How to make CLOTH SAILS for ship models

This is the way I made the sails for my Mayflower model. INDEX 00:30 Measures 00:39 Reinforcements of the sails 01:01 Colouring sails 02:18 Sealing the hedges 03:59 Applying the leeches to the sails 08:16 Sewing the head to the yard 14:07 Final Results This video does not want to be the ultimate guide on how to make the perfect sails, there are tons of ways, this is just one of them and it is the one I liked the most for my Amati Mayflower. So it’s up to you and up to the look you want to give to your model wheater you can use this method or not. I couldn’t find a lighter fabric for that scale, but if you manage to do so try a thinner cloth in order to respect the scale proportions! Although some details of the sails might be out of scale (like the thickness) for this specific model the method remains the same. #shipmodel #modellismonavale #shipmodeling - How to colour ropes for ship modelling Note: the z fold of the panels in real life is around 30cm, at 1/60 scale it shoul
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