All at Sea - Rigging Tutorial Video, Part One

[carojon]

It was back in December last year that I put together a PDF rigging guide for 1:700th Napoleonic ships and have now followed that up with the first in a series of short video tutorials demonstrating how I go about the process.



If you are interested in rigging these models then you can get the link to this first tutorial together with the PDF I put together on JJ's

http://jjwargames.blogspot.com/2020/06/all-at-sea-rigging-tutorial-video-part.html

JJ

[OSHIROmodels]

Great stuff 

[olicana]

Hi JJ,

very well done, as usual. Thanks.

Though it's been a very long time since I did anything age of sail in the 1:1200 or larger, I well remember how ridiculously time consuming and fiddly ships were to rig properly. One thing I did discover, to my chagrin, was that cotton thread tended to stretch and go a bit saggy over time.

Looking at your video I think you are using cotton thread so, on a 'constructive criticism' note, I would suggest that you move from natural fibre to something purely man made (nylon) and less responsive to humidity - which is what I put the stretch down to. It's pretty cheap and available in various thicknesses on ebay.

Of course, the thread you are using might be nylon, but nylon generally looks 'smoother'.

Best,

James

[carojon]

Hi Chaps,
Thank you,

James - Yes I’m using nylon thread, so perhaps, like photography, the video is highlighting all those little imperfections to create an impression of a less smooth line than is the case.

Thanks for the comments, I am planning to mess around with video work going forward so all inputs help to shorten the learning curve.

Cheers
JJ

[1ngram]

Where do you get your acetate ratlines from?  And as a more general question would they fit a 1:600 model (I'm building a Heller ship just now and fear using brass).  If not does anyone produce 1:600 acetate ratlines.  Finally, how thick the nylon thread?

[carojon]

Not sure about 1:600th ratlines, these acetates are supplied with the kits and you can order them separately from Warlord Games. I think they produced some free downloads of them so you could print them to acetate yourself. If I’m right it would be simple to resize them on the printer using overhead projector acetates

The nylon thread is is also supplied with the kits and is your typical sowing thread. I use a slightly thicker option for the main mast fore stays.