Time for the second side. After the experiences with the port side it is possible to explain more details on the starboard. First step was the adjusting of the fenders, which made some troubles on the port side.
This time the mounting of the fenders was a fully success.
After mounting of the wales the base work for this side was completed.
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Next step were the refinements to the gun port sills.
This work was a good exercise for working with two tweezers - I think, this will be helpful when making the rigging.
The parts were trimmed with a little grinding machine.
The dimensions of the upper and lower slats gave the exact measuring with a divider.
Here you can see the before - after effect.
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The yellow color after airbrushing. The used color has a bad coverage with the need of many layers. Therefore the bad optic against the border of the masking tape.
But some tools like this ...
... and the bad optic was fore time.
I took the base color, some white and black and made a little lighter and darker gradations.
For lower edges I used the darker one. Strong diluted and much color on the brush.
The upper edges became a dry brushing with the lighter one.
The yellow stripes were sealed with parquet floor varnish and after drying I hid them behind a layer of masking tape.
Then came some action with airbrush and black (or better dark grey) color.
After unwrapping the hull you can see wasp look of the yellow and black stripes. Next step is coloring of the gun ports in red - work is just in progress and will need the whole week to finish.
Servus
Josef