RIGGING TO MAKE ONE NUTS

[Down Time]

Saw this at Mystic Seaport Museum.

 

[Pantherman]

Saw this at Mystic Seaport Museum.

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Now that's just a crazy amount of rigging. I wouldn't know where to start. Impressive though. Pantherman

 

[Down Time]

Now that's just a crazy amount of rigging. I wouldn't know where to start. Impressive though. Pantherman

There were other models, these guys are in a class of their own.

 

[BlackSheepTwoOneFour]

Yup…. been to Mystic Seaport Museum over 20 years ago. I do recognize the ship model too.

 

[BlackSheepTwoOneFour]

Try rigging a 1/72 scale biplane…..

 

[Pantherman]

Try rigging a 1/72 scale biplane…..

Now that's a challenge. Pantherman

 

[BlackSheepTwoOneFour]

Yup. Tried rigging one a few months ago. Ended up binning the dang kit. LOL!

I do have a couple biplane kits in my stash - 1/48 scale Revell Stearman and 1/32 scale Academy(?) Sopwith Camel kit. I don't mind tackling rigging a biplane since I do like a challenge. I used black thread for the 1/72 biplane and it doesn't look right. Next time I'll invest on EZ Line for my biplane kits. Oh yeah… rigging anchor points for biplanes will be a definite investment too.

I have watched YouTube videos on how to make your own, I've experimented in doing so and they looked okay but a bit too large to me. Maybe I'm using the wrong wire size. I don't know. Oh well, can't say I didn't try. It was an education and is doable. I'll make my own for the Stearman in a future build.

 

[Down Time]

My own personal experience

 

[Rockin' Rob]

Wow, nice.

 

[MystRacing]

Here's a couple I've done. They are like anything else you just keep doing them and each one gets better. The only sort of trick is it seems to be easiest to do basically the stuff in line with the masts, then work from one end to the other. I prefer to work front to back but back to front seems to be a little more common.

This is my effort at the Black Pearl, hardest part was soldering up 25 1mm square leds for the lanterns inside. I don't have a photo of it lit, I should take one.

This is the Constitution at 1:96 it's the hardest I've rigged. The model itself is over 6,200 parts all wood or metal. I built it in 1994 and re-rigged it in 2015 because I improved my skills to where I couldn't stand looking at the old rats nest.

 

[Down Time]

Here's a couple I've done. They are like anything else you just keep doing them and each one gets better. The only sort of trick is it seems to be easiest to do basically the stuff in line with the masts, then work from one end to the other. I prefer to work front to back but back to front seems to be a little more common.

This is my effort at the Black Pearl, hardest part was soldering up 25 1mm square leds for the lanterns inside. I don't have a photo of it lit, I should take one.

This is the Constitution at 1:96 it's the hardest I've rigged. The model itself is over 6,200 parts all wood or metal. I built it in 1994 and re-rigged it in 2015 because I improved my skills to where I couldn't stand looking at the old rats nest.

Excellent work!!!!!!

 

[BGilbertSound]

Your ability to focus through completion is admirable... I'm very impressed, nice work & lots of it!

 

[scottrc78]

I find rigging to be therapeutic and constructive since every line has a working purpose. I am still a newb at it and every project lets me expand my skills and knowledge one knot at a time.

 

[Tommergun]

Rigging has always fascinated me, and the examples in this thread are amazing and inspiring. I'd have to do a lot of research on techniques before I try it again, but here's my attempt at the Lindberg Santa Maria from several years ago. Primitive, but it was a good first try for me.

 

[kevin]

I was at the Custom House Museum in Newburyport, Mass. and this caught my eye.

 

[Down Time]

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I was at the Custom House Museum in Newburyport, Mass. and this caught my eye.

Mystic Seaport has some fine examples.

 

[kevin]

I'll have to check it out.

 

[Deleted member 21936]

Ya make sure you try to get to Mystic I lived in about 10 miles from there in East Haven I lived at that place when I was a kid and believe me they have plenty of examples of different rigging on different types of ships not only models but actual ships I believe they have a whaler moored and you can actually go on board and tour the whole boat

 

[Tommergun]

they have a whaler moored

The Charles W. Morgan. Revell has an old kit of it (one in my stash) that makes a nice build.

 

[Airborne01!]

The whaler is Charles W Morgan as I recall; I went to Mystic whilst I was touring on my bike from 1989 to early 1991, Loved the couple of days I spent there!
Steve

 

[Deleted member 21936]

Yes that's the name of that boat I can see it now it was black with some white details it's great you get to actually tour it fantastic if you're a fan of rigging

 

[Down Time]

The whaler is Charles W Morgan as I recall; I went to Mystic whilst I was touring on my bike from 1989 to early 1991, Loved the couple of days I spent there!
Steve

You should have seen the ship when they had it.out of the water for a couple of years to rework the hull and other repairs.

 

[Heavy 7]

Very nice models, I have patience, but not enough to build a ship. I do buy wood, chain, rope & some fittings from the suppliers of detail parts for flat car loads.

Better choices than normally found in the train supply chain.

Pep

 

[Down Time]

I'll have to check it out.

Another interesting museum is at the sub base in Groton, CT., you can tour the Nautilus.

 

[kevin]

Cool.........a few months ago l toured the USS MASSACHUSETTS BB 59 at Fall River, Mass.
Also there is the USS LIONFISH, a WWII submarine. That is some cramped quarters!

 

[BarleyBop]

USS LIONFISH

Never boarded one, but reading all about them:

 

[Down Time]

Cool.........a few months ago l toured the USS MASSACHUSETTS BB 59 at Fall River, Mass.
Also there is the USS LIONFISH, a WWII submarine. That is some cramped quarters!

Almost went there last weekend.

 

[kevin]

It's worth the trip, there is a third ship there, a destroyer, that you can tour as well.

 

[Deleted member 21936]

Here I was born and raised in CT actually grew up about 25 miles from Groton and never went ahhhhh but the fates decided that I must go so I joined the U.S. Navy at 18 and yes I ended up on a sub tender and yes I was stationed at Groton for a year before I got in the real navy and finally got to cruise the Med.on a guided missile destroyer while I was stationed there I must have been on the Nautilus 20 times I was kinda jealous cause that would have been excellent duty

Almost went there last weekend.