How to make a 1/18th Flight deck???? anyone??

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How to make a 1/18th Flight deck???? anyone??

Post by VMF115 » Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:15 pm

I was wondering how would one make a 1/18th US carrier Flight deck for a display base for the Tomcat?

what would the pattern of those little "+"be, and what color would you paint the flight deck....

Are there any patterns out there that we can use?
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Post by AMERICAN_GRENADIER » Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:29 pm

i served on the USS Ranger the deck was covered in nonskid which was a very dark gray almost black. deck lines were red, whit and yellow. im sure there are plenty of photos available on the web
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Post by VMF115 » Thu Apr 08, 2010 1:33 pm

AMERICAN_GRENADIER wrote:i served on the USS Ranger the deck was covered in nonskid which was a very dark gray almost black. deck lines were red, whit and yellow. im sure there are plenty of photos available on the web
Whats the distance between those "+" in real life and what would the be in 1/18th?
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Post by 456THBG » Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:10 am

I've used a 4' x 6' hardboard (smooth side) for my carrier deck display...It fits three F18s and one F14 (all w/wings folded/swept back)...I painted it with Rust-Oleum MultiColor Textured spray paint (dark gray), and it really looks pretty good. The paint is quite expensive and, because of the heavy solid content, doesn't go very far, but the finish is "gritty" yet permanent (i.e. it does not shed or flake)...
I used model aircraft "stripe" tape for the markings, but it is definitely not authentic. It does, however, look pretty cool and I'm the only one in my "world" who cares about it, or would know any better! :D

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Post by bobb428 » Sat Apr 10, 2010 1:57 pm

Post a picture please.

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Post by AMERICAN_GRENADIER » Sat Apr 10, 2010 5:53 pm

VMF115 wrote:
AMERICAN_GRENADIER wrote:i served on the USS Ranger the deck was covered in nonskid which was a very dark gray almost black. deck lines were red, whit and yellow. im sure there are plenty of photos available on the web
Whats the distance between those "+" in real life and what would the be in 1/18th?

its been a long time! they where about 6"x6" and about 2 feet apart
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Post by VMF115 » Sat Apr 10, 2010 5:54 pm

AMERICAN_GRENADIER wrote:
VMF115 wrote: Whats the distance between those "+" in real life and what would the be in 1/18th?

its been a long time! they where about 6"x6" and about 2 feet apart
what kind of pattern?
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Post by acisne » Sat Apr 10, 2010 6:16 pm

The back side if some "anti-fatigue" or "back saver" mats have a pattern that looks close. I bought these at Sam's a while ago. It is the kind that interlocks to make a large play area.

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Post by VMF115 » Sat Apr 10, 2010 6:24 pm

acisne wrote:The back side if some "anti-fatigue" or "back saver" mats have a pattern that looks close. I bought these at Sam's a while ago. It is the kind that interlocks to make a large play area.

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I mean the pattern of those "+"
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Post by ostketten » Sat Apr 10, 2010 6:39 pm

456THBG wrote:..I painted it with Rust-Oleum MultiColor Textured spray paint (dark gray), and it really looks pretty good....
I used model aircraft "stripe" tape for the markings...
That's a great idea and it's exactly what I would have suggested. I've used the textured spray for a lot of different projects, it's great stuff and works really well for simulating the rough exterior cast armor surface on some 1/16 RC tanks. The only thing I might have done differently than you did on your carrier deck is to paint the stripes instead of using tapes, that way you could use paints for weathering, which might not work as well if applied over tape.
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Post by AMERICAN_GRENADIER » Sat Apr 10, 2010 6:43 pm

wait a minute are you talking about the equipment area markings or the chain tie down holes for the planes?
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Post by VMF115 » Sat Apr 10, 2010 6:50 pm

AMERICAN_GRENADIER wrote:wait a minute are you talking about the equipment area markings or the chain tie down holes for the planes?
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Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Let me hear your guns!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: My what?
Colonel "Madman" Maddox: Your guns! Ack, ack, ack, ack, ack!
Captain Wild Bill Kelso: [fires his airplane's guns] AHHHH!

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