Interesting. . .clear coating is top drawer with me. I built and painted signs
for years. After all the painting, I always gave the illustration a coat of clear.
They just come to life and as you showed with the old tug in the break up
port, Mike; looking good to the end.
I love the "real paint jobs" on many of the tugs here. Flat Matt, faded, and even
the rust-drooling that looks perfectly as it occurs on all tugs and other work boats.
Clearly, no pun intended, my paint job below does not look "real", but it's ok.

Is it just me or do any of you get an instant prang of loss every time you see
a tug or ship about to be scrapped. . .I usually have a brief moment of fantasizing
my saving the tug and mounting it in my yard. . .something other than just
destroying it.
Thank you for sharing Model Tug Man,
Michael