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Italeri PT-109 Torpedo Boat 1:35-WIP

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  • Member since
    August 2012
  • From: Parker City, IN.
Posted by Rambo on Saturday, April 26, 2014 4:16 PM

Glad to see your still working on this big boat.

Clint

  • Member since
    July 2005
Posted by Lloyd on Saturday, April 26, 2014 7:33 PM

Thanks! I'll start carving the foam water base next. I fit her out after she's launched!

  • Member since
    July 2010
  • From: Tempe AZ
Posted by docidle on Sunday, April 27, 2014 8:44 PM

She looks beautiful Lloyd.  I really love the preshading and the final color.

Steve

       

 

 

  • Member since
    July 2005
Posted by Lloyd on Friday, May 2, 2014 8:18 AM
Thanks again. I have the foam base carved and the boat epoxied into position. Next stage is the water sculpting.
  • Member since
    July 2005
Posted by Lloyd on Sunday, May 4, 2014 7:56 AM
I defined the waterline and marked off the bow wave shape, which I'm feeling pretty good about. Taping the shape off makes it so much easier to create this effect.
  • Member since
    July 2005
Posted by Lloyd on Sunday, May 4, 2014 7:59 AM
The first later of clay has gone down, keeping it very thin to speed up drying, and this stuff will crack all over.
  • Member since
    July 2005
Posted by Lloyd on Sunday, May 4, 2014 8:02 AM

By the way, does anyone know what causes this frosting effect with dullcoat? I suspect it's the lacquer and white spirit thinner I used in the wash reacting to each other but I could be wrong.

  • Member since
    August 2012
  • From: Parker City, IN.
Posted by Rambo on Monday, May 5, 2014 4:01 PM

I had that happen on a resent build, nowhere as bad as it hit you but my first thought was I didn't let my filters and washes gas out enough before I hit it with a dull coat. What is the old saying if it still smells like paint then it aint dry yet. Anyway I now let things go 2 days (or sometimes more) before I hit them with a dull coat

Clint

  • Member since
    December 2005
Posted by PTConsultingNHR on Monday, May 5, 2014 4:46 PM

NICE job, sir.

  • Member since
    July 2005
Posted by Lloyd on Monday, May 5, 2014 10:44 PM

Ok, thanks. I figured I should have let it dry longer. It's quite fixable, just a hassle.

  • Member since
    July 2005
Posted by Lloyd on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 6:51 AM
The water base modeling is done and shortly I'll paint the ocean and wave details. The bow wave turned out ok, I got the arc working the way I wanted, it just will need more foam added to look convincing. For that I'll probably use acrylic medium.
  • Member since
    August 2007
  • From: back country of SO-CAL, at the birth place of Naval Aviation
Posted by DUSTER on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 11:26 PM

Really  nice job on the bow wave- looks convincing from here

Steve

Building the perfect model---just not quite yet  Confused

  • Member since
    July 2005
Posted by Lloyd on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 12:32 AM

Thanks Steve.

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