Garth's Merit PT boat kit build

Hey,

Got an email from Stan the other day, in which he said that he'll start it "soon" ... When I dropped it off with him, I learned that he had surgery on one of his hands the previous Friday ... so, I'm assuming that's a factor in his soon statement ...

Garth

Any further reports on the progress? Thinking about starting this one for a September show.

Hi All,

Not only is Stan an excellent modeler, but he's a genuine and good guy:

  I will start your model soon. I don’t see any real problem with what you want me to do. I think it will be interesting and fun to evaluate the kit.

   Thanks a bunch for the chance to do so.    Stan.

    P S Have a great day.

More to follow ...

SuppressionFire

'cocoa brown' - interesting reference to a color.

With the Pacific sun and salt the colors would only be standardized shortly after application. A range from a medium to light, with the modellers 'artistic license' for fade and weathering.

The problem with common household items to reference is not everyone has cocoa on hand!

Merit Models is included somewhere in the Greater Co-porosperity Sphere of Wasan Moulding Co of China (eg. Banner, Trumpeter, Mini-Hobby Models).  

The production values are much the same -- packaging, instructions, and color call-outs.    Cocoa Brown is a common call out for USN Hull Red (Brown) on Trumpeter  color sheets. 

'cocoa brown' - interesting reference to a color.

With the Pacific sun and salt the colors would only be standardized shortly after application. A range from a medium to light, with the modellers 'artistic license' for fade and weathering.

The problem with common household items to reference is not everyone has cocoa on hand!

More common modellers food staples would be:

Kraft Dinner yellow or blue, tuna pink, burnt toast, strong coffee brown and of course peanut butter!

Yes I did notice the color call outs to be on the odd side.

Bought the kit over to Stan, he likes it - he said the fit looks good - he said the detail level looks good ... but he did say the painting guide was confusing with the use of paint names like dark gold, cocoa brown and khaki green.  

Great Garth. Will be looking forward to the updates. I have mine and want to jump on it asap.

Can't wait!!

Looking forward to it Garth.

Jim