Lancha Chilota by JacquesCousteau – Scale 1:32 – Chilean Coasting Sloop

[FriedClams]

Excellent progress, J.C.  That bowsprit looks great and your light hand on the weathering is very realistic.

 

Gary

[JacquesCousteau]

3 hours ago, FriedClams said:

Excellent progress, J.C.  That bowsprit looks great and your light hand on the weathering is very realistic.

 

Gary

Thanks, Gary!

 

I've also finished painting the rudder, except for the hinges, which I haven't added yet. I made the metal straps that support the rudder extension out of card. Photos of the Quenita show that the rudder metalwork was almost more rust than metal.

Source: https://lanchaschilotas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/DSCN71501.jpg

 

I'm not planning on weathering my model as much as the Quenita, but it does make sense to me that the rudder would be a bit more weathered than the upper works. It would have been totally submerged when sailing, but lanchas--which were operated by small farmers rather than specialized traders--were regularly hauled out of the water when not in use, which was often, and thus were subjected to a lot of wear. So, I used a little more rust coloration here:

 

As for the other metalwork, a lot of it--rudder hinges, chainplates, block hooks--will need to be made of actual metal due to the pressure on them. Hopefully I'll be able to similarly weather them.

 

[wefalck]

Actually, you did a pretty realistic painting and weathering job, I think 👍🏻

 

I discovered 'dry-brushing' (as it is called now) for myself some 50+ years ago in my teenage plastic-model building days and it is a very useful technique. Also, using lead- or coloured (mainly white) pencils are very useful to  put highlights onto edges or raised parts, enhancing their three-dimensionality.