The Happy Hunter

[CDW]

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

 

[steve244]

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

 

[Sky Raider]

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

 

[treyzx10r]

Very clean mask job Andy that paint looks terrific!

 

[Sky Raider]

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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[mobear]

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

mobear

 

[Sky Raider]

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

 

[Sky Raider]

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

Andy

 

[Sky Raider]

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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[mobear]

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

mobear

 

[Sky Raider]

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

 

[mobear]

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

mobear

 

[Sky Raider]

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

 

[Sky Raider]

I made some more progress on the deck painting. I also decided to change that horrible brown on the life rafts to white, another change i have made is the color on the stacks, i wasnt happy with the blue and decided to go to red, ill show you these when they look a little more presentable.

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Cheers

Andy

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[mobear]

lifeboats look better,i will agree lol nice work on the rails too,are you gonna weather them or keep them prestine?and is the `mammoet`a decal?

mobear

 

[Sky Raider]

The mammoet is a decal Ole and should look better once the adhesive has cured a little. I did think of weathering this vessel but as im totally new to boats i have no reference to what it should look like. Ive searched the net for the Happy Hunter but have not been able to find much on her. The pics i do have have always shown her to be highly maintained and as you say in 'prestine; condition. The next problem i will have is with the type of weathering materials, as this boat will be used on the water and im not sure what i can use for weathering apart from the paints ive painted her with. Probably best to keep her looking like new for now.

Cheers

Andy

 

[CDW]

Still looking the doggies danglies ... can't think of anything else to say apart from keep at it mate

 

[mobear]

keep her prestine Andy,will look immense i think,as its a working model the outdoors might give her a bit of natural weathering

mobear