discussion HMS Prince of Wales final resting place

[Alan 45]

Well here's my attempt at a sunken wreck View attachment 72633

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[eddiesolo]

Looking superb the growth looks great and the subtle colouring isn't over done to spoil the scale of the ship. Very nice work Alan.

Can you move the model? Reason why I ask is that the Prince of Wales is actually inverted and laying on her port side slightly.

Si

 

[Alan 45]

Looking superb the growth looks great and the subtle colouring isn't over done to spoil the scale of the ship. Very nice work Alan. Can you move the model? Reason why I ask is that the Prince of Wales is actually inverted and laying on her port side slightly.

Si

Yes Simon I know it is but then you can't see the details humpf smartypants

I'll post a pic just for you in a bit

 

[eddiesolo]

Yes Simon I know it is but then you can't see the details humpf smartypantsI'll post a pic just for you in a bit

Okay mate, just making sure, sent you a PM.

Si...smartypants.

 

[eddiesolo]

It does capture the remains of a once proud fighting ship waiting in the dark slowly decaying, the expanse of seabed adding to the emptiness and then this rusting hulk.

Si

 

[Alan 45]

Oh worries mate I've sent you one back

I think the photos are a bit bright so I'll post some natural ones tomorrow

 

[eddiesolo]

Oh worries mate I've sent you one backI think the photos are a bit bright so I'll post some natural ones tomorrow

I agree, taking piccies with various flash settings doesn't work, you do need daylight really.

Si

 

[Alan 45]

It does capture the remains of a once proud fighting ship waiting in the dark slowly decaying, the expanse of seabed adding to the emptiness and then this rusting hulk.Si

Yeah mate I looked at some photos online to get a realistic look so I could do a better job

 

[flyjoe180]

Nice work Alan

 

[Guest]

It's a very nice work.

I like it!

Polux

 

[Alan 45]

Thanks guys glad you like it

I've done a bit of a touch up on her , I built up the coral to give it a bit more of a natural look

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[eddiesolo]

That looks nicely built up Alan, makes it looks less plonked.

Si

 

[Alan 45]

That looks nicely built up Alan, makes it looks less plonked.Si

Thanks mate , I thought it wasn't sitting properly and she looks more natural now well I think it does

 

[eddiesolo]

Thanks mate , I thought it wasn't sitting properly and she looks more natural now well I think it does

Yep, as a sunken ship of serious tonnage would, it would make a trench either gouged from bow first and sliding or from a straight down drop; silt etc would be thrown up and scattered around. Over time more would accumulate in areas via currents.

Nice work.

Si

 

[Alan 45]

Yep, as a sunken ship of serious tonnage would, it would make a trench either gouged from bow first and sliding or from a straight down drop; silt etc would be thrown up and scattered around. Over time more would accumulate in areas via currents.Nice work.

Si

I agree mate I enjoyed making this she looks better now than when I build her OOB this I what she looked like then as you can see she wasn't the best build

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[eddiesolo]

I agree mate I enjoyed making this she looks better now than when I build her OOB this I what she looked like then as you can see she wasn't the best build

To your eye she may look naff but to me I would be happy if I had made and painted that.

Si

 

[Alan 45]

To your eye she may look naff but to me I would be happy if I had made and painted that.Si

Thanks Si , I built this when I had just started up the hobby again nearly two years ago and I was never really happy with but my skill level then was very limited

 

[eddiesolo]

my skill level then was very limited

Mine still is mate...no learning curve at all, all down hill... Si

 

[Alan 45]

Mine still is mate...no learning curve at all, all down hill... Si

Nah mate you do yourself too much disservice,

 

[Guest]

I like the look of that, a very different approach to an iconic ship! Well done mate!