dgbot Posted April 28, 2014 Share #61 Posted April 28, 2014 Nice recovery. DavidB Quote Work in progress USS Maine in cardstock.http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7446-uss-maine-by-dgbot-hmv-card/#entry220003 Completed Blockade runner Teazer http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6063-blockade-runner-teazer-by-dgbot-card-stock/#entry175967 Completed The Monitor Lehigh http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6920-the-monitor-lehigh-by-dgbot-card-model/#entry203680 Completed Kingston Class MCVD http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chompsalot Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share #62 Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) So after wasting some paint and several hours....I decided to prime everything. I figured it would be easier to see ALL my mistakes and I could add filler where needed. My new cherry grating showed up, so I finished making the two pieces. Still need to paint the coaming, but haven't decided what color to use yet Yay!, new tools. I must say, these two might be my best investment yet. Edited May 1, 2014 by Brian Parsons Aussie048, MarisStella.hr and Martin W 3 Quote Brian Parsons Current Build: Rattlesnake Side/Next Build: Benjamin Latham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott larkins Posted April 30, 2014 Share #63 Posted April 30, 2014 Coming along great I see. I like the grating there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted May 1, 2014 Share #64 Posted May 1, 2014 What isgoing to be your paint job? David B Quote Work in progress USS Maine in cardstock.http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7446-uss-maine-by-dgbot-hmv-card/#entry220003 Completed Blockade runner Teazer http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6063-blockade-runner-teazer-by-dgbot-card-stock/#entry175967 Completed The Monitor Lehigh http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6920-the-monitor-lehigh-by-dgbot-card-model/#entry203680 Completed Kingston Class MCVD http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chompsalot Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share #65 Posted May 1, 2014 Pretty much the colors it was previously. The bottom of the hull will be parchment white, then a brown and black stripe along the wale line. Quote Brian Parsons Current Build: Rattlesnake Side/Next Build: Benjamin Latham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott larkins Posted May 1, 2014 Share #66 Posted May 1, 2014 I primed the bottom portion of the hull too and it has taken a lot more paint than I had hoped to get it back to the desired white. But I can say the gray really brought out the wood imperfections and mistakes. I'm waiting for my white to dry over night. Hoping I'll be done with that color today. All I have left is the yellow ocra to do along the gun ports and I will be done. I'm doing a black to the poop deck sides, black molding with a stripe of blue between the molding lines, yellow ocra along the gun ports, a stripe of black at the transition between the narrow and wider planks and a white hull. Transome will be black with blue and yellow ocra decoration, as I've posted in my past log pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chompsalot Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share #67 Posted May 1, 2014 Yeah, I'm thinking about picking up an airbrush today. The paint I'm using is pretty thin and it's tough to keep the brush strokes out of it. Quote Brian Parsons Current Build: Rattlesnake Side/Next Build: Benjamin Latham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin W Posted May 1, 2014 Share #68 Posted May 1, 2014 It's interesting to see the ship with that uniform color -- it brings out the shape nicely. Everything looks smooth and right. Congratulations on those tools. I'll be interested to see how you like that chopper -- I've thought of getting one, but haven't been sure. That hull holder, though, is VERY useful, since you can rotate and tilt the model to accommodate your needs. Cheers, Martin Quote Current Build: HMS FLY 1776 Previous Builds: Rattlesnake 1781 Prince de Neufchatel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chompsalot Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share #69 Posted May 1, 2014 Martin - The Chop-it is awesome. Micro-Mark seems to have tons of cool stuff. I might pick-up the other item they have like it, called the Sand-it. Quote Brian Parsons Current Build: Rattlesnake Side/Next Build: Benjamin Latham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin W Posted May 1, 2014 Share #70 Posted May 1, 2014 Go for it! Quote Current Build: HMS FLY 1776 Previous Builds: Rattlesnake 1781 Prince de Neufchatel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chompsalot Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share #71 Posted May 1, 2014 Woohoo, no more brush strokes in my future painting efforts! Unfortunately, I found a few more spots that needed filler. So I can't play with my new toy until tomorrow.. Quote Brian Parsons Current Build: Rattlesnake Side/Next Build: Benjamin Latham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chompsalot Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share #72 Posted June 2, 2014 Summer time I don't get a lot of "Me" time, so I won't have much time for the rattlesnake for the next 2 months or so. If for some miracle I do, I'll be sure to post it here Quote Brian Parsons Current Build: Rattlesnake Side/Next Build: Benjamin Latham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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