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Dear Boys & Girls, have any of you ever used Evergreen v-groove siding to represent 1/700 planking on battleship models? Any experience to share? Is it even appropriate for 1/700? Which size would you recommend; 0.65mm spacing? 0.75mm spacing?

Any thoughts or advice would be most appreciated.

Terry (Caravellarella)

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Hi Terry -

Evergreen 2020 sheets (Car Siding N Scale) is the finest I have seen. It has .5mm spacing and is at least as convincing in 1/700 scale as the decking on most injection molded kits. May not be worthwhile to "upgrade" most kits supplied decking, but is a good if none is supplied.

Plank width would be 14" or 35 cm so still over scale, but not too bad depending on the look you want to achieve.

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Hi,

I agree with Scott, the Evergreen 2020 works very well to represent 1/700 scale wood planks.
This is the product I use on my kit masters.

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Terry

I'll also agree with that Scott and Harry, if you saw my Exeter at Telford last week I used N car siding for the decks as no planking on the original kit.

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Mike

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Dear Reigels, Harry and Mike, thank you for your sage advice. I'm looking for planking effect only on 1/700 Japanese Battleships/Battlecruisers......

I wonder, as Evergreen 2020 is only 0.5mm thick; what are the effects of attaching the sheeting to Styrene using a solvent like MekPak (for example). I don't want to the sheeting to warp, melt or distort......

With best wishes, Terry (Caravellarella)

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A little solvent to tack in place won't cause any trouble, but I wouldn't use a puddle. I prefer Tamiya extra thin for most applications.

A few things I've learned from building models:

- Too little glue is usually better than too much
- Paint makes lousy filler
- A sharp knife is safer than a dull knife

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Hi,

Yes, Tamiya Extra Thin Cement is my constant companion when building.
Best glue I have ever used IMHO.

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Does anyone know, please, if plank widths are the same for battleships and cruisers? Did all navies use the same plank widths I wonder......

If Evergreen 2020 is oversize for 1/700, is therefore more suitable for 1/600 instead?

Terry (Caravellarella)

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I think in 700 scale the best we can hope for is an impression, the planking sheet may well be out of true scale but it will give a good visual impression of planked decking.

Mike

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I think I agree Mike. The thought of scribing planks in 1/700 boggles my mind......

JimBau told me that one pattern maker uses a dreadnought file dragged across styrene sheet at an angle......

Terry (Caravellarella)

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Terry
I should file that one in the 'life's too short' folder

Good luck, let us know how it turns out

Mike

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Dear Boys & Girls, just out of interest, does deck planking come in standard sizes? Would a larger ship like a Battleship have wider planks than a slimmer ship like a Cruiser? Also, do different navies have different standard widths?

Just wondering what I could do with Evergreen siding......

Terry (Caravellarella)

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I've just been looking at Evergreen 2025 siding; their website states it has 0.65mm spacing.

The Anatomy of the Ship title on Fuso states she had 17.7" (450mm) deck planking. In 1/700 this equals 0.64mm; perfect.

Terry (Caravellarella)

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Caravellarella, I believe that's in mm, not inches. 17" is too large. 17.7cm/2.54 = 6.96" &' plank which sounds right. BTW, USN WW2 had 4" planking

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That would be incorrect to conclude. I served on Prairie and her planking was 6" wide. Prairie was commissioned before WW2 and served until 1993.