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  1. Next i painted the inboard side of the bulwarks in mat white. I painted this first before laying the deck planks, that way i dont damage the planks with tape.

    Also i wanted to paint first before cutting out the water escape hatches again to avoid having to apply masking tape to the outer black hull.

    Its the first time i used an airbrush for painting, it was getting used to to control the correct flow but it turned out quite well.

     

    So next i will cut out the hatches. While im still pressing down those rivets in the copper plates :)

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  2. So! Time for another update. When i looked at old pictures of the real ship when she was still in service i saw that on the waterline and below it there were two strips guiding the copper plates. So i added those too after marking the waterline. These strips were cut from strips of deck planking and cut to shape. 

    After having a final check on the hull i applied pitch black alcohol ink to paint the hull black instead of real paint. That way the wooden planking is still visible.

    This i will protect with shellac later on. 

     

    Nxt step is installing the copper plates. That will be a new adventure :)  Just doubting if i will weather the copper plates using burnishing fluid  or leave them fresh.

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