Gentlemen, allow me to alleviate your confusion.
The question I posited was which color seemed best for painting/tinting the inboard planking of the bulwarks. A bunch of people weighed in with a preference for the more red tones (or red/brown tones). Several colleagues, however, suggested that NOT painting the bulwarks was the way to go. This was the genesis for the original dialogue.
My initial plan was to complete half of this model as a finished ship which means that certain elements would/should be painted.
I have this in my head. But the argument that the wood on this model is too nice to cover with paint is valid. The boxwood is truly beautiful. So I am open to a change of direction and have been looking at LOTS of finished models this week trying to decide how I want to proceed with my build.
In the interim I chose to tint the port linings/stops. I thought this was a stand-alone/isolated decision. That is, I tinted these linings thinking that I could still decide later if I was going to add color to the bulwarks. But Jim demurred and suggested that this was also the decision to paint the bulwarks (with the caveat that the builder (in this case me) gets to do whatever he wants to do
).
This launched the sub-dialogue about how the port linings/stops relate to the planking on the inboard wall of the bulwarks. Jim has shown some drawings and these agree 100% with Antscherl (the resource that primarily informs this build).
At the end of the day this is all just part of the fun of being on the forum. I am truly out of my depth in terms of naval architecture and ship design so I do rely on the forum members to provide guidance and insight. But (and this is an important
but), I do not feel beholden to historical accuracy. This is just a hobby for me and I do it for fun; and the forum adds to that fun in a most unexpected way!
If you care...the leader in the clubhouse is to color the bulwarks but there are still players out on the course...
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