can overcome many of the limitations of traditional ship modeling materials by replacing them with wire, but a ship model that eventually must travel down a bottle neck cannot benefi t much from this option. Shrouds and backstays must fold down and be drawn back up to a convincing tautness. Braces,
sheets, tacks and stays must move through rigging blocks, eyebolts, holes in the deck and hull sides for the whole business to work.
T e reality of what will work and what will not is most prominent in rigging blocks. Experience has taught