Today’s post is a double header.
First off is the Perry. After the gel dried I sprayed a second coat of blue, added the light blue/turquoise, applied the first coat of varnish and some of the cotton. The additional varnish coats will cover the cotton (all part of the effect) then I’ll add some more cotton on the surface.
after the varnish has dried
Next the Sruance, remember her.
Sprayed the first coat of blue.
Got a little over spray on the hull but will be coverd with a touch up of grey.
Scott: She’s coming along great!
John 3:16: Very cool, gotta love those vintage kits.
Steve: The ‘water’ looks terrific!!
Steve: Absolutely dynamite work overall. The foil water looks excellent.
Scott: You are doing beautifully with all of your effort. Everything looks great.
John: Welcome! I’m excited to see your work on that cool vintage kit.
Thanks, guys; and thank you for adding me, modelcrazy! [:D]
Thanks for the replys everyone.
Water is spot on Steve.
I installed the flag bridge last night. There are a bunch of PE trusses and gussets that go under this thing. Test fitting the masts to see how everything aligns. A lot a small detials left to do on the bridge.
Wow, almost there Scott
Scott: Yeah, she looks almost done to me! Nice work! [Y]
Steve and Scott, BOTH jobs are looking great!!
Wonderful progress Scott. I does indeed appear that you are nearing the finish line.
Speaking of nearing the finish line, the Perry is almost there.
After several coats of acrylic varnish to add some depth, I added the final cotton.
Using very small pieces, I added the cotton to the base using the varnish.
After everything has dried. Notice the one of the 3D crew (not painted) leaning up against the superstructure. Next is to add some of these guys, repair the flight deck netting, add the rigid hull inflatable and helo. Oh yeah, I also broke one of the HF antennas with the airbrush, so that needs to be remedied [:^)]
Steve the depth you’ve created in that water is sweet!
Yeah that looks awesome Steve!!!
I looked at some photos of beachs in the Philippines and looks like I need to go with slightly greener water. Need to figure out how to get it gradulate from the bluer water out in the Pacific to the greener shade near the shore… 
What medium are you using Gam?
My Rufe using Resin.
Steve, I have no idea yet. I’m just collecting data so when I finally get around to the ship I’ll have some idea of where I want to go. Resin sounds good though.
Since she’s a landing craft I want to have her anchored off the beach disgorging her vehicles onto the shore.
Steve–Fantastic work. I love it. [Y][:D[
So, with those instructions I gave, ya’ll can do it too, right?
Oh you better believe it! I have a ship that’s disposable that I’ll try for the first one. I can see paint all over the hull my first time lol
btw did i miss how to do that bow wave somewhere?
Mongoose
The bow wave was made by forming the Medium Gel into a wave. It doesnt take much to work it into form. When I apply the cotton, I add some to it to simulate the white caps and splashes the cresting wave makes. I was stationed on a cutter and was fascinated with ship wakes, bow waves, hull boundry layers and such. I could watch them for hours. Still can.
Everything that moves through the water make the same wave action called the Kelvin Wave System. Here is a great link I found a few years back the explains it well.
http://www.steelnavy.com/WavePatterns.htm
I searched the internet for, in this case the Perry, wake paterns to study the pattern of that particular ship. Each ship, while making the same wave pattern, will have diffrent bow wake turbulances. A Freedom class LCS will create more bow turbulance than an Independence class LCS but less than a WW2 ship for instance. A transom stern will create a more turbulant stern wake than a round stern ship.
Freedom class
Independance class
OHP
North Carolina
Duck
The hardest part of making a water base is creating the Kelven wave pattern. How fast is the ship going? The length of the ship? The rougher the seas the less you will see this patern, in reverse, the calmer, the more pronounced the pattern, IE the duck in the water.
My Scharnhorst making about 5 to 10 kts in calm water.
I hope that helps.
I’m going to try to follow what you’ve already shown.
