ok i have been trying to replicate the steel flooring or decking the kind u see inside the tanks and trucks withe rows of little bumps on it or is this something that can be purchased i didnt find any in evergreen styrene.
has anyone done this or have a way to make it they would be willing to share???

As far as I know, PE plates are available. They are big PE sheets replicating the pattern of the floor surface, you just have to cut and use them.

Archer transfer treadplate pattern can be applied like Transfers and will immediately add the texture you require!!

Its called something like diamond tread plate, and is available in plastic from in a brand called Plastruct, which is a line similar to but more extensive than evergreen.

John

I was also looking for checker plate pattern, and here is what I bought :
http://www.thebarrelstore.com/LionRoar/LAM014x.jpg

The only plastic diamond pattern treadplate I ever found was molded from very thick styrene (probably .050"), which limited its usefulness. It was also a rather large pattern probably intended for 1/25th scale trucks rather than 1/35th scale tanks.
Aber and other photoetch manufacturers offer several generic treadplates in brass, though you'll need some fine tin snips to cut it to size. I haven't tried the Archer dimensional decals, but they've gotten good write ups.

They are called "anti-skid plates" because they resist shoes sliding across the metal. If you've ever worn hobnails, for example, you'll know that smooth surfaces mean you'd better know how to ice skate-- very well, in fact! Was in a porta-john this weekend with hobnailed Civil War shoes at an event with my son, and it almost got disgusting....

I have purchased the Lion Roar PE variety, but several manufacturers make them in different patterns, depending on the requirement. There is no "one pattern fits all," since the Germans, for example, used at least four variations from what I can see. The sheets cut with a hobby knife and can be glued in-place.