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  

[SaltyScot]

As so often happens with the best laid plans, things didn't go as I wished they would. I had 3 coats of blue on the hull and was very patient and waited the full 24 hours after the 3rd coat so that it was completely dry (I didn't do that with the second coat entirely and got a scuff mark..... ). I had ordered the white pinstripe (1/8") to arrive today and was looking forward to getting it on. When the package arrived and I saw what was in there I was shocked. The tape was nowhere near 1/8' wide, more like1/16" !! Not wanting to be beaten I masked the hull back up and spray painted the white stripe that way. The lines are not as precise as I would have achieved with the pinstripe and that concerns me. I have been battling with the option of putting a 1/4" strip on there now. Despite masking I did get a little white paint bleed onto my lovely, shiny blue hull  I rubbed it down again with 600 grit and will mask and repaint again tomorrow. The jury is still out on the width of the pinstripe.

 

 

 

[vossiewulf]

22 minutes ago, SaltyScot said:

As so often happens with the best laid plans, things didn't go as I wished they would

If you're not staining the hull, when you lay the tape to do the white again, before spraying the white, seal the tape edge with a light coat of lacquer (or something else clear that's compatible with the paints you're using) first.

 

That should stop the bleeding at the edges, it really helps to seal like that on open-grained wood.

[SaltyScot]

2 hours ago, vossiewulf said:

If you're not staining the hull, when you lay the tape to do the white again, before spraying the white, seal the tape edge with a light coat of lacquer (or something else clear that's compatible with the paints you're using) first.

 

That should stop the bleeding at the edges, it really helps to seal like that on open-grained wood.

 

Thank you for the info there sir. Sadly I stained the hull earlier on this afternoon. That being said, I will definitely take your advice and use it if I come across a situation like this again. There will be a way round all this