Posted by Don Morlan on July 30, 1998 at 15:21:33 in inet-gw.data-io.com:
In Reply to: Re: Question for Don Morlan ref Deck planking posted by Don Morlan on July 30, 1998 at 15:15:22:
As to whether or not I painted the long deck before or after I glued it together, well, I cut off a good portion of that center deck except for thin horizontal support bracings, so the actual area where the two decks join (as you mentioned in your question) is absent on my model.
The cutouts help conserve the lighting.
Also, the other decks and the painted planking was all painted before it was glued to the hull. Otherwise it is too easy to get that tan paint on the inner walls of the hull, et cetera. I hope that answers your question.
Have fun.