I'm on the final rigging steps of my Spanish Galleon kit, and I have recently come to realize that, while I love Imai's molds, the rigging materials and instructions are awful.
The only two kinds of line they supplied are both black, and either super-thick, or slightly less thick.
I've been trying to use the thinner of the two, but also some much thinner poly thread for sewing.
Question: How thick are bracing lines, in relation to other rigging on an old ship? I doubt they would be near as thick as shrouds and stays, but would they be nearly as thin as say, ratlines?
I would like to mention that I'm no stickler for authenticity and accuracy, but even I have to draw the line (no pun intended) at the thickness of the kit-supplied thread. In my future endeavors, I may begin planning out the rigging way ahead of time, and start relying on material from elsewhere...
Thanks!
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