Yes Neil just looking for some material to use. An old beige tee shirt maybe
Brian's Caldercraft 1/72 HMS Victory
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Have a look at Toilet wet wipes Brian, might be more to scale than cotton. Used here to make a blanket: https://www.scalemodelling.co.uk/threads/jls-1-16-trumpeter-jagdpanther.1276284/post-1282070
Thanks for that Jack 
Going to do a couple of days on the yards for a change before I tackle the ratlines.
Going to do a couple of days on the yards for a change before I tackle the ratlines.
Started the main,fore,mizzen yards this morning and happy with my progress
Brian
Beautiful first set of yards. Get ready for a whole mass of rigging, blocks and stun'sail booms, on each one. Even if you are not going to add sails.
John
Beautiful first set of yards. Get ready for a whole mass of rigging, blocks and stun'sail booms, on each one. Even if you are not going to add sails.
John
Had a hour this morning but the good lady wife had other ideas and cut my session short, still I managed a bit.
Hammock cranes fully netted and starting to populate them
Many thanks to Jack for the idea of wetwipes
Many thanks to Jack for the idea of wetwipes
Put the yard on the mast for an idea of overall size .....she's going to be a large lady
Started a new Bingo board
Hi mate, what are the things rolled up in the netting?
Hi Paul they are hammocks from below, during battle stations they were put in the nets and made a kind of barrier against splinters and shrapnel
Stunning work Brian, the hammocks look excellent
Started the ratlines and would like your honest opinion before I trim and glue I know some will say there the wrong colour but they are part of the standing rigging therefor tarred.
found this :-
Based on historical accounts the rigging, including the ratlines, would have typically been tarred.
found this :-
Based on historical accounts the rigging, including the ratlines, would have typically been tarred.
- Tarred Colour: The ratlines were treated with Stockholm tar, which appears as a dark brownish-black or black.
- Model Accuracy: While some model kits suggest lighter colours, many experts and historical modellers argue that untarred (tan) ratlines are inaccurate for this period, as they were part of the standing rigging. [1]
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My bad I was looking at the wrong era in the Trafalgar times they were un tarred or lightly tarred so natural hemp colour
Well they look good to me, though you appear to have missed a knot on the second one up, fourth in from the right.
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