Posts Tagged “painting”

Steering Mechanism

By Darren | August 11, 2011

Over the weekend I added this chain pully system to transfer the steering from the Helm platform down in to the superstructure. I believe this is also the first time I’ve posted an image of my steering Grot who has since had a coat of paint since his last appearance on the blog.

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Front Turret Primed

By Darren | July 11, 2011

A quick update showing the front turret after receiving a coat of primer.

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Port Side Turret Painting

By Darren | July 1, 2011

Well its been a month since my last post! Work on the the warship has been quite slow due to other things going on, however there has been some progress. I decided to have a go at painting the port side turret to get a feel for the colours I want to use. First up [...]

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Chimney Stacks

By Darren | March 25, 2011

I’ve been continuing work on the chimney stack arrangement at the rear of the main superstructure. The port side chimneys, which were shown in my previous post, have since been painted. The starboard side chimneys were constructed in the same way as before although in a different arrangement. They are currently at an earlier stage of [...]

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Furnace Painted

By Darren | March 1, 2011

The ship’s furnace which I built back in January, has received a lick of paint. I’m very pleased with the metal finish and the verdigris effects. Since the photos were taken, I’ve added rivets to the small patch at the top… a little oversight.

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