Richelieu - Page 11

**Papercut** · #**101** 03-11-2009, 05:58 PM

:DLooking good. I too skip around, helps to keep from getting bored with if too many repetitive items are to be built. Rick

**Barry** · #**102** 03-12-2009, 06:52 PM

I looked at this lot and as usual painted it red in Photoshop had a look at the plate sizes and promptly took it back to white. If I am going to paint it and possibly sand what on earth is the point of wasting ink like that. The parsimonious papersmith.

You can see the folds for the bulge on the unglued sheet hope it works.

**Michael Mash** · #**103** 03-13-2009, 03:12 PM

Okay. That big hull frame is starting to get covered up. Looking good. I'm watching and learning.
Mike

**Barry** · #**104** 03-13-2009, 08:18 PM

I don't think I can teach you much Michael except how to cheat.

Not that much done tonight it's a bit more complicated than the bow. I will run some crazy glue on the built in skeg I should probably have built up the base of the keel running up to the rudder. The rudder housing still needs fitting. I am too tired and will make a mess of it tonight.

**Greg S.** · #**105** 03-13-2009, 08:55 PM

Barry: What kind of boxes did you use for cross-sectional ribs? I'm glad you recycle.

**Barry** · #**106** 03-14-2009, 10:44 AM

Hi Greg

Call it being tightfisted just the usual Kellogs box with some "hard" 140gsm card for backing, keel plates are soft recycled card.

**Don Boose** · #**107** 03-14-2009, 04:36 PM

Smooooth!

Don

**Barry** · #**108** 03-15-2009, 07:40 PM

I think this keel is about the biggest I can make it would probably look better doing the Polish trick of filling the hull with foam filler and using thin paper. Trouble is I was never good at carving. Hopefully a bit of filling and very gentle sanding should make it acceptable.

**Don Boose** · #**109** 03-15-2009, 07:41 PM

Coming along nicely, Barry.

Are you still planning on the Far East Fleet camouflage?

Don

**Barry** · #**110** 03-15-2009, 07:44 PM

Decided against in the end Don it requires the main turrets to be coloured blue and of course breaks up her outline as planned and I think she looks more elegant in haze grey.