Wood Planking for Plastic ships.

Hi Boathouse,

I too am thinking about planking a plastic ship's deck on a future project. I was inspired by Ed Keegan's beautiful Bismarck model. http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/bb/dkm/bismarck-350-ek/ek-index.html.

Ed told me he got his deck lumber from a company called Kappler Mill & Lumber Co. http://www.kapplerusa.com/y2k/p-ho-24b.htm

He also said he used the 1x3 size, .012" x .035" x 24" for 1/350 ship decks. I have since bought some and although I haven't planked a deck yet, I've tested it out by "planking" the radio and navigation tables in my 1/48 Tamiya Betty just to see how they work. They came out looking real nice ! I can't wait to actually plank a deck with them.

Hope this helps,

Regards,

Ted