Live at the dock yard, me hearties!

[boatman]

Stick at it Bob you'll get there
chris

[Defiant911]

Right removed the full length strips of tamiya masking tape
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About 50% not bad, will try to touch up the bleed, thanks to Dave' post on using varnish to control bleed, i will practice on scrap card.

I know i should have sanded off the raised boot topping lines, but this is total practice build and it certainly shown i need it :sad: Bit cheesed off as i must have not thinned the paint enough and put to much on the tape edge, bugger!!

If it helps mine went sideways too. I’ve been rubbing it down and will have to start all the hull painting again. Just slightly annoyed, understatement.
these boats are very testing. Bob

[boatman]

If it helps mine went sideways too. I’ve been rubbing it down and will have to start all the hull painting again. Just slightly annoyed, understatement.
these boats are very testing. Bob

BUT THATS all the challnges eh of beating the odds come on you guys you can do it dont be down hearted how about a 6ft hull line like on my norfolk on both side 12 ft altogeather so you guys can do it
chris

[Defiant911]

BUT THATS all the challnges eh of beating the odds come on you guys you can do it dont be down hearted how about a 6ft hull line like on my norfolk on both side 12 ft altogeather so you guys can do it
chris

Fortunately I’m not one to give up without a good fight first.

[JR]

Feel for you Bob, just when things are going right the paint causes a step back. Annoying to say the least, don't give up mate , touch it up and carry on please.


When I looked at the first photo you'd covered the StuG up like a butter dish ! Trying to hide it I know

[boatman]

LET ME just say this Carl an Bob you just want to get the boot line to look nice dont you eh an you are doin this paint thining why ? as i dont really know about how Carl is doin his ship as i cant at the moment of writeing this remember which ship he's doin but you Bob are usein brush painting yea ? if ive got that right ?

well this is just my opinion but just use the paint like humbroll straight from the tin an useing tamyia yellow masking tape 2mm wide press this tape down fully with your finger tip an i use my nails to press it into any resses an the paint the red bottom first an then mask up again an then paint the hull humbroll no. 64 matt light grey an when you done all that you will have a hull painted red bottom an grey top an yes there propberly will be a slight edge to the paint

but the usein a very fine sandpaper gently rub off the paint edge an when done that both sides then again uesin the tamyia yellow tape mask up the thickness of you water boot line an again pressing the tape down very tightly so no gaps when you are sure the just brush paint the water line on the hull ive done this on severall plastic ship models an yes i admit that there maybe one or two silght areas where the black paint has gotten under the tape but only one or two which are easy too touch up

as YES i aggree its a lot of work guys but that the whole idea for me anyway its modeling an just think on my tiger its 8ft long so both sides will put the paint length to 16ft im not trying to brag here but for me thats what has to be done if i want the model to be finished but im sure it will come out ok you just got to have confidence in yourselves thats my two pennyth worth on the subject
chris ps a shot of my HMS NORFOLK 'S boot line

[boatman]

AN my apolagies Carl for not remembering which ship you are doin an ive now looked an its HMS DREADNOUGHT isn't it
chris

[Defiant911]

AN my apolagies Carl for not remembering which ship you are doin an ive now looked an its HMS DREADNOUGHT isn't it
chris

Hey, don’t worry, I’ve gone off topic so
Many times I can just about remember myself. This ones turning into a bit of an education .
Sadly for me I used some varnish which obviisly went on too runny which then run under the tape and left sticky shiny streaks at every spar it passed over, consequently I had to run it all off which trying to rub around tiny soars was not easy.
i e now sprayed a few coats of black to get the coverage back in and use as a base for the main hull colours and as the pin stripe itself. However, despite not being able to feel by hand the previous mess I can stll
See within the black paint marking from the disaster. Hopefully this will not show when the main hull colours are done.

[Defiant911]

Sorry Bob, just realised I hijacked your thread.

[JR]

It's cleaned back well Carl, think we all look at things far to close sometimes, its just wanting to get it right, and nothing wrong with that is there.

[BattleshipBob]

Hey, don’t worry, I’ve gone off topic so
Many times I can just about remember myself. This ones turning into a bit of an education .
Sadly for me I used some varnish which obviisly went on too runny which then run under the tape and left sticky shiny streaks at every spar it passed over, consequently I had to run it all off which trying to rub around tiny soars was not easy.
i e now sprayed a few coats of black to get the coverage back in and use as a base for the main hull colours and as the pin stripe itself. However, despite not being able to feel by hand the previous mess I can stll
See within the black paint marking from the disaster. Hopefully this will not show when the main hull colours are done.
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Feel your pain too Carl! You can sort it!

Giving me nightmares. Right two coats on the hull, not the right colour but just want to get this croc finished. Its then either being binned or hidden deep in the garage



You can see the raised line but past caring lol

I need to have a good long think about starting the KGV, so annoyed about this build, also thought i had sorted out the hull seams but no they are there for all to see. Been very dissapointing for me. After working on trucks worth £100000 with complex systems and cannot build a plastic ship right, aarrgghh

Off to look a StuG lol

[boatman]

Feel your pain too Carl! You can sort it!

Giving me nightmares. Right two coats on the hull, not the right colour but just want to get this croc finished. Its then either being binned or hidden deep in the garage

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You can see the raised line but past caring lol

I need to have a good long think about starting the KGV, so annoyed about this build, also thought i had sorted out the hull seams but no they are there for all to see. Been very dissapointing for me. After working on trucks worth £100000 with complex systems and cannot build a plastic ship right, aarrgghh

Off to look a StuG lol

Bob dont you dare bin this remember this is your first attempt an as little Sue said to me Rome was'nt built in a day or yrs an i think you are bein to critical of your self Bob now remove your tape when the red is dry then an then paint the grey an when they are both dry then sand the ridge off if it annoys you an then tape up your boot line an remove when the black boot line is dry an hopefully it will be vallayay you've done it but remember when fitting boot line yellow maskin tape press it all down firmly
chris

[spanner570]

Ar' 'ay Bob. Don't get cheesed off. Just step back for a while.

[Tim Marlow]

Yep, calm down, turn on, tune in, chill out.....it’s only paint on plastic. Nobody has been hurt.
Don’t quit though Bob Work on some of the “stick ‘em on the top” bits for a while. Ships are complex things to paint, and not simple builds. You are basically making several models then sticking them all together. This will take time, so let it!

[boatman]

Yep, calm down, turn on, tune in, chill out.....it’s only paint on plastic. Nobody has been hurt.
Don’t quit though Bob Work on some of the “stick ‘em on the top” bits for a while. Ships are complex things to paint, and not simple builds. You are basically making several models then sticking them all together. This will take time, so let it!

SPOT ON Tim its just like my tiger several small models all to be built then assembeld to the main model
chris