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22 January 2016 at 19:51 #62966
Giulio Troccoli
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Hi everyone,

Please forgive my maybe stupid questions but I am totally new to this.

I was given a Billing Boat Dana 200 as a present, and I have just started. But before going too much ahead and maybe do something wrong I would like to know

1. it is better to pain the elements before glueing them or after?

2. part of the hull is to remain white (it's plastic). Shall I paint it white anyway?

3. shall I use a varnish of the hull and element or not?

4. what are the number inside a triangle in the instructions? I don't know is this is a common thing or just for this boat.

I'm sure I will have more questions along the way, but for now these are enough.

Thanks

Giulio
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22 January 2016 at 19:51 #2549
Giulio Troccoli
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23 January 2016 at 10:43 #62976
Kimosubby Shipyards
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Hello Giulio and welcome to the forum.

We'll try and answer your questions, to you they are very important, to some old hands maybe not so….

Q1 I always paint parts before I attach to the model – you can always scrape a small amount off for the glue areas.

Q2 It is tempting to leave a white plastic hull white, but I would paint it a matt white, actually a matt ivory would seem a better choice.

Q3 This question requires a question what paint are you to use? Is the kit supplied with paint? Is it acrylic or enamel? Yes varnish when finished, use a matt or silk varnish. It helps when you wish to remove dust etc. The varnish must match the paint used, so acrylic varnish for acrylic paint.

Q4 Looking at the instructions (on-line) they appear to be for the colour of the item being pointed to, BUT I'm not sure as they count up quite rapidly. For instance 36 points to the mast as does 22 and 25 to the spars but these two numbers are not in triangles.

Perhaps another forum member can assist here?

Have fun, keep us up to date, I'm sure you'll enjoy it – and I know I'll require your assistance at sometime as I'm building a gondola and for some reason all the plans and wording are in Italian (and Venetian at that!).

Saluti, Kim
23 January 2016 at 12:35 #62977
Colin Bishop
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Painting the hull is a good idea as some white plastic can eventually go yellow in sunlight/daylight.

Colin
24 January 2016 at 10:19 #62998
Giulio Troccoli
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Thank you Kim and Colin.

The kit didn't come with pain but the present did. I have green, white and black enamel gloss paint and enamel varnish. So, maybe I don't need the varnish since the paint a gloss one.

Regarding Q4, that's what I thought too Kim, but the numbers don't really match. I can see the following numbers in the instructions: 1, 3, 5, 11, 17 and 36, but I can only see three colours in the picture. Hopefully, as you said, someone else will be able to shed some light.

Still regarding painting, any advice on how to paint the wooden elements? The gloss paint will not shine on it, so shall I use some varnish? Also, it seems there are some wooden elements that don't require painting, like for example the hatches, but they look shiny in the picture, so, again, is it just a matter of varnishing them?

Thanks.

P.S. All the plans are in Italian, really? LOL, well, if I can help I will, but my modelling expertise is non-existing so I may be able to read Italian (well, I am) but I may still talk rubbish when it comes to modelling.
29 January 2016 at 18:37 #63112
Kimosubby Shipyards
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Giulio,

this link **LINK** will take you to the Billings Boats website and their pdf section on Hints and Tips. There you will find answers to most of your questions.

For example, wooden parts seen as wood should be stained.

Also, there is a chart of colours relating the numbers in triangles to a colour which appear on ANY of their boat kits. Look at the last page in the pdf.

I prefer acrylic paint and airbrush, but to start with, as you are, then paint brush and enamels will be fine.

It just needed a bit more searching of their website to locate the information. Be quick, their website id being updated soon.

By the way, the gondola plans were purchased from a gondola builder who lives in Venice, just off St Mark's Square, that's why they are in Italian, with a Venetian mercantile slant too, such as Venetian slang for some the construction details. I'll get there – eventually.

Aye, Kim

Edited By Kimosubby Shipyards on 29/01/2016 18:39:21
30 January 2016 at 11:35 #63117
Giulio Troccoli
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Kim,

Good find!! Those tips & hints are very very helpful.

I better get to it then now

Giulio
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