Jan Klarbæk gives us a closer look at Nautilus Models, 1/72 scale wooden replacement deck for the Special Navy Type IIA Submarine, in this MSW "Inbox" review!

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Thanks!
~Gunny

Jan, do you think it's possible to sand the deck thinner?

Thanks for sharing.
Kenny

Well Kenny, quite frankly I don´t know - but I am going to attempt it when I start my build.

By the way - If the last sentence don´t make much sense, its because some +++ got lost here and there

Hi Jan

Good review... I guess the deck thickness is because the part is supposed to replace the kit part - so, it will be leveled with the hull.
One thing that you may do, is to use some thinned wooden varnish and apply to the wooden deck prior to do anything (apply it to both surfaces: top and bottom).
This will seal the wood, will make a better gluing surface, and you can use acrylic paints if you want

Cheers and keep working on the Typ II


Rui

Doh!
All fixed, mate.........

Rui - yes some kind of treatment before fixing it will be needed - if only because its wood, and wood reacts with any kind for liquid "raising" the fibers. So a treatment and light pass with some fine sandpaper propably is a must.

The deck replacement covers most of the deck, but some of it origninaly was steel, so I have to see if I can achieve a different texture than wood for the steel parts.

I´m about to begin my IIA build - so I will test if sanding down the deck around the openings is possible. More to follow in another tread.

Cheers

[cough-cough] you might want to check out:

https://modelshipwrights.kitmaker.net/news/4314