The project consisted of replacing a single Half Hull with half hull models of three Catalina sailboats owned by the client, a 34, 42 and 47. They're mounted on a solid teak backing, routed around the edges, to match the teak bulkhead against which they will be displayed. The teak mounting was varnished to a satin finish.

Windows/portholes are painted but I attempted to give them a tiny bit of depth through airbrushing, from a few feet away it seems to work. Of course it's always important to get the name just right; location, size, font and color!
Like with all my modern sailboat and motor-yacht models, the half hulls are plank on frame, using cherry in this case.

They were then epoxy coated to prevent the hull from showing cracks or seams, as so often seen on models when paint is the only thing to hold the planking. They were then painted (airbrushed) and  received a  few coats of clear acrylic to lock everything into place. The reason I like and use airbrushing extensively is that the paint layers are so thin that even when spraying a boot-stripe onto a hull, no 'edges' are created. Control is also much better, you can get into nooks and crannies like nothing else will and you can create certain effects by feathering or overlays. The only drawback I can think of, is that airbrushing probably takes a little longer then other methods of painting, such as using a spray gun or can.

The image below shows the previously existing half hull, which was restored to 'almost' new condition.