Forlornhope Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Hi all just thought I would share some pics of my take on the Dragon 1/700 Arizona. This is my first attempt at brass etched on a ship as well as the rigging. I'm not a natural at this so there is plenty of imperfections but I had fun building it but need to find a different method of doing the water. I have found a few methods on here that look very effective so will try them when I get to the next ship. Unfortunatly my 3yo nephew figured out how to open the cabinet door and got his hands on it Sorry the photos aren't the best but if your having a look thanks Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 That looks superb and I think the water looks very realistic. What did you use for the water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forlornhope Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 That looks superb and I think the water looks very realistic. What did you use for the water? Thanx. The water is alfoil which I squashed into a ball then flatten it back out the intension being all the creases become wave motion but didn't work that way. then just painted blues and not enough white for the wake and then white glue poured over it all but I put to much and it ended up with a brown tinge and all the white bit aren't on the surface so it looks wierd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Wonderful work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Fantastic...reminds me of my visit to the USS Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndon Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Very nice indeed. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Reeder Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Nice build ,like the water . Cheers Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Great looking model, really like the water. There's something about 1/700 battleships that really puts them above the ordinary, and yours is no exception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Looks good to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forlornhope Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 (edited) Thanx for the comments Gents heres a photo of how it looks now white glue didn't work at all for the water and god knows what happened to the etched brass if anyone has any comments on the brass much apreciated and I'm gonna try glass coat from the hardware store next time Cheers Callum There is about 18months difference between the above photos and this one Edited February 5, 2012 by Fornlornhope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike DeTorrice Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 A really outstanding build in 1/700 of the famous battleship. This ship and it's base look great ! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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