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Here you can see Orion - I built this in 2008.
Key to the paint job is time.
1 Grey primer coats -automotive acrylic all over
1 coat red oxide primer - automotive acrylic all over
2 Airbrushed top coats of grime type black I mix exterior household sample paints - being 80% jet black 20% white. This overcoats the top half of the model. (masked up bottom half). This is enamel. Note well if you ever use Enamel and Acrylic in combination on a model you must apply Acrylic first. Enamel bodes very well over Acrylic but Acrylic applied to a previous Enamel coat acts like paint stripper.
With the top half allowed to dry for a full 24 hours - I mask up the top half. The lower hull surface is then attended to. The lower surface has a mix of different enamels - silver / mixed with the grime black mix sprayed at different distances and in patches, but mainly around the scum line. Whilst still wet I drag a dry sponge from the top of the scum line down creating the effects you see above haphazardly along the boat.
After all this is dry for a couple of days I mask up the scum line above and below and the boat above and below and airbrush from varying distances some lime green enamel - just hobby enamel - this creates the occasional blob of green algae you see.
I applied BEC branded self adhesive vinyl decals and whilst these need no overcoat, I then re-coat the whole ship with an enamel based semi gloss clear spray.
For features like paint wear around cleats and hatches I used a dry sponge corner and / or cue tip and dab the coner of hatches etc. Finally to show the wearing of what flow i drag a dry sponge with a very small amount of silver /aluminum hobby enamel down the hull from the casing drain hull to the water scum line. I do something similar across the control surfaces.
Hope you like it.
Key to the paint job is time.
1 Grey primer coats -automotive acrylic all over
1 coat red oxide primer - automotive acrylic all over
2 Airbrushed top coats of grime type black I mix exterior household sample paints - being 80% jet black 20% white. This overcoats the top half of the model. (masked up bottom half). This is enamel. Note well if you ever use Enamel and Acrylic in combination on a model you must apply Acrylic first. Enamel bodes very well over Acrylic but Acrylic applied to a previous Enamel coat acts like paint stripper.
With the top half allowed to dry for a full 24 hours - I mask up the top half. The lower hull surface is then attended to. The lower surface has a mix of different enamels - silver / mixed with the grime black mix sprayed at different distances and in patches, but mainly around the scum line. Whilst still wet I drag a dry sponge from the top of the scum line down creating the effects you see above haphazardly along the boat.
After all this is dry for a couple of days I mask up the scum line above and below and the boat above and below and airbrush from varying distances some lime green enamel - just hobby enamel - this creates the occasional blob of green algae you see.
I applied BEC branded self adhesive vinyl decals and whilst these need no overcoat, I then re-coat the whole ship with an enamel based semi gloss clear spray.
For features like paint wear around cleats and hatches I used a dry sponge corner and / or cue tip and dab the coner of hatches etc. Finally to show the wearing of what flow i drag a dry sponge with a very small amount of silver /aluminum hobby enamel down the hull from the casing drain hull to the water scum line. I do something similar across the control surfaces.
Hope you like it.
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