HMS Perseus by Thukydides - 1:64 - POB - Sphinx Class 6th Rate

[Glen McGuire]

8 hours ago, Thukydides said:

I started by adding in the first two using lego to hold everything square.

Very handy tools!  I also use them to square things up.

 

Also, what is WOP?

[AON]

Wipe On Poly.

[Thukydides]

56 minutes ago, Glen McGuire said:

Very handy tools!  I also use them to square things up.

 

Also, what is WOP?

As Alan said it is wipe on poly, a thin polyurethane that you wipe on with a rag and then immediately wipe off. You can build it up in several layers to get a very nice finish. I only used two layers at this point since it will be applied over the whole hull again at some point, but I need to paint / plank before I start adding more. It makes the wood slightly darker for every layer you add and so I want the keel to be slightly darker than the planking (to help differentiate it), but not too much so. If you search you can find a number of guides to using WOP here on MSW.

 

I didn't discuss this in detail in the post, but the reason the upper part of the stem looks much duller is I pretty much sanded away the layer of WOP I added to it initially. I want the ink I am going to use to paint it to sink into the wood and so I don't want the WOP barrier in the way.

[Glen McGuire]

Oh duh!  Wipe on poly.  I should have figured that out since I use it frequently.  🙄  Thanks for the explanation!