I have been out straight for quite awhile...life stuff, modelling stuff and what-have-you. In an effort to get back into the swing of things I decided to try and clear some things from the queue. Basically things that have been languishing in exile on the shelf of shame. I do not have any sort of plan as to which ones fall off the shelf and when they might, but they will start falling as time permits.
With that out of the way...the first up on the chopping block will be a floaty from way back. I received this kit as part of a Secret Santa build a couple years back. One thing led to another and and I only got as far as everything coming together but the conning tower. Out of respect to my Secret Santa (my friend Brian), this one needs to see the end of the tunnel. As part of the gift, the kit actually took a tour aboard the Maryland in the Atlantic. In addition, I was given some memorabilia...patches, challenges coin, stickers and and a personalized work uniform...pretty freaking cool if I say so myself!
I probably would have entered this into the Silent Service Campaign, but she seemed to have been farther along than the rules might have applied. Okay...let bring this up to where I am as of today....


The conning tower and prop was finally added and things were readied for a painting session.



Just before this past weekend, I had the chance to sling some primer onto this. Since the Maryland was all black, including the hull (not as depicted on the box), a littla black primer was in order. THis will serve as the priming coat and base to the color!


Last night I was able to hit the booth again after some well-placed masking and begin adding a little color which will help the weathering along.

So basically I am now ready to hit the weathering stage of the build.





I was fortunate enough in the past week to get my hands on a new set of Liquid Pigments from Life Color. I am thinking this is one of the best projects I could give these a try on. As I work the weathering on this one, I will try and get a review together for the Liquid Pigments over the next week as well.

Thanks for stopping by for a bit...I hope to have another update on this one real soon!
