Endeavour 1934 by SaltyScot - Amati - 1:80

[SaltyScot]

Good evening all,

 

Because I have decided to paint the top half of the hull, similar to the original colors, I had to mark the waterline and mask off the part of the hull that is staying as natural wood.

 

 

 

Once that was done I covered the hull with a very fine filler that was sanded down to give me a smooth surface for the paint job.

 

 

 

I won't be painting until tomorrow so I carried on working on the deck. I decided to add small "islands" under the major structures on the deck. I was inspired by this through a similar build to this on the Ships of Scale forum. As well as that, I modified the planking at the bow slightly. I was not happy with having the two center planks go all the way to the bow tip. By adding a small plate I could have them sit nice and squarely at the bow and give the deck planking something to butt up against at that point. It will save a little bit of cutting and shaping I guess

 

The top rail and the front plate I added will be painted the same color as the top part of the hull. I will be masking the deck off and painting before I add any more of the deck planks. I want the paint job on the hull finished before I carry on "up top".

 

 

 

 

Edited January 15 by SaltyScot
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[SaltyScot]

She has had her first layer of primer. It does look a lot darker in this image than it actually is, a very light slate grey color.

 

 

While I wait for that to dry completely (I will wait the full 24 hours as suggested on the spray can), I am cutting up the strips for the deck planking. I will be coloring the edges to simulate the plank caulking. I had toyed with the idea of adding very thin walnut strips between the deck planks to simulate the caulk but decided against it. If the scale of the yacht was a little bigger I think that would have been the way to go.

 

 

[SaltyScot]

The first coat of the final color is on. I am very satisfied with how this color looks, in my opinion it really accentuates the lines of the boat. Once dry she will be getting another two coats and a white pinstripe before she is sealed up.

 

 

 

[Jim Lad]

That's a beautiful blue you're using.

 

John

[SaltyScot]

12 minutes ago, Jim Lad said:

That's a beautiful blue you're using.

 

John

Thanks, John. I liked the look of the color when I saw the can at the hardware store but when I started spraying it on earlier I got excited about it even more. It is just what I wanted.

[SaltyScot]

The paint job is coming along quite nicely, I am very happy with the way she looks right now. As per the instructions on the can, I have to wait 48 hours bin between coats. I can do a quick respray, if necessary, if I do it within an hour of the initial coat. I have two coats on there as of this writing and am waiting until Monday afternoon to add the final coat. After that the tape comes off, the wood on the lower half of the hull will be treated with a very weak stain to bring out the red tones (already tested on some scrap walnut strips) and then she will get a clear coat to protect everything.

 

In the meantime I am cutting deck planks, sanding down the mast to the specs in the plans and generally cleaning up my shipyard table