Airfix St Louis Part 5 Detailing and Gilding the Hull

[@usssaratogacv3lefevre978]

Again Harry, your talent is outstanding. I really appreciate the tips you share, these pins are on my shopping list.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

While you are shopping for pins, get some paint pens too... hehe

[@johnforeman6620]

I like the pens because the texture is more like an ink than a paint and no cleaning up. I have used the metalic paints on my victorian period ships, when there was a lot of polishished metal. The steel and brass finishes being particularly usefull. A very usefull video that introduces new ideas.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks John

[@Yves95128]

Hi Harry, Beautiful paint job! Thank you for sharing

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Glad you liked it.

[@anotherjones5384]

An "old bastard" but a damn good one. You've got me into my first ship kit, keep it up Harry!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Lovely. Another convert... my work is done here...

[@captaincruise8796]

This was exceedingly educational. I’m getting some inspiration.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thank you Captain.. I hope you can make use of some of my techniques.

[@nickste142]

Extremly good model building/painting + such a nice voice! Best combo ever...

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thank you so much 😀

[@nickste142]

@@HarryHoudiniModels Your welcome😉

[@ModelkitStuff]

Looks brilliant, I used paint pens for the firs time on an old Revell Man O War and they work really well. 👍🏻

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

They certainly are a game changer.

[@markdavis8859]

Great technique for the wood using washes. I used paint pens during the 80’s but the nibs weren’t as sharp. Keep up the good work. Mark D.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Mark. I really like those Lifecolor Liquid Pigments. There are many wood effects you can create with them. I’m also finding more and more uses for Posca Paint Pens. New video update on the St Louis out later this week.

[@carsonridge8978]

From one shaky handed old fart to another, great job! I have a hard time seeing detail is a scale that small. Magnification is only so good. That hull looks wonderful. your wood grain looks in scale & the colors you chose are complementary. They took pride in building the ships back then, so it's fitting you do the same in miniature.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Carson. They loved their carvings and bright colours. It’s one of things I enjoy most about this period’s sailing ships.

[@basfinnis]

Mate, it looks great so far. Proper job as they say in Cornwall 😉 It's been very informative to see the different techniques you use.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Basil. Happy to share what little I know or am learning.

[@sirfailalot6059]

You learned the trick us graphic designers have with those pens. Theyre great, best is to get the old empty molotow pens and mix your own acrylics with a fresh nib and bobs your mothers brother.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

That sounds like a great idea matey

[@nickbutler7935]

Very nice work indeed. Its great to see the use of the various different mediums, and the cumulative effect. I have seen the Posca pens before, but never in actual usage, I will invest in a couple to start with as it will help with my modelling, but should also be useful in my other main hobby of candle making/ decorating. Big thumbs up from the U.K. Harry. Keep up the great work.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Nick, and welcome to the secret coven of Patreon supporters...

[@george_364]

It looks almost more wooden than the wooden ships. Hope you can keep up the weekly videos till it is finished.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thank you... I will continue to post videos of my build progress, although there may be a few other videos now and then of other subjects in between St Louis updates.

[@plasticmonkey5594]

looking great harry, thuos pens are great for people of a certain age, got a few myself.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Pension Persons Paint Pens! LOL

[@rogueplastic]

A true masterwork. Very well done.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jimminey-fooking-cricket4903]

I love my paint pens cooper and bronze I believe saved my mind (what little there is) building a chaos space marine army.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

They are sanity fixers!

[@rikbryan9709]

Absolute stunning work Harry! I,m actually looking forward to having a go myself now that you have shown us that it is nothing to be scared of. Great tutorial as always.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Go for it Rik..

[@garylawless3608]

The St Louis is looking good Harry, and a very informative video. I am not a ship modeller and I mostly stick with armour, but I love watching you work on your ships. I suffer the same limitations of failing eyesight and shaky hands, so fine detail work is difficult for me. However, at nearly 70 years of age, I suppose it is inevitable. The pens seem a good idea too, and I might give them a go. I have got to say that you have piqued my interest, and I might have a go at something nautical in the future. Cheers from a Blues fan down south!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I’m sure you will enjoy the handiness of the pens, pun intended.

[@johnkelly2098]

Very nice, Harry! Those pens are something of a revelation. Another useful aspect that I've seen demonstrated with the Molotow chrome pen is that if you deposit some onto a pallet to use with a brush, when you return the following day to a completely dried up pallet, you can reactivate with a drop of Mr Color Levelling Thinner and away you go again. I presume you could do the same with the Poscas.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

The Molotow pen is more an ink with a solvent thinner. These Posca Pens are acrylic water based paint without even an alcohol odour. They remove easily when wet with water or the Lifecolor Pigment remover. Mr Color Levelling thinner however is a lacquer. Not compatible chemistry.

[@kenhanson1819]

Stunning beauty, Harry! Having seen what you started with, it's an amazing bit of modelling you've done there!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Many thanks Ken.

