Can you show us an example of these card blocks - can´t imagine how they would look like......
My personal 2 cents
If you compare these card blocks (yes, they are nice, but ..... ) with real wooden ones, I would stay with the wooden
For me the card blocks are too 2-dimensional means too flat (guess caused by the use of card)
If you compare these card blocks (yes, they are nice, but ..... ) with real wooden ones, I would stay with the wooden
For me the card blocks are too 2-dimensional means too flat (guess caused by the use of card)
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Hello fellow ship model builders I'd like to introduce my new online shop Dry-Dock Models & Parts ,we are going to start selling Coastline blocks from China from around April ,they were mentioned here by @SAIL AND SAIL Blocks are pear and boxwood (the Chinese pear is much darker than the...
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We ship from Canada starting from April
The blocks of the Cutty Sark will be much more modern for the needs of @Messis
I guess he is searching for blocks for his Royal Caroline
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Pardon me, but I haven't noticed 'mess' mention which model he is building.
The Syren blocks are indeed excellent but are prohibitively expensive to import.
The available European wooden blocks are very similar to the card versions but again, a lot more expensive.
The angular wooden blocks do have the advantage that you can 'tumble' them, thereby softening the edges.
The Syren blocks are indeed excellent but are prohibitively expensive to import.
The available European wooden blocks are very similar to the card versions but again, a lot more expensive.
The angular wooden blocks do have the advantage that you can 'tumble' them, thereby softening the edges.
These alternative block I showed are definitly not Syren blocks !!!!
To @Messis
if you are interested I would wait for April (only some weeks more) for the release of the (realy) "excellent" blocks from @Dry-Dock Models & Parts
It is worth to wait - better quality for a better price - getting more for the money
There was an article published in the NRJ a couple of years back on making blocks (about 20 pages). The procedure is a little finicky (do to the small size of blocks). The cost of making your own blocks is practically zero (there is no appreciable amount of wood in one block). There is no wait time on delivery. After you complete the setup for any one particular block you can cut enough wood 'sticks' in an hour to make enough blocks of that one type for a lifetime (many thousands). It is no harder to make blocks of 2-3mm than it is to make blocks of 2-3inches. I have never quite understood why more people do not make their own blocks.
It is convenient and quality, IMHO. All the blocks, for the same size, are identical in shape. On another hand, I would love to see self-made blocks, do you have some to share the photos with?
...it is a great idea to make our own blocks, masts anchor, guns, etc. Then...why buy kits?
@jimsI dont do my own ropes or blocks
Still its always a challenge, specifically if you cant buy easy good quality stuff. I buy meine mostly from Syren Modell co, extra fine quality and the prices are excellent! Still again I do think of making always more stuff by my own, only if I can make such good quality as for example Syren Co.
Still its always a challenge, specifically if you cant buy easy good quality stuff. I buy meine mostly from Syren Modell co, extra fine quality and the prices are excellent! Still again I do think of making always more stuff by my own, only if I can make such good quality as for example Syren Co.