Hi Guys....I have been dabbling lately in naval modelling....and have found a seemingly suitable product.. White Ensign Models has rigging material made from lycra thread.....iits stretchy! I havent tried it yet ( I plan to repair my Lohner with it) and I will certainly let you all know how it goes

Glad see you Jim ! It has been a while and was just thinking about if you every did fix the Lohner . I have never tried it so I would like to know myself .

I've tried it on ship models, couldn't get along with it, it just ended up a mat of tangled fibre! Hope you have more luck with it than I did, it certainly is very fine.

Mike

thanks guys ---glad to hear from you Terri....no ...I havent got up the mojo to do it yet. Real-life issues and an AVRE Churchill have interfered....I WANTED to have it up and running for the EXETER contest which is coming up Waaaaay too fast! unfortunately it is not to be...mabe Ill have her done for Guelph.....Cest la vie,non, mon amie?

Hi Jim , looking forward to the out come of this . I'm trying your tip on using hair for the rigging on my Nieuport 23 in 72 scale . Even found a way to do the turnbuckles as well . I did one test run and it work out fine , just really hard to see what I'm doing in that scale .

There is some risk that you´r rigging will go saggy depending on the weather outside, My wife get that lovely curly hear when it´s raining, I´ve use hear for ignitionwires on 1/48 engines and the have started to sagg alittle when mowing them outside from my house to the local museum. yes they tend to follow the weater

Larsa

Yes,
Hair is very sensitive to humidity. I remember an experiment when I was at high school. We made a Humidity gauge using a piece of hair.

Cheers,

Hugh

I understand what youre saying ...but it works fine for me

This is 1:72 airfix kit