Cathead Posted August 14, 2017 Share #61 Posted August 14, 2017 That looks very similar to the mast arrangement and sail plan of the Bounty's launch. Technically a different style of boat, but it's your model, and there were almost certainly some unusual prototypical arrangements out there. CaptainSteve and coxswain 2 Quote Eric Current builds: scratchbuilt Missouri River steamboat Peerless (1893); 1:1 scale timber-framed outdoor kitchen Nautical builds (kits): USS Cairo; NRG capstan project; NRG half-hull; Viking longship; US revenue cutter; 18th century longboat; Bounty launch Missouri River craft (scratchbuilt): 1853 Missouri River steamboat Arabia; 1865 steamboat Bertrand; Lewis & Clark barge; keelboat; 1876 steamboat Far West Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estoy_Listo Posted August 27, 2017 Share #62 Posted August 27, 2017 Just found this while noodling around looking for my next build. You've got a good looking build, and you got a lot of useful advice. I'm going to follow along and see how it all comes out Quote Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want Current build: Model Expo Glad Tidings, Pinky Schooner First builds: Midwest Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack Midwest Chesapeake Bay Flattie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunsanvil Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share #63 Posted August 28, 2017 Regretfully I'm still at something of an impasse on finishes. I want to do the interior in a stain and paint the outside. The paint is no problem as I have decades of experience and a treasure chest of supplies (including multiple airbrushes). I've experimented a bit with water based stains on scrap basswood and find grain raising to be a real issue, even with sealers, and its not the look I'm after (just looks like extra thin paint). I should probably try a small jar of MinWax and experiment applying it with gauss cloth (though those spontaneous combustion warnings make me nervous). Does anyone know if acrylic paint can be applied over it? I'm thinking ahead to what might happen if some bleeds through a crack to the outside. Quote Current project: HMS Bounty Launch The Suns Anvil Modelworx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunsanvil Posted September 4, 2019 Author Share #64 Posted September 4, 2019 Yes, its true, I abandoned this to a shelf for, what...two years?! Embarrassing. But the cover is off, the box is open, the plans rolled out again. Now, where was I? Oh yes, staining the inside. Need some help/direction here. What (I think) I want to do is get some stain between the ribs before fitting floor boards etc. But how? Do they make stain brushes that small or should I just use a bit of scrunched up cheeze cloth? I cant really "rub in the direction of the grain" in between those ribs. Will that matter in this instance? Would gel stain be a better choice here? Is it worth applying pre-stain? Tigersteve, GrandpaPhil and Dali 3 Quote Current project: HMS Bounty Launch The Suns Anvil Modelworx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigersteve Posted September 4, 2019 Share #65 Posted September 4, 2019 I would use a long free cloth wrapped around your finger and rub your finger between the ribs. Direction doesn’t matter too much on the inside of the hull. Floorboards will cover some of the finish anyway. What stain color did you decide? Steve Quote Current: Mayflower- Model Shipways Completed: Lowell Grand Banks Dory- Model Shipways English Pinnace- Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat- Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunsanvil Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share #66 Posted September 5, 2019 I'm thinking Golden Oak overall, Dark Walnut accent (Gunwhale etc), and maybe do the thwarts Natural. Can one apply acrylic paint over an oil stain? If so I might do white at/under the waterline. Quote Current project: HMS Bounty Launch The Suns Anvil Modelworx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigersteve Posted September 5, 2019 Share #67 Posted September 5, 2019 You should test on scrap wood. Steve Ryland Craze 1 Quote Current: Mayflower- Model Shipways Completed: Lowell Grand Banks Dory- Model Shipways English Pinnace- Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat- Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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