Re: 1/200 Pre dreadnought battleship IJN Mikasa after 1905
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2026 12:01 am
Good morning, Martin, and it’s great that you see it the same way. So I can go ahead and hoist the flags.
For me, there’s simply nothing better than breathing real life into the model with these tiny extras. That’s exactly what our hobby’s all about!
I’d like to hoist three flags on the line.
That’s definitely going to be a bit of a challenge, because when I’m gluing them to the twine, I’ll have to make sure they’re all pointing in the same direction in the end. Otherwise, there might be utter chaos on the old ship!
I’ve got another question for the naval experts here about the rigging, particularly the signal lines.
There are four pulleys attached to the upper yard (green arrows). Unfortunately, I can’t say for certain whether they actually belong there. The historical photographs I have available are simply too unclear at this point.
I’d be interested to know what rigging was attached to these pulleys. One rope appears to run from the inner to the outer pulley. But how did it continue from there?
Did the rope lead down to the lower yard, as indicated by the blue line? Or did a signal line run downwards from the outer pulley, as shown by the red line?
Furthermore, there are four more eyelets on the upper yard. Were signal lines also attached there, running all the way down to the bottom?
Questions upon questions! With this old ship, there really is a lot more rigging to take into account than with my Bismarck. That makes it all the more exciting to examine the individual de
For me, there’s simply nothing better than breathing real life into the model with these tiny extras. That’s exactly what our hobby’s all about!
I’d like to hoist three flags on the line.
That’s definitely going to be a bit of a challenge, because when I’m gluing them to the twine, I’ll have to make sure they’re all pointing in the same direction in the end. Otherwise, there might be utter chaos on the old ship!
I’ve got another question for the naval experts here about the rigging, particularly the signal lines.
There are four pulleys attached to the upper yard (green arrows). Unfortunately, I can’t say for certain whether they actually belong there. The historical photographs I have available are simply too unclear at this point.
I’d be interested to know what rigging was attached to these pulleys. One rope appears to run from the inner to the outer pulley. But how did it continue from there?
Did the rope lead down to the lower yard, as indicated by the blue line? Or did a signal line run downwards from the outer pulley, as shown by the red line?
Furthermore, there are four more eyelets on the upper yard. Were signal lines also attached there, running all the way down to the bottom?
Questions upon questions! With this old ship, there really is a lot more rigging to take into account than with my Bismarck. That makes it all the more exciting to examine the individual de
