One of the difficulties is to rig your ship wth proper sails which is not too thick and giving the right feel.
I got a tip from Ab Hoving that he used a Voile Cotton for his model of a Ducth warship in scale 1:77, this is giving a perfect look, see his beautiful model below.
The cloth Voile Cotton I purchased is a natural 100% bio cotton in a color off white. Voile is a very slightly transparent cotton which is very light and supple.
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I will be using this for a sail making test which I will post here.
Looking for proper resources I found this video of a Russian Modeller.
I am going to test this if it still provides the suppleness in the sails I want to reach.
I got a tip from Ab Hoving that he used a Voile Cotton for his model of a Ducth warship in scale 1:77, this is giving a perfect look, see his beautiful model below.
A 143 feet long Dutch warship from 1681. Cardstock
Hi Maarten, The choice for the right cloth is a difficult one. I used to use unbleached cotton in the finest variant, but nowadays the real good one seems to have disappeared. A former colleague sent me a sample called 'voile cotton', which is what I used for this warship. I like it, but the...
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The cloth Voile Cotton I purchased is a natural 100% bio cotton in a color off white. Voile is a very slightly transparent cotton which is very light and supple.
Offwhite voile C. Pauli GOTS - Pure Coverz organic webshop
Prachtige, biologisch katoenen offwhite voile, van C. Pauli. GOTS-gecertificeerd.
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Looking for proper resources I found this video of a Russian Modeller.
I am going to test this if it still provides the suppleness in the sails I want to reach.