Martin,

It's been a while yes, but the results are outstanding! Nothing adds more realism to a ship then the wood decks in that kind of detail. Yes, aftermarket decks are out, but they just don't look as real to me as actually planking the deck. And yes, once you do it,you think you will never do it again, but I must say, I have done the New Jersey, Yorktown and soon to start my Bismarck too (just deciding which PE set I will use, Lionroar Super or WEM's detail sets).

Again, that will be an absoluite stunner when all is said and done! And dooo use the planks on the super structure along with the PE. If I do go with WEM's upper decks, I too will cut off what I need and have the real wood on all required upper decks.