1990's Cutty Sark

[crampburg]

Hello All,

New to the forum and wooden model ships! My father built this back in the early 90's and has passed away. I'm now in possession of the model and as you can see it has suffered some damage, mainly the rigging lines that have been chewed through by a cat! I want to try and repair/restore as best I can in honor of my dad but struggling to figure out how some of the damaged rigging was done. Been down a couple rabbit holes looking for plans/pictures but still a little lost. Any thoughts or suggestions on how best to identify the possible rigging source would be appreciated but going to try and restore the best I can. I have already pulled some lines back through the rigging blocks and glued some loose pieces on the deck back down. I have great appreciation for the skill and patience it takes to build one of these models!

I have also ordered some rigging thread that I hope will match...aooking for any tips/tricks on how to splice/extend the lines to get them long enough to reattach.

Thanks!!

 

[Corsair]

Welcome to the forums !
That is a beautiful looking ship!

So first off, generally speaking, the dark lines are "standing rigging" and the lighter lines are "running rigging". Standing rigging is what holds the masts up and is not moved/altered very often. Running rigging is used to operate the sails, ie. raise and lower them as well as turn them. Running rigging is also used to turn the yards to turn the sails and to raise the yards which raises the sails.
I hope that helps.

 

[crampburg]

Welcome to the forums !
That is a beautiful looking ship!

So first off, generally speaking, the dark lines are "standing rigging" and the lighter lines are "running rigging". Standing rigging is what holds the masts up and is not moved/altered very often. Running rigging is used to operate the sails, ie. raise and lower them as well as turn them. Running rigging is also used to turn the yards to turn the sails and to raise the yards which raises the sails.
I hope that helps.

Thanks!!