The Ship Model Forum

Hey Bill, This would be a nice addition to the gallery.
Congratulations.

Cheers
Jeroen

Thanks for the nice input.

Gordon - I hadn't thought of creating the prop guards out of plastic, so good tip for the future. I'm not afraid of attempting to scratch build the occasional part but I never seem to have the right plastic on hand.

Martin - I'm still trying to master the entry level DSLR that picked up recently. If I can get better photos this weekend I'll send them in for the gallery. Do you know how to mark this build log complete so that it gets moved?

Jeroen - I don't know if you can tell from the photos above, but I attempted some fading with oil paints on the port side but left the starboard side "clean" so that I could see the contrast. I used your model as an example but I believe it was waterline. Have you done this with a full hull model? I wasn't sure whether the fading should continue below the waterline.

Bill Gormley wrote: Do you know how to mark this build log complete so that it gets moved?

Merely express the will and it shall be done.

Now that's what I call service! LOL. Would you please move this thread for me?

It's already there/here

Hey Bill,

Yes, I've seen the fading. It brings more life to the color, don't you think. I have not build a full hull yet, so I can not really comment on that, but I think below the waterline, the weathering is different.

Cheers
Jeroen