Hello all! My name is Matt and I have recently been really getting into WWII era warships. My interest in this really came from playing the game World of Warhips on xbox one. I follow a couple facebook groups for the mentioned game and have seen several people post up model warships they have built, and I really enjoyed looking at them.
A few weeks ago I went to local discount store to just look around and stumbled across a random 1/400 scale model of the HMS Hood by Lindberg. It was only 15 bucks and I thought what better way to break myself into model ship building than a cheap model like that? Well the following day I started the assembly, and i was immediately hooked! I had the entire thing done (minus paint) in about 3 hours.
Now I dont know much about brands and quality, but there parts left over, and the intrustions from Lindberg were pretty vague, but enough to get me through my first build. Not knowing much about these models I would give a personal rating of this kit a 2.5/5 stars.
With my new addiction, I immediatly began looking at online retailers to find my next model to start. Through some research it seems that Trumpeter is a pretty good brand. I wanted to stick with a similiar size as my 1/400 Hood, and ended up buying the Trumpeter 1/350 HMS Queen Elizabeth 1943. I’m hoping it ships out today or tomorrow and i can start on it soon.
I do have a couple questions regarding paint though. I want to paint my models and make then look nice. I can manage painting the things like guns, superstructure, and hull, but i am wondering what paint/colors everyone uses to get a wood like finish on the plastic decking? I would like to paint the wooden(plastic) decking prior to starting assembly so i dont have to try to paint around the guns and structures on the deck.
Any and all advice is welcome and appreciated!