HMS Portland 1770 by westwood - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate

[Ronald-V]

That's a lovely "testpiece", it's a decoration piece on itself

[westwood]

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Are the moldings from the scraper I provided?

Yes, they are, but I randomly picked these profiles.
However, I'm also looking forward to the revised scraper shown in the picture. I noticed that the side profiles are much more accurate on that one.

[Sterling59]

This is a fantastic project - the models are going to be stunning!

[westwood]

Hi guys,
Finally, another update!
I was waiting for a new order of Castello boxwood. I have it now, and the first strips are cut and ready. 
Originally, I planned to paint the gun ports last.
However, I decided to paint all the ports with doors before planking.
I chose Red Ochre from Caldercraft.
I also tried Liquitex Soft Body Red Oxide, but it's too brown.
Golden Fluid Red Oxide is a nice shade too, but it's glossy, and even the matting medium didn't make it matte enough — it almost made it transparent.
I'm thinking about trying Winsor & Newton Gallery Red Ochre.
Does anyone have a comparison with Caldercraft?
After painting, I glued planking strips that I printed on self-adhesive paper to the bulkhead.

I didn't glue them all on purpose, in case some fine-tuning is needed later.
Now, the planking fun can begin!

[Trussben]

Enjoy the planking Dusan!