Building a realistic display for waterline models

How to build a realistic display base for waterline models.
will b There are a lot of ways to do this. I’ve had good results with this. The front of a drawer, purchased at a local lumber yard or home improvement store , is the base itself. The routed sides will make for a nice finished look. I gave this one a light oak stain and a few coats of varnish. I’ll be using a wood screw to hold the model onto the base. I located where the screw will line up with the hole I already drilled in the bottom of the model and drilled and countersunk a hole in the base The water will be aluminum foil, roll out a piece of foil a little longer then the base. Carefully crinkle it up a few times and stretch it back out to give the surface its texture. Be careful and work slowly since the foil rips easy. If it rips a little its ok anyway but if it rips pretty bad just throw it away and tear off another piece and start again.