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PostPosted: Fri Mar 05, 2021 10:54 pm 
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A sunny day in Cincinnati was perfect to take my ready for inspection pictures. Pipe the Admiral aboard.

My 1/350 Tamiya KGV was completed out of the box. A basecoat, oils, and Flory washes turned the plastic deck into something akin to worn and weathered wood. I used all Vallejo paints, primarily airbrushed, for the camo. Check out the close up of the big guins - I got the full 3 color camo lines on them. Hull weathering was done with oils and Flory washes. For chipping I dipped a drywall sponge into thin white paint and randomly dabbed it across the hull. Rigging is EZ Line. I chain drilled the cranes and carved out the sections between support bars to really open up the look amidships.

The ocean is Vallejo paints as well. TA base coat of Deep Sea Gray was topped off with medium and heavy acrylic gel to create the swells, wake, and waves. Then I applied a couple different lighter colors for turbulence. Several coats of gloss varnish and rayon cotton finished it off.

I have about 2 months invested to complete her including the sea.

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And I’m trying out adding some smoke now. Not quite right yet but it seems to add to the illusion of motion so I think it’s worth continuing...

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 3:46 pm 
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Nice job! Very cool waterline setting.


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PostPosted: Sat Mar 13, 2021 8:13 pm 
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Love the seascape! Very good job on the build as well.


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