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I will be starting the Revell 1:450 Victory soon. It sure would be nice if someone made PE rigging for that kit- does anyone know if any is available?
If not, is there a source for generic stuff? I picked up a sheet of generic PE small scale shrouds and ratlines at the IPMS convention a couple of years ago, and don't have enough left to do the Victory. And I don't know of a mail order source.
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
There are 1/350 shrouds, 1/500 shrouds and 1/600 shrouds here:-
http://atlanticmodels.net/photo-etched%20details/1-350%20scale.html
I'm sure someone will come out with a set for Victory as there is one for the 1/400 Mary Rose by Airfix.
cerberusjf There are 1/350 shrouds, 1/500 shrouds and 1/600 shrouds here:- http://atlanticmodels.net/photo-etched%20details/1-350%20scale.html I'm sure someone will come out with a set for Victory as there is one for the 1/400 Mary Rose by Airfix.
Thanks. I see they are out of stock, but will see about pre-ordering.
Another thing you can do with small scale or small class ships is watch the color. Without going into the details of optical perception, a stark black or white, giving higher contrast, makes the lines look larger in diameter. So if you are using threads with a choice of color, a grey or neutral color of a middle dark/light value will appear smaller. Really try to stay away from pure blacks and whites if possible.
Don Stauffer So if you are using threads with a choice of color, a grey or neutral color of a middle dark/light value will appear smaller. Really try to stay away from pure blacks and whites if possible.
So if you are using threads with a choice of color, a grey or neutral color of a middle dark/light value will appear smaller. Really try to stay away from pure blacks and whites if possible.
I had never thought of it like that, but that does help explain why the rigging on my 1/700 ships has always looked a little "off" to me. I will have to check the craft store and see if they make dark gray Sharpie markers. I use stretched sprue to rig (it's free!) and have been coloring it with a black Sharpie - because that's easiest for my aging eyes.
Don,
Scalewarship.com offers aftermarket products for ships, including photoetch shrouds and ratlines for a few. I'm sure that you could request them to make a set for the new kit. There is also a company out of Czechoslovakia named HiSModel.com that manufactures aftermarket products for sailing ships. They might be able to help you.
Bill
So far I have not had a lot of luck trying to get mfgrs to do additional PE rigging stuff. Found a local dealer who deals with Atlantic models and have asked him to pick me up a set of their generic set.
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