1:700 Japanese Battleship Musashi next 002(For Fujimi 460024)

Wooden deck for the battleship Musashi in 1:700 scale

An accessory for a plastic kit, not a model on its own. A thin wooden veneer with pre-printed deck planking and a self-adhesive backing goes onto the plastic deck of the base kit. Large battleships in 1:700 have a long and wide main deck, on which the difference between engraved plastic and real wood shows more strongly than on any other type of vessel. The set is meant for the Fujimi 460024 kit.

How to lay it

On a long deck it pays to start in the middle. Peel the backing film off over a small area roughly in the middle of the part, seat the veneer against the outline and work from there alternately toward the bow and the stern. If you glue from one end, a small inaccuracy multiplies along the length and at the other end you will be a few tenths of a millimeter short, which in this scale can be seen.

Working around superstructures and hatches

Openings for turrets, superstructures, hatches and outlets are usually pre-cut in the veneer, but always try them dry first. If one of them overlaps a plastic detail, it is better to adjust the opening in the veneer slightly than the plastic part. Keep the small offcuts that arise around the superstructures: they often come in handy to fill places where the plastic deck continues under a superstructure and the printed part does not reach. Once everything is down, press it all firmly, and only then put the deck fittings back.

Who the set is for

• Builders of large battleships in 1:700
• Modelers who want the contrast of wood against a gray hull
• Anyone after a higher level of detail without etching and cutting
• Those who would rather not shade planks laboriously with a brush

This is an accessory, not a kit. The base model, glue and paints are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.