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    So happy to he here. already feel very welcome and looking forward to learning a lot about how ships work and are modeled!
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    for what it's worth, an old Body-Shop guy showed me years ago how to smooth bumpy or wavy surfaces on cars. take a piece of radiator hose and wrap the sandpaper around it. the hose is stiff enough to hit the high points of the surface, but flexible enough to follow the contour of the quarter-panel. I've found the same applies to plastic models, and should also apply here as well.
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    Lieste & Allenyed, thanks so much for the info! BTW, I just ordered the Masting & Rigging book recommended! thanks for that tip! and yes, research is always a way to avoid at least some pitfalls. found a good price on a copy at Alibris .com so here in a week or so that will be added. I was looking in the search here on the site for a place where there might be bibliographies for different ships, subjects, or periods. likely my "newbie-ness" got in the way of me finding that place. if there is such a place, please advise the path... So it looks like i now have the info i need on the eyes & rings as well as the breech rope. Happy Happy Joy Joy. I had read that the MGD on Victory was built for the 42s, but at Trafalgar all were replaced w- 32s. when researching the beam sizing, i found references in either McGowan's or Goodwin's book (or maybe Longridge) indicating the MGD was (as built) timbered for the 42s. I won't have to worry about that as they wouldn't be visible in my projected model, but for some reason that little fact stuck in my head. I'm creating plans for this in CAD, and plan to do a non-traditional build one of these days. here's a few pics. real-life has been getting in the way of a lot of hobbies the last couple of years, but hopefully that situation gets adjusted out here soon. and Merry Christmas everyone! Jay
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    Allan, Thanks for the information. yes, i'm new here, navigating my way through, and trying to get all the ducks in a row to do a Victory model. the images came from the web, and while i was more interested in a clear illustration of the eyes & rings for asking my question, you bring up a great point about the blocks as illustrated (Notations in the cad-model go > here) . I feel sort of silly now, i've mainly been using Goodwin's book for the 1745 Establishment, and totally missed the little table about the eyes/rings. As for the rope sizing, yes i agree that the run-in/run-out ropes would be approx 1" diameter, meaning the breech rope would be at least 3-4 inches in dia. Thinking in 1/48 scale though, to reduce the diameters for each different size gun could be do-able. is worth investigating at the proper time. Structurally, i would not think the Breech rope rings would be in knees either, but the run-ins certainly could be. I included a list of the books i've accumulated here IRT HMS Victory and some modelling-oriented books as well. any additional books you can recommend is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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    Hopefully someone has the answer here. I know that most kits make do with one or two sizes of rings and eyes for all situations so I'm hesitant to just take their word. Per the images below, can anyone advise what the Diameters and section thickness of both the Eyes and the Rings would be for the 5 different positions (A-E) indicated? Thanks in advance!

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