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  • Member since
    July 2010
  • From: Tornado Alley
Below the waterline weathering
Posted by Echo139er on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 9:12 AM

I am working on some heavy weathering for ship (1/142).  The goal here is to simulate an old vessel ON the water.   Real ships have heavy rust above the waterline and a faded and barnicle ridden bottom.  I can handle the top but could use some help on the bottom.

Can any of you offer some tips on how to achieve the old, weathered look for the hull below the water line.  Have any of you simulated barnicles before?  If so how?

  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Lacombe, LA.
Posted by Big Jake on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 8:18 PM

IN that scale the barnicles can be replicated with sand or  talus from a train supply, put some on a cutty block and either rool a pin over it or hit with a small hammer to crush smaller..  There is no correct or hight buildup area on a boat, they get everywhere except the propeller in most cased if the vessels moves at least once per week or so, the young villerges (SIC) cannot hand on good with their bissle threads

 

 

  • Member since
    July 2010
  • From: Tornado Alley
Posted by Echo139er on Thursday, February 17, 2011 8:08 AM

Big Jake

IN that scale the barnicles can be replicated with sand or  talus from a train supply, put some on a cutty block and either rool a pin over it or hit with a small hammer to crush smaller..  There is no correct or hight buildup area on a boat, they get everywhere except the propeller in most cased if the vessels moves at least once per week or so, the young villerges (SIC) cannot hand on good with their bissle threads

I've been experimenting with sand (from a sand art bottle kit).  The results so far have been ok.  Nothing to write home about. 

I dont know what talus is but I'll look it up.   Thank you for the tip.

  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 17, 2011 8:16 AM

Big Jake

...in most cased if the vessels moves at least once per week or so, the young villerges (SIC) cannot hang on good with their bissle threads

I hate when that happens...

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