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Hi everyone,

I have been lurking here for the past few months and finally got the courage to try a scratch build project. I must say it has been Bill Waldorfs excellent 1/96 builds that gave me the confidence to try it for myself and it is coming along really well. It is an AK C2 Attack Cargo ship (Pacific Theater) at 1/96 scale. But this is not the reason for my post. While I await delivery of my PE railings and armaments I decided to do some upgrading to my 1:200 Yamato. I want to replace the plastic deck with a wooden deck but here is the problem:

I am looking for one continuous piece of scribed wood deck 8" x 32" to replace the deck on the Yamato. Everywhere I have looked they all have 3" x 22" pieces which would create unsightly seams since I would end up having to fit 6 - 3"x22" pieces together to get my overall 8" x 32" that I need to cover the area of wood decking. The sides wouldn't be a problem but the end joints will create the same problem the plastic deck has... an ugly seam that can't be hidden.

After reading Bill Waldorf's "1/96 Indiana Build" I see that he has used a large piece of scribed deck and would like to know where I can purchase the same product.

Oh and here is a few pics of my scratch build project. My very first. Even though I still need to complete the forward gun tubs and install the railings and guns, I am so taken with this ship that I can't stop looking at it. I still can't believe I built it.





Thanks all.

Regards
John W.

Guest wrote:Hi everyone,

I have been lurking here for the past few months and finally got the courage to try a scratch build project. I must say it has been Bill Waldorfs excellent 1/96 builds that gave me the confidence to try it for myself and it is coming along really well. It is an AK C2 Attack Cargo ship (Pacific Theater) at 1/96 scale. But this is not the reason for my post. While I await delivery of my PE railings and armaments I decided to do some upgrading to my 1:200 Yamato. I want to replace the plastic deck with a wooden deck but here is the problem:

I am looking for one continuous piece of scribed wood deck 8" x 32" to replace the deck on the Yamato. Everywhere I have looked they all have 3" x 22" pieces which would create unsightly seams since I would end up having to fit 6 - 3"x22" pieces together to get my overall 8" x 32" that I need to cover the area of wood decking. The sides wouldn't be a problem but the end joints will create the same problem the plastic deck has... an ugly seam that can't be hidden.

After reading Bill Waldorf's "1/96 Indiana Build" I see that he has used a large piece of scribed deck and would like to know where I can purchase the same product.

Oh and here is a few pics of my scratch build project. My very first. Even though I still need to complete the forward gun tubs and install the railings and guns, I am so taken with this ship that I can't stop looking at it. I still can't believe I built it.





Thanks all.

Regards
John W.

Thanks for mentioning me in your post. Your replica of the C2 looks really well done. I am impressed. As far as scribed decks go, before I came to Florida I found a company in Michigan who does laser work. Mostly very inticate furniture stuff, signs, etc. I had them use a piece of thin walnut veener and burn the plank lines into it. It was a real big piece, enough for a couple of ships in 1/96. I have not used them in awhile, don't know if they are still in business. If you can find a company that does this, I would go that route. The initial costs are high, but once the have the program loaded into their system, further copies are cheaper. You can still use the 22" sections you spoke of. They are more readily available and much cheaper. Most ships with wooden decks have expansion joints in the decking. This is where you would butt the 22" planks together. Stratigically placed, this would look most convincing, and eliminate the butt joint problem. Where the joint is, put a piece of thin styrene over the joint. I use '010 x .040. Very thin but enought to cover the joint and looks believable. Hope this helps....Bill W.