Annapolis Wherry - Chesapeake Light Craft

Nice model from Chesapeake Light Craft that I built over the last couple of weeks for something different. Had won the kit in an auction many years ago, and figured it would be a quick build. Somewhere I read that the build should take 20 hours, but I probably took 40-50 hours when all was said and done. Chesapeake sells kits of the real 1:1 deal as well as these 1:8 kits (along with other similar small light craft).

www.clcboats.com

Unpainted sections: I used a combination of Minwax Golden Oak for most of the interior, and Minwax Gunstock for the rails, seats, frames, etc. These were sealed with Minwax Polycrylic clear semi-gloss.

Painted sections: I primed all painted sections with Rust-Oleum Flat Gray. The white was done using Rust-Oleum Heirloom White, which I liked because it was a softer, almost cream white instead of a stark white. I originally used Rust-Oleum Charcoal Gray for the black sections, but I thought it was too light for what was supposed to be carbon fiber. So, I ended up spraying with a 2:1 mixture of Tamiya Nato Gray/Tamiya Flat Black. I then cleared with Rust-Oleum Clear Semi-Gloss.

Fun build if you are looking for something different!