Running rigging

[bluenos2]

Hello. I have a question about the running rigging on a ship. Specifically the Endeavour and the Beagle. Both kits supply tan and black. Both these ships were at sea for extended periods of time. I'm sure some of the running rigging would have been replaced due to weathering and wear and tear. My question is, is it acceptable to rig a ship with slightly different colours of running rigging?

 

[Y.T.]

I am sure on real ship the lines would be of different hews of sisal rope color and pitched lines from tan to black depending on their age. You are free to imagine and implement many hues of line colors on the ship.

 

[Rob444]

Hello. I have a question about the running rigging on a ship. Specifically the Endeavour and the Beagle. Both kits supply tan and black. Both these ships were at sea for extended periods of time. I'm sure some of the running rigging would have been replaced due to weathering and wear and tear. My question is, is it acceptable to rig a ship with slightly different colours of running rigging?

I agree with YT. It is your ship!

Rob

 

[paul ron]

why not? the different weight lines may have variations in color as well as freshly replaced vs older rigging.

afterall, real rigging is exposed to harsh conditions plus the actual manufacturing of rope would vary by batch n size.

does it really matter?... keep it symmetrical, its less of an attension getter.

 

[RolandR]

I assume, a huge ship was not supplied by one rope maker and it was source all over the country, Different colors are unavoidable.

 

[bill36]

Hello. I have a question about the running rigging on a ship. Specifically the Endeavour and the Beagle. Both kits supply tan and black. Both these ships were at sea for extended periods of time. I'm sure some of the running rigging would have been replaced due to weathering and wear and tear. My question is, is it acceptable to rig a ship with slightly different colours of running rigging?

1. Absolutely yes!
2. It would be technically inappropriate to not do so.e colored the deck permanently black akso.
3. Rigging colors ranged from light gray (sun bleach) to very dark brown (processed sap/
Stockholm tar/etc). Rigging was very rarely black because that would require using lamp-
black/charcoal/soot/etc. as a "colorant" and these black coloring agents/crystals/pigments
would have dripped onto the decks in hot climates coloring them permanently black also.

 

[Chelseafan]

1. Absolutely yes!
2. It would be technically inappropriate to not do so.e colored the deck permanently black akso.
3. Rigging colors ranged from light gray (sun bleach) to very dark brown (processed sap/
Stockholm tar/etc). Rigging was very rarely black because that would require using lamp-
black/charcoal/soot/etc. as a "colorant" and these black coloring agents/crystals/pigments
would have dripped onto the decks in hot climates coloring them permanently black also.

Not to mention the constant need to keep them waterproofed as much as possible. So tar. Animal fat. From what I've read it all went into the mix. So a myriad of different colors.