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Can i ask, of the modellers that do rig their ships, have you every tried fly fishing line?

I was chatting to my old vicar, who is interested in both naval ships and fly fishing, and we the old problem of thread 'fraying' came up. He suggested i try the flt fishing twine, as its very fine, very flexible and never frays.
has anyone else tried this?

Peter,

Fly fishing line is all I use. I have used everything from cotton & polyester, bead wire, monofiliment invisible thread, and even horse hair. Nothing comes close to fly tying thread, period! It has all the plusses:
1) super cheap
2) comes in every weight/thickness you could want
3) comes in every color you could want
4) doesn't stretch
5) doesn't fuzz
It just can't be beat.

Regards,
Vol

Peter next time post to the Age of Sail board. A lot more folks watch that one. I like this one too but don't look at it as often. You can see the fly thread rigging on my ships at volsminiatures.blogspot.com

There is a much better product out there.

Beadalon 7 strand bead string wire is made of 7 strands of nylon coated wire . I use the 0.015 inch (0.37mm) stuff. It comes in various colours- I usually use black. It is VERY STRONG (maybe about 50 pounds strength), it is stiff but can be straightened or set to be in a curve. It is easy to cut with nail clippers to size and a little dap of white glue on each end holds it in place.