komdgurhan

Many congrats for such a finish with such a kit ...👍👍👍 Your custom work on the model, especially curved decking, packed sails and futhermore paint without using primer, is an attempt that most of the experienced modellers won't dare to do ... 😉😉😉

different ship builds are coming soon :-)

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1. Stir the media well before use.

2. Thin with cellulosic thinner.

3. Apply multiple thin coats till achieving the desired result ( with airbrush if available )and give some flush off time between coats.

4. Let it dry at least 48 hours in a dustless and warm condition.

5. Try not to use gloss paints ..... make it shiny with gloss clear coats at the end .

Looking forward for the glasscase ....    

 I wonder if displaying it on a piece of beach by the edge of the water would be a fitting way to display it? It seems to be more suited to that sort of display than a typical cradle.

 

 

Guess I remember this advice from somewhere ......        

 

You can't get anymore real than that!

 

 

 

Patrick

I'm afraid he can ....             

Spray varnish could be an option, thanks.

 

The problem isn't really that it´s getting wavy or uneven. The main problem is that it's grey and blurry, and not clear at all. Almost like a thin grey  film of something. That´s why I thought the Humbrol was causing the problem and that there were better brands for matt clear coat with brush.

So you are trying to apply the material too thick .... Increase your thinning ratio and work layer by layer .... and give some time to dry for each layer ....

Whatever you do with brush, you will get a wavy look between matt and satin ..... this is the nature of matt cote .... you can't be able to spread the particles evenly in the material, which causes the matt look, with brush .... try spray varnishes then ....

If you are using the matt clear cote with brush or roller , it's mostly impossible to get an even and homogene matt look .... If you are using airbrush, stir the material well, slightly increase your thinning ratio, slightly increase the pressure ( up to 1-1,2 bar ) and slightly increase your application distance from the surface ..... but first, try all these on another surface and see the result

Cool boat, cool weathering and nice fabric parts ..... I guess they are not tea bag ...