Making your own Ropes

[Steef66]

Gutermann E121 3x8 10% stretch. To much weight so I lifted the weight as the rope spun.

Final results still turned out perfect. 0.7mm rope

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I love the grey, you can colour that with diluted Judea Bitume to give it an old age look. see here:

Pinnace Papegojan 1627 - 1/48 [COMPLETED BUILD]

Hi @Maarten As I've mentioned before I'm using polyester threads and to create on them tar imitation sometimes might be challenging. So it's necessary to have proper "mixture" which won't rub it off and will "stain" the rope properly. My solution: bitumen So far I'm happy with liquid bitumen...

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[Phillipsart]

I love the grey, you can colour that with diluted Judea Bitume to give it an old age look. see here:

Pinnace Papegojan 1627 - 1/48 [COMPLETED BUILD]

Hi @Maarten As I've mentioned before I'm using polyester threads and to create on them tar imitation sometimes might be challenging. So it's necessary to have proper "mixture" which won't rub it off and will "stain" the rope properly. My solution: bitumen So far I'm happy with liquid bitumen...

shipsofscale.com

It’s Tan. Bad lighting. I need to improve the lighting.

 

[Phillipsart]

I'll bet you'd find a market for it without any problem if Australia is anything like every place else.

Oh! Wait! I forgot about the coriolus effect. Does right-hand-laid rope curl to the left Down Under?

sometimes it does

 

[Phillipsart]

I love the grey, you can colour that with diluted Judea Bitume to give it an old age look. see here:

Pinnace Papegojan 1627 - 1/48 [COMPLETED BUILD]

Hi @Maarten As I've mentioned before I'm using polyester threads and to create on them tar imitation sometimes might be challenging. So it's necessary to have proper "mixture" which won't rub it off and will "stain" the rope properly. My solution: bitumen So far I'm happy with liquid bitumen...

shipsofscale.com

That’s interesting on the Anti static.

Antistatic is a big problem here where I live especially winter. Often getting a nasty zap when I open the screen door.

Have to avoid wearing polyester clothing during winter.