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Midwest Maine lobster boat - 3/4" to 1' scale

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popeyethesailor

Tue Mar 26 2013, 01:25pm

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more progress was done to the build. the front doors were painted to match the trap bodies. I finally got around to locating pictures of lobsters, so I could paint the ones included in the kit. more detail was added here and there.

popeyethesailor

Tue Mar 26 2013, 01:29pm

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here are more pictures of this session. dark flat green was added to the lobsters as a base coat, and different colors was added over in dry brush. rope coils were formed over the traps to give them the shape.

the lobsters came out like this when completed.

popeyethesailor

Tue Mar 26 2013, 01:31pm

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it was time to get all this onto the build. I wasn't too happy with the sort table.....the weathering had brush strokes on it. I don't do too much weathering as a rule.....so it's rather new to me

popeyethesailor

Tue Mar 26 2013, 01:35pm

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those are real starfish.......long story as to how I got them.....but it was a real fun time in my life. all the traps are cemented in place now.......I'm really impressed with how the weathering came out. I did manage to fix the problem with the sorting table

TBlack

Tue Mar 26 2013, 01:39pm

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Popeye,
That last photo above reminds me from my old model railroad days the saying, "The clutter is the clincher!"

Tom

popeyethesailor

Thu Mar 28 2013, 01:35am

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left just enough space for an adequate work area. I like the one of the trap with the lobster looking out "is this where I get off?" thanks for looking in and the good word.

popeyethesailor

Tue Apr 09 2013, 04:23am

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I went as far as I could with the lobster boat. it's time to put some work to the Phylly C. since this is a pleasure boat, I'm going to outfit this with skis, so I made up the tow ropes for them. I added a flagstaff as well