Hi there…
I’m currently starting an 1/720 USS Enterprise, and i was planning to left him in “dry dock”, but since i’ve seen an diorama with the “Big E”, i’ve decided to built it sailing, but… with the lower hull!!![8D][:o)][8D]
I’ll explain:
I want to do it sailing, with the lower hull inside the water, visible (as if it was on real water!!!)…
Am i crazy[:o)] triyng to do this, or has anyone done this before???[?]
If anyone has donne this, can help me to tell me how to do the transparent water???[?][V][?]
You may not be crazy, but probably are a glutton for punishment. 
There’s two ways of doing it that I can think of. One would be to pour layer after layer of clear resin, but I think it would end pretty cloudy and striated, not to mention expensive. The other way would be to build a plexiglass box with a hole cut in the top for the hull to sit in. Then, use the resin to make the water and wave effects on top of the plexiglass.
demono69
I was just reading an article the other day, I don’t even remember what mag it was, that described exactly what you want to do. It was with a boat obviously, but the technique would definitely work for what you want to do too. If I remember correctly he cut a rough opening to sit the ship in and then filled the gaps with little strips of light cardboard or card stock and then finished it off with some resin or epoxy once the ship was seated properly. I’ll see if I can track down the article for you. I don’t have a scanner but I could at least give you the magazine and article name. I’ll see what I can find.
edit: Sorry, I forgot to mention that it was the technique of building a plexi-glass box, not the other one. [:p]
Ray
Ok, I found it. It is an article in FSM (go figure) June 1987. The author calls it a “cube of the sea” display. If you can’t dig it up anywhere let me know and I might be able to scan it at work for you. Just let me know.
Ray
Well, since i live in Portugal, i can’t quite find the magazine here, so, if you could just send me the scans, i would be greatly apreciated!!!
Once more, thank you all!!!
You’re all a bunch of great guys…
Thank you for being there!!!
And excuse my ignorance…
Ricardo, it may take me a couple of days to get that article scanned but I will send it to you when I do.
Ray
Ricardo,
You’re just one CRAZY cat! Tomcat, that is! [;)]
By the way. I know you’re doing your CVN-65 project, building all the aircraft to have served aboard “Big E”. How about this one?
[:p]
Fade to Black…
Well, well, well, how was i able to forget this one???
What squadron markings are that one???
AV-0 “Crazy divers drivers”???
LMAO, funny stuff, huh?
I’m trying to find the article on this. I have it somewhere…
Fade to Black…
Is that a BMW? You know, “The ultimate diving machine”!
Ricardo,
http://www.modelwarships.com has some reviews of 1/700 and 1/720 carriers. Two reviews in particular recommend a set of aftermarket plane sets by Fujimi in 1/700 and a GMM (Gold Medal Models) photoetch set.
I personally have never used any of those products. I’m jsut passing on what I’ve read.
Regards,
-Drew
I saw something similar once at a hobby show years ago. A guy had built a scene, where a destroyer was depth chargeing a German U-boat. It was quite incredible how he’d done the underwater explosions! and the U-boat was pretty damaged as well. It was a pretty tall diorama that i wish I could’ve gotten pictures of!