Well, the extra work didn’t materialize (mainly because our customer hasn’t delivered the needed data) so I got home earlier than expected and could take some pictures of the finished diorama.
The water effect has now been drying for some 24 hours but it’s still slightly moist and spongy to the touch – a bit like a gummi bear. It seems solid enough though...
The good news is that the water became slightly more transparent as it cured. For example, the submerged wing is completely visible.
I’m a bit disappointed with the grass tufts, I must admit. I had hope that the individual strands had been somewhat visible but the water effect has created a strange lumpy effect around the grass, almost as if it had been bubbling a bit. Actually, that wouldn’t surprise me – the brushstrokes needed to get the water to flow into the grass tufts might very well have created bubbles.
But apart from that it turned out all right, I think. Lots of things I would have done differently, had I a chance to go back and redo it. But hey, it’s all a learning experience!
Thanks for following the build guys. I appreciated the feedback.
Now, what to do next? 1/72 Jagdpather? 1/100 KV-5 unit? 1/144 Stuka? Redo my 1/100 SU-85’s? 1/100 desert Germans? Something else...? So much to do, so little time...