harlequin Posted November 30, 2021 Share #1 Posted November 30, 2021 Well I have just taken delivery of a few different sizes of rope from the above mentioned firm and first impressions of it is that it looks superb.....far better than any other product I have used in the past....I live in good old blighty and within four to five days it had winged its way over the atlantic and landed on my doorstep.....awesome product, awesome service.....cheers ropes of scale... ccoyle, leclaire, JeffT and 6 others 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenD Posted November 30, 2021 Share #2 Posted November 30, 2021 Thank you @harlequin for the friendly review! I do try to make the best looking rope I can. I am surprised at how fast the package got there, The UK isn't that far I guess. JeffT, AJohnson, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Ropes of Scale.com - Rope and cable for the scale modeler. Finished builds: HM Cutter Sherbourne - Caldercraft - 1:64 - 9th century longship - Falkonet - 1:72 Current builds: HMS Snake - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Tender Avos by BenD - Master Korabel - 1:72 - 19th Century Four-Oared Yawl by BenD - Falkonet - 1:24 scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveBaxt Posted December 15, 2021 Share #3 Posted December 15, 2021 (edited) I have seen these before and the product looks good. There are a number of different colours, including dark brown and black, beige and tan and I wonder which ones did you get and what are you using the different colours for, ie standing and running. Also I noitce they have both rope and cable which is interesting .So which one did you go for as they both look good?. Glad to hear you are happy with them and the price. When clicking on the Quantity box are you ordering in units of 1 meter in which case looks to be very expensive or have I got that wrong .I really wouldn,t know how much to order as I always seem to use a lot more than what is supplied by the kits. I do waste a lot though and need to be a bit more careful with it,Best regards Dave Edited December 15, 2021 by DaveBaxt mtaylor 1 Quote Completed St Canute Billings Dec 2020 Completed HMS Bounty Amati May 2021 Finished Currently building HM Bark Endeavour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenD Posted December 15, 2021 Share #4 Posted December 15, 2021 @DaveBaxt The cable laid rope is for large stays and anchor cable so you really don't need more than a meter or two for a kit. The cable is expensive because I have to make three separate ropes first then twist them together. It takes a lot of time and material. As for how much rope to get, I would say get some samples and see how far they go. My cheapest shipping option (untracked airmail) for the UK was about $5 or $6 so getting multiple shipments isn't to panful. mtaylor, AJohnson, harlequin and 1 other 4 Quote Ropes of Scale.com - Rope and cable for the scale modeler. Finished builds: HM Cutter Sherbourne - Caldercraft - 1:64 - 9th century longship - Falkonet - 1:72 Current builds: HMS Snake - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Tender Avos by BenD - Master Korabel - 1:72 - 19th Century Four-Oared Yawl by BenD - Falkonet - 1:24 scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveBaxt Posted December 16, 2021 Share #5 Posted December 16, 2021 9 hours ago, BenD said: @DaveBaxt The cable laid rope is for large stays and anchor cable so you really don't need more than a meter or two for a kit. The cable is expensive because I have to make three separate ropes first then twist them together. It takes a lot of time and material. As for how much rope to get, I would say get some samples and see how far they go. My cheapest shipping option (untracked airmail) for the UK was about $5 or $6 so getting multiple shipments isn't to panful. Thank you for explaining that to me and I appreciate the work you put into it and is a first class job. I don,t mean any disrespect as I am only a beginner and trying to work out how much of the small stuff I would need for a large 1:64 scale 18th century ship . Good luck and best regards Dave allanyed, mtaylor and BenD 3 Quote Completed St Canute Billings Dec 2020 Completed HMS Bounty Amati May 2021 Finished Currently building HM Bark Endeavour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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