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Thanks Mark, it's appreciated.The blocks look great Johan, however small and difficult they are to work with. Good luck with the sails
Good evening Johan. Eish! The part of ship building I fear the most. Chickened out on my Victory. I will follow this with interest. Cheers Grant
Try sliding the knot up and down on the shroud - this 'loosens' the knot and you can adjust...happy camping.
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Thanks Paul, I'll try that for the next lines.
You did a nice job with the ratlines, Johan. With a nice personal touch with the pattern.
And you surpass yourself: the serafil 4000 120/2 is only 0,12mm thick .......
And it's a good advice from Paul. It will help you.
Happy B&B.
Regards, Peter
Rat lines are a screaming pain and 0.25mm so small I understand the frustration. If you haven't sealed them with CA yet you can adjust them like Paul says.
I have never been completely satisfied with all the ratlines I've done to date.
I have never been completely satisfied with all the ratlines I've done to date.
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Thanks Peter,You did a nice job with the ratlines, Johan. With a nice personal touch with the pattern.
And you surpass yourself: the serafil 4000 120/2 is only 0,12mm thick .......
And it's a good advice from Paul. It will help you.
Happy B&B.
Regards, Peter
So 0,12mm it is. Doesn't alleviate any of my problems though...
It behaves quite different, less forgiving, so to say, than the larger diameter rope I used on my restauration project, plus I am using different knots on the ratlines, with minimal usage of CA-adhesive.
And there's the point; in order to have a proper look on the ratlines, my limited gray matter can't handle an overdose of loose ends, I just need to cut off the excess serafil. Before you can safely clip the serafil, you need to apply a drop of CA. So no room for adjustment after applying CA.
Probably the best way forward is to complete the ratline install, using the freely given advice as much as possible and see whether or not the overall appearance is acceptable (one can't see the trees for the forest
). If not; the worst case scenario would be dismantling all the shrouds and starting over... 
It isn’t that bad, Johan. Even the BN-II have them not all lined up. See this picture I found in the internet, whit unforgivable floating light:Thanks Peter,
So 0,12mm it is. Doesn't alleviate any of my problems though...
It behaves quite different, less forgiving, so to say, than the larger diameter rope I used on my restauration project, plus I am using different knots on the ratlines, with minimal usage of CA-adhesive.
And there's the point; in order to have a proper look on the ratlines, my limited gray matter can't handle an overdose of loose ends, I just need to cut off the excess serafil. Before you can safely clip the serafil, you need to apply a drop of CA. So no room for adjustment after applying CA.
Probably the best way forward is to complete the ratline install, using the freely given advice as much as possible and see whether or not the overall appearance is acceptable (one can't see the trees for the forest
Also my BN has some ‘bad ratlines’. That’s natural.
Regards, Peter
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Thanks for your motivational words, Peter.
I see what you mean; this means my attempt at ratlines matches somehow a real life configuration.
Apart from the issues I have with my ratlines, the adjusted diameters of the various parts of the rigging is really pleasing to the eye, that truly emphasizes the real life size of the Bluenose. I found the kit-supplied ropes way too big, making the model looking smaller than she is in reality.
Good morning Johan. Ratlines….Eish. I know you’re bad camping feeling well. I do think you are being a little harsh on yourself tho, they are not shabby at all. I also starting out wanting those perfect lines on my Victory, and got pretty miserable after the first lot were done. I found out that no ship in reality has each line at perfect tension exactly in line. I did manage to redo some of mine after CA glue, but is a mission. I also only put CA on the first and last clove hitch. I used a tiny bit of alcohol and cut the knot using rigging trimmers. Risky if you cut the shroud you are ……….(censored). Cheers Grant
Me too. Of course, this advice is offered by two rookies
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Hey Grant, thanks for your kind words.
I understand that in reality variations to the perfect nominal exist and cannot be avoided.
Having said that, due to the scale we're working with, small variations and irregularities really do make themselves known in no uncertain terms, so to speak.
I did, unintentionally, cut my first ratline, luckily it was rather easily fixed, without much bother.
Don't want to think about a shroud tough, that's real stuff for nightmares...
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The CA works pretty good. My guess is that we shouldn't repeat ourselves in front of a couple of real modeling grey beards; that might not end well...Me too. Of course, this advice is offered by two rookies
Johan, this looks like a well-constructed set of shrouds with ratlines. The shroud lines themselves have stayed nice and straight which is no easy feat (at least for me). Trying to pull every ratline tight while not putting a curve in the shroud, is well impossible I say.Today saw the completion of the ratline installation on the port side of the main mast.
Now the attention has shifted to the starboard of the same mast.
As far as the quality of the ratlines go:
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For me this is a true story
Much&much better, Johan, then the ratlines on that evening picture of the BN-II. This look natural.Today saw the completion of the ratline installation on the port side of the main mast.
Now the attention has shifted to the starboard of the same mast.
As far as the quality of the ratlines go:
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Regards, Peter
Can't see much fault in your ratlines Johan, they look spot onToday saw the completion of the ratline installation on the port side of the main mast.
Now the attention has shifted to the starboard of the same mast.
As far as the quality of the ratlines go: