1/48 Finnish Brewster dio "Unofficial GB"

[N4521U]

Okay.
I guess I am the first posted entry to this "GB". I'll work on it till the Aces GB gets underway.

I guess I love a challenge. My intention is to make it a diorama "in the water" just as in the photo. I've gotten control surfaces in order to hack them up to make a skeleton of them and a cockpit kit to goop up with moss and other thingies.

I've scraped the cockpit walls and am forming the stiffeners to mount the cockpit pieces on. I flattened the rocker arm case on the undersides to attach push rod tubes. I'll paint the whole thing silver then us a salt resist to get the paint to look sluffed off from being in the water, my "plan" anyway.

So plenty of scratch build and mods. Lots of dirt and mud!

 

[brucejscott]

Very cool and very ambitious! This should be neat to watch unfold. Good luck.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Now this will be impressive!

 

[hawkeye2an]

Very nice start. What do you plan on using for 'water'?

 

[N4521U]

Plan?

More research I think!

And more have to start building and posting!!!!!!!
c'monnnnnnnn

 

[Wayne Little]

Look forward to this one Bill!

 

[B-17engineer]

Very cool idea!

 

[Wurger]

 

[Airframes]

Looking forward to seeing this one progress Bill.

 

[Gak]

This should be very interesting. I'll be watching this thread carefully and hopefully learning some new techniques! Good luck with this one!

 

[A4K]

Cool stuff Bill, should be great!

My 'entry' is still an Me/ Fw GB entry...Fw 190D-9 Braunen 4... (alot more planned for later)

 

[vikingBerserker]

What is the "topic" of this Unofficial GB?

 

[N4521U]

What is the "topic" of this Unofficial GB?

I just tried to add "After the battle" and it wouldn't let me........

Gak, I'm not sure how much you will learn, but I do hope you see something you can use.
hawkeye2an, I just did a google and it came up with some stuff, Woodland's "realistic water" and will look into that first. So it's a starting point.

Any one ever use
realistic water" by Woodlands??

 

[hawkeye2an]

I'm using EnviroTex. See my 100th Anniversary thread under Start to Finish builds.

Andy

 

[B-17engineer]

I use Pour-on high gloss finish for water.

 

[A4K]

Dave, this build is a conglomeration of ideas from Alex (Heinz) and myself - a continuous unofficial group build without judging or deadlines, entitled 'After the battle'. See original thread here: http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/group-builds/unofficial-group-build-after-battle-17941.html

Note: not to be confused with any of the 'official' builds, rather a running topic theme...

 

[N4521U]

I'm using EnviroTex. See my 100th Anniversary thread under Start to Finish builds.

Andy

Have had a look, and it looks like what I am gonna want. Thing is I am going to try and make something about 10mm, 1/2", deep. It's got to be pretty muddy at the bottom and a little brownish clear at the top. Layers would be the best way I am guessing. I'm a bit excited about giving this a go!

Now thing is, is it available on this Island called Australia?

 

[hawkeye2an]

I bought my last batch from Amazon.com even with shipping it was $5 cheaper than buying it local. Not sure how much shipping would be to you, but might give it a try.

 

[N4521U]

Yep, there it is on Amazon. Will look at getting 16oz. size, some for testing.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Sure pushing the boat out on this one Bill, gonna be a spash!!!!!!!!!!