Further assembly. Note the card hatch covers, gun carriages and funnel base fashioned from 1mm grey board. On the right you can see the cocktail stick that will become a pair of gun barrels and the two funnels - all jigged up for sealing and painting.
One thing I have done for the first time with this build is to give the MDF two coats of sealer. I am hoping this will stop the occasional ‘bleed’ through of the MDF into the top coat of paint - especially on light colours.
Next up will be the undercoating and then the painting itself. Before the final assembly - which in this case is fixing the masts and bowsprit - I shall add the funnels and gun barrels as it is easier to do this before the masts are glued into place.
You can probably tell that this will mean that the model will be finished in fairly short order and so Part 3 will be the grand finale!
4 comments:
Another interesting tutorial and looking forward to part 3.
Thank Donnie! This one probably does not really count as a tutorial as such due to its brevity! There is very little construction left at this stage as most of it was around the masts. The final part will show the painting and post painting assembly and will finish up with the addition of the ensign - that is always my last step and for obvious reasons I always savour the moment!
All the best and I am pleased you are enjoying the journey thus far,
DC
Splendid stuff David…
I am looking forward to seeing the finished model…
All the best. Aly
Cheers Aly! The hull is now complete so all that is left is painting the masts and the final assembly followed by varnishing. All being well tomorrow will see it done!
All the best,
DC
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