Large scale cargo net

[Patrick Matthews]

I'm well along in building my 1:8 (yes, 1:8) scale DUKW. I'd dearly love to have a cargo net for it's load.

 

I'm guessing these things are about 8 or maybe 10 foot square with 4 foot long corner eyes, and about 18 runs of small rope spliced to a larger perimeter rope... perhaps 1.5 and 3.0 mm respectively in scale.

OK fine, I can make or purchase the scale rope. But some 88 splices in scale??!? I don't relish that idea.

 

Any alternate ideas? 

   

Edited March 14, 2022 by Patrick Matthews

[popeye2sea]

Well, the good news is that they are not really spliced. The cross rope is just tucked under one strand and passes straight through. Still a lot of eye splicing at the ends though.

 

Regards,

[mtaylor]

Do it as others have done for ratlines... sewing needle.  Push it through each vertical line (use a pattern under it on a flat surface or hang it and tape your vertical ropes to it.  Saves a lot of knot tying.

[Patrick Matthews]

Yes, the crossings in the "field" are easy... it's all those splices at the perimeter that give me heartburn. 

I'd hate to just tie knots, but it might be that or nothing!

[allanyed]

At 1:8 scale you should have no problem doing the splicing although it will take a lot of time.  When it comes to ship modeling, quick build is an oxymoron if ever there was one.