HMS Sheffield (Troubled Waters)
the scene I am aiming to replicate as a memorial
It is an old kit but pretty well detailed for all that! I got this as a cluc "pass around" and I think everything is here, although decals were DOA
basic build and paint with railings installed. it will need detailing later
Roughing out a base from high-density foam
Test fit on the base.
Building up the base with foil, tissue and mod podge.
Before the seascape painting begins...
Primed the base in black then applied a first series of paint layers
a layer of mod podge gloss (this will be the pattern for a few layers : paint then mod podge gloss to build up some depth)
sponge highlights 70.907 Pale Grey Blue
spray heavily thinned highlights: 70.868 Dark Seagreen, 70.973 Light Sea Grey
The photo depicts a Sea King coming in to land and I presume help with the crew evacuation. I used one from the [Trumpeter 03438 1:700 Sea King kit.
I painted I-don't-know-how-many crew from the excellent ION Model 1:700 3D-printed Royal Navy Chilling on deck
All the basics are now ready for assembling the diorama...
On the base. Note the Sheffield has grown some aerials (stretch sprue) and some rigging. Water hoses are hanging over the side - used by a fire-fighting crew operating from a small ship's boat to attack the fire from seaboard-side.
With some effects building up:
* smoke (cotton wool - small tufts sprayed with Mr Hobby flat matt topcoat for stiffness and adhesion)
* heli rotor wash
* fire-fighters in a ship's boat directing their hoses on the damage
* smoke (cotton wool - small tufts sprayed with Mr Hobby flat matt topcoat for stiffness and adhesion)
* heli rotor wash
* fire-fighters in a ship's boat directing their hoses on the damage
Build Complete
Completed presentatio
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13 15 May 2022, 15:46
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Reproducing a famous photograph of the fire-fighting efforts aboard the HMS Sheffield after is was hit by an Exocet on 4 May 1982. Part of a Falklands 40th Anniversary group build.
