popeye the sailor

rigging looks pretty good to me.........keep going, this is going to look really sweet!

great update Augie.....the ship's wheel and fittings look really nice with the contrast of the deck

your making some good progress thus far....sorry to hear about your paint woes. I haven't used acrylics much.....wish I could offer an idea for you. I'll enjoy following along

I not sure that anti-foul comes in that color.......what am I saying....of course it does! sweet looking paint work Patrick.....love the contrast of the solid and off color nice!

thanks Nigel. the Academy kit has a lot of nice detail molded into it. the site that I linked has a lot of good info, really neat that they include the formulas for mixing paint. their kit of choice seems to be the minicraft kit........I've build a couple of these kits though, and I wasn't too impressed with them. I'm glad that you and the folks here are enjoying the build so far........I feel as though I'm just spinning my wheels for the moment. I'm going to go with the deck color I've arrived at.......it looks much better, in contrast to the heavier sand color I started with. thanks for the good word and looking in my friend

I used brake fluid Sam........I've used it ever since I was a newbie {with plastic}. the thinner was bad enough.......and the only reason why I tried it, was that the paint was still fresh. thanks to you folks who looked in......I haven't done much....and now it's the work week. I did do some testing {sort of} with the new choice in paint....looks much better. should have an update soon.

super work Mobbsie!

another paint you could try Casey, is Jo Santos. do you use alcohol as an accelerator, since it's a water base paint? cripes, I know guys, that have used windshield washer because of the alcohol content don't worry about me......just because I work for Wally, you can bash 'em all you want thank you for the good word and looking in Nenad.......if you have a question......ask away! I'll try and answer as best I can. anything for you my friend I wish you and your the best tomorrow {which with the way time works, may already be here} fingers crossed my friend!

your kidding right? ...and on both counts, to boot?!?! after seeing the process you went through to build her........I find it hard to think that rigging would be your Achilles heel. nor would I say that I'm the least bit bored. you've done a fantastic job on her.......I like to see the rest

not a GOOD SIGN......hope you can fix it!

note to self........

I told ya........to think...those little rings got you going....hmmmmm! took a whole boat to move me nice work my friend!

the paint was removed from the bridge deck using thinner......can't say if I'd stand behind the use of it. I think it may have ruined some of the deck detail. I'll know more when I repaint it. I guess I should count myself lucky that this isn't one of the upper decks.....some it might not be readily seen. Still curious about the bulwarks and how they relate to the deck levels, I tried to put them in place on the hull. only one side stayed put though. As mentioned, the A deck and the boat decks got the treatment using brake fluid. then I took a look at how the other processes are coming along I used the tray with the plaque, to draw the fluid from when the decks were painted......I have more if the need arises. I painted on some more after a short time, and ran our errands. when we came back, they got their first scrubbing with a nylon brush. I was able to pick up most of the paint I wanted...really stinks that HobbyTown isn't close anymore. I had a problem with the names of the paints, wearing off the labels. this happens due to the handling they go through, made it hard to read what they are.....let alone getting some more. I put scotch tape over the names and numbers to prevent this from happening. the decks underwent another scrubbing. they were them brought outside and given a bath of strong soapy water. the results varied.... some of the other smaller deck parts were entered into the process. I figured I'd get a little more assembly done on the boat deck. I forgot about the rest of the deck parts........I had painted just about all of them more assembly of the boat deck......and checking out the new colors last thing I did was assemble the main parts of the funnels once I can get past the stripping process, I can get my main table free, and can do other things. what a drag!

oh.......that's right! how could I forget yea........I guess that would be icing on the cake http://titanic-model.com/articles/planking/Deck%20Planking.htm here is an article on deck paint and plank.......I think it's interesting the differences in the base colors of the decks. I'm getting up enough nerve to pull the trigger with the new color.

very nice progress Jerry......love what you did with the sail

your using acrylics......your results may differ from mine.......I use enamels. looking through the paint chart, I see that a lot of mixing is being done to achieve some of the colors. the decks are planked with yellow pine........the fore deck, the pop deck and the well deck are planked with pitch pine.

hi John.......good to remember the old methods......you never know when ya need 'em hey casey....I found out this afternoon, that a friend in Canada has the same kit, as you do. yours must be a tad larger than mine......the Academy hull is 26 1/2 inches long. they say the same about it on the TRMA site as well.......not for the faint at heart what color are you using? I don't know Bob....I have a few variants of tan......all of them seem too dark.......the proof is what I'm stripping at the moment

