today's work

[Das Boot]

Can I say this is your best work, without you being offended?

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

David, mid-picture, are you whiping clear coat over?

Is the white paint acrylic?

After all the markings went down I mixed up some white, water soluble smear pencil with water and vertically streaked that around the upper works of the ALFA model. That was followed by a well flattened clear coat. Once that cured I removed the masking.

Next operation is to apply the narrow, white boot-topping, and after that start in on weathering the below waterline portions of the model.

Almost three weeks before the Submarine base, SubEx 2025 event. Gotta get on my horse with this project.

[JHapprich]

David, mid-picture, are you whiping clear coat over?

Is the white paint acrylic?

[Ken_NJ]

Oh, the line end is scraped away to give it a finished edge. Part two after laying down the line in the previous post. Got it.

Still requires practice and a steady hand.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Using capillary action you pick up the paint. After dipping you wipe excess off, then apply it. How is it not creating a blob as you apply it. This method of course requires much practice just like air brushing.

And that, boys and girls, is how you eventually get to Carnegie Hall.

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Interesting, that you apply the markings after weathering.I always argued with myself whether it's better to apply markings on a clean model and to include them in the weathering process, wihich belnds them with the overall look but makes them less visible, or to apply them before the final clear coat, Your thoughts?

Weathering is chaos. Markings are studied, understood, precise operations. Get the chaos out of the way first, protect it with a clear coat, and only then apply the markings. Touch up the markings to match surrounding chaos, then another, well flattened clear coat to blend everything together.







David
Master of Disaster

[Ken_NJ]

Using capillary action you pick up the paint. After dipping you wipe excess off, then apply it. How is it not creating a blob as you apply it. This method of course requires much practice just like air brushing.

[DrSchmidt]

Interesting, that you apply the markings after weathering.I always argued with myself whether it's better to apply markings on a clean model and to include them in the weathering process, wihich belnds them with the overall look but makes them less visible, or to apply them before the final clear coat, Your thoughts?

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

[He Who Shall Not Be Named]

Soviet subs have the white markings because they needed a place for rescue. It’s sort of like Mercedes-Benz. Do you know why their seats are so comfortable? So you have a nice place to sit waiting for a tow truck

LOL. The Ying and Yang of engineering.

[Das Boot]

Soviet subs have the white markings because they needed a place for rescue. It’s sort of like Mercedes-Benz. Do you know why their seats are so comfortable? So you have a nice place to sit waiting for a tow truck