Glenn-UK Posted January 8, 2014 Share #1 Posted January 8, 2014 I was reading The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships by Longridge last night. In particular I was interested in a drawing showing how a singe and dual block were rigged to help secure a cannon. The single block seemed to be held in place by a continuous rope wrapped in a figure of 8 with two beckets, one at end end of the block. Please see the attached pdf file. I would be interested to know how this type of rigging would be done for the model, boat builder as I suspect the normal thread may be to small to splice into a continuous loop. Cannon Blocks.pdf Any thoughts / ideas would be greatly appreciated. Quote Glenn (UK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogeygolpher Posted January 8, 2014 Share #2 Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) I agree that normal seizing is really an issue in scale. I use a common pin to make the loops and merely tie the rope/thread secured with a touch of CA to hold it. Away from the block wrap a piece of thread around a common pin, tie it and place a spot of glue on the knot then remove the pin. Run the ends of the thread down each side of the block and secure the thread to the block on the sides using CA. At the end of the block wrap both ends around a common pin, tie the ends pulling the common pin to the end of the block, and secure with a spot of CA then remove the pin and trim the excess thread. It is actually harder to explain than it is to do. Good luck. Edited January 8, 2014 by bogeygolpher Quote PROWE If someone says something can't be done, it only means they can't do it. Building:Shipyard - HMS Mercury card madel Completed Builds: Wood Models; AL Bluenose II 1989, Corel Toulonnaise 1995, Corel Flying Fish 2000, AL Scottish Maid 2005, Sergal President 2010, Mamoli Beagle 2011, Corel Eagle 2013, Mamoli Constitution Cross-section 2014, Victory Cross-section 1/98 by Corel 2015, Occre San Francisco Cable Car 2018, Model Shipways Armed Long Boat 2021 Card Models Christmas Train by PaperReplika 2012, Yamaha DSC11 Motorcycle 2013, Canon EOS 5D Mark II 2014, WWII Tiger I Tank by Paper-Replika 2014, Wrebbit Mercedes-Benz 500K Roadster 2014, Central Pacific no. 60 Jupiter card model 2015, Mirage III 1/30 converted to 1/33 card model 2017, TKpapercraft 1912 Mercer 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wefalck Posted January 13, 2014 Share #3 Posted January 13, 2014 Scale is not so important, rather than the actual size of the threads/ropes. One can also using 'false' splices, i.e. pulling the whole thread end through the standing part with the help of needle. Somewhere on the forum this old method has been discussed in some detail. Check out 'dafi's' thread on his HMS VICTORY in 1:96 scale for rigging the guns in a small scale ! wefalck WackoWolf 1 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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