king derelict Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share #121 Posted July 12, 2021 12 hours ago, Jack12477 said: Diorama is coming out nice, Alan. Thanks Jack. Canute, mtaylor and Old Collingwood 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share #122 Posted July 13, 2021 The resin pour happened this morning. I mixed one batch which hardly covered the "sea" base so without thinking I mixed up another batch of the same size; I was nervous about letting the first batch start curing and create a visible interface. I also only had the one size mixing cups at hand and it seems that accuracy in measuring resin and hardener is critical. Once I had poured the second batch I realised I had overdone things and it was too deep. The "tide" line is submerged and the weight of the resin has caused the masking tape dam to bulge which might give me problems with the fit in the display case. I had a few minor leaks past the tape (again due to too much resin but thankfully I had put some scrap card underneath which caught it all. I should have planned the pour in a little more detail and had some smaller cups ready to do small batches if necessary. The learning process continues. On the positive side I like the resin. It is very low odour, it is glass clear and it did not entrain a lot of bubbles, The few that were present after pouring were seen off with a few passes of a mini butane torch. It is supposed to cure in 24 hours so it will be interesting to check tomorrow morning. Possibly because of the extra resin I seem to have go a very nice sense of depth and I really like the reflection of the mountains in the still fjord water. I was going to add some movement to the water surface but I am not so sure now. So the cats are banned from the area until this is fully tack free. Their long and light hairs get everywhere and I'm too proud of the resin surface to risk hairs or worse paw prints. Thanks for looking Alan yvesvidal, Landlubber Mike, CDW and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted July 13, 2021 Share #123 Posted July 13, 2021 This is looking Excellent Alan - so worth all the effort you are putting in to it, the extra works turns a nice model into a story. OC. mtaylor, Canute and CDW 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted July 13, 2021 Share #124 Posted July 13, 2021 Nice pours, Alan. And the reflections make the diorama pop. 👍 mtaylor, Old Collingwood and CDW 3 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share #125 Posted July 14, 2021 20 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: This is looking Excellent Alan - so worth all the effort you are putting in to it, the extra works turns a nice model into a story. OC. Thanks for the kind words OC. I'm really enjoying working on a new aspect of the hobby. I would like to make more dioramas but space is a major consideration. Old Collingwood, mtaylor, CDW and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share #126 Posted July 14, 2021 12 hours ago, Canute said: Nice pours, Alan. And the reflections make the diorama pop. 👍 Thank you Ken. I was very nervous about the resin. It seemed like an opportunity to ruin the scene with few recoveries available. Alan Canute, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share #127 Posted July 14, 2021 I was very happy this morning to remove the dust cover and check the resin and find it it glassy, tack free and hard. I removed the tape and cleaned up the rim that formed at the dam with a a sharp knife. I put the diorama to one side to fully cure (72 hours) before the next step but I couldn't resist seeing how HMS Penelope would look on the water It looks promising. I also checked the resin anchor chain against the foredeck and it may be a tad big (but the same size as the flat PE chain) so I think I will paint it and look at it again but it may well be useable Thanks for looking in. Alan Old Collingwood, Jack12477, CDW and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack12477 Posted July 14, 2021 Share #128 Posted July 14, 2021 Looking good Alan. The reflection of the Cliffs in the water looks very realistic. Nice job ! 👍 Canute, lmagna, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Jack "No one is as smart as all of us" - Is ón cheann a thagann an cheird The craft comes from the head --------------------------------------------- Current build: US Constellation Non-ship builds: USCG UH-65A Dolphin M16 Multi-gun motor carriage diorama M4A3 Sherman Tanks dioramas 1936-1939 Mercedes Benz 540K 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II JSDF Light Armor Vehicle Figures: The Last Bridge: Raider Reaper Edge of Universe: Ianis The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart Completed build log(s): 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne, Willie L Bennett 1888 50 ft Gaff-rigged Ice Yacht Scratch Build The Sullivans (DD 537) Liberty Ship SS John W Brown USS England (DE 635), Artesania Latina Titanic Lifeboat Gallery: Swift , Armed Virginia Sloop, Santisima Trinidad Captain's Launch , 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne Other: Rhinebeck Aerodrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share #129 Posted July 14, 2021 Thank you Jack. The resin was very easy to use and cured beautifully. I think I'll add some small ripples at the cliff bases and at the bows where I hope I can show the ship at anchor Alan Canute, mtaylor, lmagna and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted July 14, 2021 Share #130 Posted July 14, 2021 On 7/12/2021 at 4:48 PM, king derelict said: paint and plonk Hopefully you will get the credit when this term spreads like wildfire throughout the world and becomes legend! Your diorama is coming along nicely. Jack12477, king derelict, Old Collingwood and 4 others 2 5 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share #131 Posted July 20, 2021 The resin fully hardened and I'm very happy with that part of the diorama. The effect of depth came out nicely. I had to sand back the front of the diorama because of the bulge in the dam caused by the weight of the resin but it now fits well into the display case. I added a rim of gloss Mod podge along the coast and blew it around with the airbrush to get some random ripples. Its