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[StartQuote] Ahoy there Frank. One method that some people like to use when making water is to use clear acrylic or Plexiglas sheets. They either cut the boat hull down or they cut out an area of the Plexiglas sheet for the hull to sit into. With an airbrush you can lightly fog the underside of the Plexiglas. Some modelers use more than one layer of Plexiglas to give a different effect. Low ripples can be added to the surface either with resin -- even five minute epoxy is good - or some clear silicone sealant. BTW, most epoxy resins cure very slowly so modelers prefer polyester resin if they are making larger waves or whitecaps and spume. I'd be interested in seeing links to sites where modeling water is as easy as pouring it out of a jar. Cheers from Peter "Give me a faster PT boat for I'd like to get out of harm's way!"[EndQuote]
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