paints his first three ships from the starter set.
At this point, I decided to carry on first with the cutter only, as the corsair needed a lot of work.
The cutter was primed with Wal-Mart grey primer.
Once back from the primer shop, the deck of the cutter was given a coat of Reaper Tanned Skin. The sails were given a basecoat of Reaper Pure White.
In the following picture, the gun carriages and the insides of the bulwark have been painted with Privateer Press Khador Red Base. The deck fittings have been picked out with Delta Ceramcoat Burnt Umber, the gratings with Delta Ceramcoat Charcoal, and the tiny deckhouse with Delta Ceramcoat Denim Blue.
Sails are essentially big dirt catchers. A ship that has spent a long time at sea loses the pristine white of fresh sails. They tend to fade to grey or turn a dingy yellow. I figure this cutter spent most of its time trying to keep off the Biscay coast rocks while chasing overnight privateers, so I gave it really dirty yellow sails.
I used a wet palate here, by first giving each sail a quick coat of water. Then I dabbed Accent Buttercream onto each sail, and let it flow across the surface of the sail. While it was still wet, I took a dab of Delta Ceramcoat Coffee and touched it to each corner. I used a brush to streak the edges of the sail, and work some of the brown toward the center of the sail.
Now the upper sides of the ship are painted with Delta Ceramcoat Straw. (Not visible: The bottom sides of the ship, the headgear and the counter have been painted with Burnt Umber.)
This picture shows how the gunports, channels and strakes have been picked out in black.
Back to the sails. When they were dry, I painted the masts and yards with Delta Ceramcoat Brown.
Next, the reefing lines and other ropes got drybrushed with black.
The stern moulding has been picked out in yellow.
Lastly, the sails were assembled.
