One of my favourite builds of 2024, I love Kit J2F-5 Duck with Eduard PE set, PE rigging, resin figure and I added some 3D printed pieces, the buoy and seagulls
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Cool! How was the kit to work with?
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Hey John, the kit OOB is quite nice and an easy build, the after market PE rigging was a bit painful, but I don’t do many Bi-wings, so that is an experience thing I guess. Great looking aircraft
Beautiful! I love seaplanes and flying boats. Love the details and water.
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Great job, beautiful !!
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Simply stunning. That’s gotta be some of the best water I’ve seen, and with such a nicely finished aircraft floating upon it. Love the gulls too.
I’d say the effort with the PE and the rigging was worth it. Really in-scale look to all of it. Great job.
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Agree on all points. Terrific!
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Fantastic! I’ve been considering that kit, glad to hear it goes together well. I kinda gave up on the old Glencoe kit some years ago. Great dio, dig the seagulls
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Great looking model. How did you do the water?
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Great question! I’m interested in that, too.
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Hello Aaron, I started with styrofoam base and used Sculptamold to shape the water. After that dried, Tissue paper and thinned PVA was applied in several layers, stippled with a brush to add ripples. After painting the water, I applied gloss Modge Podge to give the water the “wet” look 
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This is a masterpiece! 
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Thanks for the explanation, Grant. It is very realistic.
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I forgot one bit, I used AK water foam in places for said foam effect.
Outstanding build, Grant! I love the details, on the Duck and your base.
Who makes the pilot figure?
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I think it is Legend Productions
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I do love a good seaplane build especially when it’s set in a water environment. Both the model and your water works are very convincing Grant. This is some top notch work on display here.
Joe
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@Grant_Dalzell More great work coming out off your bench. I’ve had the Merit boxing of this kit in my stash for several years now, and have a few times almost added it to my “to-build” stash but for some reason never have. Some day …
Unfortunately, I can only give it one like. (it deserves a boatload.) Another masterpiece. The paint and weathering is stunning. Put a photo of the ocean behind the Model and you’d swear it was real. The seagulls on the Bowie are really cool.
Grant, that looks awesome! The Duck is one of my favorite biplanes. The plane in the early WWII markings your pilot figure and the seagulls on the buoy look fantastic. What did you use to make your water base?
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