Help!
I have seen some REALLY good ship rigging, but have no idea how to do it!?!
What do you use to connect wires together, and where can you obtain pictures to show where all of them go??
I'm kinda use to the Armor world, where you just put on the one antenna for the radio, and call it a day. But, this Ship stuff just has me all tangled up! (sorry for the bad pun)
- Steve
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steve-o

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Posted: Monday, December 31, 2007 - 04:40 AM UTC
Gunny

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Posted: Monday, December 31, 2007 - 05:13 AM UTC
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What do you use to connect wires together, and where can you obtain pictures to show where all of them go??
Hey, Steve...
Super glue with an accelerator, mate...watch yer fingers!
As far as images of rigging, it's best to try and locate a good set of plans for the subject that you're working on...a diagram is much easier to work from than an image, but sometimes, all you can find is an image!
Good luck and happy hunting!
~Gunny
Posted: Monday, December 31, 2007 - 06:55 AM UTC
Hey Steve,
I use the thin copper wire found in cheap walkman headphones and Gator Glue.
Gator
I use the thin copper wire found in cheap walkman headphones and Gator Glue.
Gator
blaster76

Joined: September 15, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 - 04:22 AM UTC
I have heard about and used many different things. Thread....never really liked as it always seemed a bit fuzzy 2. Super thin electric guitar strings....Ok for short pieces, but generally bcause they are stored wound up have a curve in them that is almost impossible to eliminate. 3. Have heard that long human hair is great, but I lack that one. 4. I use super thin streched sprue. The key is when you make it and get it to the thickness you like to cool it. I usually run it between my lips and lick it to achieve this. I get a realativly long straight thin piece this way. It glues on easily. I would use Gator glue for everything else attaching oe end, letting it dry, then attach other end and hold in place to keep just a bit of tension on it.
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