Hi Ron,
not sure if your post is in response to the conversations I've been having with Nerys as I mentioned I'm building from plan a 35" dragon model. I'm in the process of planking the hull at present when that's done I'll post a progress report. Not sure how I'm able to access your earlier posts -be good if I could to see how you fitted it out. Tony A...

Hi always nice to see an old kit built. I have used old obechi or bass wood and the surface texture has dried out over the years.

It is fine for bulkheads and internal structure but getting a reasonable surface finish was difficult. I tried lots of filler etc but maybe using more viable wood was the real solution.

I would check some of the planking to see how it takes finishing and it may be worth using newer wood for the planking. However good luck with the build.

Regards

Roy