WOODEN DECKS

Modeling Subjects Ships
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Posted by Don Stauffer: " I haven’t done it yet, but maybe my next wood deck project will be treated to look a little older."

I am planning the same for my next one too Don. Nothing drastic, maybe some hints of darkening at the bottom of stairways for instance, and maybe at places where the wood deck transitions into steel decking, places like that… but only lightly. Much depends on the quality of the deck itself I think…I don’t know who does Hasegawa’s decks for them, they ARE expensive, but the quality is really quite good/noticeable. -Tim

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I get what you mean. The blue decks look good because it has a faded look to it.

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IJN BB deck shown above does not appear realistic. Appears too coarse compared to actual planking. But then the brass photo etch on that model is not painted either.

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That’s a heck of a fine job on this model Tom, I like how you inserted the Life logo into your diorama- it all looks so real

Oh and the gunboats not bad eather

See YA

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Fine thing in that photo is the life lines in the down position. We get PE that makes them look like barred railings, but in fact it’s the deck watch that has to erect and/ or fold the stanchions and run out thousands of feet of rope…

I tried to show the diff on the CA-38, may have overdone it.