Vic Smeed’s Silver Mist

[Dave MilbournParticipant @davemilbourn48782]

You may have overdone the sanding there, Bob.

DM

[Ray Wood 3Participant @raywood3]

Hi Bob

SM is looking good, any chance you'll find an owl & pussy cat for crew ??

Regards Ray

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thanks Ray

"The Owl and the Pussy in a Pea Green Boat"

I didn't get it at first!

Bob

[Diede van AbsParticipant @diedevanabs87670]

Hi Bob,

I like the darker color green in your photoshop examples, also the darker cream stands out more if you'd ask me.

Please DO sand the hull better, though. The blemishes are all too visible now, it actually makes the boat look like a very, VERY badly done fiberglass one. I think you can do better than that.

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you, Diede

All in good time

Bob

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

I know that Bob knows that the hull is a bit rough and could do with a bit of sanding, but he is happy for the moment and that's ok.
The point here is that Bob KNOWS it needs sanding but is prepared to leave it for a bit.

How many models have I seen where the owner has not sanded their bits sufficiently, and the finish is substandard, but either the owner does not care or just does not see it as substandard.

I can`t claim to be a perfectionist, but a few more minutes with a bit of wet`n`dry or sandpaper is all it takes to get a reasonable finish as opposed to a horrid surface that most people would look at with distain.

I saw a German battleship of some description (somewhere shall remain nameless) that the owner had built plank-on-frame, and had purchased and /or made all the detail bits and it looked quite nice. BUT when you looked at the hull….all the planks were still visible !!!! ???? 20 mins sanding was all it would have taken.

The thing is,,,do you tell someone to get the sandpaper out….can you do it on the forum ? or do people get the hump?? Like Bob, I know what's wrong with my models and don't mind constructive criticism.

Ashley

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Many thanks Ashley

You have put the situation in perspective

Can you imagine, if a person, looking at a newly posted model, decides to draw attention to the paint finish?

It`s the height of bad manners and would certainly cause offence

I can always retrace my steps, when the paint has hardened off where the potholes and defects will stand out more clearly, after sanding

There`s plenty of more interesting work yet to be done

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hello Captain

Can you imagine, if a person, looking at a newly posted model, decides to draw attention to the paint finish?

Maybe the members cant understand why you, as an highly skilled model boat builder have decided to work out of the traditional sequence. You have in the past expressed your willingness to accept constructive criticism and this certainly falls into the category of constructive criticism.

For those of us who might be new to this sanding/painting lark it might be an idea to explain your thought processes, I can understand using paint to show up any imperfections before a final rub down and I took your painting to be a variation of this process.

Paul

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you, Paul, for suggesting I`d got a cunning plan for the painting process!

There`s nothing scientific in the process at all!

If you remember, I started painting the hull, just before the Haydock show and wanted to be sure of the colour scheme and imagined, I`d need a few gallons of paint!

That`s all

Ha! Ha!

And besides………You know the real reason!………More laughs

Look after yourself, my mate

Bob

Edited By Bob Abell on 02/09/2016 15:05:36

[ashley needhamParticipant @ashleyneedham69188]

Tho trouble is, if no one draws attention to the unsatisfactory finish in anyone's boat, then the owner/newbie/whatever may be under the impression that they have achieved a satisfactory finish? Certainly I have seen some efforts on the forum and everyone says "yes that's nice/great first time build/like the thingybob at the rear" etc etc and what we should be saying is….yes good effort BUT….or how else is anyone to learn?

​Ashley

[mike farrellParticipant @mikefarrell21522]

Hi Bob As all will observe I have not passed comment re. your painting .The reason is having seen at close hand I know the very high standard you finish your models .

So patience is an admirable stock to possess .

So folks lets wait for the finished article ,it will be a success Michael

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Mike

That`s very kind of you to say that, but I don`t really finish to such a great finish as you suggest?

I think the finished article may give that illusion?

Did you get to Haydock this year?

Nice to see your post

All the best……..Bob

[harry smith 1Participant @harrysmith1]

Hi

The original boat may be was painted with a brush as the full size boats were and as finishing a working boat to mirror show room misses the point .

A bit of rough adds a bit of real life to a boat.

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you, Harry

My sentiment entirely

That's what I mean……We don't want it looking like a fibre glass hull

Welcome to the forum

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Just in case anybody was wondering about the lack of postings……..

We have been on holiday in Barmouth for the last few days

Normal service will be restored shortly

Bob

[BanjomanParticipant @banjoman]

I had indeed begun to notice a certain Abellessness on the forum, and am glad to hear both that normal service will shortly be resumed and that it had been temporarily suspended for a nice reason

Mattias

[Ian GardnerParticipant @iangardner62867]

Hi Bob,

Hope you had a good holiday- and yes, I too was wondering where you had got to. Looking forward to seeing more progress on your Silver Mist.

All the best,

Ian

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you, Banjo and Ian for your understanding patience…..And as a reward, you can be the first to see the latest offering

Rear of cabin veneered and a new fangled sliding door fitted………I`m sure, it would get Vics approval

And before you start…….The screws are only temporary……..Will probably fill them in shortly

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Further cabin work

Windows glazed and sliding door tidied up

We are slowly getting there, chaps

Bob

[Ian GardnerParticipant @iangardner62867]

Looking nice Bob. The colour scheme looks good with the bright wheelhouse and capping rail. The sliding door looks the biz too.

I spy filler! This was your cunning plan all along.

All the best,

Ian

Edited By Ian Gardner on 13/09/2016 20:16:11

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Hello Captain

Your latest model has very nice proportions and 'sits' very well and should look great on the water…….. despite the rustic paintwork.

Paul

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you, Ian and Paul

Pleased that we like the green and cream paint scheme now

And Ian has spotted the filler work

Paul likes the general appearance of Silver Mist, but the credit goes to Vic Smeed really

It's really too hot to get much done today, chaps

Bob

[Ian GardnerParticipant @iangardner62867]

Although Vic Smeed was a very clever designer I think most of the credit in this case should go to John Bain who was the designer of James Silver Yachts of which this is one example.

Ian

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello chaps

A few more pictures telling the everyday story of the model boat builder

Varnished the top cabin and is quite nice

Those Liquorice Allsorts on the deck are in fact, small blocks of a foam sander……..Very handy for getting in the crooks and nannies!

Still not got any brass wire for the handrails………A treat, yet to come

Bob

[BanjomanParticipant @banjoman]

This continues to look very nice indeed, Bob!

Are you planning any interior decoration work for the visible parts of the wheelhouse?

Mattias

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