As I'm slowly approaching the end (or at least the beginning of the end) on HMS Snake, I gratefully received what will be my next installment for my birthday. Don't expect much progress as I want to keep working on HMS Snake as time permits, but I wanted to have the kit in my hands so I can start to do some planning ahead, and most importantly, get my order in for some upgraded wood. I also want to take advantage of the warm weather to get the larger sanding jobs done outside if I can. I plan
So here's where I landed with the lettering. First the letters were painted in a darker brown and then overpainted with yellow ochre and few highlights. The goal here was not perfection as I new that was not going to remotely close, hopefully "impressionistic" describes it. Was very happy with the outcome, may touchup a little more but I'm forcing myself to stay away for now. The placement may look a little odd, but I had to estimate where the decorative rails will be so it should be correct