Hi All,
Been allowed back to the bench after the 'real modelling' outside (Patio decking).
Made a little more progress. Have now started to apply paint to the submarine decks, but my main thrust has been the base.
I have used Deluxe materials 'Making Waves' for the seascape. I am a bit of a novice on seascapes, so I was not sure how defined the 'sea' should be, so I have gone on the light side.
Firstly, I painted the baseboard, which was cut from foamboard. I used a medium mix of sea grey, with a few stripes of dark green.
Then I placed a Balsa shape of the profile of the visible waterline of the cut submarine, on the base in the appropriate place.
I applied the 'Making Waves' medium in stripes across the base in line with the previously painted 'stripes' making some heavier than others.
Once dry, I applied an addition coat again concentrating on the waves. Whilst the waves were slightly tacky I stippled a brush around the area where the hull was settling in the water, using the reference photo as a guide.
My model reflects the sinking action, but probably some minutes before the photo shows, the hull being higher in the water than the picture.
Once dry, I added some further paint, using Vallejo Extra Dark Sea Grey/ Grey Green and some blue in varied ratios.
Once this had dried I wanted to portray the fuel oil, leaking from the stricken vessel. This was done by lightly misting Earth Brown, and the Red Brown to the rear of the vessel.
Finally I airbrushed a pale grey mix over the stippled waves in random patches. This then had a pure white drybrushed over the area, the white picking out the crests of the bubbling water around the hull.
Some pictures follow:-
Cheers,
Bigkev