How To Rig a SGN ship, the paint brush method

[Iron Outlaw]

Been trolling through my files and have attached a couple of pics with rigging guides from the 19th century. Note that both these images show standing rigging, i.e., no sails shipped, not all of the running rigging when the ship was at sea. I've got them if anyone is interested. Let me know.

The image you posted only shows the forestays. It is important to include the shrouds usually rigged with ratlines, as these are what keep the aft tension on the masts to balance out the forestays.

It is also worth noting that with regard to the shrouds, at this scale the ratlines become invisible so they can be left out without detriment to the model.

Hope that helps!

Cheers