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Author Topic: Juno Model by Martyn  (Read 8837 times)

Offline derekwarner_decoy

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Re: Juno Model by Martyn
« Reply #15 on: February 10, 2012, 07:13:30 AM »
Hi PD's......& welcome Martyn from the other 1/2 of the world...... :whistle

The level of detail presented with your Juno is superb.......many members would be interested to see some internal build images......

An assumption here... :shhh....but is that rudder oversized?.....we hope so .....as scale rudders on paddlers are  enough to :41 when turning.........Derek :coffee
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Offline Martyn

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Re: Juno Model by Martyn
« Reply #16 on: February 10, 2012, 07:48:51 AM »
Hi  Derek,
No, the rudder has not been built over size.Juno's rudder on the original drawings is quite large anyway,so I kept it that size. All will be revealed when the model takes to the water wheather it works!I will take some internal photos shortly.
Martyn
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Offline PeeWee

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Re: Juno Model by Martyn
« Reply #17 on: February 10, 2012, 08:18:31 AM »
What is intriguing me is the deck house paneling, how did you achieve such precise moulding?
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Offline Martyn

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Re: Juno Model by Martyn
« Reply #18 on: February 10, 2012, 08:42:44 PM »
The deckhouses were produced by photo etching.This is quite an involved process as you may well know but the results speakes for it's self.After the etched parts were soldered together I then airbrushed on a golden teak base colour and let it dry for several days.Now for the difficult bit.To achieve the teak grain finish I then applied a very diluted Roseal waterbased varnish(Walnut) to produce the woodgrain effect with various artists flat bristle brushes.I could go on and explain it all in more detail, but I hope that will give you the rough idea.I'm sure this process is not for everyone, but the rewards are defiantly worth  the agony!

Martyn
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Offline Eddy Matthews

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Re: Juno Model by Martyn
« Reply #19 on: February 10, 2012, 11:58:06 PM »
The model is absolutely gorgeous Martyn, and a real tribute to your workmanship. I'm really looking forward to seeing her on the water...

Regards
Eddy
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Offline Don

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Re: Juno Model by Martyn
« Reply #20 on: February 15, 2012, 10:54:28 AM »
Stunning model. Absolutely beautiful. I can't wait to see how she looks in the water!

Don
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