Dan Weiss Posted March 7, 2017 #1 Posted March 7, 2017 I am currently building the USF Essex model kit from Model Shipways. A good friend of mine who has been model ship building for over 50 years has indicated that there normally is a second layer of planking done on most models, but it appears that this kit only has one. Is this correct, or should there be another planking layer? Please let me know when you can. Canute and thibaultron 2
mtaylor Posted March 7, 2017 #2 Posted March 7, 2017 Most kit models? Probably yes there are more. But all kit makers have their own way of doing things. If MS didn't do one then that's correct for the kit. As for scratch.... very few do double planking as the real ships weren't double planked. thibaultron, Canute and CaptainSteve 3 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)
jhearl Posted March 9, 2017 #3 Posted March 9, 2017 The first sentence in Chapter 5 of the manual reads as follows: The ESSEX’s hull will be planked in a single layer of1/16” thick basswood strips. Canute and mtaylor 2 http://modelboatyard.com Recently Completed: Chesapeake Bay Buyboat - F.D. Crockett
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