DONE @p.2 +++ 1:700 HMS Cerberus (C22) during the Falklands War, 1982

[AndrewF]

Superb! And the 'water' looks extremely convincing.

[zenrat]

Good job Dizz.

I can't comment on the technical aspects but I have built 1/700 ships years ago and I know how fiddley they are.  This looks very good.

[Dizzyfugu]

Thank you. The water effect comes from the reflection of a white vertical background, and the paper's structure with major "waves" and very small fibre "bumps". This really looks like still open water.
Maybe, with a reflecting background that features blue sky and/or some clouds, this could probably look even more convincing! At least it's something to remember, if I ever build a ship again...

[Weaver]

LOL, your comments are welcome - but this goes beyond my ambition. As mantioned before, ships and their systems are not my home turf, I am just happy that the whole thing is finished now and does not look THAT bad at all. ;-)

However, many thanks for the feedback - highly appreciated (from everyone  ).

You're welcome - I wasn't trying to shoot you down, just add some information and suggestions.

Overall, the model does indeed look very nice and convincing: you have a good eye for proportion and form.

[Dizzyfugu]

Thank you!

[PR19_Kit]

The more I look at the beauty pics the more I like them.

It's VERY difficult to 'see' the scale of the model, so much so that it could well be a 5 ft long RC model boat floating on a lake! 

[Dizzyfugu]

Yes, the black, shiny surface yields a surreal atmosphere - the model looks quite "iconic" and abstract. Really a weird effect!

[NARSES2]

She does look good  and the back story is just spot on for those of us of a certain age, no matter in what role you were working with HMG