Friday, 14 June 2019

British Napoleonic Flat Boat - Part 2

As promised previously here is the model of the flat boat complete with the water effect on the base.

Much of this was done last week, but the material goes on white (as below) and then air cures clear.


And that is all well and good in nice warm dry weather, which is far from the weather we have had here in this neck of the woods in the last seven days, so it has taken a bit longer that anticipated to post these image.




This model will be a little lonley for a while. The further two models intended for this group will not be ordered until late-July/early-August. In the meantime I have to move on to some more pressing projects.

12 comments:

  1. That looks splendid Mark...
    What water effect product did you use?

    All the best. Aly

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    1. Thanks Aly. The product is an artist's moulding gel Golden Gel Medium, Heavy Gel (Gloss). You apply it with a palette knife and it is dense enough to shape and it holds its shape. You can layer it. I like it better than the clear resins and plan to use it when I start some terrain tiles later in the year.

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  2. Wow! This is an impressive piece. I love the cramped quarters composition of the boat.

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    1. It certainly has come up a treat. I agree about the cramped quarters. One can only imagine the horrific damage that would be done by a single direct hit by roundshot.

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  3. Lovely! The water effect finishes it off perfectly!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thanks Iain. I think I will be using a lot more of this product when I start my terrain board project.

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  4. That water effect product really is a winner Mark - the base looks fabulous!

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  5. That looks terrific. I’ll have to source some of that Artist’s Gel as the effect looks great.

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    1. Thanks Lawrence. You can achive the same effect with clear sealant, which is probably cheaper, but it is acid cured so has quite a pungent smell that would cause me no end of grief. The artist gel is odourless so can be safely used indoors without raising the ire of other occupants.

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