BUILDING HMS DARING, TYPE 45 DESTROYER,

[zak]

True.

[Wizzel]

We can use them pictures to make sure you've got your sea right an' all!

[Kiteman]

Great work again.....like Wizzel, will be looking out for the sea!

[Haddock]

I hope that's not a challenge.

[MSea]

If it is, you are up to it.

[Haddock]

Here's a brave attempt to enhance some detail. all the watertight are in brass, it just doesn't pop out enough for my liking. The vertical ladders are so fine, they almost disappear under a coat of paint so I've replaced them with some generic stuff, cut too long then the ends folded over to lift them off the surface. Hope it works.
Haddock.

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[zak]

Difficult to tell from the photos, still the odd 10,000 of an inch means a lot to you engineers.
I am sure it will look superb.

[Haddock]

I'll be happy if it's passable. This is supposed to be a quick build.
Haddock.

[Bigkev]

It might be an intended quick build Haddock, but your attention to detail still shines through.
Great Stuff.
Bigkev

[Haddock]

         Bit more progress, the colours look a bit "in yer face" to me , need to knock 'em back a bit, probably some varnish tinted with paint should do the trick.
Haddock.

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[Wizzel]

Sounds like another learning curve coming up.  Can you please give full details of the tinted varnish technique when you use it so I can compare before and after.  Cheers in advance.

[Haddock]

You just mix paint, say light grey, with the varnish, say 5%, then airbrush it on. the original colour is never obliterated cos the varnish is transparent so you can blast away till your hearts content. Mat varnish has the same effect but to a lesser degree and you may not want a dead matt finish. Satin varnish seems to work best, it has a unifying effect which can be quite subtle, the secret is to mess around on something that doesn't matter and see what happens.
Haddock

[MSea]

Thanks Haddock -- another tip put into the memeory banks.

[Haddock]

Here's one I did earlier, the photography isn't very good but you get the idea. It's a coat of black, a coat of Johnsons, then a hefty coat of satin varnish with a drop of light grey added, all done very quickly just so you can see the effect. I don't think this would work with brush painting but I've never tried it.
Haddock.
All the same piece of plastic, just different lighting.

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[zak]

Your favourite colour I presume?