Posted by Dwayne Horton on May 27, 1998 at 10:28:59 in lex-ts1-26.iglou.com:
I understand ship rigging on models is frequently done with flytyers tippets, a very fine fishingline like material. I know a fellow who sells it, a guy I've dealt with before and had no problems with. His name is Steve Schweitzer, his email is flytyer@mwflytyer.com . Tippets come in standard diameters ranging from .003 to .029 in .002 increments, and are $3.00 a spool. The colors are clear, translucent dark green, and translucent brown. You can get larger than .029, all the way up to .04 (which is very stiff) but you get no choice of color. I'm going to order mine in brown, when I order. If someone out there has rigging details such as diameter used here and there, it should be no problem to get tippets in the proper diameter, or the next size down to allow for paint. Of course, if anybody has such diameter info available, it would be nice to hear from them anyway!