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Rigging
Nov 23, 2009 22:17:37 GMT 1
Post by dirtydozen on Nov 23, 2009 22:17:37 GMT 1
When i got home from work tonight i ripped off every single piece of the plastic rigging i'd spent all day yesterday fixing on the masts.It looked absolutely terrible and was not in the slightest looking forward to finishing the model and it,basically,looking a right mess. If there is a way to do it fair enough but i couldnt get it to work no matter how hard i tried.(and breathe) I advise everyone not to use it and use black cotton instead as it is so so much easier to work with and with it being slightly thicker it actually enhances the model. Rant over carry on ;D
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Post by Achtung!! on Nov 24, 2009 9:04:41 GMT 1
Well least you will be satisfied with the finished result.
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Post by poulw on Nov 24, 2009 9:36:17 GMT 1
I used dark grey cotton sewing thread, which I ran through a drop of PVA glue between my fingers. Eliminates the woolly look and makes it a bit rigid and easier to use.
It worked very well.
Black would be a bit too contrasty on a 1:200 model to my liking. I only want rigging to enhance a model, not to dominate, but we all have different ideas, I guess.
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Rigging
Nov 24, 2009 17:09:25 GMT 1
Post by tigerace on Nov 24, 2009 17:09:25 GMT 1
what about the twine we received in issue 135? or is this too thick ;D
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Post by popeye on Dec 3, 2009 14:04:06 GMT 1
I have a number of solutions.
I came across some black nylon coated stainless steel wire, about 0.5mm dia., 15m wound on a small plastic reel for about £2. This was in C&H Fabrics, a UK store that does curtains, soft furnishings, haberdashery and has a large craft section. The wire was on the stand for making homemade jewellery (necklaces, etc.).
I also found some very tough black linen thread (about 0.75mm) and 1mm black cotton thread in the local bead shop (used for making up necklaces, etc. they also had various colours of 0.5mm coated aluminium wire). I have bought the stainless wire and various other threads and will post photos very shortly.
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Post by Baz on Dec 4, 2009 7:24:01 GMT 1
I have a number of solutions. I came across some black nylon coated stainless steel wire, about 0.5mm dia., 15m wound on a small plastic reel for about £2. This was in C&H Fabrics, a UK store that does curtains, soft furnishings, haberdashery and has a large craft section. The wire was on the stand for making homemade jewellery (necklaces, etc.). I also found some very tough black linen thread (about 0.75mm) and 1mm black cotton thread in the local bead shop (used for making up necklaces, etc. they also had various colours of 0.5mm coated aluminium wire). I have bought the stainless wire and various other threads and will post photos very shortly. Great set of alternative solutions Popeye Have a small early Christmas present from me .... Baz
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Post by popeye on Dec 6, 2009 18:56:06 GMT 1
Many thanks Baz Here are the photos of the threads and wire. This is all 4 types of thread/wire These are the 1mm cotton necklace and 0.6mm strong linen threads These are the 0.6mm nylon and 0.5mm nylon coated stainless steel jewellery wire
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Post by poulw on Dec 6, 2009 19:57:34 GMT 1
I think we have to do some math about the rigging to get it to the correct scale. A 0.5mm thick thread/wire on a 1:200 model corresponds to a 10cm thick wire in real life. My feeling would be that the rigging on a battleship would be around the same thickness as the power lines running in my street. They would be around 10mm thick. This picture of Richelieu, where you can see some of its rigging, gives an indication of the thickness So, to get the scale right, I think we should be looking at using rigging around 0.1mm - which would correspond to 2cm thick wires on the real thing. That's why I used a single cotton strand.
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Post by popeye on Dec 7, 2009 10:48:23 GMT 1
Dear Poul
Thanks for the scaling. I agree that the single strand would look realistic but I intend to sail my boat and the single strand cotton would probably not survive. I have decided to go for the coated stainless steel wire, it is reasonably thin enough not to look too out of place on the model but tough enough to be handled, knocked, blown, rained on, etc.
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