"Navwar 1/3000 Painting and Basing" Topic

I have some WW1 Navwar models and would appreciate some tips on the following:

1) Do most people use enamels or acrylics to paint these ?
2) For the bases, would you use card or plastic ?
3) I read the link on the Valejo scenic water, would you just paste it on top of the card (or plastic)?

Thanks

I paint mine with acrylics as enamel tends to be too thick. Some of our group use transparent plastic card for a base with no water effects. Another fellow uses artist matte board with Valejo on top. I use metal bases from Litko, primed and painted. I've just started using the Valejo water effect and have found you have to be very careful. It is easy to get it all over your model and it is difficult to remove. It does dry to a darker, watery shade suitable for highlighting with white for waves.

Acrylics provide all the colors you could want and are much easier to use (no messy clean up). For bases I used (sold out my 1/3000 in favor of 1/6000) pre-cut metal painted blue with a magnetic strip attached to the bottom. For water effects I used Liquitex artists acrylic gloss gel painted on to dry with an uneven 'wave' effect and once the ship was glued onto the base, I would add a bit of white paint to a dab of gel and use it for the bow wave and wakes.

I use plain cardboard painted blue with painted-in wake.

See here link

Hi

I've posted my basing technique on the 1/3000th Yahoo group.

Join here

link

Its in the files section. If not then email me

robertblackplum(AT)NTLWORLD(DOT)COM

and I'll send it to you

MH
:-)

I undercoat my Navwar ships in enamel and finish them off in acrylic.

Bases are artists mounting board (thick card).

I use acrylics and Balsa wood from the hobby store for my bases. I then put a clear gel on the bases and push the ship through it to make a wake. I then paint it a ocean color and paint the wake white. Theres no need to glue the ship down as the gel works like a glue.

Thanks for the tips – excellent feedback. Cheers.