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Artwox Model: Wood decks for Ise and Yamato
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Posted: Sunday, August 17, 2014 - 07:27 AM UTC


Released in July, two new wood deck offerings of the IJN battleships Ise and Yamatao.rn

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Posted: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 - 01:53 PM UTC
The wood decks look great, but why do these replacement deck manufacturers continue to insist on that INCORRECT, non-staggered planking pattern? There are enough photos of IJN ships (including Ise and Yamato) to establish how these plank patterns actually looked.



Too bad, because these real wood deck upgrades really do improve the look of model ships with planked decks!
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