bluenose2 Posted February 11, 2015 Share #1 Posted February 11, 2015 Hello Les here. I am in the purchase mode for rigging up my 1/72 Snowberry corvette. The kit supplied stuff ain't great. Can anyone help me out with suppliers and colours and sizing etc? Many thanks Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figuerres Posted February 11, 2015 Share #2 Posted February 11, 2015 Syrenmodelshipcompany.com rope and blocks that are really great mtaylor 1 Quote Holding at Rigging stage : MS Bluenose 1:64, rigging and finish work Building Hull : MS Fair American 1:48 In the yard: 18th Century Longboat, Model Shipways Kit Done: AL Bounty Jolly Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye2sea Posted February 12, 2015 Share #3 Posted February 12, 2015 Enough said !! Quote Henry Laissez le bon temps rouler ! Current Build: Le Soleil Royal Completed Build: Amerigo Vespucci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modeler12 Posted February 12, 2015 Share #4 Posted February 12, 2015 Enough said !! I agree that Chuck deserves a lot of our business and he offers great products. But that means he might increase his prices too much How about others? Just to keep things on an even keel. Quote Jay Current build Cross Section USS Constitution http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/10120-cross-section-forward-area-of-the-uss-constitution/ Finished USS Constitution: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/103-uss-constitution-by-modeler12/ 'A picture is worth a . . . . .' More is better . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye2sea Posted February 12, 2015 Share #5 Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) I'm not saying that because I just want Chuck to get more business. I think that he has the best product out there; both line and blocks. Before I saw Chucks line I looked at a number of suppliers and ordered my whole rigging plans worth of Morope. It looks really nice; clean, crisp and no fuzz. The only drawback I found after I started to work with it is the material is nylon. That is what gives it the clean look, but it s t r e t c h e s a lot. It will also unravel instantly when cut. But that is easily controllable with a dab of CA before you cut it. So, given it all over again, I would order Chucks line. That said, there have been some newer members on MSW who are producing rigging line for sale. I have not had the chance to check out their product yet. If you look in the Traders/Dealers threads you will find some , I think. Edited February 12, 2015 by popeye2sea Quote Henry Laissez le bon temps rouler ! Current Build: Le Soleil Royal Completed Build: Amerigo Vespucci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jud Posted February 12, 2015 Share #6 Posted February 12, 2015 New rope walk, "planetary" 3.0 by Alexey Domanoff posted a few days ago, it has the capability for a center core. Using a minimum stretch core might make synthetic line easier to tension without stretch. Small stainless steel wire perhaps, little bulk with no stretch and would have a memory so forming lines to hang naturally might become eraser.? This rope walk can make up to 4 strand rope plus the core. This rope walk comes with the additional capability's I wanted to see in commercial rope walks, that would have been built into any I might build for myself. Expect this to be a best seller. I have no affiliation with the maker. jud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaetan Bordeleau Posted February 12, 2015 Share #7 Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) Stretching is the result of the material used and the way the rope is turned. Quality linen resolves most of the stretching problems. The machine used fixes the rest, the more adjustment the better, and no adjustments the worst. Other qualities of the ropes can be adjust such as the flexibility or the rigidity by turning too much turns. Edited February 12, 2015 by Gaetan Bordeleau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted February 13, 2015 Share #8 Posted February 13, 2015 Bluenose Is the Snowberry a Flower Class corvette from WW II? If so, I assume there is more standing rigging and it is wire, not hemp or other. Check with Chuck at Syren as suggested, but I am not sure he offers wire rope. Allan Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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