| Hi Richard.
I know what your saying about the decks. I have been playing around with them to make sure i get the correct heights and angles. So far I have the quarter deck set and have fixed the bearers. I have taped the other decks into place to check the positioning
looking at the pictures of Doris Thomas the coasters bow should sit up higher compared to the stern when unladed. Then presumably as she was loaded the bow begins to sit lower in the water. Rather than the whole ship being flat in the water loaded and unloaded. Sorry if its a daft question I want to get the dynamics of loaded and unloaded correct.
I want to look at creating a fake cargo hold with removable boards. It would be nice to have a cargo in there when the boards are removed. The hatch is one of the stunning featurs of Ben Ain.
I see what your saying about the weathering. The dirt that runs down from the earlty coasters and does follow the way the waters would runs. The rust around the anchor and around the plating on the destroyer look very realistic
I'm tempted at this stage to turn this model into the Doris Thomas and go for the 1920's look. The lack of colour pictures is the only drawback. The Ben Ain does have a nice distinct colouring though.
Keep Posting
Cheers
Chris |