1.350 WOODEN DECKS

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does anybody know a supplier in this country who can do a 1.350 wooden deck for a trumpy hms dreadnought at a reasonable price? wem are expensive and i think their delivery time needs jigging up a bit.

[Alan 45]

Try white ensign they do a lot of wooden decks I've got ones for Yamato and Queen Elizabeth

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aint there anything cheaper Al, not being tight but twenty five quid seems so disproportionate compared to the cost of the model

[Alan 45]

Not that I know of mate I think the price is high due to it being etched by laser , it is dear I agree but that's how they get us isn't it , I wanted the full PE for Yamato and it was £114 , so I decided on railings and deck for £40

[eddiesolo]

Make one out of cardboard Rob. Use the original deck as a template, then use the computer to add the decking to some paper, once done glue onto thin card, once done and all dry coat in varnish. Maybe a fiddle but could work out a lot cheaper, just an idea mate.

Si

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could be good si, ill give it a test run.

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Not that I know of mate I think the price is high due to it being etched by laser , it is dear I agree but that's how they get us isn't it , I wanted the full PE for Yamato and it was £114 , so I decided on railings and deck for £40

114 must include the model?

[eddiesolo]

could be good si, ill give it a test run.

Worth a try, if you could get the wooden deck plan then you can approximate the deck lengths and widths of the planks-near enough. Just leave blank areas around the gun turrets etc as these may have rounded wooden areas. But for a bit of time, ink and paper may work a treat.

Si

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si, i was being serious.... thats never for just the pe?

[eddiesolo]

114 must include the model?

si, i was being serious.... thats never for just the pe?

I hit the wrong do-da Rob. I think that does include the model as the Eduard set for the Tamiya is around the £30 mark.

Si

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phew... i nearly changed my hobby and took up fishing!

[Alan 45]

114 must include the model?

Nope the full kit with pe and wooden deck is £250

[Ian M]

Nope thats just the PE. The New Yamato kit is also pigging expensive But you do get a truck load of brass.

If you have the decks and can get a planking plan and dont want to paint them, print the planking plan onto decal film. Job done.

Or buy some wood, a steel rule and a pack of blades. Black paper between the planks makes good tar laps.

Ian M

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Nope thats just the PE. The New Yamato kit is also pigging expensive But you do get a truck load of brass.If you have the decks and can get a planking plan and dont want to paint them, print the planking plan onto decal film. Job done.

Or buy some wood, a steel rule and a pack of blades. Black paper between the planks makes good tar laps.

Ian M

Can you get wood that thin, or would you have to turn it on its side and use the thickness of the wood as plank, but that would mean a lot of sanding to get the planks the correct thickness.

[Ian M]

I believe that RC shops have some planking right down to 0,5mm

I can only say it would be way beyond me in that scale.... I would either paint it or make a decal.

Ian M