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Removable Boat in Water
bracomadar
Arkansas, United States
Joined: March 01, 2003
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Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 12:09 AM UTC
I am thinking on making a base with "fake water". This will be my first to use a “fake” water product. I've not decided on what product to use for the water yet, but here's the tough questions. I got the boat (Tamiya PBR) and I want to be able to remove it from the base to show the entire thing to whoever. How difficult would it be to be able to fit this in the water, but to where it can be taken out and isn't stuck permanently? How should I go about doing it? Also, how can someone make a wave, or tube of water coming off the side of the boat? I want to make it look like they were ambushed and they are speeding away and turning sharply at the same time. This would throw up a lot of water on one side. I thought about using a wire mesh of sorts to build up the shape and then somehow cover it with the fake water. It's going to a river in Vietnam, so the water is going to be very muddy. If anyone's interested, I'll post pics of my PBR later on. I have a few more things I want to do, before I'm finished. I've created it to look exactly like PBR Streetgang in Apocalypse Now Redux. I even made the Col. Killgore's surfboard and stuck in the back :-) I'm going to have to get a figure for Capt. Willard though. I want to recreate a scene that was never in the movie, but could be something of a missing scene. I added glue to the model to make it look wet, so I’m guessing it’ll be after the part they stop at the base to spend time with the Playboy bunnies
Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 12:25 AM UTC
Bracomadar
I have a suggestion for your water thingy. I have read an article, I believe it was here, a while ago, I can`t find it now but for sure somebody else knows where I~m talking about. But the guy who wrote it made his water with clay wich he painted and then put laquer on it. In this way you can make your Pibber removable from the dio but it`s also quite easy to sculpt waves with it.
the only con is that the dio is going to be very heavy. so maybe you can make some leveling in it that you first make some kind of frame from wich the top layer is covered with clay..
Just a suggestion hope it`s of some help
I have a suggestion for your water thingy. I have read an article, I believe it was here, a while ago, I can`t find it now but for sure somebody else knows where I~m talking about. But the guy who wrote it made his water with clay wich he painted and then put laquer on it. In this way you can make your Pibber removable from the dio but it`s also quite easy to sculpt waves with it.
the only con is that the dio is going to be very heavy. so maybe you can make some leveling in it that you first make some kind of frame from wich the top layer is covered with clay..
Just a suggestion hope it`s of some help
slodder
North Carolina, United States
Joined: February 22, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 01:17 AM UTC
I have two ideas for you to consider
1. Wrap your PBR in Saran (kitchen wrap) and spray some type of lubricant (WD40) over it and then set your boat in and pour resin around it. (Test Test Test please I'd hate to see you do this and it not work)
2. You can carve or cast a replica and lubricat it and pour resin around it.
The resin in this article is what I would use
https://armorama.kitmaker.net//features/150
As this resin drys you can manipulate it into wave shapes. It will be slow and time consuming to get a full tube wake with this stuff though.
Here's an interesting spin on the diorama idea - Have part of the water be removeable or cut away all together. That way the diorama is also a 'stand'.
1. Wrap your PBR in Saran (kitchen wrap) and spray some type of lubricant (WD40) over it and then set your boat in and pour resin around it. (Test Test Test please I'd hate to see you do this and it not work)
2. You can carve or cast a replica and lubricat it and pour resin around it.
The resin in this article is what I would use
https://armorama.kitmaker.net//features/150
As this resin drys you can manipulate it into wave shapes. It will be slow and time consuming to get a full tube wake with this stuff though.
Here's an interesting spin on the diorama idea - Have part of the water be removeable or cut away all together. That way the diorama is also a 'stand'.
Marty
Massachusetts, United States
Joined: June 16, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 01:23 AM UTC
Hey Scott, I like your ideas. They are very innovative.
slodder
North Carolina, United States
Joined: February 22, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 04:56 AM UTC
Thanks - I appreciate the complement :-)
KFMagee
Texas, United States
Joined: January 08, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 05:25 AM UTC
Create a duplicate of the original hull and spray it with Silicone release agent. Pour your resin. when it hardens, lift out the duplicate hull, and set your Pibber into the cavity that has been created....