[@nickbrough8335]

She looks better everyone I watch. Looking forward to the rigging and sails now.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Oohh hold your horses Nick... we have cannons, gun ports, a lot of deck fittings, and a figurehead to scratch, before we go messing about with any string and cloth.

[@nickbrough8335]

@@HarryHoudiniModels LOL. anticipation for the really hard bits of the build ? ! :).

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

It’s almost 50% longer than that Revell Bounty I rigged. Should be able to get my fat hands between the masts on this one.

[@nickbrough8335]

@@HarryHoudiniModels Harry you make it look easy anyway ! :)

[@mikec.9677]

Harry...So the "pen" is mightier than the "sword" or "brush" in this case...NICE...Thanks for sharing some tips from your bag of modeling tricks! Mike from MidAmerica...Just a stone throw from St Louis too!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks Mike... I have a few more tricks up my sleeves too!

[@nikkibaugher2427]

Creative....

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thank you Nikki

[@lesgl]

The Mr Hobby Soft Touch acrylic paint pens are very good too for that sort of work

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I bet they are. The Posca Pens were at my Officeworks store, so easy to get hold of here down under.

[@lesgl]

@@HarryHoudiniModels Thanks for that info..i'll have to get down the our Officworks and have a look..the Life Color pigment washes are good un' too

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Yes those Liquid Pigments are terrific. I gave away all my Ammo MIG washes.. don’t use them now I have Lifecolor.

[@lesgl]

@@HarryHoudiniModels One question on these tho' i haven't been able to get replacement for the ''Pigment remover'' apart from one shop in the UK..i've found the cheap window cleaner from the Reject Shop does the job it as well... doesn't have the ammonia in it that Windex has which would dissolve the acrylic base paint

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I would say from the smell of it, spectacle cleaner may be a substitute. I have 4 sets of Liquid Pigments, so 4 bottles of remover, but I haven’t got through 1 yet.

[@Colin399]

Lovely job

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thank you! 😊

[@ThePlaneFacts09]

I'm gonna start working on a Heller Le Phenix soon and your reccomendation of Posca pens will make my life much easier. My hands are to shaky to do detail work with a brush.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Hope it helps you as much as it did for me matey

[@styrenehelp]

Strewth mate, a bonzer job. Lookung forward to the next instalment.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Mate I am flat out like a lizard drinking, and working as fast as a dunny door banging in a hundred mile and hour wind to get the next one in your goggle box.

[@styrenehelp]

@@HarryHoudiniModels carry on mate, but always make time for yourself.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Plenty of time now.. Lockdown for 3 days due to a plague outbreak. A midweek holiday!

[@viking1236]

Wow!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Thanks

[@brucedavidson5400]

Another great video! I’m working on the Airfix Endeavor. Both sides were bulged out. I tried bending it with the heat gun- made it worse! So I have spent all day fabricating stuff to fix my mistake. Oh well, all part of the fun!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Bruce if you had soaked the hull sides in some hot water then they may have been pliable enough to bend back into shape. You can rubber band them together with the deck to space, but without glue, and let cool. Then you should be good to go.

[@brucedavidson5400]

@@HarryHoudiniModels - I will definitely try that next time. It now looks like endeavor after the encounter with the Great Barrier Reef!!

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

That sounds historically accurate!

[@aussiefrenchman-hobbytable9960]

Hi Harry, looks like im buying paint pens now 😊😊😊😊 how are those washes compared to oil washes ? I do like my oils ! 😊😊 but one thing is ,your so right about paint palette! Just when you think its coming together, nope wrong colours 👍👍👍

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

If you are proficient with your oils, then stick with them. The Lifecolor Liquid Pigments take some getting used to, but work well with Stynylrez and can be removed or adjusted even days later, unlike most other water based washes.

[@PiperStart]

Pen pushers can be found in model-making now, there is hope for all bureaucrats.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

Well the bean counters are peddling lots of aftermarket!

[@toboldlygosmodelworks1973]

Fantastic work Harry. What size nib was the gold Posca Pen?

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

It was their finest long point. Those cost nearly twice the price of the other pens. Uni POSCA PCF 350 Paint Marker Gold Product Code: POPCF350GD

[@jasonguttman548]

Hay, Mate. Do these work on wood models? Your ship is beautiful. Keep modeling. Stay safe and be well..... Jason from NYC.

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

It’s paint... should work on anything but of course wood is porous, so may fade... .I might test it myself.

[@msee383]

Would it be best to mask the edges prior to painting with the pen? The pens are a great idea. I’m 61 and have same issues, lol 😊

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

You could, but the edges on this ship were high enough relief to run the pen without too much fear of spillage. I have masked and Posca Penned the waterline on battleship models quite easily

[@captaincruise8796]

May I ask, which flat coats are safe with the washes you used?

[@HarryHoudiniModels]

I use an acrylic polyurethane by Mission Models. It does not react with my Lifecolor Pigments as long as you spray light coats and let them dry before an overcoat.