NORSKE LOVE - Billing Boats 1:75 scale

dockattner said:
When I first saw the red I hoped it was an artifact of photography and lighting...
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Only you Paul… :p
If you remember the ship picture from the Danish Norwegian museum that I showed for reference, that is how the ship was painted. I am merely following their color scheme. The question is the correct red to use. As bulwarks, cannon carriages, upper railings, and some deck furnishings are supposed to be red. In fact the galley window frames are red. The common theme is red, black and gold. All whom look good together IMO. ;)
 
Dean62 said:
Only you Paul… :p
If you remember the ship picture from the Danish Norwegian museum that I showed for reference, that is how the ship was painted. I am merely following their color scheme. The question is the correct red to use. As bulwarks, cannon carriages, upper railings, and some deck furnishings are supposed to be red. In fact the galley window frames are red. The common theme is red, black and gold. All whom look good together IMO. ;)
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I wasn't disparaging the use of red (there will be red on my current ship as well) - I was disparaging the use of THAT (poppy) red ROTF. When I was a boy I had a black-light poster with that red on it...
 
dockattner said:
I wasn't disparaging the use of red (there will be red on my current ship as well) - I was disparaging the use of THAT (poppy) red ROTF. When I was a boy I had a black-light poster with that red on it...
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Unfortunately, it is hard to get a true representation of color with a cell phone picture displayed on a computer monitor. ;)
I have repainted it a darker red...see above post. Once again in the photos it looks lighter...sigh! But I feel it is an improvement!
 
Peter Voogt said:
Just nice, elegant, accurate and clean, Dean.
Regards, Peter
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Thank you Peter. There is one more railing above that one for the upper deck, and then another railing with vertical post above the lower left railing. That one will have a scroll at the end. ;) Then I can move to mid ship and make the wall and cannon ports for that...and finally move to the bow. Sheesh! Much work ahead! ;)
 
Daniel20 said:
This is stunning Dean! The darker red is most definitely the better choice in my opinion. Mind you my interpretation of color is not to be trusted, having said that I still like the darker version.
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Thank you Daniel! I appreciate that...us color blind folks like it! :P
I think it will all tie in well. I still have waterway boards, etc. ...those will be pearwood. That will transition the deck to the painted wall. There is so much more to go, but I already envision it all, it's just making it happen! ;)
 
You make the call Dean - you have proven your good taste in the past without any shadow of doubt, so there is no reason to not to trust you now. Of course, there is no pressure.
 
Jimsky said:
Unless it is an optical illusion, one of the stations is not in line with the others... Am I correct, mia amigo?

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Good question, it may not be? Very hard to keep them all vertical. They are tiny and keeping the ends completely square and flat is problematic. Will need to figure out a better way to ensure they are all plumb.
However I noticed depending on the camera angle, they looked different. Only true way to tell, is to look straight at them from the side. I will check. ;)
 
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