Endeavour by LMDAVE - FINISHED - Amati - 1:80 - J-Class Yacht

[yvesvidal]

 

Isn't there a retractable keel on these boats? In that case, should you show some kind of slot underneath?

Just wondering.

 

Yves

[malmoerik]

Great work on planking that keel Floyd, I'm impressed!

 

I saw Floyd mentioning a darker king plank. I did exactly that and it came out great (imho). And just like Floyd I also painted the hull first and when done mounted the deck.

[LMDAVE]

Yves, I believe there is a retractable keel on bigger models, but not this kit. BUt I see what you mean.

 

Thanks Erik!

[fnkershner]

Dave I think he has you confused with me. Yes there is a retractable keel on my build but I decided to plank it over. I like the lines better this way.

[LMDAVE]

Here's some more updates on the planking. I glued the rudder on also which was planked separately. This will probably be my last planking update until the 2nd planking is finished.

 

 

 

[pete48]

Nice work Dave, She looks beautiful

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[LMDAVE]

Moving right along...further along than I thought I would be, but hey, I enjoy working on it. I finished the second planking. This is a shot right before finished. After meeting in the upper middle with as many whole planks I could, I only had to make 4 steeler planks for each side.

 

 

And here is the finished pic. I sanded smooth, and added some sanding sealer, and lightly sanded a little more. Also, added the upper rim. I'm getting close to paint. But that has to be planned out well before starting the steps.

 

[pete48]

Hi Dave, she looks great , Nice work

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[LMDAVE]

Thanks Pete.

I also changed my mind and realized I should lay the deck before paint, since the blue will overlap the top, the finish will get dulled while sanding the deck. So, it'll be easier the tape off the deck and paint afterwards.

Edited July 7, 2014 by LMDAVE

[pete48]

Good Call Dave, She is looking Sweet

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[LMDAVE]

I started on the decking. I'm duplicating what I saw on another build, I'm using left over walnut planking as the center deck strip, and using the supplied clear for the rest. I had to doublestack the 0.5mm walnut strips so they would be level with the 1mm deck planks. Once all sanded smooth and a coat of sealer is applied over it, it should have a real nice appearance. The outermost plank  around the whole perimeter of the deck will be blue, once the hull is painted.

 

Edited July 8, 2014 by LMDAVE

[LMDAVE]

So here is the finished deck. I applied one coat of sanding sealer, and sanded/smoothed it out afterwards. I like the results, but may sand down more for a more uniform finish and tighter walnut line. But, like it like this also.

 

[yvesvidal]

Talk about sheer beauty!!!!! This is stunning.

 

Yves

[LMDAVE]

Thanks Ives...guess I'm getting closing to prepping for paint.

[michael mott]

That look really sharp Dave, great job on the planking the deck is great.

 

Michael

[LMDAVE]

OK, so here is the scariest part of a build for me. Paint. I feel this is where you can screw up all the work done up to this point.

 

I first had to mark the waterline, and this was giving me some trouble since I was holding the boat in the supplied holder and it wasn't staying level...but I got a mark and taped off the bottom.

 

 

From there I had to tape off the deck I just finish but leaving the outer plank exposed as part of the hull cap.

 

 

I decide to handle the white lines (water line and upper trim line) by painting white, then back masking off the two lines. 1/8" for the waterline, and 1/16" for the upper trim.

 

But, When I painted the white primer it shown me all my imperfections, so there was filling and sanding again, and reapplying the white.

 

 

Masking off the lines, the water line look twice as wide, I applied a second layer over the bottom over the first layer so blue couldnt leak through below the white line.

 

 

and finally the upper hull blue. I was so nervous getting to this point already, but fortunately the blue covered smoothly and evenly .

 

 

I may have some touch up to make on the blue, which is what is preventing me from removing the tape and finding out how good my lines came out. If I have to spray any more blue, then these need to stay on.

 

I've been practicing with different poly clear coat and see how I will finish up the whole body. That part still scares me also since I'm not sure on which clear I'm going with and if I'll spray or foam brush apply it.

 

Stay Tuned.

Edited July 14, 2014 by LMDAVE

[pete48]

Looks Good Dave, Water lines can be trickey . I understand wnat you are saying (Painting is still difficult for me )

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[fnkershner]

Dave - What paint did you use? I have been trying to decide on what shade of blue I will use. Looks real clean.

[LMDAVE]

Thanks Pete....I'll be taking the tape off this evening when I get home.

 

Hey Floyd....I manage to get good finishes from basic rattle cans. This blue is a VALSPAR Paint + Primer (Royal Blue) from LOWE's. As long as you have a smooth foundation, you can get a good finish. I'm just hoping the clear coat covers well...I'm test that on a spare piece of wood first

Edited July 14, 2014 by LMDAVE

[LMDAVE]

Well, here's the finished product of paint. I probably do some more polishing once the clear coat finishes curing. The upper trim line looks more wavy in the picture than in person, maybe the pixels of the picture. But I like the contrast of the gloss body and the matt finish deck. Time to start reading ahead and moving on with this fun build.

 

[pete48]

Hi Dave , The paint job looks great , nice work

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[yvesvidal]

Wow...what a beauty. It definitely looks very professional and certainly like the real boat. The clear coat will make the hull resistant to all kind of abuses, and minor scratches. It really brings out the beauty of these timeless shapes and curves.

Truly stunning.

 

 

Yves

Edited July 16, 2014 by yvesvidal

[russ]

Dave:

That paint job is really nice. Excellent work. Love the colors, the crisp lines and the finish.

 

Russ

[LMDAVE]

Thanks guys, I want to get some better pictures in better light to show the colors better.

 

The clearcoat used was Polycrylic, a water based polyurethane, in the hopes that it wouldn't yellow the white lines, and it's held up so far. But, I probably should have let the basecoat blue cure fully before going over it, and by fully cure, I mean like 3 days to a week, I waited a day and a half, and a few of the spots cracked a little when the poly was dry, but I was able to sand it out inbetween poly coats.

 

Edited July 17, 2014 by LMDAVE

[LMDAVE]

Started with the deck furniture now, here's the main deck house. A used an HO scale (1:80) figure to be cute. I did have the sitting area white cloth, but it got dirty so fast I painted is brown leather.

 

[russ]

Good start on the deck furniture. The deck house looks good.

 

Russ

[LMDAVE]

Thanks, Russ!

[fnkershner]

Man I started before you and look how far ahead of me you are. I want to paint my hull so bad.

[pete48]

Looks Great Dave, she's coming together quikly . Nice work

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[LMDAVE]

Thanks guys, and Floyd, yeah I've been moving right along with this one. I could say because it's more than half the size of yours, but its probably because Ive been into the build.

 

I added another hatch that has the instrument gauge on it. This time put a dime in the background to show the scale of this and how small, which is a struggle with detail. OF course I had to use a paper decal, which I then coated with some flat lacquer to see if it would blend in and look real. You can always spot something like that. But I'll leave it.