papa 695's King George the V

[spanner570]

Very nice Ian, it's looking good mate.

Regarding the water, I used clear silicone for my recent PT109 dio. Worth a thought and would work really well, particularily on this model.....Bows dug in, plenty of water flying around....Wonderful!

Good luck whatever medium you choose, but have a practice first though, eh? I did, more than once! lol

Cheers,

Ron

[papa 695]

Thanks for the tip Ron , i was going to have some practice runs first , but will look into the clear sealant

[papa 695]

Been steady away with this. Got the guns and deck glued into place, and half the super structure

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Still plenty to do

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[Ian M]

That is looking proper nice Ian.

Ian M

[Guest]

looking really good there,just watch out for the broadside from that toothbrush lol

mobear

[Centurion3RTR]

Coming along nicely Ian, don't know about the toothbrush for a keel though lol.

Have fun, John

[papa 695]

Hi all got the ship completed. So i thought i would post some pictures before i mess it all up TRYING to do the SEA base

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Hope you like it. Now i'm off to waste loads of clear sealant trying to make the sea

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[Ian M]

That looks really great Ian job well done.

Hope I am not to late but if you are using silicon sealer, you can protect the kit with some kitchen film/sandwich wrap.

Ian M

[papa 695]

No not started yet need to look how its done and plenty of practice before King George gets anywhere near. Right now i'm working on road wheels on my Merkava build cut cut sand sand sand you know how it goes

P S Thanks in advance of any tips for me

[papa 695]

Ok i'm now at the stage of trying to make the water/sea effect. Useing some clear bathroom sealant i practiced on some plasticard and polystyrene. Painted them with acrylic paint to repricent the sea when dry put the sealant on

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I think it looks ok so made a base out of the poly

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Now got to see what colours are best for the Pacific

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[Guest]

Looking good Ian, l toyed with the idea of adding water to my Trawler but thought it was too complicated for my simple brain, so am looking forward to seeing how you do it. Cheers Derek

[Ian M]

That looks great! I can almost hear the Gulls and taste the sea spray!

Ian M

[Guest]

WOW! Ian, you've made a fantastic job of this ship build and I really look forward to seeing it in the sea base. Very inspirational!

[spanner570]

Ian, that is one nice looking ship, very neat and sea looks great, nicely done. I found with my PT boat that the practice was relatively stress free......The hard bit is committing to the 'real thing'....lol!

If it helps, take a look at some aerial pictures of KG5. I've seen some models of ships where the spread of the bow waves are far too wide, rather like a too wide arrow head. Try and keep the wave spread a bit tighter to the side of the ship.

Also, at the stern there is usually a flat area of water before the screws start to effect the surface of the sea. Again, have a blimp at some pictures of the battleship.

Just for effect, how about putting a slight lean on the ship and possibly bow down? Might make it look more realistic than sat square and flat.....

From what I can see you don't need any tips on silicone work.....I couldn't anyway, 'cause I'm a newbie too!

Regarding the base, I wouldn't be too concerned about the sea colour....Even the Pacific can be anything from grey to azure blue. I just painted the base various shades of blue, then applied the clear silicone, that way the base colour came through the stuff real nice!

Best of luck.

Ron

[papa 695]

Thanks Ian Alex for the kind words. Ron i would like to thankyou for the advice i will take a look on youtube and will take your advice about the position of the ship.