gluedandscrewed Posted September 17, 2014 Share #1 Posted September 17, 2014 building the mayflower from plans by chuck pasaro of msw but at twice the size,, while not at that stage yet my question is should i also double the size of the rigging tackle thats shown on the plans or should i stay with the sizes called out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted September 17, 2014 Share #2 Posted September 17, 2014 I'm not quite sure what you mean: when you build at twice the size, everything should be multiplied by two. Or did I not quite get your question?? Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gluedandscrewed Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted September 17, 2014 the plans are from a kit so i'm sure the sizes of the tackle are dictated by whats comercially available, why i wonder if it would be truer to scale or not to leave them as called for on the plans or double them in size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jud Posted September 17, 2014 Share #4 Posted September 17, 2014 Your question indicates that you would be happier if you did some research into what was probably used aboard the actual ship, then obtain or make in scale rope to use for rigging and blocks. Probably not difficult information to obtain, with it you can shop around and purchase or cobble a device together to twist your own rope. Regardless, I would not use the provided rope without checking the scale and if I could match it because doubling the size of the model will result in having only half of the rope that you will need in that kit. jud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted September 17, 2014 Share #5 Posted September 17, 2014 Yes you should....double it up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gluedandscrewed Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted September 17, 2014 u the MAN chuck,,,not building a museum piece just want it to look right,,,thanks chuck Chuck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
testazyk Posted September 18, 2014 Share #7 Posted September 18, 2014 I think your question runs to both rope thickness as well as sizes of things like blocks and deadeyes. A lot of out of the box tackle is too large to begin with so doubling it might exaggerate a problem. So I guess applying your look right rule should keep you out of trouble! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gluedandscrewed Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted September 18, 2014 chuck passaro,, who drew up the plans says double it so i think i will go with that,, it only makes my stays deadeyes 3/8 of an inch,,,on a 44 inch ship seems right,,thanks for the responses guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelpsutton2 Posted September 18, 2014 Share #9 Posted September 18, 2014 There are several replica museum ships from the period sailing today. You might look at them and see what sizes of rope they use under real world conditions and then scale it down to your model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulises Victoria Posted September 18, 2014 Share #10 Posted September 18, 2014 My opinion would be: Better a bit too small than a bit too large. But that's just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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