HMS Royal Marine. FunnelA bit of additional funnel detailing underway. I could have left just a hole at the top (awkward to paint right down through) but looked into funnel tops of similar vessels of the same era. A simple sleeve and ring with sealing cap at bottom, together with a central support strip notched for brass wire.
My preference. I think it looks better from above than the end of a tube.
Paint PreparationAs mentioned before, I am thinking ahead for spray painting by building in sub-assemblies with individual white metal and resin parts mounted onto foam board strips with double sided tape, grouped according to colour. Part I.D. references are marked on the foam board edge, which will be temporarily covered in Post It notes during spraying so that part references are retained for fitting.
To my mind this saves a lot of hassle as you can take a part from the tray, clean up its edges etc, stick it on the board and mark its reference at the same time.
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PS: As to other gun types - only “
used on Flower class corvettes and some armed trawlers”, note this IS an armed trawler, which did not have additional platforms or mega high breeches. A simple workaround due to parts that have evolved more than the instructions.