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After a period of modeling something else but ships...

http://www.hyperscale.com/2009/gallerie ... 32ag_1.htm


....i decided to test some new techniques in a short run project. The Base is the 1/350 USS Hoga kit from Iron Shipwrights. It was a present of two dear modeling fellas (Tino and Mima) of mine.
Poor in its Quality (i.m.h.o) i felt not able to render the Model in the way it once maybe was provided.

http://www.commanderseries.com/pages/Hoga.html
Tino and Mima wrote "Deine Herausforderung" ("Your Challenge") at the box�s cover.
And surely it was a Challenge.


The PE included, is pretty fine. The resin cast was horrible.
For my personal challenge ( i guess:D ) rudder, screw and lifeboats was missing.
In the MIG-Board i found some interessting examinations in color modulation an rendering rust and burnt iron.
I tried to bring this in smaller scales like the 350th.

and so i just started it....


cut off the unnecessary.....


and replace it with something custom

Right here, the model it self is almost done. It was planed just as a test.
But the results motivated me to keep it up. The base construction has just been started.



In Germany something like instant plaster is available. I just Puttyed, shaped and sanded something like
bricks in it... First layer of paint with some Tamiya grey is brushed



there has to be much more color indeed...



voila...

A optical beacon raise in the background. Technically wrong at this stage...



anyway.....more color has to be added. A test-line of weed is added...
Get ahead?....scrap it...? Ahead i decided..






The beacon is corrected to what it should be, at this picture

Some Impressions




















To do List:
ad water
final details at the tug
more vegetation / detailing vegetation
finish detailing the wall
finish the dio base

to be continued....

Very good!

Nothing as poetic as a rusting ship.

That is quite simply beautiful. Very well done!

Stunning! All around fantastic work, love the vegetation and weather and, well, everything!

very,very,nice work!!!!!!!

Einfach toll!!!!!!!

wow.

sometimes i have trouble gluing simple parts together....i am shamed.

Thank you Gentleman!
Currently the Epoxy Resin drys. Now since 48h.
Keep you updated.

Overall a really neat composition-the optical beacon lends itself well to creating a focal corner!

I am impressed!

JIM B

Danke, Jim!

Its done now. Here is the completed Model:
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