KennyLoup Posted December 30, 2013 Report Posted December 30, 2013 Well, I've been away from the bench for almost a year with remodeling the mobile home we bought Thanksgiving of last year. Being very close to finishing and just waiting on paydays to get the material I need to finish, I dusted off the modeling tools and started a simple little build, the Soviet ballisitc sub Red October. I wanted to build her as she was in the scene when they were getting the crew to abandon ship. Using rough watercolor paper as my starting point, I alternated layers of color and gloss heavy gel medium until I got the look I wanted and then made a rough sea by stippling a thick layer of gel medium with a 3/8" deer foot brush. I did have to make some changes to the kit, enlarging the bridge and adding the sonar array to the rear fin. Next up was making the life rafts. I twisted wire solder around a hex bit, glued two rings together and then glued that on tissue paper for the bottom. After giving the model a coat of Future for that rain dampened look, I glued the life rafts on the sub. That brings you up to today. We've all been sick, so I haven't been able to do much. I did start work on painting the crew. Life vest first.
Mark Aldrich Posted December 30, 2013 Report Posted December 30, 2013 Make sure we know which one is Sean!!!!!! Shouldn't be too hard to paint a white beard and use a microballon for his belly!!!!! HaHa!!! Can't wait to see more! 1
WildBill50 Posted January 1, 2014 Report Posted January 1, 2014 Very ambicious. Looks great so far! Bill
ghodges Posted January 1, 2014 Report Posted January 1, 2014 Ingenious! Those solder/tissue life rafts came out great! I also like how realistic your water looks, in texture and color. GIL
KennyLoup Posted January 6, 2014 Author Report Posted January 6, 2014 I got to work on the Red October today. With the exception another coat of Future to blend the decals and cover a couple of touch ups, I'm call this one done. 1
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