HMCS Eyebright

[DanielG]

HMCS Eyebright, WWII corvette.

I built this in 1989 and entered it in the 1990 Vancouver IPMS fall show, took 1st in class. It has been sitting in a museum since then and is a little dusty and the worse for wear. It never did get a case built for it!

[Chuck Most]

A 'corvette' I think is cool!

Looks INCREDIBLE- especially considering how long ago it was built.

[Foxer]

The "action" in this is incredible! I had to clean water off my glasses just looking. Great job!

[DanielG]

Thankyou. The 'water' was made with clear and white silicone caulking spread over a black garbage bag. When this is clean and fresh it looks like you can look into the depths! The silicone is now covered in dust and the bag has crumbled away. So it is not a good method to adopt without casing the exhibit.

[Chuck Most]

Wonder if that technique could be used to replicate a geyser of water from a broken hydrant? (Diorama idea I've been kicking around in my head...)

[DanielG]

You probably could. If I were to do it I might try using some shaped clear sprue or some such as a base and maybe build it up-side-down. It would be an interesting project in any event.

[Chuck Most]

Yeah, getting the shape right would be the trick.

[David G.]

Wonder if that technique could be used to replicate a geyser of water from a broken hydrant? (Diorama idea I've been kicking around in my head...)

Yes! You could use either a clear strip of acetate or a bent piece of clear sprue as an armature to support the caulk. I've used this method to create water falls on a model railroad and it works very well.

Water tends to fall over a water falls in broad sheets, strip-like streams and ribbons, so acetate works well as a foundation for that kind of effect. Obtaining the round stream that a fire hydrant would create may be a bit of a challenge, but it should be workable. As I mentioned earlier, a piece of clear sprue would likely work better than a flat strip of acetate.

David G.

[Agent G]

Great build there.

Flower class?

G