Phase II - Making Waves
Here I am going to attempt to copy the method used by the Canadian Artist/Modeller Chris Flodberg.
I am using the box the model came in for my base, I am using the top of the box for the main base and inserted the bottom only of the lower half of the box as a stiffener.
Chris uses bran flakes for the sea, I am not exactly sure which type, but I took a gamble and bought this from Amazon, I also used cheap Super Glue from 'Pondland', I used 8 off 20g tubes. The type of bran is important as the quantity of Super Glue used generates a lot of heat and the wrong type of Bran can smoke and fog the model. Fortunately I was lucky with my choice. It was surprising how warm the base got even through a double lair of cardboard.
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The idea is to fix your model to the base, fill the box up to the waterline, and with a spatula, shape the bran flake to what ever type of sea you want. When you are happy with the results, you drench the bran flake with super glue, in order to lock it into place. Do this outside,in a warm day with a light breeze otherwise the fumes will get your eyes and lungs. I left it for 48 hours to dry and de-gas thoroughly.
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After the two days I trimmed the excess cardboard off with a Stanley knife.
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Next step is to give the bran flake 2 to 4 heavy coats of Extra Heavy Gel, to smooth out the roughness of the flakes, for this I used a stiff hog hair brush. It also seals the Bran Flake.
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This is the results after the first coat of Gel, will leave it over night before applying the second coat, which I think will be sufficient.
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Cheers Derek