Endurance (1912) - Occre, Scale 1:70 - My First Shipbuilding Adventure

The Ships Cat said:
I'd like to do airbrush.
Painting on paper is easy, pre-mixed Opaques View attachment 485768
But mixing Acrylic to airbrush ??
I tried last night at mixing, painting but couldn't get it above the consistency of English Breakfast. :p :p
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Yeah inks spray beautifully.

What kind of acrylic? Which manufacturer?

Also you probably need to seal the wood.

Then there’s the question of primer.
 
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I just painted mine and I used an airbrush with Tamiya semi gloss black, it took many coats but ended up with a nice smooth finish, some may not like it to look so glossy, but I like the look of a boat that was just completed and not one that has been out to sea a while. Yes, planking is tedious, and I have heard that many modelers have quit because of that task, however it is probably one of the most important to have a gook looking model.
 
The Ships Cat said:
I remember someone whom I greatly admire and respect on here mentioned to me at the start of my planking to my darling ship that it was a "dog of a job"
Now I can totally agree 100% ROTF
I have learned a lot more lessons than I ever envisaged the quantity of mistakes I was destined for, but I have to say, as much as a dog that it is, the real sense of satisfaction, achievement and those warm fuzzies only come at the very end when you look at the completed hull and just think.........."yeah".......
Would I do it again? I most certainly intend to; would I have a crack at PoF one day? Sure, why not.
A constant reminder to myself that the Hull of the Endurance is painted Black, I didn't stress too much about a few irregularities along the way, knowing I could add wood filler without showing too much sin.
Getting excited now because I will hopefully see fairly swift results from my efforts and start to show progress - don't get me wrong, but you know - jeez - one plank, and another plank, let's do another one, I have an idea, put a plank on, oh what the hey, put 3................

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Good my. Hull looks mighty fine. Occre veneer can be brittle but looks like you owned this. Cheers Grant
 
The Ships Cat said:
varnish then black
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You’ll enjoy the look of it under varnish. (One of the many possible varnishes)

And black covers really well so you are on a winner.

Probably best to knock up a paint ‘mule’ with some planks glued to a bit of leftover plywood then test the varnish, paint combo for incompatibilities. Paint can refuse to dry, bubble, craze, look different on different substrates, go streaky, dry on the brush, fall off, be too glossy, too Matt or both, and just look wrong. You name it paint can do it!

Everyone has their own favorites. Some people love brand X but others can’t get it through their airbrush. Paint is a big deal in plastic modelling so I may be in the habit of over-thinking it. I’ve had a lot of problems painting wood since swapping to wood.

Here’s a suggestion I can’t resist making. Don’t use dead black. It’s too black and looks toylike. A very dark grey (add a little blue, a little white) or v d brown (add a little red) looks more like a black painted hull seen from a viewing distance of a hundred feet. Atmospheric haze eh?

On the other hand many modellers think that’s all tosh. On the other other hand many folks think snow is always white and wood is always brown. Don’t take my word for it. Go compare a new black car 100 ft away with a black painted object in your hand.

Other than that, I won’t push a particular way of doing things. For one thing, I don’t know what’s available down there. Im happy to give my personal experiences and opinions any questions if it helps though.
 
I think Smithy is probably correct. In armor modeling, we hardly ever use straight black for anything for exactly the reasons he mentioned. I also recommend avoiding white to tint black towards grey. Light tan often provides better results.
 
Namabiiru said:
I also recommend avoiding white to tint black towards grey. Light tan often provides better results.
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I agree. I add a blue grey (slate grey) but I think that any colour is better than straight white for getting a nice ‘almost black’

I never use straight white on a model either. Partly for atmospheric considerations but also because our pure brilliant white pigments weren’t invented until mid 20th century. Would you agree with that @Namabiiru ?

Come to think of it, late nineteenth century black was probably tarry stuff which weathers to medium grey very quickly if road tar is any indication. Hmmmm…
 
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