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Model without sails

Even without sails, some of the rigging lines
such as sheets, halliards, and clew lines are to
remain, along with their lead blocks. Some
of the lines are to be hooked together, such
as head staysail halliards and sheets, and yard
clew lines and sheets. The hauling ends of
these lines should be belayed at their proper
locations. Installing these sail rigging lines on
the model adds tremendously to the look of
the model, especially at the stays where the
contrasting black stay and light running
lines, along with their blocks, create interest-
ing visual detail.

4. Applying Beeswax to the Lines

Before placing rigging lines on the model,
run the line through a block of beeswax sev-
eral times. Then, run the line through your
fingers. This heats the wax slightly and rubs
it into the line. The beeswax will cut down
on fuzz and protect the line from moisture.

5. Seizing Rigging Lines

Seizing of lines (binding or securing two
lines or different parts of the same line) can
be done as shown in Figure E-5. To prevent
seizings from unraveling, add a touch of CA
glue. For seizings, use the smallest line in the
kit or sewing thread.

6. Fittings & Block Strops

Making Fittings

- This model is of a period

when iron fittings were used extensively
throughout the ship. Most of these fittings
on the model must be made from scratch
unless a casting is provided. Brass is a pre-
ferred material for these fittings, which may
or may not require soldering, but there are
other options that can be considered. The
following listed sketches illustrate some typi-
cal fittings and some simplified methods for
modeling them. The methods can be applied
to any similar fitting.

Figure E-6

- Rigging bands found around

such items as masts, yards, booms, gaffs,
bowsprits, and jibbooms.

Figure E-7

- Fixed yard truss.

Figure E-8

- Moving yard parrels.

Note that brass strip, self adhesive copper
tape, and eyebolts are provided in the kit.
Sufficient quantities are supplied no matter
which method you choose for your fittings.

Block Strops

- A strop is an iron or rope

band or grommet around the shell of a block
for attaching lines. The blocks in the kit are
fairly small so it will not be easy for you to
create the exact detailing. Some modeling
shortcuts are in order. See Figure E-9 for
some life-size ship details and model options.
Note: For the

Newsboy

, like the other metal

fittings, iron stropped blocks will be used
quite often. However, rope stropped blocks
were also used and often preferred to prevent
chafing of sails, safety, and other reasons.

You won’t be wrong, no matter which
method you use. The reprint of the book

Spars and Rigging from Nautical Routine

(see bibliography) is an excellent text to
consult for the period. Both iron and rope
stropped blocks are discussed.

7. Rigging Tools & Belaying Lines

The belaying pins in the kit are a little over-
size since they are the smallest pins available.
They could be cut to a shorter length or just
left as is.
To aid the rigging process homemade tools can
be made from brass rod with a push fork end
or a hook end (Figure E-10). Use a brass rod

long enough to reach in where your hand can-
not. Such tools are also available commercially.
When belaying lines on small scale models it
is best to secure the line to pins or cleats first.
Then add a coil of line on the belaying point
separately. See Figure E-11.

A word of advice

- Rigging plans are some-

times hard to follow. Lines may cross each
other and they sometimes go behind some-
thing or seem to disappear into thin air.
Before you start the rigging, get a notebook
and do a small sketch of each rigging line on
a separate page. Sketch in where the lines
end such as at an eyebolt and label these
points. If something seems to be missing

FIG. E-6

RIGGING

BANDS

FIG. E-8 YARD PARRELS

FIG. E-7 MODEL YARD TRUSS

BRASS STRIP OPTIONS

SELF-ADHESIVE

COPPER TAPE

HINGED STRAP TYPE

BARREL TYPE

WRAP TAPE ON SPAR.

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