28mm Ship Rigging for 3d Printed Sloop for Wargames and RPG 

You could, the holes are intended for rigging halyard lines but equally you could use them for the rigging.

@@printablescenery I looked at actual rigging for ships and realized there is another set of rigging starting from the crow's nest to the top of the mast. From those rigging images, I noticed that the the rigging from the deck end slightly below the crow's nest and there are holes in the crow's nest to access the latter. Damn your boats are nice and it's difficult for me to wait for the funds to get myself a 3D printer, I want to buy at least 2 or 3 of your boats. Keep up the good work.

@@VingloLeClerc Yes, they are usually used for displaying ensigns and other smaller flags. We appreciate the compliment, and highly recommend the Ender 3 when you do take the plunge. Its not too expensive and gets some phenomenal detail.

I’ve used curtain fabric and coated it in pva and them primed and painted. works great.

That's a good idea. We are doing some upgrades next month to these so will have a look at that for sure.

@@printablescenery thank you! Absolutely love the models but I prefer resin printing (which they look phenomenal at smaller scale)

Bolt Action Bunker it was printed on a prusa i3 mk3 at .2

You need millinery elastic www.google.com/search?q=milinary+elastic&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b

@@printablescenery very nice tutorial. Question; what diameter milinary elastic are you using?

@@WhoDatheir I used 1mm milinary elastic (1mm x 8 meters)

Check their website, each ship has a dowel list.

Hey Michael, they all use 6mm and 4mm dowels, just in different volumes depending on the size of the ship. You can find the amount you need in the ships description on the website, down near the bottom. I have included the black ship as an example, if you scroll right down you will find the amounts you need. www.printablescenery.com/product/the-black-ship/

thats a deep cut studio

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String and twine can be used but they do not look realistic(they look like string and twine and not miniature rope) Most modellers will use either millinery elastic and/or wax cord to create authentic looking rigging. The advantage of millinery elastic is that it looks like miniature rope and keeps the tension.

@@printablescenery Would 2mm work, like this: www.amazon.com/Mandala-Crafts-2mm-Elastic-Cord/dp/B00PUPYL50/ref=sr_1_1?gclid=Cj0KCQiAn8nuBRCzARIsAJcdIfP4WU8DF5uyC4B-HiClPOTJAECq7XTA02lIjbNyicxL2zSYov6nduYaAuv9EALw_wcB&hvadid=390449524028&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9015707&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=4750298323156622291&hvtargid=kwd-296385975574&hydadcr=29592_11994289&keywords=millinery+elastic&qid=1574107913&sr=8-1

Links in the description. Should warn buying it default will get you the 3D printer file, but there is an option on their website to have it printed for you.

Eantrin ty

Eantrin by the way not a bad deal 15 bucks with tax :)

I do not have 3D printer but can I print it out at the library if I buy the model can I print it out at the library?

@@nauticalshipsandothernerdy3036 yes you can do that

yes

john p.jones ‘Sloop’ refers to the ships rig not the hull. A sloop is a rig with single mast and mainsail with single headsail. You can have a sloop rig on any type of boat. For example most modern cruiser/racers are sloops. The video refers to rigging a sloop. (It’s actually a gaff rigged sloop) but I don’t show the Gaff in this video.

@@printablescenery interesting that the navies of the time never classified gunboats as sloops then.

@@johnpjones1775 Yes its interesting. I'm not sure where the term sloop originated from.... Maybe we should call this one a sloop rigged gunboat ?

@@johnpjones1775 Also Gunboat sounds way cooler

@@printablescenery For example the USS Marion was a sloop of war, she had 3 masts, and if i'm not mistaken on my terminology, is a square rigged vessel. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Marion_(1839)

Hey Leyendas, we just used dowel from the local hardware store to create the masts. The main mast uses 6mm (1/4 inch) dowel and the crossbeams are 4mm (3/16 inch).