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spanner's Tamiya 1/700 U.S.S. 'Big E' Carrier.

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Nice one Rick, thanks.
I seem to recall the good ship Poseidon in the 1972 'Poseidon Adventure' was capsized by a freak wave in the Med. So you were very lucky! ;)

Yours.
Gene Hackman. (Rev.)
 
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Meanwhile, back at the build ;)


I've added some light blue to the sea. Always start with a light colour, then gradually go darker. Use as big and wide a paint brush as you can handle.

Don't worry if it's patchy. That's the idea!
...and certainly don't be concerned about any lumps, bumps, holes and any 'Odd bits'.

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Cheers.
Ron
 
Looking good Ron. :)
I've always been intrigued about how to go about making a seascape, I'm following this very closely,so your details on the process is most welcome ;)
 
Waspie said:
Not 4 star hotels!!!!!

Even us lowly FAA types had civvy gardeners to keep our grass trim!!

I'm in shock!!
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You've never lived until you've seen generator exhaust stains magically transform to Deep Bronze Green at the wave of a Master Gardener's hand! Pure artistry!
Steve
 
As entertaining as the trips down memory lane is at times, can we try to let Ron get on with his build thread with less military memoirs.
In your own thread fine, in chit chat fine. But let's try to respect other people's threads. Especially build threads.
 
Ian M said:
As entertaining as the trips down memory lane is at times, can we try to let Ron get on with his build thread with less military memoirs.
In your own thread fine, in chit chat fine. But let's try to respect other people's threads. Especially build threads.
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Apologies Ron :anguished:
Steve
 
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No probs. chaps. :thumb2:
For a while I thought I was at a reunion in a NAAFI canteen, not on a scale model forum. Wink, Wink!

Thanks Jim. We're getting there and thanks for your support along the way.


Onwards and upwards......

I've given the sea a slightly darker second coat. Because acrylics are water based, they are, to a degree, transparent, so providing subsequent coats are thin enough, the first coat will show through the second and so on.

Although the sky was full of contrails (whatever) I couldn't resist getting out in the sun for these pictures.

Here you can see a 'hit and miss' effect with the paintbrush. The lighter colour shows through.
Also, see the crack at the stern? Don't worry about such detail. Fix it later. Just get the paint on and then sit back and take a blimp.
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The bright sun gives great shadows too...... The painting will show up minor 'Imperfections' (Bottom right) Don't worry, All that sort of nonsense can be sorted later - If you want to.
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The sea needs to be a tad darker, then I can start to add some silicone.

Cheers.
Ron
 
spanner570 said:
No probs. chaps. :thumb2:
For a while I thought I was at a reunion in a NAAFI canteen, not on a scale model forum. Wink, Wink!

Onwards and upwards......

I've given the sea a slightly darker second coat. Because acrylics are water based, they are, to a degree, transparent, so providing subsequent coats are thin enough, the first coat will show through the second and so on.

Although the sky was full of contrails (whatever) I couldn't resist getting out in the sun for these pictures.

Here you can see a 'hit and miss' effect with the paintbrush. The lighter colour shows through.
Also, see the crack at the stern? Don't worry about such detail. Fix it later. Just get the paint on and then sit back and take a blimp.













The bright sun gives great shadows too......


The sea needs to be a tad darker, then I can start to add some silicone.

Cheers.
Ron
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That's looking superb!! :)
 
Nice shots 570......looks the Bomb!! Too bad about the Chem Con trails, sorta detracts from the pics. But you'll get through it......onward and upward! ;) ;) :thumb2:
 
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Thanks for the nice comment, Andy.

Rick. Thanks to you too. Luckily they are just stage pictures. So although I could see the trails, I wasn't bothered about their inclusion. I just had to capture the great sky.


I've darkened the sea and started on the silicone.

Always start with a light colour for the water and gradually go darker. Go dark straight away and it's a bu***r to lighten.

Don't go mad with the silicone. Think ship's wash and the waves both she, and mother nature creates. More like 'highlights' really.

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Conpare this shot with the similar view earlier. See how the bit of 'silicone' prop. wash kicks it all into life. Marvelous stuff is silicone!
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Still loads to do but it's getting there....

Cheers all.

Ron
 
I have never seen anyone 'do' water like you, and I mean that in an entirely positive way.

I'm actually quite excited to see the final result :)
 
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