JohnWS Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Well, it's cooled down a little around here, & the humidity level has dropped for a few days. Soooo ..... It's time to get the airbrush out & paint the topsides of the Elco. The grey paint scheme for the Elco's includes a dark grey main deck & the chart house and day cabin roofs. I chose Modelmaster flat dark grey acrylic paint (FS36176) for this job. Prep included a couple of hours of masking the hull, chart house & day cabin. I'm always paranoid when removing the masking tape, afraid I might have missed something or got overspray on a finished part. There's still have a little clean-up to do, but overall I feel the result turned out pretty good. It's a beautiful summer's day here & too nice to stay indoors, so I brought the model outside for a few photos of the final result in the sunshine. Now that this job is done, I can start adding the vents, etc. to the deck. Thanks for looking in. John 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Looking very nice with a lick of paint on her. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 John - it's such a clean build and paint job that it looks a like a CAD image right now. Testament to the precision Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 7 minutes ago, robgizlu said: John - it's such a clean build and paint job that it looks a like a CAD image right now. Testament to the precision Rob Thanks Rob. The sun really makes for good photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Here's an indoor photo showing the contrast between the dark ghost grey superstructure and the dark grey deck & roofs. John 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarylH Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Looks very good John and a bit inspiring. I have a PT-109 in the display case in South Pacific green will start on a grey boat soon. I'll be quiet and just peek over your shoulder as you finish this beauty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Thanks Daryl. Feel free to add your comments or questions as this build progresses. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 Hello again! The later Elco 80' PT boats carried a small dinghy on the day cabin roof. I decided to go ahead and make the dinghy & test fit it to ensure all the bits & pieces that will be attached to the day cabin are going to fit. I reached for my inner Bandsaw Steve & longshanks to build this tiny boat. I used a remnant piece of 3/8" x 3/4" pine to start. The rough shape of the dinghy was cut using a backsaw (sorry Steve ... no bandsaw) and then the piece was carved, filed & sanded to the final shape. Small trim pieces were cut from plastic sheet for the keel, gunwale & spray rails. ... and the dinghy was test fit on the day cabin roof. Thanks for looking in. John 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Nice addition and neatly made! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 4 hours ago, JohnWS said: I reached for my inner Bandsaw Steve & longshanks to build this tiny boat Neat job John Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 John - huge respect, that dinghy is fab!! Great result Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share Posted July 26, 2018 Here's a couple of photos to close out the dinghy build. I painted the dinghy light ghost grey and made the hold-down straps & latches from wine🍷 bottle foil. Mounting rails for the dingy were added to the day cabin roof, & a copper wire towing eye & rope (thread) were added to the dinghy's bow. Lots of family events happening over the next few weeks so I'm not sure how much modelling time I'll be able to squeeze in. Thanks for following. John 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Neat Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 3 hours ago, longshanks said: Neat Kev Thanks Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 Professional job that. Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarylH Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 I've been accused of being a little dinghy but not as exceptional as that one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Love those tie-downs! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Wot he said. really nice bit of detail! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 (edited) Hi all! Currently, I haven't had a lot of time for modelling, so I thought I'd do a few small clean-up jobs on the Elco to put what time I have to good use. First up, I wanted to add some detail to the 'canvas' spray shield on the aft turret. It looked a little plain. Actual photos of the turret & shield show the spray shield was attached to the gun stop rail by tie-down rope wrapped around the top of the shield & over the rail. To add the 'rope', I used a rivet scribing tool to locate the shield holes for the 'rope', small gauge copper wire for the 'rope', masking tape to make a template for the holes in the shield, & a sewing needle, requisitioned from my wife's sewing box, to punch the holes in the shield. I ran the scribing tool along the masking tape using a straight edge as a guide, and then cut out the strip of the tape having scribed hole impressions. The tape was placed around the top of shield were the holes were to be made, and the sewing needle was used to punch the holes in the shield using the scribed impressions in the tape as a guide. Once all the holes were punched, I threaded the copper wire through the shield and around the gun rail. Once the was completed, the whole assembly was repainted. I think that little detail adds some character to the look of the spray shield. Thanks for looking. John Edited July 30, 2018 by JohnWS 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 (edited) Super little details john, those straps tying down the dingy are an absolute peach. Glynn Edited July 31, 2018 by Hewy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Such a simple thing to do to make it stand out. Brilliant. Did you also do the rear seem as in photo...just asking Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 3 hours ago, Courageous said: Such a simple thing to do to make it stand out. Brilliant. Did you also do the rear seem as in photo...just asking Stuart Hi Stuart. Yes, I meant to include a photo but forgot. Thanks for asking. John 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 ...and thanks for answering. Need to see if this is similar on the RAF ASR Vosper Boats, too late for my current build but... Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Nice detail, like your method of marking out Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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