Hi all

Builder: Rui Matos (aka skipper)
Manufacturer: Niko Models
Subject: 1/700 USS Texas 1895
Category: Full Build

It will be presented in the White Fleet painting scheme and in a waterbase...

I didn't bought the paper today, but here's a bad photo with date and time
I will update the date photos on 15th June!

Cheers,
Rui

Ahoy Skip!

I can't wait to see this one go together, mate...I absolutely LOVE this vessel!

Hey my ship made your front page.

Looks like an interesting ship Rui.
Good luck in the contest.

Ditto that... I LOVE that White Fleet pic... would not mind building this one in 350 a few years down the road....

Skipper,
Obviously this has been an extremely popular release, because quite a few of us have purchased these. But I definitely applaud your choice for the build - now I get to see what it is supposed to look like !
Thanks for the build blog, and keep us updated. Semper Fi ..........................Bruce

Aye, Skipper!
Good going! I thought your were in for a BB-35! Nice surprise! This one will be all about rigging in the end! (That's why I decided aginst a pre-dreadnought for the competition! )
Gook luck!
Guido

Looking forward to it, Rui! And hey, there's my name in the photo of the date!

Hi Guys

Thanks for the incentive
I haven't done anything (vacations) but will start tomorrow working on it, although from what I have studied from it so far, I have some doubts about the steel main deck color.... Have to dig a little deeper


Rui

WOW!! USS Texas! What a beaut' I missed your first post it seems.
Don't screw the paint! You have a potential masterpiece in hand!

Very cool Skipper. I'm waiting on IHP's Connecticut so I can build the Louisiana.

Gator

Hey, Rui, is it white on both port, and stab - or is it the other way round - hehe.

A seriously nice kit by Niko, and it goes a long way to putting you on the road to a great build - it test drives you! - rather like the Averoff you have to live up to the quality of the kit.

So, what's the scenario, are you going to replicate the photo?

Bets wishes.

Peter F

Yep - after my latest post about your Averoff I needed that




Yes, but with a little twitch
More soon

Rui

Hi guys

Just a "small" update.
Primed the little Texas with white primer, experimented a painted area of buff (not actually buff, but a yellowish color, since I find the hue of original photos too dark for a light buff color - so I can consider this an Artistic License), painted the decks teak and applied a artist oils (burned sienna) on both teak and "buff" color.

Here are the photos...

Primed and "Buffed"


Bow deck painted


All decks painted


Oils applied and still some details of aft deck to be painted in Buff, and next steps (apply artists oils and dry brush)

Although Marlboro don't sponsor my builds, the pack of cigarettes is a good handle and gives size comparison (for smokers, of course!).
I have not painted the white hull, since some of the weathering steps are a little messy


Comments welcome as usual


Rui

The deck looks very nice.

What did you use on the wooden deck?

"painted the decks teak and applied a artist oils (burned sienna) on both teak and "buff" color"

Very nice Rui.

Deck color used was Humbrol Authentics Teak Deck - an old paint I have from the 70's!!!
It's very similar to WEM IJN Deck Color

After painted and cured I gave it a slight wash of burned sienna artists oils, and after this dried, dry brushing with the original color

Hope this helps
Rui

*DUH!*

If it had been a snake it would have bit me.

Don't worry - the same happens to me every now and then


Rui

Aye, Mr. Matos,
I too like your deck swabbing, mate

Seriously, Rui, a great looking start to what I'm sure is going to be another fine looking "Matos"terpiece...thanks for the update!

Matos'terpiece
That's a good one Mark!

Now I want to ask something, that no one pointed out:
- What do you think about the Buff color I used? Way off? Could work? Should I change it to a lighter one?
Comments, gentleman, please?


Rui

Rui, my friend, IMHO, the buff that you have chosen looks as good as any of the available artist renderings that I have ever seen of this beautiful vessel...keep steady ahead!

Paint looks great Rui, don't second guess yourself,... move forward!

Frank

The deck looks great Rui.
I can’t comment on the Buff. Don’t have a clue what its supposed to look like so.

OÏ Rui, I hope so!! Artistic licence is everything diorama should be about -look at a boat when there is a storm, and then look at the same boat by the broad daylight, and they won't have the same colour because the light plays with the colour.
And anyway, no living man today can actually contradict you

Rui-
Nice progress! That deck looks very nice and the buff looks good to me to.
I can remember last year at the open harbour days at Kiel. There were 20 + warships of various nationalities in the harbour. The colour ranges were from almost white to bluish grey and to that very dark Russian grey. We had sunny weather with intermittent cloud cover and some rain showers. Believe me you could have taken a new photo every 30 seconds to prove hat there is no such thing as a "constant shade look".
I heavily support the "Artistic License" bit of yours!