In an effort to improve my model water, I watched all 3 of the AK videos. Some interesting techniques were shown, but I notice at the end of the 3rd video, The base being worked on shows no wind direction and the surface of the water seems oblivious to the passage of the vessel. No wake waves from any part of the vessel at any speed. As if the water surface was depicted during a seismic event, or during a huge rainstorm and the ship was stationary. I wouldn't say "Hey Reuben! You suck at ocean bases" but I need BETTER ocean water contours. The Sea is a dynamic medium. She is in motion perpetually. Almost a living thing.
SOOOoooooooooooooo....................
Just a little bit at a time, I'm adding Mig (Jose) Jimenez' acrylic water material to the Corsair's base. It does no good to hurry. You can't rush the curing time. I expect a long gentle swell with a breeze the Bermuda flag will show at St. David's, and a working boat's purposeful, languorous wake.
Then, knowing full well the 1/700 93-foot powerboat "Kwitcherbitchin'" needed a new base, I laid out high-speed wake lines on a dinky base. Most of this boat will be mostly out of the water with big wake waves and lots of spray. That being said, Kwitcherbitchin' underway would look just plain silly without crew figures.
An attempt will be made to create Her female crew. I tried to add feminine details with C/A glue, acrylic water and Gator's glue.
As you can see, the bust-line of the 1/700 PEE figures is almost 3 times the thickness of the figure. The least endowed of these brass people may well resemble a sea-going Dolly Parton or Jordan Carver in this scale. Painting itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny bikinis should be a lot of fun! Take THAT, AGAIN Sonny Crocket!!
Thanks for looking in!