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134. Several shades of green craſt paint were worked and mixed to give a palette that I have oſt en seen fi shing in these waters. T e green was carried on in algae on the shells, rocks, and pilings. A clear gloss coat was given to the water, the froth line, the oysters, and about halfway up the granite blocks for a windy, wet look. T e joint cement on the styrofoam made for realistic weathered stone and water.


136. As a way to demonstrate just how small Hunley was, I sculpted scale fi gures (my fi rst attempt) and incorporated them into the dioramas. In this case, my son-in-law, Lance, has to retrieve his windblown hat with a boat hook before his bald head gets roasted.


135. T e troughs were darkened, wavelets tinted a lighter shade and even lighter at the froth line, and then dry brushed with almost white paint. T e gloss spray made it seem wet. Walnut edges fi nished the diorama base. T e hat just hit the water but it too will soon be wet.


137. On other Hunley dioramas are fi gures of my brother Cliff and myself as Home Guard members. T e penny for scale.


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