[rjccjr]

Hi All;

Finished the build. Decided to omit the railings. The resulting prototype looked fairly good so I over sprayed it with semi-matte spray to make the ink jet printed model water resistant and put it on a base. Attached is a progressive series of shots, showing a step by step creation of a lazy man's ocean. Thought some of you might find it interesting. The base is an old piece of scrap from a door frame replacement. On it is lathered a choppy sea of acrylic modeling paste applied with a teri-yaki skewer to create waves. The outline of the hull was drawn in with pencil and the paste applied around it. The model was tested in the cavity and removed. Acrylic artists paint mixed of blue, green and black was applied. The paint mixture was intentionally uneven to create variegated color tones. A little bit of white was introduced at the bow, midships and stern to create wash corresponding to a destroyer moving at twenty knots in a choppy sea with the waves coming at the ship about forty degrees off the port bow. When the paint was dry, the model was was attached to the base by fairing it into the cavity with white modeling paste and left to cure. The final steps were to balance the wash with dry brush white paint, then over spray the model with semi matte spray from a can. When everything is completely dry I'll douse the ocean with gloss acrylic floor polish.

Regards, rjccjr