Eezebilt Triton

Thanks Ashley

It's too cold to do anything in my workshop , minus 5 the other night and 0.5 yesterday morning.

I have a desk inside so I can get on with some of the smaller bits on the model. Had a paint problem on the winch with some Humbrol metallic paint so have had to clean it all off and start again.

Tim

I am enjoying your build.

I have the same weather problems. It is amusing (?) that winter is always said to be the build time yet, unless you have a rare fully heated & insulated workshop, it is the time of year that causes the most problems.

I'm lucky that my desk is a corner of a loft conversion and as hot air rises it's usually the warmest room in the house.

The Humbrol metallic paint giving trouble is one of their Metalcote paints. I have used it before but can't remember what I used as a base.

Tim

I only got into model boats because I wanted a winter hobby. I run the boats now and then in the summer and might do a bit on the builds if it's raining but that's it.

Fortunately I use the small bedroom/storage room as a workroom though I'm limited to how much noise I can make especially as one of my sons is currently working from home. Ive got to be warm to do detailed work!

Chris

Once upon a time, Humbrol metallic paints used to dry to a proper shiny mettalic finish. Now all I seem to get is a dull silver grey for silver. I have been using Rustins Acrylic silver paint, Unfortunately in a larger tin size, or there are some good artists silver paint, but these do not tend to cover very well.

Ditto Humbrol/Rustins gold.

Ashley

Ashley, there is a lot of online info anout this if you Google chrome paint or chrome model paint. The plastic modellers need it.

A lot of these metallics don't always wear too well though.

Colin

The Humbrol Metalcote is one which once painted and dry you can rub with tissue to give highlights. The Aluminum one works quite well.

For the winch I will use acrylics and add highlights.

Perhaps the Metalcote paints don't keep well.

Tim

As I am still waiting for the weather to warm up enough to put some epoxy on the hull, I have been making some detailing parts.

Some handrails and stanchions from wire and brass tube, painted a couple of figures I found in a drawer, and lined and varnished a piece of veneer for the foredeck.

Tim

its so cold, i've been building 2 61" boats indoors.......so anything is possible.

Neil, you may be the exception to the rule!

i have unbelievably nothing on the go at the moment.

The heated workshop thing...very expensive to run and in this weather it would take a long time to get up to temp.

I have been mulling over possible improvements to my block/tin roof shed/workshop. Currently there is 50mm polystyrene jammed underneath the roof and this is very effective but condensation has water dripping in the place at the beginning and end of the year. Ventilation might be the answer, gapping between roof and poly, and letting air in via the corrugations (it’s not corrugated, it’s the square bumpy stuff you see on big warehouses etc).

The front wall is divided by a door and the left hand side has 50mm expanded poly behind the feather edge covering (50mm battens for the purpose), but the older right side is uninsulated so I may do that this summer. The wind generally blows AT the shed so it would be a benefit. On the left side the wall s covered by 50mm poly as I had two sheets spare,but can’t do much about the right side or rear as they face neighbours gardens.

Ashley