Tips and Tricks for Better Model Ship Planking
Model ship planking is easily the part of a build that keeps most people up at night, wondering why they decided to take up this hobby in the first place. It's the stage where your skeletal-looking bulkheads finally start to look like an actual vessel, but it's also where things can go sideways very quickly if you aren't careful. If you've ever looked at a pile of thin wood strips and a curved hull frame and felt a sense of impending doom, you aren't alone. Every experienced builder has been there, usually staring at a "clinker" mess or a gap big enough to sink a real ship. ...