rigging material

I had the same thought about the masts, and I did so this week. Since I'm not a ship modeler normally, besides u-boats, this has proven to be quite a tricky project. But all the rigging masts have been cut off and replaced with brass.

I usually replace the masts and yards with soldered brass for that very reason. I typically use .004 quilting thread for just about everything.

Jeff

Thanks, I think this is going to be quite challengeing, the mast for the rigging is quite thin, I am not quite sure how I am going to pull this off with out it bending to hell. I think the rigging will have to support it's self, but we shall see

If I want it taut and it's a long run or needs to be flexible during istallation I use fly fishing tippet and tension it with heat. If it needs to be taut and it's a short run and it doesn't need to flex much to install I use stainless steel catheter lead (.005" dia. painted to what ever color). For sagging lines I use either the catheter lead or the fine EZ-Line (Berkshire Junction, check model railroad places).

For stuff smaller than 1/350 I usually use smoke colored invisible thread and leave it unpainted.