Posted by PJ on July 01, 1999 at 15:53:43 in 204.210.27.42:
In Reply to: Re: Diorama water posted by Sebastian Brad Comyns on July 01, 1999 at 04:14:00:
: Dennis:
: Thanks for the info... Ill check out that book... I was already expirimenting with the Acrylic Gel but kept getting really bad results trying to make the break and wake waters. Suppose if I tried to model the shipyards and model it just before setting out I wouldnt have to worry about it but I really wanted to do the iceberg scene instead.
: 22 knots should have a large break and heavy wake but I just cant get it to come out acceptably.
: I've seen people model these currents and even managed to make shell explosions in water (WW2 dioramas) but I just cant get it.
: Hopefully the book will explain how to do it.
: Thanks again,
: Brad
You might also check the archives for Loren Perry's posts. In a recent post he said he put a very thin strip of material around the hull on the baseplate, then removed the hull and built up the water to the plastic strip. This allows the model (fastened down with bolts from the bottom of the display base) to be removed for maintenance.
It also provides a good foundation to mold the gel to without getting it all over the hull.
There are a couple of other posts regarding water on the old boards. I posted a pretty comprehensive paraphrase on a modelling article for ocean display bases several months ago.
PJ