So I weathered today. I used india ink and alcohal and brushes/Q-tips.
Picture reference. I kept the weathering to a minimum as much as possible…I then used talk/cerium oxide with a fine brush and dusted the hull exposing the plank seams and rivets…then I sprayed on dull coat to seal it all. 
Close up starboard side.
Hull in green epoxy…simulating water. I and damed it with tape. Once dry I will then turn it over and paint the bottom of the plexy…adding to the depth and color. I will then dam off the base and set in the sand bottom. Dry epoxy dry…
Todays work will be to remove the base and apply the sand bottom…via by daming out the edges and pouring in the sand and applying copious amounts of deluted white glue…to secure it…I will add barrels and broken stuff to polute the bottom…along with some plant life and the anchor. I teased the epoxy when it was nealy cure…waiting for it to re-slump and break up the surface to look like water with slight ripples.
Paint the bottom of the plexy and finish off the trim that goes around the base and then paint the base edge, plexy edge and pillars white. I think it will have a great effect in the display of this model.
Rob
Worked on the sand floor of the mooring. Added lots of detail and loads of stuff that one might throw over board. I colored the underside of the plexy with several colors and detailed the water look. I think it looks pretty good. I will paint the trim of the water edge a bit later to be white and I will paint the base edge white as well…after the sand dries(probably several days)
The water is 3-D looking. The bottom is easily visible once the tape dam is removed. Again…loads of fun for this model
Lets do a bit of diving and do some swimming…
Swimming along we pause at the stern looking forward
And from the front at the waterline…
I have never seen any displayed sailing ships done in this manner…(.I could be wrong).
Now some final paint touchups and I’ll be ready to begin the build of the ship.
I’ll probably add some barnacles to the hull as well…just for giggles.
Rob
One more
Was the CS as the FERREIRA armed?
Nope…the paint scheme was a typical means to ward off high seas bandits…However the Ferriera crossed the pond only once and was typically a short route…and coastal transport. Kinda like a trademark. Other freight companies painted their ships in like manner.
I built silicone shock absorbers that fit between the water and the four white pillars. these allow the ship in its water to be removed from the harbor floor…so the build of the ship can procede easily…plus they act as seats so everything fits well when replaced. I will add the trim for the waterline and the base round edge trim…cleaning the mounting up…then painting them white.
I finished the base today…added trim and paint…done
Bit of a top view…now I can start the deck and so on…
Lot of work went into the display of this model. Not your average display.
There is 2 and 1/2 inched between the hull and the sea bottom…a nice shallow harbor
Rob(thanks for looking)
Installed the deck and painted and weathered it…Unlike my Cutty Sark…I used gray weathering to mimic graying from sun exposure. Some india ink treatment on the gunalls as well.
Its coming along.
Rob
She’s looking bad, which, in this case, means good.
Yes typically I don’t heavely weather my ships…but this is a unique situation…since the Ferreira was a hard worker , she looked it.
Thanks.
Worked on the deck today
