The Happy Hunter

[Guest]

Thats a really nice smooth flowing line there Andy ... did you follow a template or freehand it when masking ???

[Guest]

got to agree with you all thats a fine job of painting i dont think i could get a line as straight as that

[Guest]

Thats a really nice smooth flowing line there Andy ... did you follow a template or freehand it when masking ???

I used my home made gadget to draw a line and then masked along the line Colin.

Cheers

Andy

[yak face]

Amazing work andy the rails look superb and the paint job on the hull is first class , cheers tony

[Guest]

Very clean mask job Andy that paint looks terrific!

[Guest]

I turned over the Hull today and finished off the Black that was missed on the rails.

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Next i moved onto the the platform behind the mid deck and made the rails.

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I also added the crane support and the lighting post.

Cheers

Andy

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[Guest]

i`m not allowed to swear,so i just have to say awesome,and no overspray onto the white awesome job

mobear

[Guest]

Thanks guys. Ole the magic is yet to come. i got to paint the deck walls without getting any on the black. Lets see if i can manage it when the time comes.

Andy

[spanner570]

One cracking paint job there Andy. Really nice.....I'm enjoying watching your skills moved over from the aircraft to The Happy Hunter....A sure fire receipe for success!!

Cheers,

Ron

[Guest]

Cheers Ron. the feeling is mutual. Your work is inspiring.

Andy

[Guest]

Ive been concentrating on the upper deck, wheel House painting. There are still a lot of things to do to finish these off yet. You will see that i still have to paint the handrails and iron work as well as fit the glaze etc.

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Cheers

Andy

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[Guest]

really cool progress andy,still thinking i must get a gravity feed airbrush gives a nice coating of paint

mobear

[Guest]

I have to be honest here Ole and please forgive me for this correction but the only parts painted with the airbrush on the decks are the stacks, i brush painted the other parts. Now if you refer to the hull i realy must agree, for a paint area of that size i did demand a lot from my IAWATA but it did reform as you have said with outstanding results. Normaly i would have used my mini spray gun to have done the job but i was too idol to set everything up when i had the airbrush sitting in the stand on the bench next to me.

Cheers

Andy

[Guest]

i just zoomed in on the stack tops yup brush strokes lol,still cool

mobear

[Guest]

Yes Ole. The red tops are brushed the blue is with the airbrush, i did brush the blue first off but it look awfull so i put 3 coats over it with the airbush. The red is fantastic once you get 3 coats on it, you cant see any brushlines at all.

Andy