Jump to content

Recommended Posts

I purchased the MSW Constitution, and instead of painting the hull, bulwarks, etc., I'd like to use cherry, mahogany, walnut, or tanganyka wood sheets. I've already purchased boxwood for the deck planking, and was planning to use American Holly for the white stripe on the hull.
Any ideas on which is the best/preferred way to proceed?

Thanks.

Kurt

Link to comment
Share on other sites

HI Kurt,

 

I'm not sure what you mean by "the best/preferred way to proceed"????    There's planking tutorials pinned here:  http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/14-building-framing-planking-and-plating-a-ships-hull-and-deck/and in the database here in the Planking and Framing section:http://modelshipworldforum.com/ship-modeling-articles-and-downloads.php

 

I hope this is what you're looking for.

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

Hello Les here. All of these woods you mentioned would work from an artistic point of view. Place some of the woods together to get a visual feeling of how they will play out. Purists may get angry that you have not used what would be considered the correct wood used in the actual ship. All of this is subjective however, my advise is to build to your eye. If it looks good to you, go for it,critics be dammed. After all you will be the ultimate critic.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...