Ahoy Shipmates!!!

MSW Crew member Peter Fulgoney shares another masterpiece with us. This time we have for your viewing pleasure the HMS Prince George sitting in the Dardanelles 1915.

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!

Ah yes, 1:700, way beyond my skills and patience

Once again - awesome work and presentation!

Cheers/Jan

Cheers, Jan, and good to hear from you,

Peter F

Hello Peter,
Great work,
Just a few questions, How did you do the base, it looks like running water off a tablet? How did you do the photo's, they are out of focus except for the models them self? Last How did you do the back ground it is perfect and looks just like the horizon when you are on a ship?
Cheers,
Bruce

Hi, Bruce, and thank you for the comments, and I can answer as follows :

The water is in the style of Jim Baumann ie, artist's watercolour paper painted as you wish, and then Johnson's clear top coat - see also my Averoff blog on this site. The paper is mounted on a toughened glass sheet out of an IKEA cabinet and so it slots straight back in after I'm done.

The photos are off my wife's camera, and so better than usual - they look a bit blurry I guess because I'm holding the model base with one hand with the camera in the other - why because I'm filming outside where the real sky is the background - which was your final question.

The big deal about taking a picture outside is that you get a realistic sky, the lighting is good to excellent, and the gloss for the sea effect reflects the sky.

Cheers,

Peter F

Hello Peter,
Thanks for the answer's to my questions.
Again, Great Job on you dio and ship's,
Cheers,
Bruce