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Guys............ Barry has graciously let me play around with his deck sheets of this "bad boy", and I'm here to tell ya it's almost 50 inches from stem to stern! 5 Sheets for the deck! Believe me I ain't a joshing! I've been playing with it tonight and I hope to make it look like the top...

here ya go

barry................ I told my wife you were designing this and that the deck would be 50 inches long. She said "That's over four feet long......... Geez!" and I said............. Yep! She was impressed....................... but still not as much as I am about it! john...

Always watch your build threads with anticipation Josve! The weathering on this one makes me anxious to see it, it looks a little over the top to me, but since I don't do AFV I know looks can be deceiving.:grin: No insides................... this will be a snap for you! john

Great tutorial! David............... I love the comic book style layout and the balloon comments are great! This would be neat to print out as a pdf on a color duplexing printer, better yet a color duplexing 17 x 11 and fold & staple into a comic book for kids to have as a learning tool!:grin...

I think the angle and lighting have a lot to do with the deck seams showing up. So there is some leaway as to how much you would want to show. I've got pictures of the USS Saipan that show them and others do not(like the overhead shot posted) Also it depends on how "clean" or un-used you...

I would like to help with that, if you do not mind. The picture of the USS Saipan show a pretty standard wear pattern. Also I have some more pictures that show somew tire marks and stain patterns, so I can email you some if you would like. Just let me know. john

And a view of the USS Tarawa

Top View LHA A view of the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2)

Well Deck LHA This is from the USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Hope this helps barry.

And again

Bigger drawings

ummmmmm barry............ you lost me. Sorry. What are you looking for on the flight deck? john

amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) Here's some, I'll post some others when I get home.

OK barry............... are you going to design/build the hovercraft also? You do have a daunting task ahead! Most pictures of the wet deck I've see show it to be a dark place, not sure if it's the lighting or what, but when you get that thing build with the hovercraft in the well, I'll...

DANG!:shock: ummmmmmmmm............ that's looks really nice.

jnyoun.................. whatever you are doing.............KEEP IT UP! Man that is looking good. The good thing is IF you can not figure it out you sure will be able to get some help here! Again........... nice work!:grin: john

Ditto............. no yawning at my house!

Russell...................... YES! Here is a sample.

I agree with kooklik............ nice work with the gold painting! More please!:grin: john