| You're very welcome Steve but please don't have me down as an expert, this is my first time doing such a job as planking so I'm learning as well.
Black paper does seem to be quite a common technique so I'm sure it can work well for you and the results with any of the options is a world apart from a printed ply overlay.
One thing I did and I would recommend that you do is some sample peices before committing to the model. I wanted to experiment with differrent woods, techniques, caulking etc so I made a few samples before I decided on my preferred option.
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