| Howdy Miss caroline ma'am,
First allow me to welcome you to the forum, we are glad you are here.
Ok, now I do not build ships myself, but this method will work on ships and aircraft alike.
You will need some nylon monofiliment fishing line, they vary in thickness so choose the "test" which best suits your need.
cut off more than enough to run between two points on your model and using cyno-acrylate glue (super glue) affix one end of the line to your model and allow to dry. Then affix the other end of the line to the other 'point" on your model with about 1/8th inch left over......you dont have to pull the line real tight, but do get as much slack out as you can. After this end dries, cut off the excess line and using a lit cigarette, a hair dryer or any other source of heat (except an open flame), slowly heat the line between the two glued points....this will cause the line to shrink between the two points creating a nice, tight rigging which can be painted after all the rigging is done.
I hope this helps,
Greg aka GW
ps: you can glue line across line where needed and heat in the same manner to make it taught. Monofiliment fishing line is all I use now for rigging since it is (a) flexible, (b) easily tighened and (c) can be painted easlily. I believe if you will try it, you will never use anything else again. |