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Digs · Posted: Tue 16 Sep 2008 13:11 pm Post subject:

Over 600 done after the weekend. And yes, Loll, several times I've thought 'why the hell did I start this?'...

Thanks for reminding me!

Loll · Posted: Tue 16 Sep 2008 15:49 pm Post subject:

Digs · Posted: Sun 28 Sep 2008 21:42 pm Post subject:

About time for an update.

Last weekend I finally finally finished drilling all the portholes, all 750 odd of them. I don't know how Remy managed to do all his so fast!

Since then, the hull has been primed with acrylic white from a can, then masked off and the antifoul sprayed on:

And a closeup:

Next up - more masking and then I'll spray the black.

Paul

Loll · Posted: Mon 29 Sep 2008 00:21 am Post subject:

orionv · Posted: Mon 29 Sep 2008 15:05 pm Post subject:

i have a secret ...i don t sleep...

Beautifull work,very clean...More photos please...

chippy · Posted: Wed 01 Oct 2008 11:44 am Post subject:

must admit portholes look fantastic. nice work!!

chippy · Posted: Thu 02 Oct 2008 11:27 am Post subject:

Am impressed with the spray finish looks really crisp and even, much better than brushing, I have a spray but not tried it yet, looking great though Paul

Digs · Posted: Sun 05 Oct 2008 19:32 pm Post subject:

Thanks guys!

Nothing fancy with the sprays - the white (and the black you're about to see) are Humbrol acrylic rattle cans. The antifoul likewise, except it's a dreaded PlasticKote spray, put on very lightly over the acrylic after an overnight drying step.

Anyway, more slow progress - hull uppers sprayed satin black (Hu85), and a base made out of wood and three large wheel nuts acquired from somewhere or other.

I've also painted all the wooden decks and made a start on the white upperworks, but no photos of that yet.

Paul

daniel7891 · Posted: Sun 05 Oct 2008 20:12 pm Post subject:

A very ingenious base you have made
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Daniel

chippy · Posted: Mon 06 Oct 2008 08:31 am Post subject:

Looking good Paul!!!, great idea for the base.

Digs · Posted: Sat 20 Dec 2008 22:50 pm Post subject:

First update in two and a half months! And no, it's not finished yet

The hull has had the 'gold' band added and the first couple of decks added:

For windows, I found an image file on the web for printing decals for the Lucy, sized to 1/350. A bit of Photoshopping and the result can be seen propped against the base and on the first deck in the close-up below:

The windows are in the wrong places and numbers - but as the two sets of plans I have disagree on where they should be I've gone for an impression rather than a true rendition.

Paul

dancho · Posted: Sun 21 Dec 2008 10:44 am Post subject:

Outstanding work!

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T16S · Posted: Sat 03 Jan 2009 23:03 pm Post subject:

This is looking good!- Keep going! We want to see the finish.
cheers Stuart