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Thanks. I think instead I'm going to try and sand down the styrofoam even more, or just restart with a new piece that doesn't have a gap. Either that, or just fill in the gap with something like you said.
Anyways, made a little more progress on the USS Tuscaloosa. I did some research on the vessel as well, using photograph references and Wikipedia and the diorama is going to be during its deployment in the Atlantic in 1942, before it was refitted with newer radar and fire control systems later in the war. I can't find any pictures of the main fire-control directors from that era though, so I'm unsure of whether the photo etch Mk. 28 radars were fitted on them in 1942.
I'm definitely going to have to tone down the waves on the styrofoam though, I might just restart and do another piece, as they are pretty out of scale, and need to have more randomness to them anyways instead of straight lines.
Anyone that has done this type of water diorama before have any general tips for making realistic open-ocean waves?
I really am regretting tossing out the waterline hull now though, I never intended this to be a diorama and the full hull makes cutting out a slow for the ship a lot harder. I might end up just taking a pair of nippers to the hull and just cutting off the bottom part entirely to make it easier, at least the stabilization fins.
