md1400cs Posted January 21, 2017 Share #1 Posted January 21, 2017 Hi mates, Could not find an answer within this topic. This is my first multi masted ship. Should all of the rat lines be of the same diameter rope for all the masts (lower & upper)? Just started working on the very top of the foremast and was wondering if I should (correctly) increase the size of the crossing rat lines as the shroud diameters also increase at the lower masts. Thanks in advance for your thoughts. Cheers, Quote Michael Current build : Sovereign of the Seas 1/78 Sergal Under the table: Golden Hind - C Mamoli Oseberg - Billings 720 - Drakkar - Amati Completed: Santa Maria-Mantua -- Vasa-Corel - Santisima Trinidad cross section OcCre 1/90th Gallery : Santa Maria - Vasa - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirozzi Posted January 21, 2017 Share #2 Posted January 21, 2017 Hi mate. The lower shrouds for all the masts can be the same diameter. As you go up to the topmasts and topgallants and so forth, you can decrease the diameter as you go up, provided that the scale is big enough to allow it. The diameter of the rattlings should all be the same. That is how I have always rigged my ships. Vince P. md1400cs and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md1400cs Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share #3 Posted January 21, 2017 Vince, Thanks I sorta thought as much - given that the rat lines need to support the "same" weight whatever mast is being climbed. Just wanted to be sure. jbshan, pirozzi and mtaylor 3 Quote Michael Current build : Sovereign of the Seas 1/78 Sergal Under the table: Golden Hind - C Mamoli Oseberg - Billings 720 - Drakkar - Amati Completed: Santa Maria-Mantua -- Vasa-Corel - Santisima Trinidad cross section OcCre 1/90th Gallery : Santa Maria - Vasa - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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