Oscar Continued

[greenman407]

Here are some examples of the bouy marker that I am trying to reproduce.

[greenman407]

So back on this clear coating decal thing. Last night, as a test, I took some dry transfers that I wont be using and I applied them. Then I took my Minwax Spar Urethane that I plan on using and coated it. No reaction was seen. After 12 hrs. of drying time they look good. So it looks good. I have found all the colors and materials that I need to get this thing painted, decalled and clear coated. Life is good.....................sometimes.

[greenman407]

Thanks tsenecal. Next, Im going to look thru my stuff for a picture of the real thing. Maybe your button Idea will work out.

[tsenecal]

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This drawing shows the rescue bouy marker. Ill have to make one of these. Ill start with a plastic washer at 3/4" dia. Then ill apply some two part stiff apoxy to the top of it , than shape and sand it down to shape. Unless somebody has one already????????..........

I actually found a plastic button at the sewing store already had the right arch to it for the rescue buoy on my type II uboat. the type that has a loop on the back that the thread passes through (not with the four little holes that go through it) all i had to do was cut the loop off the back and make the little detail on the top.

[greenman407]

Here are some of the dry transfers. They look so good Ive got to put them on.

[greenman407]

OK , so this kinda worries me. They dont want you to put any clear coat on top of the dry transfer decals. WELL HELLO! How else are you going to protect them?? The customer service of Scale Ships is SOOOO poor, youll never be able to get anymore, thats for sure. So Im going to do an experiment first by transfering some that Im not going to use on a test piece and spray some Minwax Spar Urethane on top of it and see what happens.

[greenman407]

Then it was on to attaching some of the supplied surface details, such as the two windlasses and bollards and flanges and thingamajigs and whatchamacalits.

[greenman407]

This drawing shows the rescue bouy marker. Ill have to make one of these. Ill start with a plastic washer at 3/4" dia. Then ill apply some two part stiff apoxy to the top of it , than shape and sand it down to shape. Unless somebody has one already????????..........

[greenman407]

So this is how it turned out.

[greenman407]

I hope that I can stay motivated long enough to finish this thing before I feel the need to start on one of the other projects.Safety rail was on Saturdays agenda.
Using the supplied scale drawings, I used a pencil to draw there locations out on the model so that I could follow it uniformally and that there would be no visible difference to the eye from one side to the other. There are bends up and down and left and right. So that I wouldnt make a mess with my thin CA I used this:
These are nozzle ends and small dia. hose. By using this on your CA bottle you can better control how much you put out.

[greenman407]

Turns out that the Krylon Pimento color has dried too much like pale light orange. Its not red enough. So last night I bought a can of Krylon Banner Red. I sprayed a test piece and let it dry. This morning I looked at it and it seems more to my liking. So, the next chance I get I will lightly sand the pimento painted areas and mask and spray over it the Banner Red.

[greenman407]

Hey! I got to do something about grafting on some snow!

[Anuci]

You obviously won't need to be concerned about keeping the grates level to one another, Das is good!
I'm sure they had a good reason for aligning them on the hull as they had, or maybe just a case of too much Vodka! : )

[greenman407]

This is what I am trying to reproduce on the grates. Although this picture is of grates on a Delta, I believe that they are the same thing.

[greenman407]

Thanks guys. I finished the one side and have now started on the other side. Looks good.