Queen Mary

[Defiant911]

A tiny bit more of the decking and some hand painted white bits so don’t look too closely

[spanner570]

Taking shape nicely Karl... :thumb2:

The decking is excellent.

The trouble is, model ships have nasty little corners to get at, don't they?

Looking good.

[Defiant911]

Taking shape nicely Karl... :thumb2:

The trouble is, model ships have nasty little corners to get at, don't they?

Looking good.

Oh yes, it’s a whole different level of difficult. Glasses are a must. That said i feel like I’ve just about perfected my wood decking now. It’s got better with each piece I do. I’d almost like to do the first two bits again but I’m not stripping them now so ill have to live with them.

[Tim Marlow]

I’d agree, the decking looks excellent Carl.

[Defiant911]

I’d agree, the decking looks excellent Carl.

Thanks Tim, it’s all new technique to me so this ones definitely a learning curve. Maybe it‘ll convince me to take on a bigger size battleship like the Hood next...thinks Christmas present from wife..lol

[boatman]

Thanks Tim, it’s all new technique to me so this ones definitely a learning curve. Maybe it‘ll convince me to take on a bigger size battleship like the Hood next...thinks Christmas present from wife..lol

OH i certainly hope so Carl it would be great to see a build of hood go on i dare you lol :smiling4: :smiling4:
chris

[rtfoe]

Excellent decking Carl, I was going to suggest to do the WW2 troopship version of the Queen Mary if the wash on the deck couldn't be solved. I think in four years the decks would have been miserable with the many trans Atlantic convoys with little time for cleaning. I presume some parts were covered over to protect the deck.

Anyway it looks splendid now.

Cheers,
Richard

[Defiant911]

I have to say when I started the boat build I wasn’t convinced I would enjoy it as it seems very repetitive and time consuming and if it wasn’t for the fact this model was given to me to build for someone else then I probably would not have attempted one. That said, now I have been building this on and off for a few weeks I’m quite enjoying the pace. The more it starts to come together and actually look like the grand boat the more exciting it is.
Ive still got the hardest large main deck to paint and I think the finish of the model very much depends on that larger part of the model.
I have been trying different techniques on how to paint the decks for the best finish and I’ve still not nailed it yet. The last effort was to liquid mask the smaller decks and spray all the white in one go. That didn’t work out that well as the liquid mask was too high in places so I had to touch back in the white which kinda defeated the object. These decks are so small I’m finding that the brush is the only way to do it .

[Guest]

Cominv along nicely Carl :smiling3:.

[JR]

I have to agree with the others, that deck looks good, the slight colour variation is perfect.

[boatman]

HI Carl well im like the other guys an think you are now doin a grand job on the model well done great stuff lookin forward to seein her finished an a float in the bath lol with some pics
chris

[scottie3158]

Hi Carl,
All looking very nice mate.

[Defiant911]

Hi all, I was thinking of putting some form of weight in the hull of the boat to give the model more of a quality feel When handled plus makes it more stable on the shelf. I guess in the old days people used lead but I presume there is an alternative these days. Can some one recommend best weight options to glued in the hull?

[boatman]

HI Carl pour some resin in the hull its quite heavy but let the smell out first for a few days

chris

[Defiant911]

HI Carl pour some resin in the hull its quite heavy but let the smell out first for a few days

chris

Thanks Chris, would that be just epoxy resin & hardener, the type of stuff from Amazon etc.