not very visible but it breaks up the transition to the lighter colours of the shallow water. Penelope will now be added and I'm look at working with the anchor chains to finalise the build. Thanks Alan CDW, RGL, Jack12477 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted July 20, 2021 Share #132 Posted July 20, 2021 This water is gorgeous and renders so well the cold and ominous fjords of Norway. Yves Jack12477, Canute, lmagna and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted July 20, 2021 Share #133 Posted July 20, 2021 That's really amazing, very nice job! I love the reflection, super cool! lmagna, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted July 20, 2021 Share #134 Posted July 20, 2021 That resin looks so much like water, it's as if you could literally jump inside. Beautiful work, Alan. Old Collingwood, lmagna, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share #135 Posted July 21, 2021 11 hours ago, yvesvidal said: This water is gorgeous and renders so well the cold and ominous fjords of Norway. Yves Thank you Yves. This is my first experiment with resin and I'm relieved that it came out so well. Alan Old Collingwood, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share #136 Posted July 21, 2021 9 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said: That's really amazing, very nice job! I love the reflection, super cool! Thanks for the kind comment Mike. The resin pour is an irreversible step and I had read stories of it failing to fully cure and remaining tacky. I tried to be exact with the mixing quantities and luckily the house temperature is right at the resins ideal cure temperature of 76F Alan mtaylor, Landlubber Mike, lmagna and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share #137 Posted July 21, 2021 9 hours ago, CDW said: That resin looks so much like water, it's as if you could literally jump inside. Beautiful work, Alan. Thanks for the very encouraging comments Craig I'm glad you like it. I think the water effect and the PE catapult on Penelope are the parts of my build that I am most pleased about. I'm now tempted to try another diorama with another model Alan Jack12477, lmagna, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted July 21, 2021 Share #138 Posted July 21, 2021 I agree with the rest - its looking Superb. OC. lmagna, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted July 21, 2021 Share #139 Posted July 21, 2021 Fantastic rendition on the water Alan. Your reflection into the water is an extra astounding effect that came out perfectly. Congratulations. Canute, mtaylor and Old Collingwood 3 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share #140 Posted July 21, 2021 22 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: I agree with the rest - its looking Superb. OC. Thank you for the kind words OC. They are valued Alan lmagna, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share #141 Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, lmagna said: Fantastic rendition on the water Alan. Your reflection into the water is an extra astounding effect that came out perfectly. Congratulations. Thank you for the nice comments Lou. Im very happy that it came out so well. Alan lmagna, Old Collingwood, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share #142 Posted July 23, 2021 I painted the resin anchor chain (great help from RGL - Gregg - dark blue with dry brushed brown and a rust wash) and installed it on the foredeck. It is a little oversize but it is so much better than the flat PE and it is about the same size. I fitted the anchor chain into the hawse holes and down to the water where a little gloss Mod Podge was used to simulate a little water movement. The edges of the diorama were painted matt black and after the photos were taken the display case lid was installed. Thank you all for the support and tips, likes and kind comments. This is the biggest model I have attempted and I learned a lot. Thanks Alan lmagna, mtaylor, yvesvidal and 7 others 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted July 23, 2021 Share #143 Posted July 23, 2021 A beautiful model and presentation. Very impressive. Canute, lmagna, CDW and 1 other 4 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share #144 Posted July 23, 2021 Thank you Mark Much appreciated Alan mtaylor, Canute and Old Collingwood 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDW Posted July 23, 2021 Share #145 Posted July 23, 2021 You've done a beautiful job on this project Alan. Have thoroughly enjoyed following the build and have learned a lot from watching. Can't wait to see what you do next! mtaylor, king derelict, Canute and 2 others 4 1 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Collingwood Posted July 23, 2021 Share #146 Posted July 23, 2021 Very very nice mate. OC. Canute, mtaylor and lmagna 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted July 23, 2021 Share #147 Posted July 23, 2021 Fantastic diorama!! Really well done, congratulations! Canute, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted July 23, 2021 Share #148 Posted July 23, 2021 Superb rendition of a fjord and exquisite model. The water is very tempting but must be too cold for my taste. Yves Old Collingwood, Canute, lmagna and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share #149 Posted July 24, 2021 22 hours ago, CDW said: You've done a beautiful job on this project Alan. Have thoroughly enjoyed following the build and have learned a lot from watching. Can't wait to see what you do next! Thanks for the great comments Craig. I'm still learning a lot as i progress though the builds. The diorama was fun and I would like to do more but they take up room. I need to get a display cabinet or something instead of using individual cases I hope I can live up to expectations with the Geisenau. It looks like another very detailed Flyhawk kit. Thanks Alan mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king derelict Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share #150 Posted July 24, 2021 22 hours ago, Old Collingwood said: Very very nice mate. OC. Thanks OC I enjoyed this one a lot Alan Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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