First ship for my Anglo-Dutch War (17th c.) fleets

[mollinary]

I keep learning in small scale stuff that authentic colors don't always work - for me at least.

You are not alone!  I paint all my pikes (ECW an Ancients) and spears (Ancients) a light buff colour, not far off from your Ivory. Why?  Well I have seen some 28mm Macedonians that way and liked them, but actually the reason is that masses of brown pikes really act as a depressor on figures, no matter how well painted.  Particularly for small scales figures, which need all the light they can get. For what it's worth, I really like the look on your model!

Mollinary

[d_Guy]

Thanks Mollinary!

When I did 25mm ECW I also used light colored pike shafts - in part because they looked better and part  to keep from  pranging myself on them! (Given my current eyesight I would have to paint them neon green or international orange!  )

[Roy]

I only do an approximation of the standing and running rigging on 1/1200 models.
For the shrouds I now just use three lines of thread, not bothering with the  "rattlin's".
In the past I've used that mesh stuff, or there's brass-etched shrouds/ratlines, but now I can't be bothered. Life's too short.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Roy - Langton make etched brass ratlines, I use net curtain painted black.

IanS

[Ithoriel]

All this talk of rigging miniature ships makes me glad I chose 1/2400 stuff that comes with shrouds and ratlines cast on!

[paulr]

I had similar thoughts about my choice to go with 1/4,800 from Tumbling Dice