Posted by Alex Arnakis on August 10, 1998 at 18:38:51 in 103.arlington-13.va.dial-access.att.net:
In Reply to: Re: Hull painting posted by marcus ransom on August 09, 1998 at 04:42:59:
Based on every ship I've seen, the hull topsides would have been painted a glossy white because it's easier to clean. However, in my opinion, the model should be an overall semigloss sheen because that looks more realistic at that scale. This can be done after painting the color coat by overspraying a semigloss clear lacquer. If you do it that way, it doesn't matter if the color coat is glossy or matte.