Greelt Posted October 16, 2018 Share #1 Posted October 16, 2018 Hello to all members of this forum. I'm new to the ship modeling world. At the age of seventy i thought it would be a good idea to start a new hobby. A few days ago i purchased the Occre Trinidad cross section which will be delivered in a few weeks, in the meantime i am surfing the net for information and found this great forum which gave me a lot of information. One question keeps popping up in my mind, a lot of people go to an incredible level of detail but on a cross section of any wooden ship or windmill i came across nobody ever planks the underside of decks or floors. Is there a specific reason for that ? Looking forward to learn a lot more at this forum. All the best Greelt ccoyle, geoff and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spars Posted October 16, 2018 Share #2 Posted October 16, 2018 Welcome from a 68 year-old. Never too late to start a hobby. Overhead planking below decks reduces already limited head space on a war vessel, especially. It also adds weight to reduce cargo carry capacity. mtaylor, Baker and geoff 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker Posted October 16, 2018 Share #3 Posted October 16, 2018 Greetings. Groetjes vanuit België geoff 1 Quote Regards, Patrick Finished : Soleil Royal Heller 1/100 Wasa Billing Boats Bounty Revell 1/110 plastic (semi scratch) Pelican / Golden Hind 1/45 scratch Current build : Mary Rose 1/50 scratch Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch Shore leave, non ship models build logs : ADGZ M35 funkwagen 1/72 Einhets Pkw. Kfz.2 and 4 1/72 Autoblinda AB40 1/72 122mm A-19 & 152mm ML-20 & 12.8cm Pak.44 {K8 1/2} 1/72 10.5cm Howitzer 16 on Mark. VI(e) Centurion Mk.1 conversion M29 Weasel 1/72 SAM6 1/72 T26 Finland T26 TN 1/72 Autoprotetto S37 1/72 Opel Blitz buses 1/72 Boxer and MAN trucks 1/72 Hetzer38(t) Starr 1/72 Cleaning the 1/72 military collection Si vis pacem, para bellum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted October 16, 2018 Share #4 Posted October 16, 2018 Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greelt Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted October 17, 2018 David, Thanks for your welcome. Regarding the planking of the decks, i'm aware of the limited head space. My question was mainly regarding covering the plywood on the underside to make it look more realistic. Thanks Greelt geoff and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontiachedmark Posted October 17, 2018 Share #6 Posted October 17, 2018 Gidday Greelt and a warm welcome from Downunder. Re your question on under deck planking. Are you attempting to show the planking from both sides of the deck? All the best with your build. Mark. geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted October 20, 2018 Share #7 Posted October 20, 2018 Are you asking if there was blanking on the underside of the beams? If it's just planking the underside of the decking plywood, the plywood would need to be thinned to keep the upper side of the deck in it's proper place. The catch is, it's pretty hard to see the underside of the deck even on a cross-section. Below decks, the bulkheads and overheads were usually whitewashed for maximum light distribution. lmagna, geoff and pontiachedmark 3 Quote 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 More sharing options...
geoff Posted October 21, 2018 Share #8 Posted October 21, 2018 Welcome to MSW Greelt, you are never too old to start a new hobby, all the best! Geoff pontiachedmark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greelt Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share #9 Posted October 23, 2018 Mark, Thank you for your answer, this was exactly what i was looking for. To all, thank you for your warm welcome. Greelt mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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