Moab Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 ...is best for these ships (e.g. size, material)? Also when do you use wire as opposed to line and what gauge? Thanx...Moab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 I use fly tieing thread 8/0. Thread that doesn't stretch is best. Larger scale modelers get more in-depth with scale line width. Less ship in bottle builders get that detailed. You can if you want, but 99% of us choose a thread size that just looks right over actual scale size. I use wire for mast hinges and occasionally blocks to tie lines too. I think .5 or .4 mm It needs to be able to thread through the mast. I don't really use wire for anything else. The trouble with wire is it bends but doesn't easily unbend which makes it less usable when you fit a ship through a bottle neck. Miniature builders use it for lines all the time and it looks great since it can accomplish smaller scales that thread cannot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moab Posted November 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 Thank you Chief (Officer). Do you know what the material is? The reason I ask is because when I see options on line they often use materials I’ve never heard of. Thanks again...Moab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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