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  1. Geam

    Hi Bob, I though I sent you an answer last night (2330 in Norway) but see now that it was not sent. Just as well because I thought later that I should not really be discussing my airbrush finishes on Sundt's Colin archer thread.

    I used Tamiya gloss white acrylic on my Fisher 34 (34" radio controlled motorsailer) but could only get a silk-matte finish. This was the first time I have ever airbrushed anything (and I'm now 69!) so I don't really know what I'm doing! 

    After spending some time Google-ing about airbrushing I think that I did not spray on heavy enough and maybe with a too thin needle for such a large area hull. The spray was drying too quickly after application.  

    When I spray my Billing Colin Archer hull I think that a silk-matte finish will look right so I should be able to get the required finish on that. The hull is ready formed in ABS plastic and is in fact already silk-matte! So maybe I only need to spray the anti-fouling area from waterline and down to the keel! Maybe just polish the white section a bit  20200813_170957.thumb.jpg.43433efdf9ebd72cd31850e28cc14d60.jpgand leave it unpainted.

    Thanks anyway for your info, stay safe,

    George

     

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    2. Geam

      Geam

      Hi Bob,

      I'll try to find a suitable CLEAR gloss topcoat . I don't think my cheap-ish airbrush can accept a wider nozzel but maybe I can  buy another one with a wider spray pattern. There's now a lot of 'woodwork' on the hull as you can see from the new photo but that's varnished so It will not show if a bit of clear gloss gets under the masking tape.

      I've had a look at Pen Duick, beautiful yacht. Many thanks for the info'.

      Regards, George

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    3. BobG

      BobG

      Wow, George, she a beautiful boat already! Wonderful work!

       

      Best regards,

      Bob

    4. Geam

      Geam

      My local hobby shop has 1 Hobbynox Ruby airbrush in stock; .8mm needle ( the first I bought was .3mm). They also have Tamiya X22 Clear Gloss. So with new inspiration from you Bob -who never gives up- I'll be rigging up my home made spray booth and having a new  attempt at "more-gloss-on the-Fisher project".

      I have a sort of build-blog on the  Model Boats forum in the UK but I'm in here often to follow Sundt's Colin Archer build quite often so I will try to open a thread here and post a few  words occasionally. Also, I can't keep writing stuff on Sundt's own post! Nor Bob's!

       

      Regards, George

       

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