The last details are coming together now:
The exhaust is from the new engine's sprue. The BarracudaCast exhaust looked more interesting to me, but I liked the finish on this one better.
The anemometer is from GasPatch, with a new stanchion added. The prop is the kit's Axial prop, since that's what the photos looked like. Axial props tended to be a solid color. The tips are Alclad Polished Brass, and the hubs are Steel.
Here is the short trestle that goes under the front of a float. It was painted with Tamiya Deck Tan, then given washes of various gray and umber artist's acrylics. The goal was to give it a fairly beat-up and neglected look. The tall trestle and beaching dollies were similarly treated.
And finally, she's done! I've just glued the beaching dollies to the floats with Gator's Grip glue.
Once those have dried, I'll take some good photos and start a thread in the completed models section. Thanks for watching and commenting on the build - it was great fun, and I learned a lot of new techniques for the next one.
Peter
