Edward Warlin Posted February 25, 2021 Share #1 Posted February 25, 2021 I an new to model ship building and this site, I have been working on the Union Brigantine model my kid's bought me some time back, I am far enough to know that i will not have enough grey rigging line, Can anyone tell me what diameter the line is, It don't say anywhere in or on the box, or who to contact to get more ? mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted February 26, 2021 Share #2 Posted February 26, 2021 Edward First - Welcome to MSW!!! USUALLY the standing rigging is dark brown or close to black and the running rigging tan or beige. To figure the line diameter, wrap the line around a ruler for an inch and count the number of wraps and divide into 1 which will give you the diameter. There are very few rigging line suppliers available anymore so you may have to just go with thread that is close in color and size from your local fabric store or look on the internet. You can try to contact the kit manufacturer as well. As you are new, making your own rope may not be something you want to get into,,,,,, yet. Allan Ryland Craze, mtaylor and DaveBaxt 3 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Warlin Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted March 2, 2021 On 2/26/2021 at 5:33 AM, allanyed said: Edward First - Welcome to MSW!!! USUALLY the standing rigging is dark brown or close to black and the running rigging tan or beige. To figure the line diameter, wrap the line around a ruler for an inch and count the number of wraps and divide into 1 which will give you the diameter. There are very few rigging line suppliers available anymore so you may have to just go with thread that is close in color and size from your local fabric store or look on the internet. You can try to contact the kit manufacturer as well. As you are new, making your own rope may not be something you want to get into,,,,,, yet. Allan Thank you for your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Warlin Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share #4 Posted March 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, Edward Warlin said: Thank you for your input. And thanks for the Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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