Hi All-
This is as good a time as any to create a WIP Thread for my Cutty Sark.
Thanks to everyone for helping me with advice on resource material on the previous thread (I'll create a link between the two for anyone who may want to reference it).
*Resource Reference Thread*
http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/7/t/177602.aspx
Not too much progress to report...I've gathered some materials, separated kit parts based on airbrush base color, and purchased some new paints.
For the lower hull, I'm going to mix Tamiya Copper with some Tamiya Gold to get a color somewhere in between. I know the real Cutty Sark's lower hull looks more gold or brass in color, but I kind of want a bit of a copper-y look.
Also, I think I'm going to prime all the parts before I begin painting...spraying white for the bulwarks on the molded black hull is just asking for trouble, and some of the kit-molded parts are not the same color as they'll be when I paint them (some of the lower crosstrees, for example, are shared between brown and white molded sprues, so they won't look the same once I paint over the different plastic color)....of course, black will lay down nicely over the primed hull, so it shouldn't be an issue.
I still need to drill some holes in the deck parts and maybe even the hull railing to accommodate lower deadeyes, eyebolts, etc., but that'll come soon enough.
Anyway, here's a picture of the hull halves, clamped for a test-fit while I perform some sanding and matching.
20180204_092402 by Dave Kump, on Flickr
Wish me luck!
Thanks,
Dave
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