Kruzenshtern

Don,

Yes, there is a typo on my part. I apologize!  It should read  www.scalewarship.com. Warship is singular.

Bill

warshipguy

There is a website out of the U.K., www.scalewarships.com, that manufactures and sells an impressive selection of sailing ship photo-etch and other details, including the various blocks and cleats, hammock netting, channel chains, and shrouds/ratlines for the Airfix sailing ships.  There are specific sets for the HMS Victory, Cutty Sark, and Mary Rose.  They look great!  I have ordered the Victory and Mary Rose sets.

Bill 

 

Thanks, Bill, but I could not find the web site.  Any chance there was a typo?

There is a website out of the U.K., www.scalewarships.com, that manufactures and sells an impressive selection of sailing ship photo-etch and other details, including the various blocks and cleats, hammock netting, channel chains, and shrouds/ratlines for the Airfix sailing ships.  There are specific sets for the HMS Victory, Cutty Sark, and Mary Rose.  They look great!  I have ordered the Victory and Mary Rose sets.

Bill 

warshipguy

Don,

My pleasure!  Speaking of ratlines and shrouds, in my conversations this past year with Revell of Germany concerning new sailing ship kits, their director of production informed me that there has been a change in their 1/96 scale ships. Their machine that produced the waxed thread shrouds broke, so they have been replaced by styrene plastic parts.  I wasn't too broken-hearted because I rig my own, but there are those who liked the original shrouds as a convenience.

Bill

 

In 1:96, or even around 1:150 or so I will also rig full shrouds and ratlines, but in smaller scale, especially those old 1:600 kits, it gets a bit difficult.  With the smaller scales, PE shroud/ratline combos are sure nice, and I wish they were more available.  Would love to see those venders doing ship PE to do general assemblies in multiple sizes like the set I got at the Omaha nats last time I was there.

Don,

My pleasure!  Speaking of ratlines and shrouds, in my conversations this past year with Revell of Germany concerning new sailing ship kits, their director of production informed me that there has been a change in their 1/96 scale ships. Their machine that produced the waxed thread shrouds broke, so they have been replaced by styrene plastic parts.  I wasn't too broken-hearted because I rig my own, but there are those who liked the original shrouds as a convenience.

Bill

Thanks, Bill.  The photo in FSM seems to indicate styrene molded stays/ratlines, which I think are worthless, but that scale might benefit from PE ones.  Anyone know of a source with sets big enough for that scale?

Don,

I believe that it's already out. I have seen some listings for $59.99.

Bill