Thanks KP........welcome to my nightmare so ......your another of the lucky ones. so far, I seem to have gotten off on the wrong foot with the deck paint, so I'm removing it, and go to something a bit lighter. what color did you use to paint your deck? you must be close toward finishing you La Reale.....I hope you do........then you can show me the subtle differences...Hee....Hee Academy has several versions of the Titanic........I just found out from another friend, that he also has the Revell kit. glad to have you following along......I hope you find it interesting. well folks......got home from running some errands.......made the discovery that HobbyTown had moved to the next town over. that will put a damper on the quick jaunt to get paint and stuff. I went into Hobby Lobby instead and bought some paints for the Titanic. I messed up though.......I bought two of insignia Yellow. should have some kind of update soon.

hello Greg! I though towards those lines.......quite positive if you ask me I was going to lean toward mahogany, or something lighter. at least I can feel good about making this kind of choice thanks for the insight!

well.......the first hurdle has arrived! I'll get into it in a moment. first, I'd like to show you how the stand is coming along. the holes were drilled for the hull the brackets that will support the ship has been drilled and fitted to the hull and then disaster struck. the kit scheme lists the use of deck tan on the decks. what I have is the remainder of a bottle of flat sand......seemed close enough...and looked pretty good. touching up the decks, I noticed that it seemed to be drying out, a good indication that I had thinned it at the time I used it {I think I used it for the Spitfire}. having another bottle of flat tan, that had separated, I poured a little of the suspension from that bottle to it. what resulted was this. yea.......not good. so....pondering on this, I continued with the stand assembly. the pedestals were sanded and cleaned up to the point where the separation lines are gone. the bottoms were drilled out......all I need to do now is drill out the tops of the pedestals.......I'll do that when the supports are cemented on. ......and then the hull was set in place. going online, I started to look for a Titanic color chart.........since I got the feeling that the instruction scheme might not be quite right {even though it was my goof to begin with}. they do suggest mixing paint for some of the colors, but in this day and age, I'm sure that the spectrum offered by model companies now, has expanded quite a bit. I did find a site that seems quite good.......they offer a lot of insight, and list paints that others has used with great satisfaction. Titanic Paint and Color Reference I got a good line for the bottom paint color. though these look close, I still may elect to redo the entire bottom. a controversial color that this ship had, was the depiction of a color called white star buff. it was used for the funnels. a color they suggest is British Gulf Light Stone.......and I happen to have a brand new bottle of it. the stripe along the hull of the ship is a yellow chromate, which I'm sure it can be found in a flat {it's a military color} it is suggested to look at the colors from different angles.......computer screens can play tricks with the hue. the big head turner is the deck color. they do list a sand color, but it's gloss. I'm sure that it can be found in a flat........but the flat sand that I used is much darker, and I need to strip it off the decks somehow. this color sand would be much better to use......I'm sure Model Master has it in a flat {as a gloss it would not be suitable}. I was looking through my paints, and I came across a couple of paints that may work as well. the deck on the Titanic was a yellow pine, so it has to be a lighter color. the fore deck, poop deck and well deck was planked in pitch pine, considered a tougher wood at the time, would be a shade darker. teak was used sparingly, as it was an expensive wood at the time. it was used for moldings and margin trims...but I may not go into that much detail the two choices are: 1) Armor Sand - Model Master it has the light sand color, but has a slight greenish tint to it 2) US Army/Marines sand - Model Master has the light sand color, and a bit more on the yellow/tan side if you get right down to it though.....the British Gulf Light Stone could also be used.....it too possesses the light sand color with a shade more yellow to it. I'm in the process of stripping the decks now. I used thinner for the bridge deck.....not much to do. but the other decks, I have painted them with brake fluid........I'll see how that works.

yes, I have seen that site George.........as a matter of fact, I posted it for Casey. thanks for your help thanks Dragzz I've used the brake fluid method for quite some time. as mentioned, it depends on the age of the chrome process. thank for your suggestion.......appreciate the help

nice blocks

looks good.........to bad you don't want to diversify neato on the strips.

just tell her to leave the tail at home

hi there John the instruction color chart lists a deck tan for the decking...I was actually searching around today to see what color would be used inside the structures. the site listed above, gives a different color, as well as formulas to mix a proper color. they list a gloss color...which I wouldn't use in a million years......but the color is called 'sand'. that is what I used, and it's a flat. sad to say, but the bottle is almost empty. I used it for something, because I had added thinner to it, and it gave me the impression that it was drying out. so, I added the suspension from another flat tan color {it had separated}. now I have semi gloss patches on the boat deck. the site states that yellow pine was used for the main parts of the decking. teak was used along the edges of the structures and the bulwarks. I'm not going to go into that much detail with it, but it's looking like I'm going to be repainting the decks. the fore deck, the poop deck and the well deck was done in pitch pine, which is a bit stronger, and probably a shade or two darker. Teak was used much later for deck planking. I have a small list of paints........one more paint got added to the list. is there a color you might suggest? thanks for the good word