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The method I used on the bounty was to run a very sharp pencil (this keeps the lines from being to wide) between each plank and across the joints, for the nails just place pencil near to joints and twist with slight pressure. To get the feel practice on a scrap piece beforhand lightly sand down , this will remove any harshness
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most of the suggestions i have read seam to offer a very precise line. i wonder how neat this was in reality. i seem to recall the tar between the deck planks on the original victory deck was quite well uneven. I had planned on a fine fiber tip pen after sanding but i am not sure if the ink will spread? “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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I used a fine pointed black ink pen on HMAV Bounty and what little spreading there was just created the uneven line that you noticed. It would be uneven on the real ship because the tar spreads a little and on the upper deck tends to melt and reset in hot weather.
Mike T
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thanks matey i think i will try that and as always your historical knowledge is most helpful “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
-Mark Twain
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Jase use an art pen....any size...then press the edges down the edges with a small nail ....that will give you the desired....effect you are looking for.. 
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Hi shipmates, On HMS Beagle (Mamoli kit) they suggest running a soft pencil down each edge of the plank before laying it. Although the instructions leave a bit to be desired in other areas,this seems to work quite well as the result is not to bold and looks realistic. It is certainly better than trying to follow the join afterward.  I suppose if you wanted a darker result a black felt tip would be good. 
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All of these suggestions are pure gold - hadn't even considered the caulking. Thanks chaps! 
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Great topic Karl, I used a pencil on a model of the Bounty to good effect, but I am open to any method that is within scale and authentic Cheers MWG MWG BUILD DIARIES: HMS VICTORY, SOVEREIGN OF THE SEAS, SAN FRANCISCO II, HMS HOOD, HMS ENDEAVOUR LONGBOAT, HMS VICTORY X-SECTION, 007 DB5, NISSAN GTR, CUTTY SARK, RB7, AKAGI, BARK HMS ENDEAVOUR, HUMMER H1, MITSUBISHI ZERO.
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Hi All My name is Prem. I mainly make plastic or carton models. This will be my second attempt to make fully wood model. To put my word in this disscution I've usually used a marker pen for this job at my others ships. In my opinion it has to be good quality marker to write on "everything", otherwise during sanding it will be spread all over the deck making it much darker with grey dust. I've used Pelikan marker and it was OK. And I think it easier to use wider than thiner. Prem Dyner
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I will be trying Bonded Nylon Thread I picked this idea up from another forum and it did look very nice. Built
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I have used a permament marker in the past. However I use 'Easy Polish' which is a quick dry French Polish which gives a superb finish, and this caused the marker to run. I now use a 2B pencil to mark the edges. This gives a nice fine line after sanding, without being tooo wide and looking out of scale.
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