SMS Emden
- Tim Reynaga
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SMS Emden
Here's my rendition of the SMS Emden from a 1/2400 scale wargame piece from GHQ. No worries about shelf space for this one!
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Re: SMS Emden
That looks fabulous!!
Did you drill the gun barrels out?
Did you drill the gun barrels out?
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Re: SMS Emden
Good grief, that's positively microscopic. Amazing work right there.
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Oh Wow!! I was expecting the Revell one...that is an exquisite piece of work...well done!!
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Re: SMS Emden
As others have said Wow.
I love the base how did you do the water?
I love the base how did you do the water?
My work bench is starting to look like Portsmouth Naval Dockyard.
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Re: SMS Emden
Thanks splash!splash wrote:As others have said Wow.
I love the base how did you do the water?
The water was pretty simple, just a section cut out from from some artist’s drawing paper intended for watercolors. The thick paper has a delicate, regular texture which makes a reasonable 1/2400 scale dead calm achorage. I cut out several sections, painting each with slightly different combinations of Testors Sea Blue 1172 (small bottle) and Floquil Reefer White. When they dry I glossed them with Future and used the one that turned out best.
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the paper sea was bonded to it and ready for its occupant...
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Re: SMS Emden
Honey, I shrunk the Emden !
Got to get you a microscope for your camera
That appears to be excellent work, I do wish we could appreciate it with a more detailed photo and an explanation of some of your techniques at that scale. Wow !!
Got to get you a microscope for your camera
That appears to be excellent work, I do wish we could appreciate it with a more detailed photo and an explanation of some of your techniques at that scale. Wow !!
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Re: SMS Emden
Here are a few closer in-progress shots, but at about two inches in length the ship isn't that easy to photograph!jRatz wrote:Honey, I shrunk the Emden !
Got to get you a microscope for your camera
That appears to be excellent work, I do wish we could appreciate it with a more detailed photo and an explanation of some of your techniques at that scale. Wow !!
I used the same techniques as with any ship model, just a little smaller - and a bit more Jack Daniel's sour mash to steady the hands!
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Re: SMS Emden
I'm sorry, you painted the officer's toilets the wrong colour . Brilliant work- looks much bigger than it is.
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Re: SMS Emden
And to think I was complaining about working in 1:600 scale.
Thank you for showing us your water base technique, some times the simplest ways are the best.
Regards Splash
Thank you for showing us your water base technique, some times the simplest ways are the best.
Regards Splash
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Re: SMS Emden
That is absolutely amazing Tim. Along with Splash I also thought 1/600th scale was annoyingly small but 1/2400th and rigged!!! I doff my cap to you sir!
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Re: SMS Emden
That looks absolutely stunning. When you adding the crew figures?
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Re: SMS Emden
Fantastic work there. What did you use for the rigging?
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Re: SMS Emden
Thanks - the rigging is small diameter copper wire I salvaged from a coil out of a very old transistor radio I picked up at a thrift store. 1970s high tech!