Condorcet by Spooky spoon - HobbyBoss - 1/350 - PLASTIC

[Veszett Roka]

On 7/9/2021 at 6:26 PM, Spooky spoon said:

Are there any YouTube videos explaining this technique?  Every time I try, a lot of paint ends up bleeding through, and I end up having to do it with a brush

 

Thanks

 

Folks,

 

i came to the party late, but started following this ship.

On Youtube, try Ebroin's miniatures. He's a master of masking, chipping, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/c/EbroinSong/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=0

Edited December 22, 2021 by Veszett Roka

[Spooky spoon]

This is my first time using pe parts, so I'm pretty pleased with how this turned out.  I used extra thin ca glue to attach the parts.

I ought to have put the parts on before painting.

 

 

[Spooky spoon]

I've painted the pe parts, and it looks pretty nice, although there is much room for improvement

[Veszett Roka]

They are good, don't worry. After weathering they will come alive.

[mikegr]

You may consider using gel CA for rapid PE gluing wherever this needed like masts etc...

[Spooky spoon]

5 hours ago, mikegr said:

You may consider using gel CA for rapid PE gluing wherever this needed like masts etc...

I think I'll buy some.  Are there any brands you'd recomend?

[Spooky spoon]

I started putting the pe onto the second side of the hull.  I think that I'll put some diluted dark green over the hull  to tone down some of the chipping.

[Spooky spoon]

On 12/22/2021 at 5:02 AM, Veszett Roka said:

 

Folks,

 

i came to the party late, but started following this ship.

On Youtube, try Ebroin's miniatures. He's a master of masking, chipping, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/c/EbroinSong/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=0

Thanks, that was a very helpful resource. 

[Spooky spoon]

I have finished the pe on the hull.  Once I apply some touch ups to the lower hull, I will spray some tamiya acrylic clear over it, and then paint the upper hull.

[Spooky spoon]

I have finished touching up the hull, and have sprayed some gloss clear over it to protect the paintjob.  I will finish the upper hull tomorrow. 

[Spooky spoon]

I am very pleased with how the hull turned out, and am exited to build the rest of the model.

[Spooky spoon]

I've finished the hull.  Once my airbrush dries, I'll put a coat of gloss clear over it, and then do some weathering.

[Spooky spoon]

I've also decided to buy a new airbrush.  My budget is around $150 Canadian dollars.  Does anyone have any recomendations?

[Old Collingwood]

5 hours ago, Spooky spoon said:

I've also decided to buy a new airbrush.  My budget is around $150 Canadian dollars.  Does anyone have any recomendations?

I  certainly recommend  a  Harder Steenbeck Ultra  set up  - I am still getting used to mine  but it is a great  system.

 

OC.

[Spooky spoon]

I painted some wood bits using tamiya dark yellow #2.   I'm pretty pleased with how the colour turned out, but I wouldn't use it for anything bigger.

[Spooky spoon]

next, I will add some streaking with a light rust oil paint, and some ak streaking grime and salt streaks.  I might add some sponge chipping too.  I'm a little confused about where salt streaks rust streaks and grime streaks tend to accumulate.  Do they all accumulate all over the hull, or are there specific places on the ship where each type of streak is more common than the others?

[Old Collingwood]

21 minutes ago, Spooky spoon said:

next, I will add some streaking with a light rust oil paint, and some ak streaking grime and salt streaks.  I might add some sponge chipping too.  I'm a little confused about where salt streaks rust streaks and grime streaks tend to accumulate.  Do they all accumulate all over the hull, or are there specific places on the ship where each type of streak is more common than the others?

Greg   @RGL   is the man to ask.

 

OC.

[Spooky spoon]

@RGL if you have any suggestions, I would be very appreciative.  

[RGL]

Hard corners where things would rub or bump, such as the anchors hitting the hull, plates that would have paint worn away, that would be the chipped bits then the rust would run from them. Have a look at my Borodino or Graf Zeppelin’s rust. 

[Spooky spoon]

Part of the deck broke off during shipping, so I had to scratch build a replacement.  Given that it was my first time scratch building anything, I think I did pretty well.

[Spooky spoon]

I painted the deck using a 4:1 mixture of xf-78 deck tan and xf-9 hull red to replicate the vinyl decking on the real ship.  It turned out pretty well. next I'll put a coat of gloss clear on it, and start masking.

[Spooky spoon]

I'm considering spraying some very diluted brown paint over the deck to make it a little less orange, but I'm worried I'll end up ruining the paintjob and have to start over again. 

[RGL]

Are you using acrylic or enamel? AK goes done excellent washes that will dull it down 

[Spooky spoon]

22 hours ago, RGL said:

Are you using acrylic or enamel? AK goes done excellent washes that will dull it down 

I'm using Tamiya acrylics.  I've heard they're pretty durable, but I will put a clear coat over it before the wash just in case.

[RGL]

You can but I never do. 

[Spooky spoon]

It is now time to mask the deck, which is probably my least favourite part of building any model ship.  I'll post some pictures once its done.

[Spooky spoon]

[Spooky spoon]

The main deck has been finished, but there is still much to be done.

[Spooky spoon]

RGL was right, adding a brown wash made the colour much nicer.

[Spooky spoon]

I'm almost finished taping the deck, and I've also acquired a "new" airbrush.  It's a very old paasche airbrush (I believe that its from the 1970s).  I've done some testing with it, and I'm very pleased with it so far.  hopefully I'll be able to finish painting the deck soon.