GrandpaPhil
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I cut the curve into the tape and basically make my own mask.
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Painter’s tape works wonders for me.
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The figurehead is almost complete. I just need to paint the crown, make a piece of banner and a spacer piece, and do some touch ups. The heavy carving is done. I am very pleased with how it has come out so far.
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Thank you very much!
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Newbie paint questions...
GrandpaPhil replied to CPDDET's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
Personally, I like Delta Ceramcoat. That’s just my personal preference. It works well for me. -
Greetings from the Great Lake State
GrandpaPhil replied to fitz301's topic in New member Introductions
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The center piece is on. As with the rest of this project, it’s not perfect, but it’ll do. I need to make a spacer piece for behind the center piece. I am going to let everything dry and do more tomorrow.
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The center piece is primed. The first floral piece is carved and sealed. I’m not even going to try to carve the flowers. I’m going to speckle them in with paint in much the same way as I would make camouflage.
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Starboard side and the center shield piece. I did my best on the center shield piece, but the scale is tiny, so I apologize.
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Thank you. I’m trying. This has been a learning experience. I’m having a lot of fun learning, though. Maybe by the time I get through the Triton’s carvings, I will be good. I’m getting better and more confident with my carving skills.
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I’ve got the front piece in work and am getting ready to rough out the two pieces of floral design. I realized that those would probably be easier if made in two pieces.
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While trying to get the rest of the saying for the banner, I discovered that I painted the port side incorrectly. The sash should have been red. So, I repainted it.
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Here’s the top front piece, including the crown and the floral bouquet looking piece on the bottom. I’m going to try and make the crown as part of that front piece. If it doesn’t work, then I’ll make it separately. As campy as it sounds, I think I’m going to make the banner out of a piece of card and paint it blue with the saying on it.
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The starboard side carvings are carved, except for the banner which wraps around the bow. Once the glue dries on the piece I broke, I will seal the top piece and paint it.
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Thank you very much!
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The first two pieces are on: Due to an imperfect understanding of the plans (I didn’t measure twice, oops), I trimmed away too much of the mouldings. That’ll have to be fixed later.
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The first three are painted and will be ready to install tomorrow! They’re not perfect, but they’ll do.
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I carved another piece of the figurehead. That’s definitely one of the more complex pieces that I have ever carved. It went better than expected. I have the port side made, except for the scroll work which goes across the bow.
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Thank you all for the likes and the comments! Here’s pictures of the bombard with the glue dry:
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Rick, Thank you very much. I have built a few card models. I haven’t had much luck with card kits, but I did scratch build the Prince de Neufchatel from card, which came out well. I have found that it is easy to work and very useful. It’s also surprisingly strong.
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The second piece is carved. Once the glue dries, I’ll seal it, trim it a bit and then paint it. Thanks for looking in!
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Thank you all for the comments and the likes! I adjusted one paint scheme and have the opposite piece mostly carved. It’s currently drying because I may or may not have broken it in multiple places and had to glue it back together. I threw in a ruler for scale (English units, I only use metric if I have to).
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First piece:
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That would be awesome!
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