ROPEWALK for rigging of scale ship models 

Thank you! Yes, it was a long way until I got this machine)))

@@OlhaBatchvarov its a piece of genius. I've had to use a marlinspike to rove & weave line, and its a big chore with heavier manilla or synthetics. Superb look.

Thank you very much!

as a consumed video watcher (instead of working by myself..) i totally agree with you..totally

Mystic Seaport is my favorite place - I often go there because I live nearby. This is the best maritime museum I have ever seen!

Thank you!

Thank you very much!

Thank you very much! I absolutely agree with you, quality ropes are 40% of success to get a quality model!

Thank you so much 🙂, I will

Thank you)))

Thank you very much!

Actually, a modeler from Ukraine! Which is better than Russia ;-)

Welcome aboard! I'm so glad you liked my content!

Thank you very much!

I really love this museum and often visit this place!

I will definitely do it!

@@OlhaBatchvarov oh that will be great!! Thank you!!

Стараюсь))) Спасибо!

That's great!

Hello Hakuna, i read that you built this ropemachine with LEGO. Thats a great idea. Please, can you send me some images or maybe a video? Or you have a link for me? Best wishes to you and your familiy Oli

Thank you very much! But I don't sell ropes! It's a very slow process and just not worth it, plus this kind of work will kill my own modeling...

@OlhaBatchvarov not a problem. I understand that it is alot of work.

I have not seen any manufacturer that can make tight twist ropes starting at 0.18 mm (0.007 inch) in diameter. And I'm not even talking about the left twist for cables and the right for ropes, as it was on real ships... That's why I spent several years creating the perfect ropewalk to fully meet my needs!

Thank you!

Thank you! These are Gutermann overlock threads (100% polyester)

It sure is!

Thank you very much! I understand you perfectly!

This was found out experimentally - I have serifs along the shelf for different diameters (as well as with what weight)

This is a homemade machine. Try to search on the forms, sometimes model makers offer services for making such...

Cordless screwdrivers are designed for rough work and therefore they are not suitable for scale models! Where you need precision, it is better to use a professional tool Proxxon or Dremel. And they also have a whole line of cordless rotary tools...

@@OlhaBatchvarovof course. I meant for drilling holes in walls and turning screws for installing 1:1 fixtures in the room.

@@szametha )))))And this part of the work belongs to my husband! I'm just building models, and he's looking for a place for them!

@@OlhaBatchvarov I have a place for one of your models if you need it.

Of course, the biger the load (the larger the area of the sail), the larger the diameter of the rope. I used cotton ropes on my first model and the last one. I prefer 100% polyester thread for rope making. They do not react to changes in humidity, as cotton threads do. The most important thing is that they are not "hairy", and cotton gets hairier every year...

Thanks for the info. I'm working on the 1:78 Cutty Sark. Lots of pulleys and ropes there. It's great fun to see how other's do their work and yours is particularly interesting. @@OlhaBatchvarov

Wow, thank you!

Thank you so much 😀

Thank you! I buy threads for overlocks which can be twisted both to the left and to the right (Gutermann E121)

@@OlhaBatchvarov thank you for replying, I look forward to your next video

Thank you! I also love Mystic Seaport!

Thank you very much! I am really happy that you like my work! If you want to get the most natural color - you can paint a light rigging in brown. I painted with bitumen varnish diluted with turpentine or real tar (but it's hard to find) is also diluted with turpentine... I painted the rigging on the Bounty: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yPNciJznNck.html

@@OlhaBatchvarov Thanks for your reply Olga. Bitumen varnish is indeed hard to get. However I found out that in the Netherlands they sell high quality liquid waterbased paint in pretty much all the colours so I/m free to experiment to get the color by mixing colours and steeping the ropes. That should do the job also. For your interest, their website (also in English): www.royaltalens.com/en/products/ecoline/bottles/?productCode=1125P

@@janspeyer5887 Jan, when I do rigging I use white cotton thread then stain it to the color I need. Every country has something different but I use gunze paints thinned 90/10 or inks for panel lining if I am doing a generic color I already have. Then I go over them with powder for highlight and the slight texture. Tamiya weather sets or similar or artist chalk. the powder will give it the flat look. A very thing spray of flat matt seals it all and still stays flexible. Sometimes you will be lucky and find that perfect thread and color combo and just grab it. making these look old and used, is I find a little harder as making the wash for them is a little more time consuming. @Olha Batchvarov Cool design. wonderful work. thank you.

Thank you very much! I using Gütermann Е121. Usually standard beige and dark brown. By the way, these threads can be painted (bituminous varnish diluted with turpentine) ...

@@OlhaBatchvarov Thank you very much for your fast answer. Unfortunately this type of thread is not available in my country but i think it's the same as Güterman Skala 240

There are several books with rope diameters for different classes of ships, but they are all based on DAVID STEEL's tables (he actually gives Circumference). Therefore, you need to convert it into diameters, and then into your scale. I have a video overeview in my video library - issue #122. This is in his third volume...

Hello, Stepan! Yes, when you turn on the second engine, the first continues to work. Otherwise, the cable would not have the same density along the entire length!

@@OlhaBatchvarov Thanks for you're quick response. Great, I tried it and it works. I now have a beautiful rope over the entire lenght. Regards Stephan

This is a 100% polyester monofilament that can be twisted both to the left and to the right. I buy them in different colors...

Here is a photo and name: ru-vid.com/show-UC0uxi-EL5b0XjOrDTwdSJnAcommunity?lb=Ugkx2-tsU7aI5RV5ztk6O_sDysO4-lNZH7sp

Thank you!

Спасибо!

@@OlhaBatchvarov у меня самодельный тросомот, деревянный, правда немного по другому заплетает и только натуральные нити, синтетика расплетается.

