"Hornet, we're going in!"...Airfix 1/72 Devastator TBD-1

[Guest]

Awesome my friend.

Andy

[Guest]

Brilliant John, it looks very realistic.

[Alan 45]

I've been trying to put into words how I feel about this and all I can come up with is ...............

Stunning !

[Guest]

I think if you set a black and white or sepia filter, your pictures would look historical.

I can almost hear the waves sloshing around...

[Guest]

I don't think I have ever seen a water based diorama where the water is translucent and the model shows through the water, It looks absolutely superb and incredibly realistic. I can't believe how well it works and why we have never seen it before now. The water sloshing over the front of the aircraft just looks perfect and the submerged wing looks so realistic I can't believe it.

Stunning diorama, yet again showing us just what can be done with imagination and a willingness to try out new ideas.

[coachman]

You're a dab hand with water Ron,absolutely superb,as I recall was your PT boat

pleasure to see your work. John

[spanner570]

I think if you set a black and white or sepia filter, your pictures would look historical.I can almost hear the waves sloshing around...

There you go Steve.....

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Thanks for the suggestion....

Ron

[spanner570]

You're a dab hand with water Ron,absolutely superb,as I recall was your PT boatpleasure to see your work. John

Thanks John, glad you like this and the P.T. boat.....That was a while ago wasn't it?....and was my first stab working with silicone. It's great stuff, fun to use and to attempt different effects...

[Guest]

My wife and I agree, the water effect really sells it.

Some modellers don't have much flair when it comes to simulated wave action, but this looks like a greedy ocean, about to swallow an unlucky arrival...

[flyjoe180]

Amazing work Ron, this turned out nicely indeed. Great build. Loving the sea!

[Guest]

That's just amazing stuff, I doff my cap to you, sir ! Out of interest, what paints did you use on the water and/or silicone? I've had an idea of a dio kicking around for a while, and this may have given me the nessesary inspiration

Cheers, Neil

[spanner570]

Thanks for the great post Neil.

The paints are children's 'Pound Shop' sort of stuff - The acrylic ones in the small metal tubes. I wasn't going to waste my good paints on a relatively large area. The base would probably look near enough the same which ever paints I used....so cheap is good!

I just painted the base with these using different shades of blues and greens. Then added the silicone. There is no paint on the silicone...the colours just shine through.....magic like!

I hope this helps, and gives you that bit more inspiration to have a go.....

Cheers,

Ron

[Guest]

Thanks, Ron, I'll have a wander into my local pound-place next time I'm passing and see what I can find. Only trouble is if I start waving pollyfilla about, SWMBO's gonna find me a few jobs to do.......

Cheers, Neil

[spanner570]

Glad to be of help Neil. Any cheap water colour acrylics work, it doesn't have to be the ones in the tubes. I just find that type nice and thick........

[downscale model art]

brilliant.thats class mate. ive a feeling that dio is gonna be copied real soon. this is on par with poluxs midnight train dio which is just fantastic......stunning work my son!