1:250 Scale Paper Model: Flower Class Corvette "Agassiz"
Discussion
dudleybloke said:
You ever thought about making a watch?
Kind of!https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=13...
So on to the main rigging. Realistic choice is stretched sprue, or elastic thread. Sprue is easier to cut and attach, but can sag when spanning long distances, and breaks as soon as you catch it accidentally.
Elastic thread can be stretched to overcome the sagging issue, but can easily bend the thin card masts/yards/spreaders. This can then in turn un-tension previously completed lines. Which is crap.
So on this one I opted to rig the forward lines of the front mast, and the rearward lines of the rear mast with sprue (all measured with dividers). Then I’ve used elastic thread under very slight tension for the lines/antennae between the two. This has put everything under tension, and looking ship shape:
It’s easy to fix one end of the elastic, cut it slightly short, and then stretch it with tweezers held in a stand until the glue sets at the other end. Remove the stand and it pulls itself taught.
I’ll fit the remaining few lines using sprue tomorrow.
Elastic thread can be stretched to overcome the sagging issue, but can easily bend the thin card masts/yards/spreaders. This can then in turn un-tension previously completed lines. Which is crap.
So on this one I opted to rig the forward lines of the front mast, and the rearward lines of the rear mast with sprue (all measured with dividers). Then I’ve used elastic thread under very slight tension for the lines/antennae between the two. This has put everything under tension, and looking ship shape:
It’s easy to fix one end of the elastic, cut it slightly short, and then stretch it with tweezers held in a stand until the glue sets at the other end. Remove the stand and it pulls itself taught.
I’ll fit the remaining few lines using sprue tomorrow.
Riley Blue said:
I've followed this build avidly as my Dad served on a similar ship (HMS Kittiwake) during WW2.
Your skill and attention to detail take my breath way but one thing is bewildering me: how do the davits work? Wouldn't the boat have to be slung outboard?
Thanks! I assume the Davits are turned, one at a time to move the lifeboat outboard before lowering. Presumably, the lifeboat itself would be swung diaganally between them.Your skill and attention to detail take my breath way but one thing is bewildering me: how do the davits work? Wouldn't the boat have to be slung outboard?
dr_gn said:
Riley Blue said:
I've followed this build avidly as my Dad served on a similar ship (HMS Kittiwake) during WW2.
Your skill and attention to detail take my breath way but one thing is bewildering me: how do the davits work? Wouldn't the boat have to be slung outboard?
Thanks! I assume the Davits are turned, one at a time to move the lifeboat outboard before lowering. Presumably, the lifeboat itself would be swung diaganally between them.Your skill and attention to detail take my breath way but one thing is bewildering me: how do the davits work? Wouldn't the boat have to be slung outboard?
Riley Blue said:
dr_gn said:
Riley Blue said:
I've followed this build avidly as my Dad served on a similar ship (HMS Kittiwake) during WW2.
Your skill and attention to detail take my breath way but one thing is bewildering me: how do the davits work? Wouldn't the boat have to be slung outboard?
Thanks! I assume the Davits are turned, one at a time to move the lifeboat outboard before lowering. Presumably, the lifeboat itself would be swung diaganally between them.Your skill and attention to detail take my breath way but one thing is bewildering me: how do the davits work? Wouldn't the boat have to be slung outboard?
silverfoxcc said:
Dr-gn
Ever thought of fishing line for the rigging?
Comes in various colours and thicknesses
I've got some fishing line, but never got on with it - it's not as rigid as sprue, and not as stretchy as elastic. It's probably easier in this case to deal with two types of line where you know one's rigid (to brace masts in one direction), and the other stretchy (to tension them in opposition to the sprue. I'm probably over-complicating it, but it appears to have worked so far.Ever thought of fishing line for the rigging?
Comes in various colours and thicknesses
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