Wood Deck/Photo Etch for 1/96 USS Kearsarge (fits Revell) by Scaledecks [LCD-14]

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1/96 Wood Deck for the classic Revell "USS Kearsarge"
with hyper-accurate plank detail and photo etch pivot gun sweeps!
Offered by
Scaledecks
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(ALSO - Check out our listing for the companion 1/96 CSS Alabama Wood Deck!)
Fits Classic Revell USS Kearsarge, the Historic Civil War Union Warship
This is a Wood Deck for the 1/96 USS Kearsarge manufactured by
Revell.
Our decks are micro-thin (about the thickness of a heavy sheet of paper) and made of 100% real wood, backed with fleece to provide working strength.  Our manufacturing process combines color Printing and Laser Cutting for extreme precision.  Decks are intended to be cemented to plastic model with wood glue, styrene cement, contact cement, or epoxy.  We do not provide a self-adhesive backing as our experience has shown that these can be problematic in positioning.  With the fleece backing, the glue has plenty of surface to bind to.
Photos above show our test fit process on the actual kit.  (We didn't do the neatest job of gluing or painting the trim - we were most interested in just making sure that the pieces lined up properly and that the nibbing looked correct.)  Our build time to apply all of the deck pieces was about 30 minutes, and the result us PHENOMENAL.  Way easier than laying individual planks, and the end result is much better in terms of fineness of detail, incorporation of accurate nibbing techniques, and overall effect.  Be sure to check out the close-up photos to see the phenomenal detail printed into the sheet.  Now you can get the best-looking deck EVER on a model of the USS Kearsarge.  The planking pattern molded into the deck is overscale, but our fine printing process allows for historic scale accuracy.  Note the close-ups that feature the scale nibbing pattern at the bow, and the individual plank tint variations.  Other manufacturer's wood decks simply burn in a pattern with the laser cutter, resulting in a very thick brown line - and these lines often appear quite far apart.  Our process uses a very fine inkjet printed line 1/300 of an inch thick and printed in grey to simulate the oakum that was inserted between the actual deck planking on wooden sailing ships.  We use this complicated two-step printing process because we are able to apply a line much thinner than "burning" in the pattern with the laser.  Also, the simulated end-cuts between the planks are also printed in a tone consistent with the oakum, avoiding the extra-dark chocolaty-brown lines that can result when relying upon the laser to do this.  The net result is that you have a real wood surface that looks like real wood, with accurate scale and color oakum lines to separate the individually colored planks.
We custom-manufactured a set of photo etched metal that faithfully represents historic deck sweeps in 1/96 scale, and included a fancy metal nameplate as a free bonus!
Lastly, we also provide laser cut components to cover the floors of the boats and the mast platforms in real wood, too.  A nice added touch of realism for your build.
Decks are precision measured and cut to 1/100 of an inch accuracy, and all of our decks are custom tested on actual plastic kits.  This deck is known to fit the Revell 1/96 USS Kearsarge.
If you want to make a USS Kearsarge that has super-accurate detail, a gorgeous real wood deck, and historically accurate gun sweeps, there is no better way to go than this deck.
THIS IS FOR A PRISTINE FACTORY DECK.
AUCTION IS FOR WOOD DECK and PHOTO ETCH GUN SWEEPS ONLY - KIT AND OTHER FITTINGS SOLD SEPARATELY.
We are the manufacturer, and this is a PERFECT deck for sale in our store direct from us.
If you are interested in picking up a real wood model ship deck with incredibly realistic plank colors, this is your opportunity!  We won't offer these at a discount very often, so act now!
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Thank you for your interest, and happy ship-building!