the robert e lee

[Guest]

Steve mate this is amazing, the amount of little details in this kit are just great so I hope a diorama will be forthcoming. 

[Guest]

scott I wouldn't know how to go about a diorama mate ,I marvel at you guy's who can do it , but thank's for the nice word's mate ,here's where i'm up to , just about finished

[monica]

real great work with this one Steve,like the added wool bales ,and the people,the rigging looks great,so well done so far,


real liking it,

[Guest]

finally finished , as far as I'm going anyway , hope you like it .

[Guest]

It's great mate a joy to look at, why don't you put a nice river base, that would really set it off.

[Guest]

well ken , like I said to scott , 1/ I really don't know how , 2/ the misses say's I'm taking up enough #$#$%%$$# room ,lol .


and thank's for the nice comment's my friend.

[dave]

Beautiful job, and lots to look at.

[Guest]

Hi dave not sure this will post well on here but I was asked on model ship world how I did the water effects so I did this tutorial for him, it's dead easy mate.


here is tonights update













Don hope this helps
[COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]First paint your base ( the deeper the water the darker and less other colours there would be) in this example its costal waters so not very deep ( you could add greens and browns for really shallow water showing the shallowness)[/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]So here's your base[/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)][/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]place ship wherever you want it (if the ship is to be removed wrap the hull in cling film to stop the sealant sticking to it.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)][/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]Get some clear bathroom sealant[/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)][/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]and apply to base[/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)][/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]using a knife or spoon spread it roughly about[/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)][/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]now press down with the knife or spoon and rapidly move in the direction of the wave moving upwards as you go and you will get a little peak, just like a wave, continue till you have enough, it should end up looking like this[/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)][/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]let it go off, if you need higher waves you can add more when its gone off, as I did on the bow waves[/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]then just highlight with white paint[/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)][/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)][/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]you can then use cotton wool for the foam on the very tops of the waves. [/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]obviously you would take more care than I did on this example, but you get the idea. it really is easy I did this example in ten mins.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=rgb(0,0,0)]hope this is of use.[/COLOR]

[bazers]

Great work Steve looks brill love the details and figs, would look good with a sea base and kens way looks easy.

[monica]

great job Steve,looks great with all the added detailing,like the smoke as well,real nice build,

[Guest]

thank's for the details ken , will keep this for future reference mate ,