Looking great !
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I may well be wrong, but I think all of your deadeyes are way too large. Like close to double. I've found 2 formulas for determining deadeye size:
Deadeyes diameter is normally one-half the mast diameter. Yours look almost 2x the diameter of the mast.
Deadeye diameter should be 1.5 times the circumference of the shroud (cable going around the upper deadeye). Or about 4.7 times the diameter of the shroud.
Although I've also seen completed models with much larger deadeyes, like yours. I may be wrong, but they absolutely need to have some space between them so they're not touching, after the shrouds are wrapped around the upper deadeye. Just my $0.02.
Thank you Signet, I was wondering about the correct size of rigging fittings. However, I am not particularly worried on this as it is a cheap Chinese model and is mainly to give me practice doing rigging before I tackle the Artesania Latina HMS Supply.
@Furry , If you care at this point, you can go out to the HiS Models web site, they have a pack of blocks and deadeyes available for the 1:100 Halcon. They also have a rigging plan available.
In that plan, they show the size if the deadeyes and blocks. You don't have to order their product to get the plans last time I was on their web site.
In that plan, they show the size if the deadeyes and blocks. You don't have to order their product to get the plans last time I was on their web site.