Rat-Fink-A-Booboo Posted April 26, 2017 Share #1 Posted April 26, 2017 Does anyone have any ideas what has been done here, particularly with the wonderful 'oak' below the waterline. Not just the wonderful coluor but the rough, weathered plank texture too. The model is of the Anne McKim built by Walter A Symonds in 1931 and is in the Addison Collection http://www.pa59ers.com/library/Addison/ships.html Archi, Mirabell61 and Canute 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelpsutton2 Posted April 26, 2017 Share #2 Posted April 26, 2017 I don't think that is oak. It's copper, right? There are various acidic solutions for the green patina on copper. Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Drown you may, but go you must and your reward shall be a man's pay or a hero's grave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulises Victoria Posted April 27, 2017 Share #3 Posted April 27, 2017 Agreed. Looks more like copper. I used copper paint and then a heavy wash of green and then white on the hull of one of my Revell's 1/96 Constitution with excellent results. Sorry no photos. Very long time ago. mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT. Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina. Last finished projects: Royal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90; Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models. So much to build, so little time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rat-Fink-A-Booboo Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted April 27, 2017 Thanks Ulises and Michael. I'll run some experiments. I was thinking along the lines of pee treated copper before I saw this. mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angarfather Posted April 27, 2017 Share #5 Posted April 27, 2017 Hello Rat-Fink-A-Booboo Copper below the water line does'nt become green. It becomes more dark brown / nearly black. The green we know from roofs or old ships in a dry dock occurs when the copper is in the air. Hartmut mtaylor, Canute, Mirabell61 and 1 other 4 Quote on the : Staatenjacht Utrech At last finished: Gianna a Pinco Genovese HMS Agamemnon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaetan Bordeleau Posted April 28, 2017 Share #6 Posted April 28, 2017 Looks like green mtaylor, Archi and Canute 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Rice Posted April 28, 2017 Share #7 Posted April 28, 2017 Copper below water turns dark brown from the algae and other sea critters that collect on it. Some sea critters can live on copper. When the ship is hauled in for repairs, it is power washed back to green. mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Starting the Model Shipways U.S. Brig Syren Working on the Caldercraft HMS Snake Completed Scratch Built of Russian Armed Merchant Ship Neva 1801-1805 Scratch Commercial Fishing Vessels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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