A Quiet Island Patrol

Pimping the IJN No.13 Sub Chaser 第十三号型駆潜艇 with some "found" PE and brass rod. 

I only used one of the No.13 ships for this diorama, but the gato-class subs got primed at the same time😉 

Painting the details 

Mocking up the diorama.. 

Seabed is painted foil with some foliage sealed with gloss mod podge 

The resin pour has cured but lesson learned: not a good idea to encase the ship in the resin. Aside from the meniscus, the OPR on the hull seems to have leached into the resin producing a tide mark
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Added some final touches and obligatory matchstick