Sovereign of the Seas - Mantua by Brian

[Signet]

Going to change the deck planking to a shift 4 planking after some research. for ease of use 10cm, followed by 2.5cm, 5cm, 7.5cm. Typically the planks were 25 feet long so 1/78 = 9.77cm.

Brian

I think that is an excellent choice, you won't regret it. I have seen so many great models done with improper planking patterns, and yet they're easy and fun to do (first time, at least).

 

[Bri62]

3mm is very small to achieve scale size nails. Cheers Grant

I have upped the size to 4mm pear wood which is apparently more in looks and scale for her

 

[Signet]

I have upped the size to 4mm pear wood which is apparently more in looks and scale for her

I could see it either way. 3mm is a 9.2" wide plank, 4mm is 12.3". 9" is fairly wide IMHO, but the ship is so large so sooo many planks, I can see your point to the 4mm. Either way - no treenails, I think.

 

[Bri62]

I could see it either way. 3mm is a 9.2" wide plank, 4mm is 12.3". 9" is fairly wide IMHO, but the ship is so large so sooo many planks, I can see your point to the 4mm. Either way - no treenails, I think.

Historically, research indicates that the planking of the decks on the original Sovereign of the Seas was (31/2}) inches thick. Converted to scale, this means the historical deck planks were roughly 10 to 12 inches wide.

 

[CharlieT]

Historically, research indicates that the planking of the decks on the original Sovereign of the Seas was (31/2}) inches thick. Converted to scale, this means the historical deck planks were roughly 10 to 12 inches wide.

10 to 12 inches wide is probably better. These older ships tended to have wider planking than later ones. Also, I'm not sure where you found the figure of 3 1/2 inches for the deck thickness, but I doubt it would apply to all of the decks. Their planking became thinner and one moves upwards, so the planking on the lower gun deck would be thicker than that on the weather decks. For reference, both Sir Anthony Dean and the Treatise on Shipbuilding (from about 1620) specify that the decking on the lowest gun deck of their two-decked ships should be 4 inches thick.