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General Ship Modeling: Painting & Color Schemes
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Painting the Nautilus Wood Deck-VIIC U-boat
AlexB1969
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Posted: Friday, May 02, 2014 - 08:23 AM UTC
Hello everyone.

I'm taking a break from armor building and have just begun Revell's 1/72 Type VII C U-boat. I bought the Nautilus wood deck and I was wondering: if I apllied a couple of enamel washes to the deck, could I then paint it in a dark grey to give it that creosote look. I have read that these boats may not have even had wood decks so I'd like to make it look as metallic as possible without warping the wood.

Also, when I assembled the two pieces of the deck, I noticed a small gap on both sides. I have seen other build projects with this same issue. Any thoughts on fillers?

Thanks.

Alex
DanielMoscatelli
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Posted: Friday, May 02, 2014 - 09:06 AM UTC
Dont I deal which is your doubt??
Never used a Nautilus deck sorry I cannot help you.

Daniel
AlexB1969
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Posted: Friday, May 02, 2014 - 12:20 PM UTC
I forgot to mention: I wanted to use acrylic paint over the enamel wash on the wooden deck. Thank you. Alex
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