Well, after 2 years of putzing around on it, here it is! The painting actually only took about 5 hours total, but the building was brutal. It's the kind of model you start, set aside, work on a little, set aside, kick yerself for starting, set it aside, etc..

She does have her faults however. Bad seams on the tail pod supports (my fault, laziness) and vein looking bubbles on the top of the hull (paint reaction, too thick clear coat), but otherwise she's smooth. There are a couple of seam holes where there were bubbles in the superglue, but nothing is visible from 3 feet, the optimal viewing distance. The paint hides most of them.

Dots. Nothing but dots make up that paint job, and me with a sprained wrist! Wait till ya'll see the depth, the clear really deepened it. I still can't believe I painted her in two sittings, AND with my single action Badger (no Tamiyas in my SOTAR, thank you! Enamels only!) Two cans of primer, two of Spa Blue, and one bottle each of clear blue and purple Tamiyas mixed together for the dots, 12-2oz bottles of medium viscosity superglue, two cans of foam, half gallon of resin, 8 ft of brass rod and wire, and 4 molds for various part replacements. Yep, it took all of that and more to build it!

So, is it as good as the first one? I know it was harder to build but easier to paint.

Image: Side view, primed and ready

Image: Front view, sans spikes

Image: Rear view, sans tail

Image: Base coats applied, adding dots

Image: Tail fins, dots applied

Image: Bottom fins, dots and gloss coat applied

Image: The clear gloss coats add depth

Image: What Sinclair saw....

Image: Port side

Image: Rear view, finished