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[cooldiscodan31]

I'm building a couple of GHQ 1:2400 carriers and I'm struggling with how to do the lines on the flight deck.   Do people use some sort of paint pen?

[Begemot_]

One option to explore are the carrier flight deck decals available at Flight Deck Decals ( https://www.flightdeckdecals2400.com ).

[Phil Callcott]

Hi this is my 1:3000 scale Ark Royal.

 

I googled "Ark Royal images" and found an image of her flight deck.  

 

It was then relatively easy to scale the image to match the miniature and print it off.

 

I positioned the image on the model and cut around the island, etc, before using a thin layer of PVA to paste it in place.

 

After allowing it to dry completely I carefully shaded in the image's cut white edge.

 

I hope this helps.

 

Phil

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[healey36]

An excellent job, Phil; Ark Royal looks very sharp.

 

I haven't done many flight-decks, but here's one, my postwar Hornet:

 

 

This is a FlightDeck decal applied to a Viking Forge casting, so not crazy detailed like GHQ. The one thing I dislike about the decals is that they are not drop-dead sized correctly, so there can be a bit of overlap/curl along the edges. Trimming is difficult, but a bit of touch-up with an appropriate color can mitigate the problem.

 

My friend Matt Schreck hand-paints the deck lines on 1/2400 carriers, a skill way beyond my own.

 

 

[Peter M. Skaar]

Hi Cooldiscodan31!

I concur with Begemot on checking out Flight Deck Decals.  They do have a great selection of aircraft carrier deck markings.  Having done 3 aircraft carriers myself, I can attest to the fact that a decal is easier than trying to cobble together various separate markings or even paint them on yourself.

Here is the GHQ Shinano that I painted several years ago.  The deck decal was provided by my friend Tanner Simmons. This was before Flight Deck Decals was around.  Without that, I would have been trying to cut and paste all the various markings.

[cooldiscodan31]

Thank you everyone!  I'll check out the flight deck decals.