After the black paint on the strakes dried I removed the masking tape. Some touching was still needed. After finishing the paint on the stern galleries, they were installed with alligator clips and liquid cement. Since I want the individual planks of the hull to stand out I mixed up a wash of dark brown water color,with a drop of dish washing soap added, and applied it liberally to the light colored part of the hull and let dry. I also mixed a lighter brown wash for the gold and dark red wash for the red areas. After all the washes dried overnight I carefully removed the excess from with a wet paint brush and q-tip. I have kept the 2 hull halves separate up till now because it makes it easier to do all this detail painting. But now, before I paint the bottom below the water line, It's time to cement the hull halves together. The alignment of the halves is very good and required no trimming or removing any of the alignment pins, just put it together with liquid cement and as many clamps as I could get on. Let it dry overnight.
The bulkheads for the deck piece were painted Testors Flat Red and Gold with Middle Stone on the railings and cemented in place. After the cement on the hull dried I gently pried the sides apart just enough to get the deck in place. Starting from the stern and working forward, I positioned the deck and cemented it with super glue. After the whole deck was in the correct place masking tape was used to hold the sides of the inner hull against the deck edge. I was careful to make sure the tape was only on the top of the rail and did not touch the gold paint on the hull.
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