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  1. RGL
    Every boom arm has 2 pulleys where a line runs from the base of the net along the arm up to a pully on the side of the ship, then to a pulley lashed to a rope, then to a cleat on the deck. Then there are about 60 brailing davits where the line runs from the nets to the hull to the same set of pulleys lashed to the cleats. The photo shows these davits.
  2. RGL
    Cog’s right (of course I am! I can just hear him), I have several different diameters of denier rigging in black and in white. A stay or guy line would be thicker than an arias.
  3. RGL
    Use a cut off section of PE railing stanchion with EZ line.
  4. RGL
    Interesting
  5. RGL
    Looks fantastic all round. The ropes are just magnificent
  6. RGL
    I remember all this now! Looks fantastic
  7. RGL
    So this is her apparently under construction at Bolm & Voss
  8. RGL
    I photocopied a few sets of the plan (inA3), then cut them as a strip. Makes it easier to align. The starboard side is actually different to the plans. Not that easy but it HAS to be in a strait line for the nets to sit flush and aligned (if you deploy them).
  9. RGL
    Them or you?
  10. RGL
    I just found this photo of a German ship deploying an anti torpedo net. Great reference shot for how the rigging works.
  11. RGL
    My plan is to have the nets deployed like my Dreadnought.
  12. RGL
    Thanks. ships boats done and plonked on. I need to rig the cranes properly now. Im off to the beach for a week now, we’ve just had a week of 40 degrees Celsius here so time for the others to catch up.
  13. RGL
    Ok, boats are painted and time to tie them to the dec. the aft funnel and mast have been removed for this part
  14. RGL
    I can just drill a tiny hole in the keel then insert a needle. I’m not sure yet.....
  15. RGL
    Ships boats, fairly simple
  16. RGL
    Next are the trestles for the ship’s boats which go amidships. Skylights and cable reels. There are 4 sets of bollards which are not supplied by Infini and it is expected to use the kit ones on the plastic deck but there are very recessed into the deck once the wooden one is added. As such I used 1/700 battleship bollards which are the exact size. Next will I’ll be the ship’s boats.
  17. RGL
    Infini provides chain but I didn’t like it and replaced it with spares and used narrower stuff for the chain stoppers.
  18. RGL
    Forcastle area, there are so many little bits to add it has to be done piecemeal or I get lost. I still have a lot to add to this and weatherthere are about 60 coal scuttles added, and a few skylights.
  19. RGL
    Maybe?
  20. RGL
    A few more reference shots for you.
  21. RGL
    This is a shot of the Von Der Tan looking forward towards other battlecruisers with Seydlitz in the lead. Notice the side railings are all are all folded down and there are a mass of ropes and cleats for the anti torpedo net rigging. I am still pondering how I’m going to replicate this on the deck.
  22. RGL
    Yes mate, join in. You are more than welcome.
  23. RGL
    Well done mate. It’s the start of a beautiful relationship......
  24. RGL
    I find I need to take it in bite size pieces otherwise I get lost in the details and forget what goes where.
  25. RGL
    Please start a log here too then mate.

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