OK, I must finish my diorama of a Type VllC U-Boat ploughing through heavy seas, so I can start on that Panda Huey over the XMas break!
However, a few suggestions would be appreciated for one particular thing that's causing a few headaches.
I have modelled the water's waves on the surface from clear casting resin formed over a plastecine mould around the submarine, this has allowed me to stain the inside of the perspex display case below the waterline to create the impression of being able to see the submerged parts of the sub through murky water, without there actually being anything there. The problem is, how the hell am I going to create the cavitation around the screws? Any suggestions?

Hi,

Perhaps at Rendezvous with a Gray Wolf in DYNAMIC DIORAMAS you can get some inspiration.

HTH

Not sure if this will help, but it might provide inspiration.

http://www.digitaldioramas.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=848

Hi,

The original article about the Schwimmwagen can be found here Schwimmwagen Type 166 at PanzerNet site. It's been done by Javier R. Ordoñez from Colombia.

In a FSM I saw a Sub that had the wakes of the torpedos formed with wires covered in progressive layers of celluclay and white glue.I don't know the exact technique but try thier website.
(:-)

Cheers for the suggestions and pointers chaps, I was thinking along the lines of your suggestion with the torpedo wakes Jackhammer, so I guess that's the way to go. Hopefully it should look fairly convincing.
Personally, I'm not a fan of using a solid block of cast resin, I think it tends to look like exactly what it is! I must say, the surface of the water in the Rendezvous with a Grey Wolf is very well painted, but I'm hoping mine will look better with it having been painted from 'below the surface' as it were. Anyway, time will tell, sometimes these ideas you get for models really paint you into a corner don't they?! Still it's all part of the fun!
Anyway, here's another poser for you, I was considering painting the inside of the display case of the same diorama 'above the surface' with driving rain at about a ten degree angle, to enhance the sense of movement. I was toying with the idea of doing this with a fine brush in translucent very light grey (which I know will take ages!).
Who thinks this is either a good or bad idea?

nothing to do wih the sub mate, but i saw u talking about that panda huey, thats the same one i buy for my dio's, so if u ever want help, come to me, cheers

also i am getting my pics on soon, so i will show u all my stuff then if u like, cheers again .................. lol, just wanted to see that