Hi
I have the Varyag and Baradino pre-dreadnaughts on my list of imminent builds and have a question. I notice torpedo net booms on the side of these ships ....can anyone tell me more about them?
are they supposed to look like they are just attached to the side of the ship with no support equipment or hinges?
would they in practice have netting attached during manouvers,and how could I replicate this?I am toying with the idea of using medical gauze soaked in an appropriate white glue/water mix, then painted,shadowed and highlighted.
Any help at all would be ...um.....helpful!

Here are a couple of shots that somebody sent me because I had questions about the netting.





I'm using some window screen to depict the net. The poles had a joint attaching it to the ship. Then there were cables to brace the poles in place.

Ahoy, Jim!

A bit more, here...

many thanks for the timely informative responses guys!!...does anyone know if those nets would have been rolled up and stowed in place attached to those booms when not in use?
were they made of metal rings,like giant chainmail armour,or of a cable construction?
I would assume if they were used like schurtzen, to detonate a torpedo against the nets instead of the ship, they would be more of an interlocked ring configuration,but Im guessing.

And again, a bit more...

Many many many thanks!!!!!!

Gunny,
Great article, very good read.

Ditto that for me. Just when you think you know all sorts of interesting stuff, you learn some more.