And the bow wave here???
LOL, oh I forgot about Nesse.
Here is my perfect candidate, I’m working on getting a block of foam and need to order more Liquitex, then its time to hit the waves.
I have been doing taxes and rehersing for a concert this weekend, but managed to get a little time to add some bridge details such as the two binnacles and the ships wheel. Everthing will be be closed up when I add the roof and the mast. It will never be seen, so I do it because its there and its a challenge.
A lot of work left to do. I noticed the camera picks up a lot of issues that my eye doesn’t, so now I am taking pictures, blowing them up on my computer screen, then going back and doing the touch ups. At work, we have a camera/microscope set up we use for PCBA repair, I am seriously thinking of buying one to use on these 1/700 scale ships.
I totaly agree about the camera. Just when I think things are perfect I take a pic and post it…
That’s when I notice all kinds of boo boos.
I’ve thought seriously about a microscope. I use one at work for the excact same thing, PCB modification and repair.
This is all I have left, the crew, helo and RHIB. I’m swamped working and going to real estate school at the moment so I only get about an hour or less to do anything. At the moment I’m painting the crew. I do need to make an officer or 2 though.
Scott: That looks good to me!!!
But I know about the camera. Several times I’ve taken photos to post on here and saw some flaw in the photo that’s never seen on the real model. DUH!!! [:(DD]
Steve: Awesome to see you so close to the finish here!
Scottrc that dreadnaught looks super! You’ll probably cost me money this week at the local show as I really want to do one of those now. Wonder if i can pawn ot off as a raffle win when i bring another model into the house…[snStpd]
Thanks guys for the support[:D] Mongoose, the kits are getting quite affordable and are comparable in price to plastic kits.
Well, I saw a squirrel and I’m deviating from my build to fullfill another project. I saw on the clearance table at the local WM a shadow frame, so I got it and gathered the other supplies to put the Lexington in the water.
Wish me luck! I’ve been dying to try this technique of Steve’s.
Oh boy oh boy oh boy.
Scott: Ohhhhhhh, waiting and watching!!!
Best o’ luck!
What thickness of gel do you have there Scott? I usually use two, one medium and the other thin.
Medium.
I have another medium and varnish on order.
Perfect, I’m looking forward to it. The frame idea I got from a friend of mine. I’m sure others have uesd it too, but what a great idea.
Well, I’m off… The foam I used was really low quality and shedded like crazy as I carved it, so when I was done with shaping, I wrapped the foil over it and then glued it into the base so I didn’t have to deal with it. I did mask the base first and plan to cut away the tape when I’m all done.
Lots of fit and cut to get the ship to look right. This hull bottom is not symetrical, it was “toy scale” and really is an adventure getting it to fit into the base.
Toyed with the foil a bit. It dawned on my that the ship is conducting air ops, so it needs a bone in the bow since its at full steam into the wind, right now, it looks to me like its steaming out of port. I used cotton before with disaterous results, but I’m willing to get out and try it again.
I laid a first coat of Medium. Steve, I assume you pick areas that are the crests and build those up with medium?
Scott, yes. I can also shape the foam, and now the foil, to assist in shaping any waves, crests or troughs needed. I have tried many diffrent foams, from the green stuff for flowers, too dusty, the blue stuff for home building, similar to normal Styrofoam but slightly better, regular Styrofoam with the results you have and the hard white foam. My favorite is the hard stuff, although I do keep trying the others for availability reasions.
Good start, and yes, getting the hull cut out neetly in the foam is a job.
Scott: Whoa, that looks cool! She’s coming along great there!
Thanks Gam,
Got the base painted with different hues of green, blue, white mixed in different spots, some coats of medium, then mounted the hull. I only broke a few bits off. I have now started building up the wave effects off the hull with the cotton and medium.
Note to self, lay down medium, then the cotton! Yup, I tried brushing medium over unsecured cotton and I had cotton stuck to everything but where I wanted it. [:(DD]
This is fun, like doing a school art project.
Recent glam shot
The effect I am going to try to achieve.
(NAVSOURCE/NAVSITE)
Great looking boundary layer Scott.
Yeah, the cotton attaches itself to everything, the gel gets on your hands and cotton and gel are stuck on them for days. [:^)]. I use gloves now.
Some more layering and swell detailing this morning.
And got the roof on the pilot house and the mast stepped and secured.
I hope this deviation is ok. Funny thing about this display of the Lex and the “American Flag” theme of this GB is that I want to place the model as part of a service display that includes my fathers plank owner and shellback certificates that he got on the Lex, his crow, far east campaign medals, and his burial flag and shells.