by Stefano Matteucci
1/700 HMS Liverpool (DML)
The model is a representation of the early configuration of the vessel (about 1983) and it is built completely OOB. It is painted using Gunze and Tamiya acrylics by a single effect airbrush, both for large parts or subassemblies and for small parts, before detaching them from the sprue. Small raised details are painted by an ordinary brush. After a layer of gloss clear, the model was slightly weathered with the usual diluted black-brown oil mix, followed by a soft dry brushing in light grey. A flat clear layer sealed the model. The anchor chain and the gun were highlighted by a soft graphite pencil. There is no rigging, because any solution could appear out of scale (for instance, a black painted 0,005" fishing wire).
The base is a mix of two different techniques:
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