I agree dowels for sure although you have some cool tapering guides there
.Cheers Grant
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.Cheers Grant
Hmmm... Hadn't thought of that Grant. Thank you. 
Finished the small deck pieces. There's also a stove, but I'm no going to use that. I filled the buckets with white glue as I've seen others do. It dries clear and looks like water.
On to something else...
On to something else...
What a nice kit! Well done on the deck furniture and stuff.
Those deck pieces add a lot to an already well detailed build. Nicely done.
Jan
Jan
Good morning. I agree with Paul the deck furniture look really cool. Cheers Grant.
Thank you everyone. I like the way the wood looks when airbrushed with Pavel's alcohol dyes and a light coat of minwax wipe-on satin poly. The kit comes with a bottle of gold paint. Quite a bit of the stern is highlighted in gold. Not sure yet if I will apply this... Maybe a little gold in places. Would hate to create a mess by getting gold outside the edges of the details.
And I haven't put the nails (bolts) on the bumpers on the outside of the hull. Again, maybe...
And I haven't put the nails (bolts) on the bumpers on the outside of the hull. Again, maybe...
Maybe you could experiment with some dry brushing... That's a nice way of adding highlights at a lower risk level...
Working on the internal hand rails. Found another OOPS!. I placed the boards out of order, so the square hole for the post is in the wrong place. I'll blame this on the plank numbers being wrong when gluing them together!! Guess I can't count that well...
Guess I can't count that well...
Thanks Doc. I have bought some dry brush brushes and paints. They've been on the shelf for a while. Guess I need to learn to use them.
I finished the interior handrails on each deck and put together and installed the ladders. Pay attention to the numbering of the handrails and ladders when you remove them from the parts sheet. There are 3 sets of each for the different decks, but only one set is numbered on the instructions.
Both the handrails and ladders are a little difficult to put together as they have pieces at are kind of hard to keep aligned. I used some tiny clips to hold the columns uprigth and square when gluing the rails on the handrails. Wanted to make sure I could get the handrails back into position after painting them.
Only one of the ladders parts are numbered. #123 it goes to the poop deck. #124 and #125 are the same. Only one is needed and this goes on the main deck. #126 goes to the forecastle.
The steps for the ladders are way to thick to fit into the pre-cut grooves on the ladder side pieces. Rather than trying to sand each one individually I stuck them to tape and ran them though the thickness sander.
Glued the handrails and ladders in place... ( i had to put some more glue in a water bucket. That's why it's white, but will dry clear)
Both the handrails and ladders are a little difficult to put together as they have pieces at are kind of hard to keep aligned. I used some tiny clips to hold the columns uprigth and square when gluing the rails on the handrails. Wanted to make sure I could get the handrails back into position after painting them.
Only one of the ladders parts are numbered. #123 it goes to the poop deck. #124 and #125 are the same. Only one is needed and this goes on the main deck. #126 goes to the forecastle.
The steps for the ladders are way to thick to fit into the pre-cut grooves on the ladder side pieces. Rather than trying to sand each one individually I stuck them to tape and ran them though the thickness sander.
Glued the handrails and ladders in place... ( i had to put some more glue in a water bucket. That's why it's white, but will dry clear)
Hey Doc. Thank you for bringing up dry brushing... I dug through my stuff and found the dry brushes I had completely forgotten about. A few hours on the internet and I was ready to try it.
I some builds have a very bold, bright gold on the decorations. I didn't want this. I wanted a more subdued gold. Not bright. This is a bright one...
I wanted the gold to be barely visable...
I'm please with the way this turned out. I can always all a litte more gold if I decide to. I now see where this can be used in several places: deck fittings, masts, decks. all sorts of trim. I have a couple sets of acrylic wood colors and some individual acrylic paints that can be used.
Something else I have watched on the internet is 'edge highlighting'. That might work in the decorative trim pieces and othet places.
What do you think? Too subdued?
I some builds have a very bold, bright gold on the decorations. I didn't want this. I wanted a more subdued gold. Not bright. This is a bright one...
I wanted the gold to be barely visable...
I'm please with the way this turned out. I can always all a litte more gold if I decide to. I now see where this can be used in several places: deck fittings, masts, decks. all sorts of trim. I have a couple sets of acrylic wood colors and some individual acrylic paints that can be used.
Something else I have watched on the internet is 'edge highlighting'. That might work in the decorative trim pieces and othet places.
What do you think? Too subdued?
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I'm glad this might be something you can use. I believe the subtle approach fits the style of Pavel's models.
Maybe its still a bit too subdued but you can always add a slightly lighter highlight color later. Another trick is to use a wash on the recessed areas to make them a bit darker. Of course you should practice that first to see if it works on these relief carvings.