wood to place around the base and remove the black posterboard “dam”. Ha, I hope the water doesn’t leak out!
I all seriousness, I’m have having a heck of a time getting the 2 part “Amazing Clear Cast” to harden is some areas. I used that for one layer because HL was out of the polyester casting resin. I didn’t have any problems with one reacting with the other, in fact you can’t tell which is which. I do believe I must not have mixed the two parts well enough even though I used my Badger paint stirrer. I’m sure it will eventually harden, I’m just impatient.
Like I said, the waves were made with just a line of the polyester resin with copious amounts of hardener so I could form them. The blower trick worked very well, though it still took at least an hour messing with it until the resin hardened.
I am very pleased with the outcome so far and I’m adding cotton to form the foam on the beach and just behind the wave.
It may be a while before i try a resin scene again though. Resin is very expensive stuff and does take quite a bit of work to get the look you want.
Steve
Outstanding Steve. I’ve always wanted to do a Spit bellied into the channel with the pilot climbing out. I’ll refer to this should I ever try it. Can the plane be removed, or is it in there permanently? You may have said and I missed it. Thanks for sharing.
No, it’s in permanently. I’m letting everything dry for a few says then I’ll take a table saw to square the base up a little prior to attaching the wood frame. I know that sounds drastic but it isn’t as extreme as it sounds. The resin apparently melted a little of the Styrofoam as it cured thus leaving the base a little non-square if you will. Another lesson.
The wife looked at me with horror when I suggested it saw. I use to be a finish carpenter so I know how to work a saw just fine.
I want to put a few new pics, but until the varnish dries, it looks a little milky and unattractive.
I too was a Finish carpenter MC, retired now.