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Hi, Thought I'd add a little discussion for once...
I was looking at the pictures on a site of the Deck and thought that looks strange..The deck looks like mohogany when wet. Is that right, If so why does it look like our decks are going to be basswood.Decks on HMS Victory
Thanks all in advance..On the bench 1/350 Revell Tirpitz Platinum Edition (Pontos PE and Wooden deck) plus extra Eduard PE set and extra MK1 door sets.
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It's been many years since I last stood on her decks (late 70's early 80's) but do remember the deck did change colour dramaticaly when she was wet.
Bob
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magpie1832 wrote:Hi, Thought I'd add a little discussion for once...
I was looking at the pictures on a site of the Deck and thought that looks strange..The deck looks like mohogany when wet. Is that right, If so why does it look like our decks are going to be basswood.Decks on HMS Victory
Thanks all in advance.. Perhaps Mike or another of our research hounds could fill us in on some historical details? I was (probably wrongly) of the opinion that the decks were often limed whilst in service. (?) As to why the modern ones look nice and dark when it rains is beyond me - especially as I imagine they have been coated in a formaldehyde-based varnish. Schnellboots on back burner
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Originally the majority of Victory would have been built of oak, together with pine where long timbers such as masts and spars were concerned. Towards the end of the Napoleonic wars Britain was looking for alternatives to oak. That is why HMS Trincomalee was commissioned to be built in Bombay from Teak. Teak has remarkable lasting properties which is why so much of Trinc remains original.
The restoration of Victory has used a lot of Teak and Iroko which is another exotic hard wood.
It is possible that the 'mahogany' like appearence of the decks is due to one of these woods.
I would not know what woods available to modellers would be best as I am no expert on this. Presumably we need a wood similar in colour to oak for the deck planking which would have been quite light. The sailors spent hours cleaning the decks down to the bare wood -- holystoning. Once wet the wood would darken and turn light again when dry.
Mike T
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