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22 February 2010 at 14:55 #6634
ron hawes
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22 February 2010 at 14:55 #25686
ron hawes
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Its time to start putting the deck planks on my TITANIC even at 1/100 scale the planks are only about 2mm wide if cut some mahogany down to 0.6 mm on my table saw the cut it into 2mm strips on my band saw but im not overly happy with the end result and it takes bloody ages to makle enough material to cover any size of area,

Im sure i read somwhere not sure if it was this forum about using plasticard drawing lines in a black pencil then colouring the plasticard to suit,

has anybody used this method and do they have pics of the finished result ?

and if possible could they give me a step by step guide?
22 February 2010 at 15:19 #25687
Bob Abell 2
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Hello Ron…………..Is this of any interest?

Heavy duty cartridge paper with pencil lines and varnished after pasting down

Bob
22 February 2010 at 15:21 #25688
Bob Abell 2
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Here`s some more, as used on my Great Eastern

Bob
22 February 2010 at 15:42 #25689
ron hawes
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That looks great BOB , is it water proof ???

sorry to sound dumb what cartridge paper ?

and where can you buy it ?
22 February 2010 at 15:52 #25690
Bob Abell 2
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Hello Ron

It`ll be waterproof after varnishing

Forgot to mention that I used diluted acrylic paints to give the deck a random colour….. I used yellow ochre, burnt umber and raw sienna

The paper is obtainable from Artist`s supplies, it measures 0.35mm thick and I think it`s called 300gram cartridge paper

Bob
22 February 2010 at 15:57 #25691
ron hawes
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pukka thanks bob im off to the shops lol
22 February 2010 at 19:33 #25694
ashley needham
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You better buy a gross of pencils too, while you are at the artist shop!

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22 February 2010 at 20:40 #25695
ron hawes
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You better buy a gross of pencils too, while you are at the artist shop!

Ashley

lol ashley ive got 100s of pencils but its the sharpeners in need
24 February 2010 at 07:30 #25704
michael kemish
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Hi Ron.

I planked my Matilda with 3.5mm planks over a 2.5mm ply subdeck.

The veneer came as samples of Southern Myrtle, and it’s used in highend interior decor.

The samples should be FREE!! and they are a bit smaller than A4 paper. The nominal thichness is 0.5mm so be careful with the sandpaper!

I made a jig out of a length of dressed timber, with 2 bits of balsa(?) the required thickness (in my case 3.5mm) glued on, and a bit wider than your piece of veneer.

Place the veneer up against the dressed timber(between the 2 bits of balsa) place a straight edge against the 2 blocks of balsa, and then slice the veneer with a sharp craftknife.

It’s quick, and with care, accurate.

I drew the calking on one edge of the plank, and used PVA glue.

Have a look in my gallery at the result

Good Luck

Mick

ps I don’t own a big bad band saw!

Edited By michael kemish on 24/02/2010 07:31:54
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