thickness of ratlines

[malcermie]

I am working on a scratch built model of HMS Bounty at a scale of 60;1 this makes the ratlines less that .1mm what thread should I use as this seems very thin.

Malc

[russ]

Ratlines are about 1/2" diameter so at your scale, .008" diameter would be correct. However, anything within a hair of that would do, most likely.

 

Russ

[bushman32]

Fly tying thread comes that small and is strong enough to work with, just make sure you get the round thread because they also have flat thread. Anyone need a lot of flat thread?

   Ron W.

[dafi]

Round fly thread? Could you give a source? The flat one I have is good for serving really thin lines.

Daniel

[normanh]

I use a black polyester sewing thread from Gutterman widely available every where - size looks good for 1:64 which is close to your scale. The threads easily to work with and comes in pretty long bobbins a good few hundred metres. The also do a linen version if you want a natuaral fibre.

 

Norman

[bushman32]

Daniel,

  I use Uni Thread,

  Ron W.

[Modeler12]

Ratlines are about 1/2" diameter so at your scale, .008" diameter would be correct. However, anything within a hair of that would do, most likely.

 

Russ

Scaling is always useful to 'judge' if the line thickness (and any other parts) look right.

I have been using thread that is .011 inch thick and to my eye it looks OK. Too thick, of course, when I scale at 1:76 it would come to 0.84 inch.

I hope that is close enough for Russ' hair.