David Spindle Posted May 12, 2014 Share #1 Posted May 12, 2014 After appx 10 years I finally decided to get back into shipbuilding. I had completed everything but the rigging on the Rattlesnake by Model Shipways 1:64. There is some 1mm line that is supposed to be for the main shrouds but it looks way to big to me. Seems like it should be around half that diameter....or am I wrong? Thanks in advance for your help! Dave Quote Dave Current build: Rattlesnake - 1780 Model Shipways Builds: Mare Nostrum 1:35 Artesania Latina Cutty Sark (I believe it was an AL kit) davespindlephotography.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted May 12, 2014 Share #2 Posted May 12, 2014 Dave: Using James Lees' formulas from The Masting and Rigging of English Ships of War 1625-1860, and then diving for scale, I get .0258 inches diameter for the main shrouds. Anything in the range of .025-.032 inches would work. Lees' work is typical for English ships of this period and Rattlesnake being American built in the colonies would roughly correspond with contemporary British practices. Russ Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Spindle Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted May 12, 2014 Russ, thanks very much! Appreciate your help! Dave Quote Dave Current build: Rattlesnake - 1780 Model Shipways Builds: Mare Nostrum 1:35 Artesania Latina Cutty Sark (I believe it was an AL kit) davespindlephotography.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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