Roger Pellett Posted August 27, 2023 Share #1 Posted August 27, 2023 I am thinking of using scored deck planking for wooden hatch covers on my present project. Planks would be 6in wide or 1/16in at scale. I have found some Model Shipways scored basswood with 3/32in planks that might work. My question: how thick is this decking? Roger Snug Harbor Johnny, Archi and Canute 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwiederrich Posted August 28, 2023 Share #2 Posted August 28, 2023 On 8/26/2023 at 5:43 PM, Roger Pellett said: I am thinking of using scored deck planking for wooden hatch covers on my present project. Planks would be 6in wide or 1/16in at scale. I have found some Model Shipways scored basswood with 3/32in planks that might work. My question: how thick is this decking? Roger My experience is roughly 1 to 1.5mm. You'll want to back it if you plan on using it for full decking. I use it often on my builds. Saves loads of time. Rob mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Current build: Build log: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/25382-glory-of-the-seas-medium-clipper-1869-by-rwiederrich-196 Finished build: Build log: of 1/128th Great Republic: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13740-great-republic-by-rwiederrich-four-masted-extreme-clipper-1853/# Current build(On hold): Build log: 1/96 Donald McKay:http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/4522-donald-mckay-medium-clipper-by-rwiederrich-1855/ Completed build: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/475-196-cutty-sark-plastic/ The LORD said, "See, I have set (them) aside...with skills of all kinds, to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver, and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snug Harbor Johnny Posted August 28, 2023 Share #3 Posted August 28, 2023 I've been looking for a source of scored planking for a while ... now I know to look for it at Model Shipways. THANKS ! mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Completed builds: Khufu Solar Barge - 1:72 Woody Joe Current project(s): Gorch Fock restoration 1:100, Billing Wasa (bust) - 1:100 Billings, Great Harry (bust) 1:88 ex. Sergal 1:65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Pellett Posted August 28, 2023 Author Share #4 Posted August 28, 2023 Thanks! I was thinking of using it for the wooden hatch covers for my Benjamin Noble Lake Freighter Model. The builders drawings specify 2in x 6in white pine planking for each hatch cover and there were 12 hatch covers per hatch. At 1:96 scale each plank would scale 1/16in wide by about .025 in thick. I could probably sneak by at 1/32in. I have since decided on another approach. Roger Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwiederrich Posted August 29, 2023 Share #5 Posted August 29, 2023 18 hours ago, Snug Harbor Johnny said: I've been looking for a source of scored planking for a while ... now I know to look for it at Model Shipways. THANKS ! I had won a model competition years ago and the grand price was a large selection of model wood products from Model Shipways. I got sheets upon sheets of the scored decking....its fantastic stuff for all kinds of modeling. Rob Snug Harbor Johnny, mtaylor and Canute 2 1 Quote Current build: Build log: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/25382-glory-of-the-seas-medium-clipper-1869-by-rwiederrich-196 Finished build: Build log: of 1/128th Great Republic: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13740-great-republic-by-rwiederrich-four-masted-extreme-clipper-1853/# Current build(On hold): Build log: 1/96 Donald McKay:http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/4522-donald-mckay-medium-clipper-by-rwiederrich-1855/ Completed build: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/475-196-cutty-sark-plastic/ The LORD said, "See, I have set (them) aside...with skills of all kinds, to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver, and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvana Posted September 1, 2023 Share #6 Posted September 1, 2023 I think R/R shops has what your looking for. I remember when living in Spokane one the shops had such for scratch build buildings. Don't remember the manufacturer. Roger Pellett, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Kelso Posted September 2, 2023 Share #7 Posted September 2, 2023 Odd Model Shipways doesn't list the thickness. Bluejacket scribed deck sheets are 3 1/2 inches x 24 inches, 1/32 inches thick, various size plank widths. I have used them, good quality. mtaylor, catopower and Canute 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BETAQDAVE Posted September 13, 2023 Share #8 Posted September 13, 2023 Well Roger, for some more authentic-looking (because the grain varies from plank to plank) wooden model ship decking or board-by-board siding go to Micro-Mark. Black glue is used to bond individual planks of basswood together side-by-side in sheets 3 inches wide x 22 inches long x 0.050 inch thick, perfectly simulating the look of board-by-board construction without the tedious, time-consuming hassle of doing it yourself. Planks widths are available in 1/16 inch, 3/32 inch, 1/8 inch, or 3/16 inch. The price is around $25 per sheet. Have a look here. Archi, Snug Harbor Johnny, mtaylor and 3 others 4 1 1 Quote Dave “You’ve just got to know your limitations” Dirty Harry Current Builds: Modified MS 1/8” scale Phantom, and modified plastic/wood hybrid of Aurora 1:87 scale whaling bark Wanderer. Past Builds: (Done & sold) 1/8” scale A.J. Fisher 2 mast schooner Challenge, 1/6” scale scratch built whaler Wanderer w/ plans & fittings from A.J. Fisher, and numerous plastic kits including 1/8” scale Revell U.S.S. Constitution (twice), Cutty Sark, and Mayflower. (Done & in dry dock) Modified 1/8” scale Revell U.S.S. Constitution w/ wooden deck and masting [too close encounter w/conc. floor in move] Hope to get to builds: MS 3/16” scale Pride of Baltimore II, MS 1/2” scale pinky schooner Glad Tidings, a scratch build 3/16” scale Phantom, and a scratch build 3/16" scale Denis Sullivan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Pellett Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share #9 Posted September 13, 2023 Thanks, Dave. That’s the look that I need before weathering. I’m looking forward to making these wooden hatch boards after several years of fabricating metal parts. Roger Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snug Harbor Johnny Posted September 13, 2023 Share #10 Posted September 13, 2023 The store's location looks drivable from the Philly suburbs - maybe 2 1/2 hours. If I accumulate a shopping list it may be worth while to go there. The black-glued ship decking is likely done by 'sandwiching' sheets of basswood with a thin layer of dark bonding material between the layers - then pressing the stack while the glue cures. The resulting slab (3" thick) is turned on its side and the decking sheets planed off (0.50" thick) like flitch-cut veneers. There may be places here and there where there is a little glue penetration into the wood (depending on the peculiarities of how the grain ran in the component sheets), but the look at a distance seems great. I'd want to go there and see the sheets first-hand before laying out $25 per sheet. Nirvana and mtaylor 2 Quote Completed builds: Khufu Solar Barge - 1:72 Woody Joe Current project(s): Gorch Fock restoration 1:100, Billing Wasa (bust) - 1:100 Billings, Great Harry (bust) 1:88 ex. Sergal 1:65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathead Posted September 13, 2023 Share #11 Posted September 13, 2023 Roger, also check out Northeastern Scale Lumber. They produce a wide variety of scale lumber and scored sheets that simulate various planking and siding styles. Lots of people in model railroading use products like this. mtaylor, Nirvana and Roger Pellett 3 Quote Eric Current builds: scratchbuilt Missouri River steamboat Peerless (1893); 1:1 scale timber-framed outdoor kitchen Nautical builds (kits): USS Cairo; NRG capstan project; NRG half-hull; Viking longship; US revenue cutter; 18th century longboat; Bounty launch Missouri River craft (scratchbuilt): 1853 Missouri River steamboat Arabia; 1865 steamboat Bertrand; Lewis & Clark barge; keelboat; 1876 steamboat Far West Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted September 19, 2023 Share #12 Posted September 19, 2023 Another option is Mt Albert Scale Lumber on the Fast Tracks webite, here at: https://handlaidtrack.com/shop/?v=7516fd43adaa&wpf_filter_cat_list_0=2902 mtaylor 1 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OllieS Posted September 19, 2023 Share #13 Posted September 19, 2023 I wonder if for the scale you are using thick paper or card would be so much easier. Both are made of wood. JohnLea, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaager Posted September 19, 2023 Share #14 Posted September 19, 2023 10 minutes ago, OllieS said: I wonder if for the scale you are using thick paper or card would be so much easier. It has been t least a decade since I messed with it, but a 3D graphics render of a wood texture. A flat rectangle would have a perfect map - no distortion from wrapping around a tube or sphere. There should be excellent free textures or take your own photo of wood. Print out the render - glue it to veneer or card stock - touch up with paint. This as an alternative if you do not think that you can do your own de novo wood texture just using artists oil pigments. mtaylor, OllieS and Canute 3 Quote NRG member 45 years Current: HMS Centurion 1732 - 60-gun 4th rate - Navall Timber framing HMS Beagle 1831 refiit 10-gun brig with a small mizzen - Navall (ish) Timber framing The U.S. Ex. Ex. 1838-1842 Flying Fish 1838 pilot schooner - framed - ready for stern timbers Porpose II 1836 brigantine/brig - framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers Vincennes 1825 Sloop-of-War - timbers assembled, need shaping Peacock 1828 Sloop-of -War - timbers ready for assembly Sea Gull 1838 pilot schooner - timbers ready for assembly Relief 1835 ship - timbers ready for assembly Other Portsmouth 1843 Sloop-of-War - timbers ready for assembly Le Commerce de Marseilles 1788 118 cannons - framed La Renommee 1744 Frigate - framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Pellett Posted September 19, 2023 Author Share #15 Posted September 19, 2023 Thanks everyone. This has got me thinking about several different ideas. Bottom line- I have worked out an approach using equipment available in my shop. I hope to post results soon on my Benjamin Noble build log. She requires 72 hatch boards. Roger Cathead, bridgman, OllieS and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelSmith Posted October 23, 2023 Share #16 Posted October 23, 2023 There is a company in the UK named Slaters who make scored plastic sheets for model railway buildings and scenery that might be worth a look at. mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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