1/48 Hasegawa A6M2-N Type 2 Rufe Complete

You've got my full attention!  

Toshi

I will be watching this one very closely Steve.

For the Float Plane GB I would like to model a 1/72 Jake sitting on a setting as in your picture . Have never done one like that so I will be very interested in your excellent water displaying techniques.

Looking forward.

I'm also very interested in what you do here. I have the Tamiya 1/48 of that aircraft in my stash so I'd like to see how you end up displaying your Hase.

Mike

Toshi,

LOL I have you watching on of mine this time.

PJ,

I find it hard to believe I'll be teaching you anything. You always seem to be teaching me new techniques. Since this will be my first at resin we'll get through it. I have been reading up on resin water and it sounds easy, but we'll see.
One thing I was going to try is to color the resin with water colors. Just a few drops of blue to make a hint of turquoise. My hope is that it well be transparent and will be able to see the sandy bottom. I will try it out on a test base first. To make the waves I will use a heat gun (I use for Monokote) with the heat off and use it to "blow" the formation of the waves. The information I found suggested that one use more hardener than recommended so the resin hardens faster, thus holding the waves that were formed.

bvallot, tempestjohnny, Mike,

Thanks I hope I make your following worth it.

Steve

Ha ha Steve!  It's your turn to show me a new trick in this hobby. One is never too old to learn something new.

It so happens that I also have the Monokote heat gun.  I read somewhere sometime back about some resins getting too hot when curing that could melt or distort the plastic so look into that first.

I will try to remember to be looking in to this one as well!

plasticjunkie

I read somewhere sometime back about some resins getting too hot when curing that could melt or distort the plastic so look into that first.

Yeah I'm a little concerned about that PJ. I will probably pour the resin in in levels to try to cut down on the heat as it cures. The other option would be to place the build in last but not sure how I would do that. I purchased some resin today, but wow, its pricy stuff. I was going to use this method for a later build, the Prinz Eugen, but will need to come up with a different method for calm water. I was looking into wax, this may be an answer if you don't want transparency.
Well, this is where I'm at with the Rufe. It's going together as expected, pretty easily. Low part count, typical Zero, the only tough part will be the painting.

Steve

Awesome start!!

This is a 100% follow build for sure.

Coming along nicely Steve! Man, you move quick. =]

No way, very nice!

toshi

This is pretty much the type of scheme I was thinking of doing. I just have no idea where to start or how to do it. This will be very helpful.

BK

All eyes are on you buddy!

LOL, thanks PJ,

I completed the beach and painted the sand. I then taped some poster board around the edge to prepare for a resin pour

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I made my first resin pour, and now I know what not to do.
First off, I used a few drops of blue water color to try to tint the “water”. It was like mixing water and oil, just slower. I finally was able to mix it by using the paint mixer. The turquoise color I wanted didn’t materialize, more of a light blue. Not bad but not what I was looking for.
Second, I was hoping the resin would harden fast enough so that running a sealer around the poster board would not be necessary. I apparently did not put enough hardener in the mix for it to harden fast enough and I had leaks. In fact, most of it leaked out. Oh well, this may actually work to my advantage

Ok, lessons learned....so far.
1. Seal the edges. I'm now using white glue.
2. Put in more hardener.
3. Put in a few drops of turquoise if you want turquoise.

Also, I painted the Rufe silver, air brushed the Worn Effects and am ready for the exterior colors.

Steve

I wish I had a Rufe to build... OH WAIT!      Looking amazing, Steve. Absolutely love what you're doing with her.  I'm literally in the middle of working on my Tam offering right now.  I'm just taking a quick break.  

It's coming along very nicely. Super work my friend.

BK

If not to late, how about making a silicone mold of the float and a copy of it, then use the copy of the float to set in your pours.  Could give the copy a coat or cooking oil to make it not stick to the resin pour.

The upside may be that the last layer of resin will/might anchor the floats and keep her in place permanently.

Looks great.

Just watch the heat levels on blowing in the waves, don't want to start deforming floats at this stage of the game

Thanks GH, I was going to blow than with the heat off. It seems like it may not take much to form them.

Looks superv Steve. I'm glad you chipped the hinomarus cause often modelers leave them in one piece with the wear around them. It looks like real water so excellent effort. What kind of resin did you use? I happen to have a small two bottle set of Envirotts Lite plastic Pouring Resin that I used  on a plaque 20+ years back.