Funny you should mention the decking, I have another question on that subject 
The instructions say use 2mm decking board, (on top of 4mm ply), I don't see it for sale anywhere though.
Is decking board OK, how does it compare to proper plank by plank decking?
Thanks
Neil
I used this several years ago but have since been unable to source replacement stocks.
It's quicker to use than the stripwood method though available plank widths tended to limit the scale that one wished to work to.
Peronally I prefer to use lime stripwood (sourced from Dennis Nixon. Twigfolly) laid on a 3mm ply sub-deck (use Thick cyano or aliphatic glue). Dennis offers a wide range of both metric and imperial sizes which would be suitable for the majority of scales we modellers work to.
Why Lime? It is virtually grain free, conforms well to curvatures, trims to size well and doesn't 'yellow' too much when varnish or resin sealed.
Caulk lines are achieved by running a permanent Black marker pen along the plank edge - from the underside to avoid accidentally marking the upper (visible) face of the plank.
For a thin caulk line butt a stained edge against an UNSTAINED edge of the adjoining plank: for a thicker caulk line butt two stained edges of adjoining planks together. When caulking across grain first seal the exposed end grain with clear dope or sanding sealer to prevent the stain bleeding into the end grain.
I now cover my finished decks with model aircraft quality GRP tissue/resin which, when cured, is rubbed down with fine Wet 'n Dry to achieve a matt finish. This method thoroughly seals the deck and does not 'yellow' it as much as varnish does.
