Topic says it all. I have heard of EZ line but have read that it tends to fail after a couple years. Anyone try Modelkasten rigging? Not sure which way to go.
Wow, I hope you are wrong about EZ Line failing after a couple of years!
I used a combination of EZ Line and fine copper wire on my small scale USS Constellation back in 2020.
I also used the same copper wire for my 1/700 HMS Campbeltown.
The wire is fussy to work with, but it has a good scale look and is very stable; Models I rigged with it as far back as the late 1970s are still just fine.
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What gauge of copper wire do you use ? Always looking for alternatives. I have been using stretched sprue. Tried EZ line, surgical steel thread, but find it difficult to handle. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Hope you and your loved ones have a great week. Cheers, Tony
What gauge of copper wire do you use ? Always looking for alternatives. I have been using stretched sprue. Tried EZ line, surgical steel thread, but find it difficult to handle. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Hope you and your loved ones have a great week. Cheers, Tony
I’m actually not sure what gauge the wire is… I pried the spool out of some defunct electronic equipment many years ago and don’t remember… but it is about the thickness of human hair!
I have usually used stretched sprue for rigging, but getting enough at a consistent thickness can take a lot of tries ( but you do end up with a LOT of stretched sprue!). And at 74, and after eye-surgery and possible cataracts 
, it’s getting increasingly difficult to perform such delicate work in 1/700, which is my favorite ship scale. Now I’m tending towards larger sailing-ship scales and figure painting! 
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Carbon fiber?
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Is carbon fiber available as a wire or thread? I just Googled it and only saw it as a ribbon form - fine, but flat in different widths. And how is it superior (or alternative) to other methods?
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I don’t know if it’s better or if it’s even viable. Just throwing it out there as a possibility.
I do know that at one time when John Britten hand built his Britten motorcycles he made carbon fiber sheets by laying out individual strans, one at a time. So at least in one point in its history it was available that way.