The Artwox Model 1:700 veneer deck for the British battlecruiser HMS Hood in her 1931 form gives a model real wood instead of engraved plastic. An accessory to a kit, not a model in its own right.
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A pre-cut sheet of natural veneer with the laying of the planks printed on it and with a self-adhesive back, cut for the deck areas of a ship model in 1:700 scale. Once glued on it replaces the plastic relief with real wood with its own pattern of growth rings, which on large unbroken areas is visible at first glance. The year in the name refers to the configuration of the real ship: her form changed during her service, so the decks of the individual versions differ.
HMS Hood was a British battlecruiser of the Admiral class, completed in 1920. For a long time she was the longest warship of the Royal Navy, with an elongated hull and extensive wood-covered decks that are characteristic of her appearance. In the 1930s she served mainly in the Mediterranean and in home waters and was a frequent guest on overseas cruises. She was lost in 1941 in an action in the Denmark Strait.
With a deck this long the riskiest moment is the laying itself. Never remove the whole backing film at once: fold it back over only a few centimeters at one end of the part, settle the part precisely and only then pull the film away gradually while pressing the veneer down. Work with tweezers and a wooden stick, as fingers transfer grease. Pierce any bubble that forms with the finest needle and smooth it over; pulling the whole part back does not pay off. Sharp inner corners by the superstructures are better cut through with a new blade directly on the model than bent in the veneer.
This is an accessory to a plastic kit, not a model. The kit, glue, paints and photo-etched parts are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
Naši poradci a znalci sortimentu jsou připraveni odpovídat na Vaše dotazy (Po–Pá, 8–18 hod).
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