Transome and Forward Bulkhead

There is a ton of detail painting here. I started by laying on a coat of flat black. The windows were painted Dark Ghost Gray the same as the windows on the stern galleries. I wanted the carvings to have depth, not just gold paint, so I layered colors on starting with Testors flat brown, making sure to get the paint into the recesses. Next Testors gold was painted on using a heavy dry-brushing technique to apply paint to the higher surfaces and skip the darker recesses. Finally Testors silver was dry-brushed onto the highest surfaces to give a shiny effect. The royal coat of arms on the stern was painted mostly gold. The lion was painted Testors red brown acrylic, dry-brushed with flat tan and the horse painted Testors Model Master Camouflage grey with flat white dry brushed highlights.