GSege Posted February 24, 2022 Share #1 Posted February 24, 2022 Hi all! I am currently building the Smuggler from Bluejacket. The progress is really slow, but I have come to realize the beauty of the journey rather than just wanting to reach the goal. Anyway, I am now working on finishing the different spars. They are partly painted and partly varnished. It is the clear varnish that I am a bit unhappy with, it simply doesn´t look right. The dovels used for the spars just look to much bright and "model-ish" with just neutral, clear coats of varnish. What do you suggest, some sort of staining first or trying to give the clear varnish a bit of colour? I would appreciate your comments! Best regards, Gunnar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjay Posted February 24, 2022 Share #2 Posted February 24, 2022 It's your preference, I like a medium oak stain myself. mtaylor and GSege 2 Quote Mark Phoenix, AZ Current builds; Previous builds, in rough order of execution; Shipjack, Peterbrough Canoe, Flying Fish, Half Moon, Britannia racing sloop, Whale boat, Bluenose, Picket boat, Viking longboat, Atlantic, Fair American, Mary Taylor, half hull Enterprise, Hacchoro, HMS Fly, Khufu Solar Boat. On the shelf; Royal Barge, Jefferson Davis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Pellett Posted February 24, 2022 Share #3 Posted February 24, 2022 Varnishes are available in different levels of gloss: high gloss, semi-gloss, satin, matte If the varnish that you used is too glossy try rubbing the finish down with OOOO steel wool. Rotten stone abrasive mixed with linseed oil also works well. Remember, looking at your model at a distance of 1ft is equivalent to looking at the real thing at the inverse of the scale in feet. 1:48. Scale Is equivalent to looking at the real thing from a distance of 48ft. At 48 feet a varnished spar would not appear to have a high gloss finish. Roger wefalck, GSege and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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