Battleship Marat 1941

[MSea]

Two very thin coats of dark sand hand brushed onto the wooden deck - will let it dry and see if it needs another coat and then its on to picking out the individual planks in different colours.  then a wash of dark sand and Flory wash to show the edges between the planks - the joy of ship building.

[chriswil42]

Yes, you have your work cut out for yourself Martin.

[MSea]

Yes Chris but just think about the happy smiling face on Haddock when he sees it 

[MSea]

First planks picked out with buff - only another 7 different colours to go - think its cofffffeeeeeee time 

[MSea]

Five more colours added to the planking - think I will add another different five next time I paint the decks, making a total of lots and lots - yohoho

[MSea]

Planks picked out with 10 different colours and then a thin wash of the base colour over the top to tone them down..
Now painting the parts that are grey and when that is done will give it all a Flory wash that should tone it down some more, as well as picking out the gaps between the planks - that's the theory we shall see how it turns out - yohohoho

[chriswil42]

Very colourful.

[cph64]

I think he got the inspiration from one of his shirts?

[chriswil42]

You could be right there Chris.

[MSea]

Not bright enough for one of my shirts yohoho 

[chriswil42]

Really!!! 😎😎😎

[MSea]

Props and rudders added to the hull

[zak]

Not waterlined then?

[MSea]

NO Zak full hull to show the bow and the chains at the front of the ship.
The sixteen 120mm casement guns now have brass barrels replacing the bits of plastic.

[MSea]

All twelve sections of brass tube cut for the main gun barrels - to be cleaned up and then glued together.