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[Ken B]

Hi All,
I'm new to model boat building, I have built  the 'Will Everard' Thames barge and it kept me out of mischief for a goodly few months, I then sent off for a very cheap wooden kit, it is the 1840 10 gun brig (£12) and I could see why it is cheap, I decided to prevail and with help from Cornwall model boats for extra parts, I have re-planked over the original planks with mahogany strips but have almost come to a stop, I am stuck for pictures of the rigging which were absent from the kit's instructions, can anyone show me where I might find pictures of rigging that I can use as a guide?

[Tug-Kenny RIP]

Mr Google came up with the following.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?biw=1120&bih=654&noj=1&ei=15r9WbaCFNLMkgXH4rv4Ag&q=images+of+1840+10+gun+brig&oq=images+of+1840+10+gun+brig&gs_l=psy-ab.3...28062.36082.0.41506.10.10.0.0.0.0.268.831.9j0j1.10.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.HCZVIw_I43o

Hope this helps

ken

[Ken B]

Hi, I had already looked at most of these but there is not a lot of close up rigging on show,I was hoping for a website for ship rigging and just the rigging.

[warspite]

Maybe dennis may be able to steer you in the right direction, or possibly adapt airfix online build manuals to suit.

[tigertiger]

There are books on rigs and rigging for modelers.


I have Sailing Ship Rigs & Rigging, by Harold A. Underhill. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sailing-Ship-Rigs-Rigging-Descriptions/dp/0851741762/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1509844066&sr=8-2&keywords=sailing+ships+rigs+and+rigging It has diagrams of not just sail plans, but also perspective drawings of typical standing and running rigging for square riggers.
There are second hand copies.
There is a 'collectible' (may mean poor condition) on Amazon for about 9 pounds. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sailing-Rigging-Authentic-Famous-Vessels/dp/B00I3G7JXE/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1509844066&sr=8-7&keywords=sailing+ships+rigs+and+rigging


There is also this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rigging-Period-Models-Step-step/dp/1861760612/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1509844066&sr=8-6&keywords=sailing+ships+rigs+and+rigging


And several others listed in the [size=inherit]'Customers who viewed this item also viewed' at the bottom of the page.[/size][/color]

[tigertiger]

Addendum.
The books in my last post were for static models. But can be used as a guide.


For working models I can recomend this book, An introduction to Radio Controlled Scale Sailing Models: by Phillip Vaughan Williams. Getting harder to find since Traplet stopped trading.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=An+introduction+to+Radio+Controlled+Scale+Sailing+Models%3A+by+Phillip+Vaughan+Williams.+&rh=n%3A266239%2Ck%3AAn+introduction+to+Radio+Controlled+Scale+Sailing+Models%3A+by+Phillip+Vaughan+Williams.+

[Jonty]

  'Collectible' in bookseller-speak should mean near enough perfect.