Rebuilding the fleet by mikegr - 1/700 - restoring old plastic models

[mikegr]

Last touch up details before weathering

Done paint weathering. Ready for rigging. It will be a long and painful progress

 

 

[king derelict]

Looks very nice Mike 

alan

[mikegr]

On 5/18/2025 at 8:28 PM, king derelict said:

Looks very nice Mike 

alan

Thanks for the comment as usual

[mikegr]

For the rigging material I used fake hair extension. Very good thickness, easy to work with and it causes less tension to the masts.

I took me 3 evenings about 2 hours each evening. First I did the forward section, next the middle and lastly the stern section. Even not elastic, it causes some stress to the plastic parts. To cut the excess material I used hot needle. This has to be done with caution not the damage the rest rigging or the plastic parts. Another advantage for the brass masts. I wish they weren't SK difficult to make. Maybe one day I will be able to make it better