Howdy shipmates!!!
another update on my 1/350 enterprise...
the hull are completely assembled.
in the photo, i already prime the model with flat white. I use BOSNI spray . it took almost one spray can to get complete and get an even coverage.
next i spray with MrColor 29 Hull Red. I use spray can also.
Next, i masked the hull with masking tape and newspaper
this is how it look like after the masking bussiness:
next i airbursh the waterline with mix of tamiya X-1 and XF-1 (1:2) mixture. At this point my Aztek Airbursh suddenly was out of service due some technical prob which i will further invistigate. So i used my Tamiya SF to paint the black waterline stripe. Such a long airbrushing job for this scale.
I give the island the same black 'treatment' to get the preshading effect.
Then, after a day, i mask the black line with masking tape.
Next, i spray with MrColor Dark Ghost Grey . After a few hours, it's time to remove the mask.
and nothing can take away the feeling of a modeller when peeling away the masking tape.
this is how it look after the masking is remove
but nothing can explain the nightmare, when the masking tape pull also the paint beneath it...
the masking tape also pull the paint at the front hull.
so much frustation, after calming my self down with a puff of dunhill
(another health hazard- bad example), i decided to give the affected area a light sanding of 1500 grit sandpaper. then i handbrush the black color with vallejo black (weird ??)
after taking close investigation, i remember that in the area where the paint is pull by the tape, is the area which i polished with polsihing compound. Maybe it's the cause for this phenomenon...
ahh....I forgot to mentioned that i already drill 4 holes at the bottom of the hull so that i can screw the hull to the wooden base that i build.
watch out for next............
and thanks for looking
