Hi ya there all,
Kendalboatman when I plank - depending on the model, I normally plank from the gunnel up towards the keel for the first five planks and then plank from the keel back over towards the gunnel. Then again, depending on the shape of hull, this I find keeps the planks parallel to the gunnel and keeps them in a neat tight line. If this doesn't make sense to you, I can try and draw a little sketch to show you what I mean.
Not a daft question at all Daryl, Ive never worked with Lithoplate myself, and it is one of my options. Ive got a piece of Lithoplate from a friend to experiment with and its shiny on one side, and grey on the other side with perforated holes top and bottom and a little bit bigger than A4 sheet. It seems to crease really easily so any mistakes made with it would be difficult to rectify. Say for arguments sake you creased the corner of a plate that you were putting on your model, it looks as if it would be difficult to remove the crease.
Aye
john e
bluebird