New member from Holland

[Greelt]

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

[spars]

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.

[Baker]

Greetings.

Groetjes vanuit België

[Jim Lad]

Hello, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'.

 

John

[Greelt]

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

[pontiachedmark]

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.

[mtaylor]

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.

[geoff]

Welcome to MSW Greelt, you are never too old to start a new hobby, all the best! Geoff

[Greelt]

Mark,

 

Thank you for your answer, this was exactly what i was looking for.

 

To all, thank you for your warm welcome.

 

Greelt