Revell 1:83 Mayflower

Steve,

If I can insert my two cents, part of me would recommend using what you have so far as a mule. Practice your scratching ideas, etc... and any other work you have ideas for on the smaller MF. Then if you make a mistake it won’t bother your u as much.

When you are ready to start on the larger MF, you now have experience to build on to make that MF even more fabulous.

Steve

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Steve,

If I can insert my two cents, part of me would recommend using what you have so far as a mule. Practice your scratching ideas, etc... and any other work you have ideas for on the smaller MF. Then if you make a mistake it won’t bother your u as much.

When you are ready to start on the larger MF, you now have experience to build on to make that MF even more fabulous.

Steve

  

 

Hi Steve, actually, that is what I was thinking as well. What I am thinking is rather than finish the smaller one to the bitter end, I can use the smaller one as the "mule" to test things on whilst I work on building the bigger one.

But--before then...

I am unhappy with how my paint work came out on the first build; it is not what I was looking for. Some things were ok, but in general, it was phooey. Learning the weathering process is where I spent most of my day banging my head against the wall. It's far easier to paint a ship to look new, it's whole other thing making it look convincingly old. At least for me that is true, and the latter is still my goal.

I still don't have a good grip on the weathering/paint process, but I did learn some things in the two years since. I have some new ideas to try and I already have some parts in a bath. I'll strip those of paint and do more testing. If I can't get the look I am looking for on the mule, then I am not ready to pass go and collect $200.

Btw... I was looking at your Revell 1/90 Nina thread again, and as always, it inspires me. It inspired me pre-Mayflower build, and it inspires me now. You did such a neat job on those.

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/7/t/150812.aspx

I love old sailing ships.