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L'Orenoque Mamoli 1:100 scale

The Gavel said:
Well, I should have checked the home page before my last post - Ropes of Scale. Any reviews?
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Just awesome ropes, I use them all the time. It is a great product and an excellent service. Always shipped fast, today with tariffs, I am not sure of the shipping cost. It shipped from Canada, though.

ropesofscale.com

Ropes of Scale

Miniature Rope for the scale modeler. These products are designed for rigging model ships but can be used for most scale modeling or dioramas.
ropesofscale.com
 
Jimsky said:
Just awesome ropes, I use them all the time. It is a great product and an excellent service. Always shipped fast, today with tariffs, I am not sure of the shipping cost. It shipped from Canada, though.

ropesofscale.com

Ropes of Scale

Miniature Rope for the scale modeler. These products are designed for rigging model ships but can be used for most scale modeling or dioramas.
ropesofscale.com
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Jim! Thank you! Another thing I forgot to ask was - cotton or poly? Nice to be able to use CA on the poly. Thoughts please.

Blessings. Peace. Gratitude.
Chuck
 
The Gavel said:
Jim! Thank you! Another thing I forgot to ask was - cotton or poly? Nice to be able to use CA on the poly. Thoughts please.

Blessings. Peace. Gratitude.
Chuck
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You can choose any you want: He has both poly and cotton in all the sizes we need. He uses Guterman thread to twist the ropes. The only thing I am not sure if he has 4-strand ropes.
 
Jimsky said:
You can choose any you want: He has both poly and cotton in all the sizes we need. He uses Guterman thread to twist the ropes. The only thing I am not sure if he has 4-strand ropes.
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Jim! Thank you!

I was really asking why choose cotton over poly?
 
Jimsky said:
Oh, sorry, Chuck. In my opinion, the main reason for choosing polyester over cotton is that polyester thread doesn’t have the noticeable fuzz you often see on cotton rope. But overall, it really just comes down to personal preference and what each person likes.
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Jim! Thank you! That's what I was thinking. Appreciate the help.

Blessings.
Chuck
 
not a fan of poly personally, prefer natural fibres. I liked their service but the import costs to europe were prohibitive for me.Maybe that will change.
 
Jimsky said:
Oh, sorry, Chuck. In my opinion, the main reason for choosing polyester over cotton is that polyester thread doesn’t have the noticeable fuzz you often see on cotton rope. But overall, it really just comes down to personal preference and what each person likes.
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The same for me: polyester. Especially for the small sizes, without the ‘fuzz’.
Regards, Peter
 
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