Completed » Fish Sub / Paddlewheel!

[FichtenFoo]

Added a new image which better shows off the effect.

[Ray Dunakin]

Holy cow, that looks great! The slightly-oxidized metallic surface is perfect!

[Malachi Constant]

Further evidence that the fish is a great design .... looks great all shiny & pretty ... looks great all dingy & dirty ... and I can't decide which I like better.  Just dang cool ...

And really looking forward to the finished dio ...

Cheers,
Dallas

[finescalerr]

No less satisfactory than previously. -- Russ

[FichtenFoo]

Thanks guys! Hopefully the ones that wanted shiny aren't too disappointed.  I'm pretty pleased with the results so far. It's funny that after all those swatches and testing I didn't use any of those patina methods and went with oil paints instead. I like to think that the other methods taught me as much about what not to do as they did on how to get it looking right and with the least chance of randomness. I liked the pigment method, but the results would had been random and oils gave me more control.

Now I want to do something else with a more developed patina.

[clevermod01]

that's a great finish. I like the mix of metal types.

[Chuck Doan]

I prefer it this way. Very nice!

[FichtenFoo]

Thanks guys! It's all done so hopefully final pics tomorrow.

[RoughboyModelworks]

That's a terrific finish Michael... spot on. You've certainly set the finish standard very high for this model. Looking forward to photos of the sub in place on the diorama.

Paul

[JohnP]

Where's my Brasso?

John

[marc_reusser]

WoW!....I retract my earlier gripes and groans......the patina finish is beautiful.


Marc

[FichtenFoo]

All done and photographed. My best yet!

http://fichtenfoo.net/blog/tag/fish-shaped-submersible-build-up/

[Hauk]

All done and photographed. My best yet!

An absolutely superb combination of craftmanship and creativity!

With great respect,
Hauk

[Chuck Doan]

"With great respect", yeah me too!  Just a pure pleasure to watch come together and now to see the finished work. That blue photo is just awesome.

[Frederic Testard]

Yes, the last pic is great, Michael!