Twist in the lower shrouds/ratlines

[Ronald-V]

Busy with the ratlines! The first batch ready, it wasn't easy but i'm pretty happy with the result. 

The only thing is, that there is a twist in it, from top to bottom. Probably because of the paint and glue that added some 

stiffness to the whole.

Anyone an idea what I can do about that? Or is there in this stage nothing what I can do to fix this?

On the first not so sharp picture you can see the problem.

 

 

Edited October 26, 2019 by mugje

[allanyed]

Mugie

The shrouds do not look to be tight enough, most easily seen in the last photo.  The lanyards also look loose in the second photo.  I know it may be a lot of work, but I would take off the rat lines and tighten the shrouds up.  If you have painted the shrouds, this may not be possible.   Assuming the kit did not have dark line for the shrouds and ratlines, dying them is a better way to go than painting them as they are still pliable once dyed.

Allan

[Ab Hoving]

In my opinion you don’t have to remove the ratlines to tighten the shrouds. I always leave my lanyards more or less loose until the ratlines are done. Then you can easily tighten them, taking care that the shrouds are stretched in an even way. 

[Ronald-V]

Tnx for the reply's. First I will try to tighten the lanyards option before taking drastic measures🤔

[Ronald-V]

tightening the shrouds did seem to work! It's not perfect yet, but the twist is almost gone. So thank you guys!