This model is a Hinckley Bermuda 40 Custom half hull with teak toe rail and Hinckley bow and midships chocks. The model was built to the original William Tripp, Sr. Lines at a scale of 5/8"=1' and is just over 25" long. The model is painted a custom color matched to the color on the boat by mixing Interlux Brightsides Sea Green and Black. The model is mounted on a satin varnished mahogany board with a teak inlay at the waterline.
Jan. 12, 07 - Last night I cut out and laminated the backplane for this model. This morning I attached the station frames and deck and planked the model down to the waterline.
Jan. 12, 07 - This afternoon I got ambitious and finished planking the model. After I took this picture I put a layer of fiberglass on the deck. I will finish fiberglassing the model early next week.
Jan. 16, 07 - The model is now fully fiberglassed. The fiberglassing process takes several days because I set the fiberglass cloth in epoxy, which requires an overnight cure. I also galss each surface on a separate day so that I get well defined edges. After I took this picture I put the first of three coats of fairing compound on the model. I will sand it off and recoat the model tomorrow afternoon.
Jan. 20, 07 - I have now finished the bulk of the filling and fairing of this model and have put the first coat of primer paint on. As always, this first coat of primer serves to highlight flaws in the surface which I will now spot fill.
Jan. 24, 07 - Last night I painted the topsides with a coat of Interlux Brightsides Sea Green paint. This is not the final color since the boat I am modelling is painted a custom blend of dark green and black. However, since I am building two models of this boat I will not mix the final paint to match the color until I am ready for the final coat of paint on both models. Consequently, I am using the base green color to build up paint thickness. As you can see, I have also put the teak inlay into the mounting board and put the first coat of varnish on it. After I took this picture I sanded the mounting board down and put the second coat of varnish on.
Jan 29, 07 - Yesterday I finished fairing the prop apertue I cut into the keel deadwood and put another coat of green on the topsides. This time I started darkening the green by mixing in some black to get closer to the actual color of the boat. The mounting board is also now at varnish coat 4. The painting and varnishing are going a bit more slowly that normal because we are in the middle of a cold snap, which because my shop is cooler means that paint and varnish are taking longer to cure than during warmer times.