"On the step"

Theuns

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April 2010

"On the step"

Posted by Theuns on Monday, June 22, 2020 11:53 PM

I wanted to try my hand at doing a waterscape after looking at some you tube vids. I didnt want to risk a nice model incase I mess it up so I built this 1973 MB 1/72 Walrus. I really did not go out of my way to make a nice looking model, its an experiment at learning water tecniques.

I still need to sort out the one slack flyingwire and tone down the silver.

IMG_20200622_150111 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

As for the water effect I used the crumpled tinfoil tecnique. After this cures I will do the bow wawe and spray as the plane is on takeoff "on the step"

IMG_20200622_145227 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

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Real G

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May 2011
From: Honolulu, Hawaii

Posted by Real G on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 12:23 AM

Well that water looks excellent! You are off to a good start.

“Ya ya ya, unicorn papoi!”

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Real G

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May 2011
From: Honolulu, Hawaii

Posted by Real G on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 12:24 AM

Well that water looks excellent! You are off to a good start.

Did you take any in-progress photos? We like to share so we can learn.

Egads, what just happened, double post! My texting has been jumpy lately. Has anyone else experienced this?

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Theuns

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April 2010

Posted by Theuns on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 5:17 AM

No real WIP pix of the water but i just slightly crumpled some foil to give the water ripple. Not to much , more of just pushing the fois edges together to give some folds in the foil. Then glued to a wood base.

Painted the whole thing Humbrol 15 dark blue with the crests of the waves in a slightly lighter shade of blue.

Then I got a product usd by the arts and craft people called "modge podge" gloss. I then brush this onto the crests of th waves to give a slightly more 3d effect and "soften" the creases in the foil. This same stuff is mixed with some light grey/white to build up the bow wave/spray or to put "white tops" on the waves.

Pix to follow

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Don Stauffer

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November 2009
From: Twin Cities of Minnesota

Posted by Don Stauffer on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 8:34 AM

Looking great! Love flying boats. I have used that technique and found it easy and effective. Have a Curtiss H I am at an impass with- a broken wing spar. If I can fix that I will probably use the tinfoil and paint technique for base.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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Real G

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May 2011
From: Honolulu, Hawaii

Posted by Real G on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 12:02 PM

You guys are awesome. Flying boats have a quality all their own when displayed in their element.

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Theuns

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April 2010

Posted by Theuns on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 12:37 AM

I mixed some white water paint into the modge podge to give the effect of a bow wave and spray, I also worked in some cottonwoll to give a little more bulk to the mix. The effect in my eye was to solid, I will have to rethink this method. Maybe on a 1/300 ship it will look better but for 1/72 it gives more a bow wave than a high speed spray effect I was after.

IMG_20200623_145437 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Then I tried to break up the solid white with some water colours blue but this jus made it look totally unrealistic.

IMG_20200624_064955 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Some other lessons learned - I applied the podge to thick in the valleys of some of the vawes and it has not dried clear yet, doubt it actually will, so apply only in thin coats.

I also think the water cn be more glossy.

IMG_20200624_064747 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr