Wooden decks for plastic kits

[Guest]

i got one for my 1:350 prince of wales by hunter which comes with anchor chain and photo etch rope reels by hunter, i have just made my own for my 1:72 corvette and that went pretty well took a couple of weeks to get it sorted properly and the leftover veneer will be used for dashboards and door cards on various models plus many of other uses

[Guest]

Here is someone building your kit with the MK 1 DX Pack, very impressive. Derek


http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=90573

[Guest]

I've just got this kit and I am using Eduard photo etch with hunter wooden deck and Master gun barrels. I've used this manufacturer on my Hood and Bismarck. They are the cheapest I have found as well as the thinest, which is good when its on, but can be a pain to get on in the first place. I have found that sometimes if the deck does not stick, I use thinned PVA.

[Guest]

Just found these.


http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=90573


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hunter-1-200-W20001-Wood-deck-USS-Battleship-Arizona-for-Trumpeter-/251623798814?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a95f2 781e


Derek

[Gern]

Thanks guys. That Hunter one looks interesting although the one in the DX pack looks superb - alas, as I mentioned, I can't justify the expense for the DX one as most of the PE wouldn't be used.


Ron - If I had your painting skills, I'd have no need to worry. My brush painting isn't up to doing justice to a kit like this so I'd have to spray it. I couldn't face the idea of masking off all those deck fittings!

[Gern]

Well, she arrived this afternoon despite the problems with the robots at ebay. I knew she's a big kit but it wasn't until I actually got the pieces in my hands that I realised just how big.


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That's a 300mm rule (12" in old money).


The other wooden parts of the decks


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There's no way I'd be able to hand paint round all those fittings and I don't think I'll be around long enough to mask them all so it looks like I'll have to get a wooden deck!


There is some PE supplied and I've bought the Trumpeter upgrade set. Between them, that's about all the PE I'm thinking of using so that restricts my choice of wooden deck as some of them are supplied in sets with large quantities of PE and also large prices (Artwox and Mk1)!


I've found three decks which may fit the bill. They're by Pontos; Wood Hunter and Nautilus. Any suggestions which may be the best of these?

[Gern]

Quick correction. Artwox make a deck set without all the PE so that's another option for me. All assuming of course that I can find someone that has some stock!

[Guest]

the one i got for my pow was wood hunter and it's easy to work with and is laser cut but like all of them you have to get it right first time just take your time and peel the backing paper back a little at a time and you'll be fine

[Guest]

I use Wood Hunter decks for my Bismarck and Hood, they are very thin so do not leave a lip when stuck down. But it does make it more tricky to handle than the slightly thicker ones (Pontos and Artwox).

[Guest]

Graham D. How did the PVA glue work for you on the wood to plastic deck? Does it hold up for a long time? I'm having a problem with the glue the wooden deck came with and it's not holding it on to well and over time has come up in some areas on my build.

[Guest]

Pigboy, the PVA sticks about everything, plastic to metal, plastic to wood.  I thin the PVA down a bit to help it flow better as PVA is a bit thick.  So far it has stayed stuck, but my models are only a few of years old.

[Guest]

Pigboy, the PVA sticks about everything, plastic to metal, plastic to wood.  I thin the PVA down a bit to help it flow better as PVA is a bit thick.  So far it has stayed stuck, but my models are only a few of years old.

Thanks for the quick reply. I'll have to check the local shops here in the states. If no luck they sell it online. Thanks again.

[Gern]

Isn't Elmer's a type of PVA?

[Ian M]

Any one got a good photo of these ûber decks. I might be tempted to find some for my HOOD project.

[Guest]

Before you drop the coin, Ian, spend a moment with a calculator and consider the scale of the planks and caulking lines. measure them than multiply by 200, I think you will be shocked! I was gonna put one on my (still unfinished) Dreadnought, when it arrived it looked lovely, then I measured it...


Settling on the moulded markings!