Here is how the limber hole painting is going. At first I thought maybe I would just leave them unpainted, but after I painted the first few, I thought it made a real difference in the overall appearance. So, I'm really pleased how it's starting to look. You may also note that I've yet to correct the demarcation line. I thought I would hold of on that until I finished the limber holes. Besides, I'm getting dings in the paint job from handling it. So I'll need to retouch.






It looks ok from those angles, however as you can see from this angle it has problems and I need to touch up where I jerked or just got sloppy.


Thanks guys for enduring all of my postings of this sub.

Auf Wienerschnitzel

Steve, not sure how many more holes you have to paint, but here is a suggestion to avoid the mishaps. Gloss coat the area to be painted and use washes to fill the "hole" areas. The gloss prevents the wash from spreading outside onto the surrounding surface. Start with one hole, and proceed down the line. Once you finsih with the last hole, the first should be about ready for another bit of wash. Depending on how thin you make the wash, will dictate how many coats. Beats having to go back and touch up everything, possibly painting into the hole again. Just a thought for you. Looks good so far. "Q"

Hey Red,
Thanks for the suggestion! Do I apply the gloss coat by brush or airbrush? ( I want the gloss coat just inside the hole...correct?...then gloss coat by brush...right?) I just want to make sure I'm understanding this correctly

I'll have to try this out!

Ooooh Steve!

I can see that you have put a great effort on this - and there you have it : a great result! It really makes all the difference and it looks really sharp!!

Regarding the "touch ups" you'll need to make, consider using a different shade of the original colour? It would look like fast repairs or similar situation

If you'll look at WWII pics of it they are realy "patchy"

Just a thought

Keep up the good work Steve!

Skipper

Looking good, and both suggestions sound good - paint fading from sun and salt would def be patchy. (Weather is powerful stuiff). I love the wash idea.

Steve, you would get a better application using an airbrush. It's important to remember to get a good even gloss coat as this will let the wash flow easier. To recap... 1. Gloss coat the area ( I recommend future) 2. Mix your wash, The thinner it is, the better it flows, but takes more coats. 3. Apply wash to just the inside area of the "holes". Cappilary action will do the rest. 4. Continue until the desired effect is achieved.

Now, if for some reason there is some "spillage" out of the hole. No worries. Using a Q-tip simply dab it up and give the area time to dry. HTH "Q"

Red thanks again for the suggestion. In the past I've thought about using Future for another project, but was too chicken to do so out of fear it would gum up my airbrush. Although, I have an old Badger that I use to apply my gloss coats and flats. What do you use to strip out the Future during clean up?

I don't know if I'll try it on this one though, I'm far enough along now that I would need to repaint what I've done. However, I plan on getting another Lionfish and converting it to a Balao and I WILL use this method on that one. Not to mention I have a couple of Battlewagons for the next campaign and this will come in handy there as well.

Go Army, Beat Navy



USAMP 1982-89

No problem. Future will indeed gum things up if you don't clean it right away. I have found that by shooting Model Master Acrylic Thinner thru my AB, and then following up behind that with some lacquer thinner, I very, very rarely have any problems. Anything that has an ammonia base to it will also work well, or for that matter, ammonia itself. Just make sure you have good ventilation when using these things. Good luck with the next one. "Q"