Nautical Research Journal
T is was a good time to make the hawse pipes because these angle down from the fo’c’s’le to the locations molded onto the hull. Once the holes were drilled, ¼-inch tubing was passed through and fi les used to properly shape and clean up the holes in the hull. T e tubing ends were fi led to suit and the hawse pipes epoxied into place. (Figure 26) T e deck was painted gunship grey, and fi nished off by the installation of the kedge anchor and gun platform, constructed earlier off the ship. (Figure 27)
Painting and decaling the hull
T e model’s waterline needed to be absolutely level with respect to the building board prior to painting, taking into account that corvettes normally drew four feet more aſt . I placed small blocks and dowels under the ship as required to steady the hull. T ese were temporary and were held in place with Fun-Tac. T e Fun-Tac secured the blocks while allowing minor adjustments to be made quickly. When all was ready a micrometer gauge was fi tted with a mechanical pencil, the waterline height was spot checked around the ship, and then drawn all around the hull. (Figure 28) T e hull was now turned upside down, masked, and the bottom sprayed fl at black.
By 1943 British camoufl age had evolved from light gray overall
to what was known as the Western
Approaches (WA) scheme. T is was fl at white broken by pastel green and blue, and was very eff ective in
28. Marking the waterline. 247
29. Bow painting and decals.
30. Stern painting and decals. 27. Kedge anchor stowed, gun platform on, and deck painted.
the hazy conditions prevalent in the North Atlantic. In Canada, the supply of WA Green paint soon ran out and was not replaced due to wartime exigencies, so many ships used only the blue colour to break up their white hulls. Checking black-and-white photographs of Chicoutimi showed only one shade of
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