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  • Member since
    July 2010
need wood deck kit for Yamato
Posted by little murphy on Thursday, September 2, 2010 12:11 PM

Need wood deck kit for Tamiya 1/350 Yamato.

Any info would be appreciated.       Thanks Dan

  • Member since
    October 2006
  • From: Albany, New York
Posted by DrWind on Thursday, September 2, 2010 3:51 PM

Several importers would likely have this...

http://www.hlj.com/product/SSGMCP003 is a drool-worthy, trustworthy site - I've always had easy transactions with them.

and I suspect such items crop up on Ebay from time-to-time (1:700 wooden decks do - more familiar with that scale) - yep: http://cgi.ebay.com/MK1-1-350-YAMATO-Wooden-Deck-Tamiya-MD35002-/250689655374?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a5e44924e

This build includes a wooden deck for comments on installation and treatment: http://www.modelshipgallery.com/gallery/bb/ijn/yamato-350-pvb/pvb-index.html

This is a short product review:

http://www.modelshipwrights.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=3401

Here's some comments on specific products and installation procedures:

http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=39492

Thinking one step ahead, here is some discussion on how to best paint/weather:

http://www.shipmodels.info/mws_forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=43453

 

Group Build (Shiver Me Timbers):

1:200 Trumpeter Arizona, 0% complete

1:700 3 Flight Deck Akagi, 10% complete

  • Member since
    March 2004
Posted by knabria on Thursday, September 2, 2010 9:16 PM

Shinsengumi's set is back in stock at HLJ.

http://www.hlj.com/product/SSGMCP016

  • Member since
    March 2007
  • From: Carmel, CA
Posted by bondoman on Friday, September 3, 2010 1:02 AM

I haven't used wood decks at 1/350 or 1/400, but the opportunity hasn't come up. I would just say that you should think, at 1/350, is it accurate? I have modeled at 1/160 railroads for a while, and even at that scale real wood is a challenge; the grain is too big and the color is not something you can scale easily. I tried a number of laser cut kits and went back to painted styrene.

I've tried to do a scale measurement on those wood decks, based on internet photos of the wood piece vs. a best guess of actual plank width based on photos of the ship. Most recently I was looking at a Japanese cruiser, the planks were about 25% wider than the photos showed of the ship. I forget the numbers but I counted both in a picture where one could see the entire beam planked, at a spot that was identifiable .

So 9" becomes 12". Seems trivial but in fact it has a big visual impact.

I personally think a good base color paint and a little bit of careful brushwork on the kit plastic is a better approach.

There's also all the issues of fitting around the surface detail and making up for the thickness.

So  I say don't bother.

  • Member since
    August 2010
  • From: Heart of the Ozarks, Mansfield, MO (AKA, the 3rd world)
Posted by Rich on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 9:57 AM

This reply may not be timely (haven't been around for a while), but I wiuld go for a tight grained wood like Sycamore, in 0.5 mm thickness, and of course in a width appropriate to your scale. Use a number 2 pencil on the plank edges (before laying them down) to simulate caulking. Keep the color natural to represent holystoning. You'll have a wooden deck that can't be duplicated in plastic. A very good source to order planking in any dimension is Hobbymill, HOBBYMILL@CINCI.RR.COM . Jeff is the proprietor. He has no website, but his service via email and the quality of his wood are nothing short of excellent.

Rich

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