I have The Gunze 1/350 Lusitania kit. I for all of my other ships in this scale I use laser-cut wood deck sets, such as supplied by Artwox. I acquired a really nice set for the Titanic but I can’t recall the manufacturer. Does anyone know if a source for pre-cut decking for the Lusitania? Failing that, is there a source of appropriately scaled uncut blank deck? I could make templates using the plastic deck to cut out the wooden decking. I’ve done the usual web searches but I can’t seem to find anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Pete,
I’m sorry I don’t know of any laser cut wood decks for the 1/350 Lusitania. I also have that kit in my stash.
Perhaps this link might be of some interest: http://titanic-model.com/articles/planking/Deck%20Planking.htm
Mike
Scaledecks might the company you are thinking of. They have 2 different Titanic pre-cut decking sets. One has the cut-outs for things like the vents and the other is uncut so the modeler has the option of doing the corrections to the vent placement and benches.
Below is a link to a build where the modeler used Scaledecks’ “Tinted Wood” in uncut sheets. About 1/4 of the way down the page, you get a picture of the decking…so you can get a pretty good idea of what the product looks like. If you scroll down to about halfway, he mentions the type and color of the material.
titanic-model.com/…/dcboard.php
I hope the link works for you. That 1/350 Lusitania turns into one beautiful ship. I’d love to do one but I’m running short on theoretical shelf space…and then there’s the price. Not an easy kit to find that’s NOT at least a hundred dolars or so.
On that site, there is a Lusitania that was just finished and photos posted. Maybe you can draw some inspiration there…or from some of the other Lusitania builds that can be found in the “Posted Models” section.
Would love to see photos of the build…or at least finished photos (when that day finally comes).
Matt