GrandpaPhil
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- Retired guy, Fernando E, CDW and 4 others
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I like Delta Ceramcoat. It’s usually ready to use out of the bottle and works beautifully for larger models. It coats well and is acrylic, which makes for easy clean up. The only downside is when painting brass and some plastics, you must put some kind of sealant on your model first. For smaller scale models, the Ceramcoat works well, but Vallejo Model Color paints just can’t be beat.
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The last time I painted a sub, I base coated it with Ceramcoat black and then dry brushed a thin coat of a dark charcoal gray, also Ceramcoat.
- Old Collingwood, Piet, lmagna and 3 others
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Now, I need to paint the guns and the frames, along with catching any touch ups that need done.
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Excellent craftsmanship!
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I have made some more progress. I painted the insides of the gunport frames red. I still have some more detail painting to go, but I’m making progress.
I also started mounting the dummy guns into their mounting blocks. I made the discovery that I have to be really careful to avoid splitting due to the age of the kit.
I ordered 160 HO scale eyebolts to make the gunport lids as historically accurate as possible.
I’m having much fun with this build.
- Tom E, Old Collingwood, Retired guy and 1 other
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Thank you. Yes, I just drilled a bunch of small holes, close together, and cut them out with an X-acto knife with a #11 blade.
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- Fernando E, Javlin, Retired guy and 4 others
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Started installing my gunports.
In my lessons learned file, next time I am framing in my gunports BEFORE planking.
I have made the discovery that my gundecks are not exactly where they need to be in relation to the gunports, which I cut IAW the provided template . This means that my gunports will be closed and the Victory rigged under full sail. Oh, well, there’s always next time.
Plus, a model under full sail is always a very impressive sight! 😀
- Bill Morrison and Duanelaker
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HMS Victory by GrandpaPhil - Mantua - Scale 1:98 - Kit-Bash
in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
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Got the dummy cannons painted and started installing them on the Victory.