shihawk
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I can see a case for the vanity argument ,but leaving painting ability aside,why spend hours and hours planking to the best of your ability to then smooth with fillers and cover with paint .If that is the desired effect then plastic hulls would be sufficient .99% of ship models built are probably only seen by the builder and his family,so it maybe a personal vanity but could you also call that pride in your work .lets face ill never build museum pieces but i would like to think that i will eventually build something i can be proud of even if no one else sees it .I know all ships were painted for various reasons and if you wish to be truely authentic all models should be painted ,but i just prefer the look of unpainted wood .I have seen countless painted models on MSW and they are truly amazing . Maybe im guilty of envy as well as vanity -
thanks for the info CRIS .Gives me even more to think about and sounds maybe even less complicated than the methods i had been considering.
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Im really impressed with your build ,and it proves to me that i want to avoid paint if possible .Will be following your build with interest and may have a few questions on stain and varnish when i get going.
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Have just looked at some of Frolics work and i must admit it is incredable. Must find out more about different wood types and staining effects before i start my next build . I had been thinking of the caldercraft Victory but now rekon i should do a smaller cheaper build and try experimenting on it . Or i could buy different samples of wood and use different staining and varnishing methods .Need to keep a good record of what method produces what finish.Will search this site for ideas first, no point in repeating someones mistakes .[i will find an excuse to start my VICTORY sooner rather than later] As you say MOG its my build i can do it my way.I think i have finally got a plan worked out in my head, thanks everyone who posted coments as all advice is wellcome .Will keep you posted of my progress if anyones interested.
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sounds intresting might give it a go . Theres so many new things to try out i may have to start numerous builds after all .
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my thinking is that it must be sanded if not painted not only for looks but sanded at scale may reprosent rough in full size . On another point many members seem to have more than one build on going at one time .I know the feeling of overwhelming desire to start a new build but would be afraid if i did not finish my present build i would finish up with rows of unfinished models .Are there not problems finding the motivation to return to an old build? Plus mixing up parts from different builds .Maybe im not well enough organised?
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Narrowing down the field for first ship model
shihawk replied to Bill Hime's topic in Wood ship model kits
Bill .your passion is inspiring .I thing you could build any model you want .Welcome to a great hobby and look forward to your build log good luck .Boyd -
after a few days scanning the site i realise that many of you fellow builders have similiar ideas to myself and use paint to enhance where necessary and omit when not. My current build is still at a stage where i can experiment to a certain degree and have picked up a lot of ideas from build sites etc.
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Im glad i asked that question .At least now i know its not some daft idea i got into my head. I think as Jerseycity Frankie mentioned my previous countless plastic builds left me thinking that a true modeller paints and finishes as the instructions dictate .With plastic kits how a model was painted was often more important than the actual building.Wooden kits well built may not need paint to look finished. I think i have finally got it .Im interested in the idea of useing different woods to obtain colour variations .This will need some research and maybe another interim kit to experiment on before my Victory .Thanks for the pointers to relevent builds on msw and any more info would be welcome.Will keep you all posted as to how it goes.
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As a new member and having browsed the general discussion section Im interested in hearing others opinion on finishing wooden kits without painting. My first build was a BLUENOSE and after sanding ,filling maybe 3 or 4 times i got the finish i needed to paint over countless hours of work planking . As my first attempt at planking I know it needed painting but my next and present build a CC CRUISER with a double planked hull i will leave unpainted and like the effect so much i would prefere not to use paint again .Problem is i have my eye on a VICTORY model and cant imagine what it would be like unpainted .Does anyone else feel the same or has built any unpainted large ships? Is there a section on this site already discussing this topic? If so can anyone point me to it . If not i would love to hear everones thoughts and opinions
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