all construction is finished. prior to painting need to mark out waterline. made sure hull on flat surface, slightly raised as running gear projects below ships bottom, upright and even keel and clear run around worktop. then made up tool to correct height using data from plan at aft perpendicular. superglued pencil to top of tool, waxed bottom of tool and ran it round the hull so marking waterline perfick. went to halfords for some panel wipes and white pinstripe for boot topping but they didn't have suitable stripes in white. will try siop y modur am. intend using white pinstripe to mark out waterline, prime all over the the hull with grey, covering pinstripe as well and after rubbing down, mask off above w/l and spray below w/l with red oxide primer to simulate anti-fouling colour. next, remove masking and mask off bottom side and spray above w/l with final colour. then cut back with 1200 wet/dry paper removing paint from pinstripe which should leave a nice white boot topping. to get the required satin finish and protect fragile acrylic paint and transfers will spray over all with satin polyurethane varnish. must remember to mask off propshaft threads and rudder posts as not fitting rudders till after painting.
Jem,
ReplyDeleteThis is a brlliant piece work that must be of potential to a novice model maker. You should email one of the modelling mags of your blog! I am sure they would snap off you hand. Who said you weren't listening in the woodwork class at Woden Avenue!!!!!