Hello all,
I'm building the Willie Bennett (together with my brother-in-law, Rob the SWO who has a build log started here). We're enjoying building two of these at the same time (and miles and miles apart). I should post some pics in the build log section soon.
I've gotten to the place where I'm about to finish the deck beams and blocking, and so now's the time to paint the interior, it seems to me. I'm going to build it so the aft and foc'sle cabin tops are removable. I'm detailing both cabins. I've done research but can't find much info on how the interior of a skipjack is painted. I know the aft cabin is usually paneled with beadboard, and I will model that with some nice scale paneling sheets I have (from model RR days). But how is the cargo hold painted, perhaps a protective paint like the bottom, so a kind of red? And the foc'sle? Are the bottom hull boards left raw? The ceilings in the cabin and hold? Would the frames and inside of the side planking be painted? The framing and knees?
I'm thinking I'll paint most of this an off white. That seems most traditional to me. I see Richard Bradford primed the interior of his build, but didn't paint on top of that except in the aft cabin, I think.
Any help or tips would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Hello all, I'm building the Willie Bennett (together with my brother-in-law, Rob the SWO who has a build log started here). We're enjoying building two of these at the same time (and miles and miles apart). I should post some pics in the build log section soon. I've gotten to the place where I'm about to finish the deck beams and blocking, and so now's the time to paint the interior, it seems to me. I'm going to build it so the aft and foc'sle cabin tops are removable. I'm detailing both cabins. I've done research but can't find much info on how the interior of a skipjack is painted. I know the aft cabin is usually paneled with beadboard, and I will model that with some nice scale paneling sheets I have (from model RR days). But how is the cargo hold painted, perhaps a protective paint like the bottom, so a kind of red? And the foc'sle? Are the bottom hull boards left raw? The ceilings in the cabin and hold? Would the frames and inside of the side planking be painted? The framing and knees? I'm thinking I'll paint most of this an off white. That seems most traditional to me. I see Richard Bradford primed the interior of his build, but didn't paint on top of that except in the aft cabin, I think. Any help or tips would be appreciated. Thanks.
