I haven't done much ship building as other kits and other duties have kept me busy. I bought some finished pine with no knots, and a Ryobi One system router.
I had originally planned to stain the pine with some stain in my shed. But, when I opened the rusting can, I discovered that all of the pigments in the stain had become an ugly sludge in the bottom. Ruined.
Instead of rushing off to a hardware store and buying more stain, I remembered that I had some Tamiya Clear Orange gloss laying about. I gave it a go and am quite happy with the color. Best thing is that it dries immediately.
After converting the hull into a waterline model, I went is search of air-to-surface photos of any German dreadnought at speed. I wasn't very successful until it dawned on me to look for photos of the world's only surviving dreadnought, USS Texas.
After comparing both vessel's Wiki sites, I discovered they were very close in length, beam, and displacement.
So, I was now armed with all I needed to make a wave pattern.
I used modelling putty to make all of the water textures. Then I added acrylic paints to give the color. Right now the latest layer of Future is curing before I start thinking about mounting the ship to the base. There's still a lot to do as I really want to add the depth of water to the base.
Gaz