Kriegsfischkutter by RGL - FINISHED - ICM - 1/350 - PLASTIC

[RGL]

 

 

I bought this kit ages ago for when I needed a palate cleanser. So I got an aftermarket set (which is designed for a SSNModellbou kits it appears ) then parked it and pretty much forgot about it. I did pull it out once as I thought I’d make it as a sci-fi flying boat but saw the forgotten aftermarket set in the box and re parked it. 

 

Then I’ve been told again I’m presenting at our annual show so I asked online what people want and was told how to do seascapes. There are lots of I tube videos and about 7 ways of doing it but how to do it as a quick demo? 

 

So I used my foam cutter and make a progression of seascapes which will culminate in a complete model on a base in a sea. 

 

Now the kit! Not much to it. I built it in 20 minutes so I had a template to use. 

 

[RGL]

So apparently there were quite a few variants of this little ship so I have some flexibility.
 

as I said I built the entire kit in 20 minutes then bought another one to do properly with spares and aftermarket 

[RGL]

And the seascape progression 

[RGL]

So these are my foam cutters. My intention will be to do a step by step tutorial 

[ccoyle]

On 7/27/2024 at 7:55 AM, RGL said:

as I said I built the entire kit in 20 minutes

 

I swear my very first thought when I saw what the subject was and its scale was that this kit might take you ten minutes to build. I wasn't far off the mark!

[RGL]

So this is the OOB kit. The next one will be super detailed as a final product 

[RGL]

And part 2, several days superdetailing parts 

[RGL]

Progress 

[RGL]

So step by step, foam base grooved with a wave.

 

primer (I suggest you use an acrylic so it does not melt the foam)

DAS putty to make the waves then a simple black primer 

blue for the ocean with lighter blue near the crests of waves 

clear gloss coat over the top and some foam

Sea foam and spume and a clear resin coat

 

 

 

 

[RGL]

And it end up like this with the ship glued in with the foam

[ccoyle]

Nice!

[Canute]

WOW!

[BANYAN]

Hi Greg, I have been following along without commenting but have to now   That is a very nicely finished diorama, even if based on a small easy to assemble kit.  The overall finish is superb with all detail nicely shown.

 

cheers

 

Pat