Posted by Scott Andrews on October 25, 2000 at 18:47:19:
In Reply to: Titanic posted by Mark Draper on October 25, 2000 at 15:40:25:
...what should I use for the decks, since the A/B/C and boat are light weight superstructure, and there are holes in the boat deck now, how thick should the metals for the whole thing be?...
"C" deck is not light weight in construction, nor is the deck plating of "B" deck; it's the plating of the deckhouses, exterior screen bulkheads and decks above the level of the deck plating on "B" deck. Most of that plating was .25 [6.35] thick. At 1/48 scale, that would be .0052 [0.132] which would be rather difficult to work with over a large area. You may want to make some concessions to practicality where the thickness of the structural materials are concerned. If you want to try this in smaller areas such as the collapsed portions of the deckhouse walls, etc., you may want to use brass shim stock, which is readily available in such thicknesses, and is easily worked.
Scott Andrews