New member

**tmccann** · #1 09-21-2012, 05:48 AM

Just joined up. My primary interest is in building wooden half-hulls, but it's great to see what other people have done with renderings.

**Rikhardr** · #2 09-21-2012, 07:04 AM

Welcome Aboard and enjoy the fellowship and model building!

**Bionic Modeler** · #3 09-21-2012, 12:27 PM

Whatever you do don't switch. You won't be able to stop

**cardist** · #4 09-21-2012, 01:07 PM

Welcome aboard tmccan. I used to dabble in half-hulls myself and have enclosed a we pic of one I did a few years ago.

All the best and happy modelling

Bernie

**Tim Crowe** · #5 09-21-2012, 02:04 PM

Welcome to the forum

Glad you found us

Tim

**Retired_for_now** · #6 09-22-2012, 06:45 AM

Welcome aboard! Looking forward to seeing you branch out into paper.
Yogi

**tmccann** · #7 09-22-2012, 09:25 AM

Wow. Nice work. I tend to keep mine simpler - mostly due to lack of artistic capability.

**ct ertz** · #8 09-22-2012, 10:24 AM

Welcome!
CT

**Vermin_King** · #9 09-22-2012, 01:45 PM

That is an absolutely gorgeous finish on the hull. What type of wood is that and how did you finish it?

**tmccann** · #10 09-23-2012, 04:17 PM

The topside wood is basswood, and the bottom is sapele (a.k.a. African mahogany). There's a thin piece of cedar for the waterline.

The finish is plain old Minwax Polyurethane gloss, three coats sanded between. Also - a little trick I picked up from my mentor - I used rubbing compound on it after the last coat. That smooths the finish out, plus it kind of knocks back the glossiness of the finish - seems to look a little better on models this size.

Thanks for the kind words.