Hi everyone, i tried to post some pics of my coppered hull yesterday but failed - it was in the build diary section, then i was unable to login, couldnt even have a new password as the security question didnt respond either. So, a new account it was!
I have just weathered half of my victory hull and was wondering what others think, you can be honest as sometimes i look at it and dodnt like it, and sometimes i love it so really dont know what to do - my wife hates it and prefers the shiny side.
I dont have a problem with redoing it all if i end up deciding i dont like it at all.
Please let me know

Hi Stevie_o,
I can see you have made a great job,but as Dominic said,you have got to decide which to go, I'm going for the shiny look and keeping the top part as new,saves a lot of work.
Regards Trev.

Hi
Thankyou both for your comments, like i said i wasnt going to go mad with weathering above the waterline, i want a fairly clean look, i just didnt want to wait for the copper to darken naturally so i used "patina-it" and left it ovenight then stopped further action with a wash and a matt laquuer. I know the effect will look better when the paint is finally done as well, i just cant trust my own judgement so i had to ask on here ;-)

Thankyou - heres another shot in daylight

thankyou Jan,
I also used copper tape for this effect, thats why i dont mind pulling it off if i decide to as there is no glue to worry about and it didnt cost much. BTW you will need 2 rolls of 34 yards for the vic.

yes Dominic, def copper tape and a pounce wheel, no glue mess either!
@Andy - its patina-it painted on with a brush, and re-applied after a couple of hours then left overnight. It was very blue after a night so i toned it down but rubbing with a stiff brush then matt laquering to stop further corrosion.

Hi
Got mine on ebay but you can buy in most craft places, think its used for stained glass art, mine was 7/32 wide by 34 yards a roll and you will need 2. You dont need to cut it to individual tiles you can work with 5 or 6 inch strips and mark on around 8 tiles per strip.

very nice gives the old girl a real busness like look!!

Hi
Thanks Jase, Cal, Michal -
For those asking by PM or here this is a quick "how to" for the copper strip used.
This is the one i used and 1.5 rolls were required at about 7.50 ish a roll.



The pounce wheel used looked like this and leaves a nail mark at around every 2mm.



Measure around 5inches of copper tape for each piece, you dont want these too long or they become difficult to handle with the backing tape off, you may also need to cut down to single tiles for the more tricky areas.
Thats a narrow 6inch rule in the pic BTW.


With the rule about 1.5-2mm from one edge roll the pounce wheel down the backing paper side of the strip - I used balsa as a base as it gave a deeper impression, but if you like a less defined impression then a cutting mat will do this, a hardwood surface will give the smallest nail impression.



I then used the pounce to create each tile using the rules width as a tile size for speed, much faster than measuring, this will create about 7 or 8 tiles per strip.



Lay the strips in the same way as the normal tiles in brick like fasion, the copper tape is very sticky and will stick fine to bare wood - no need to prime or paint first, it also can be peeled off if you make a mistake, very easy to trim too, i found it best to size and cut each piece with the backing still on the tape.

When all done i used patina it to get the blue/green colour, looks much nicer for real than on the pics too. Then left overnight.
Next day you can rub or brush off any unwanted patina to give the effect you want and when happy i used a matt clear water based laquer to seal it.
Hope all this helps!



Heres a final pic since doing the rudder

Brilliant work Stevie!

I wondered what the pounce wheel was, I did mine with the same copper tape but in smaller length rolls off ebay (thats why I used six of the things!) and instead of the pounce wheel I used a circular saw disk from the dremel-like rotary tool set. Very similar result but I'm definately thinking about that patina!

Best of luck

Robin