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Im building a US Treaty cruiser. A static build in 1/350th waterline. I have .040 on hand and considered making the baseplate from that. But on the hull formers it seems excessive. Im thinking .030. .020 is too weak wouldnt you say? I plan to sheet the hull with .020

we use 1/32-1/16 for combat... depending on your club. I'd say your going pretty thin if i'm remembering correctly.....but i'm sure someone here will be able to help you more.

Oh, and Im constructing from plastic btw

I think it depends a bit on your frame spacing- but I think .030 should be fine.

And Kenny- some of us use up to 1/8"... and fire 1/4"ers.

I agree, 0.30 should work. It's far easier to cut than 0.40 sheet (big difference). 0.20 is really too weak.

I use 3mm plywood, and I varnish the deck.

Compare the deck of the left Panzerschiff, made with plywood varnish and the right with PVC and paint.






Jef

Sean Hert wrote:
And Kenny- some of us use up to 1/8"... and fire 1/4"ers.

see, i knew i wasn't remembering correctly! Those are for the big gun club right?

I had to strip that crap off the Kumano..... i should have just left it and everyone would be wondering why they were having trouble penetrating my hull!

Yes, .020 is too thin for framing but good for skin.

I have used .040 for framing with good success. It "scores and breaks" cleanly leaving a good edge. It is stiff and resists warpage.

use the .040 for framing & .030 for hull skin.