Kevin
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good morning everyone once dry the white had become, like, well matt white, and apart from the dam paint runs, looked better than i thought it was going to turn out like decided to get the water line marked out, and now waiting for the red Vajello primer to dry
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sorry i missed the restart of you log, great to have you posting again, lovely build, the planking looks fantastic
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good evening everyone thank you for comments and likes it perhaps comes as no surprise to those of you that follow stop start builds that i have another build arriving, even after the new years resolution which was broken within the 1st week of Jan to that end i will continue this build to mid march when the package is delivered as for this i have made two holes in the keel to attach the build to a display stand i am using valjello paints in the airbrush, i am struggling to get any consistency, but apparanty so do others, so i am just going for it, the primer was very patchy, and did not flake off, but had a couple of runs, but sanded well Tamiya dark grey for pre-shading, perhaps to much, and lines to thick Vajello matt white top coat, looks like gloss, and has run like the grand national hos race, will have to wait a see what it is like tomorrow
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Red Ochre Paint
Kevin replied to starlight's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
Admiralty Paints is very good, if in the UK the Halfords rattle can red primer is very similar in colour Caldercraft Admiralty Waterbased Paints from Cornwall Model Boats -
Good morning everyone thank you for comments and likes Bilge keel one side was broken in the kit box, strengthened with a bit of wire they are far to long, so 16 cn was taken from the forward section, and now looks right far to long 16cm removed Portholes part of the GLS (Great Little Ships) set, put on with PVA glue the eyelids are also included vajello white primer
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lovely to see an update from you, shame i just cannot get back into mine
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good evening everyone, thank you for comments and likes i have had a couple of days off, to do some DIY, lots planned for this year this evening i completed the railings and did a bit of weathering on the funnel assy, tomorrow i will hopefully do the the funnel guy ropes and more patching up of the hull
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good evening everyone thank you for comments and likes back to basics and tried some pre-shading (could do better)
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good evening everyone thank you for comments and likes the depth caharge racks, i primed in red, thinking (incorrectly) that they are finished in a dark colour, they were redone in white primer i want to finish ate least one unit this week, so the funnel assy got it, white primer, with colour coats top coat and colour coats grey for the deck, which needs another coat, Tamiya Nato black for the funnel the lockers are from the kit with the exception of the skylight i continue to remove the hull to top deck seam line, but it is going
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70 Mark VII were carried, and 40 of them were in the racks, with the crappy Atlantic weather they would have to be quite sturdy Depth Charges, Mark 6, Mark 6 Mod. 1, Mark 7, Mark 7, Mod. 1 (maritime.org)
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yes i am, its a bit messy still in places, but i am now even managing to clean previous bits up
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good evening everyone Thank you for comments and likes apologies for being grumpy for the last few weeks onto the Bluebell, and the depth charge racks, there is more PE on these two units than on lots of extra detail sets, but it is starting to look ok i have about 40 pieces left to add
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