Ratlin work has begun. Starting with the lower shrouds, mizzen, STBD side. Always pull out my handy diagram for clove hitching as she goes. Never failed me yet. Pretty soon, one can do it without thinking. Try to keep the steps at 6mm for this scale. Side note, all the rigging line supplied by kit is junk. I'm using the good stuff I get now from Syrenshipmodel.company.com. All linen and beautifully made up... all sizes for the model ship builder. I do have a rope walk and used to make my own, but too old to mess with that now. I wax the line proper, though fuzz is minimal.. still do it, as it helps to hold my line in place as I work up the shrouds. And yes, the ends are normally looped and seazed, but I just use the clove hitch. Scale is too small for me to fiddle with the loops. I use fast glue to touch each knot as I go along and then snip the extra when done, taking care not to cut the .... Shroud.....
(yes, I have done it and its no fun to fix). I will progress along with all lower shrouds dong the ratting, then move on to installing fairleads. Cheers... Dennis