My pleasure!

I love this museum very much and I visit it very often...

Thank you!

If you want to make long and dense ropes - this can be done only in a horizontal position and only with an additional motor! I tried different similar machines from colleagues. Having gathered all the useful qualities, I modeled "my perfect ropewalk" - and ordered from a master who works with aluminum and makes tools to order! And yes - the motors must rotate in different directions but twist the rope in one direction ...

@@OlhaBatchvarov thanks for your answer, i will make my own rope machine, you must keep upload educational videos 👏👏👏

Gütermann Е121

It was built for me by another modeler based on my design!

@@OlhaBatchvarov oh ok. I wish there was a way I could purchase something like this online. Can't seem to find anything similar to make my own rope.

Merci! C'était mon plan selon lequel mon ami l'a construit !

@@OlhaBatchvarov Bonjour et merci pour votre réponse, serait-il possible d'avoir une copie de votre plan ! car j'essaye avec les cordages du commerce mais c'est assez moyen en terme de résultat, tandis qu'avec votre machine, on arrive à faire les mêmes cordages d'origines ! vous me dites...ou alors est-il possible de vous en acheter !

Я использую мононить Gutermann она самая тонкая и не рвется даже при навивке каната 0,22 мм. Их еще називают оверлочнЬІми нитками - они без текстурЬІ и поетому можно крутить как вправо так и кабельнЬІе тросЬІ - влево...

Thanks 👍

Я так и не нашла, но мне гдето на стене сообщества под фото с нитками кто то написал магазин с нитками для шиться, пост бьІл примерно год назад...

Спасибо, гляну.

I usually buy them at professional sewing stores.

I'm looking for Guttermann online now. You show a type and three colors of thread so I'm looking for them.Don't find many threads with any texture to them. I also see why you don't sell rope. Good point there. I love your assistant. Ha! @@OlhaBatchvarov

Thank you!

This is a custom-made machine for me!

Being a model railroader primarily, I was looking at it thinking it could be built using a model locomotive motor and controlled with a tethered speed controller used in the hobby. A section of track from one of the larger scales could be used as the guideway, and a railcar truck could form the base of the, well, truck! Very neat device she has there!

⁠​⁠@@tomt9543’d use Lego Technic, with a 3D-printed drawing plate for the truck. The drive motor would be one of the really old 9V train motors with the big black and yellow control panel, so I could change the speed, and I’d likely provide a bit of tension on the truck by linking it to the afterturn machine with a weighted pulley: that way it coils a bit tighter.

Так, ви все правильно зрозуміли. Я накручую прядки першим двигуном, а потім двома одночасно скручу - каретка рухається самостійно. Принцип той самий як у вас, тільки горизонтально... Я використовую оверлочні гутерман Е121, щоб не фарбувати канати потім.

Дякую! Я вже зробила детальне відео з живими субтитрами, так щоб можна було обрати мову автоперекладу. В плейлисті NECESSARY TOOLS - відео #3. Я не можу вставити в коментар живий лінк бо Ютюб його заблокує...

It is not needed at all for polyester threads. But I didn't use it for cotton ropes either - I prefer a lighter. Because after waxing, you can't glue this rope and dust sticks to it very quickly. Therefore, the rope becomes even more "hairy" right on the model and you can't do anything about it!

@@OlhaBatchvarov wow! Thanks for the heads up. Take care, and keep those videos coming. 👍

Where do you buy your thread from to make your ropes?

Идея на 4 пряди моя, но заказывала у одного умельца который с алюминием работает и платы знает как паять...

@@OlhaBatchvarov понятно) спасибо большое, очень мне Ваш канал понравился))) обучаюсь у Вас, побольше бы рассказывали))) но мне и так очень нравится) спасибо за Ваш труд)

Thank you!

Technically - I can, but practically ... I do not make a rope for sale because it is a very slow process and expensive. I still did not find an analogue of German Guterman threads here. There are many similar, but thin, as Guterman E121 - No. I do not know when I can go and buy a new batch of material for ropes... If I count all these expenses (including tickets to Europe), it turns out to be an unrealistic high cost!

Thank you!

@@OlhaBatchvarov no dear thant you

I'm afraid it's nowhere! You have to build it yourself!

@@OlhaBatchvarov thats cool fund some online simpler one compare to what you have but , you made my day watching you, I still have the victory , soleild royal , real the france and sovereign of the sea to deal with now they will have proper riging thanks to you !!

Thank you! Cheers!

There is a JOIN button next to the SUBSCRIBE button under each video or on the main page of the channel...

Gutermann Е121 для оверлоку (мононитки). Вони не скручені ні вліво ні вправо і тому однаково ведуть себе при кабельній і тросовій навивці. І дуже тонкі, що дозволяє робити різні діаметри канатів з кроком 0,05 мм...

@@OlhaBatchvarov саме такі я шукав.. Дякую за підказку)

Both motors can turn either way.

E121 ето тип нити - конкретно ета маркеровка оверлочних ниток, они не скрученьІ (мононить) и из них можно навивать канатьІ и влево(кабельньІй трос для стоячего такелажа)и вправо (бегучий такелаж). No. 240 или No.160 ето диаметр. Я использую Е121 No.240 (бежевого и темно-коричневого цвета) ...

@@OlhaBatchvarov Спасибо.

В конце капля циакрина или узел.

@@OlhaBatchvarov а если такой длины не нужно. Отрезаный кусок тоже прокапать или обвязать?

That was my plan too, but I found a craftsman in time to cut aluminum for me...

Это нитки для оверлока фирмы Guterman E121

Thanks!

Він висить у мене на самому почесному місці)))

I will))) Thank you!