Planking Model Ships - $30.00

Our mini-practicum on Planking Model Ships will show you how to break the hull down into smaller parts and then analyze that hull to determine how to shape the planks in each of those parts. The practicum covers double planked hulls but works equally well with single planked hulls. It demonstrates how stealers and joggle planks are used, how to recognize when they are needed, and how to make them.

This is a great mini-practicum for modelers of all skill levels. Once you learn these techniques you can apply them to any model ship you wish to build. We give this mini-praticum free to all new customers who purchase one of our College of Model Shipbuilding courses. NOTE: If you are looking for something that guides you step by step in the process of totally historically correct planking, then this product isn't for you. This product is meant to be a guide to the processes I've used for the past 8 years in planking the hulls of my models. I'm not into that "total historical accuracy" BS and that's not what my practicums are about. My practicums are about helping modelers who struggle with each model to get the hull covered in a manner that looks good. This mini-practicum is meant to help those who fall into that category and regardless of your skill level, there is much information in this mini-practicum that will help in the basic planking of a model ship hull.

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