Help with rope (for a gallows)

[leonmallett]

I have assembled and painted a Battle-flag gallows:

(link) http://www.wargame-buildings.com/uploads/4/0/2/8/4028136/6625540_orig.jpg?394

But looking at the rope they have in that picture looks more realistic than the bit of thread supplied with the kit.

Any suggestions as to what may achieve the same or a similar effect? To provide a sense of 'weight'?

Thanks in advance LAF'ers.

[Cherno]

Maybe dip it in white glue and straighten it while it dries so it keeps it's form?

[leonmallett]

Maybe dip it in white glue and straighten it while it dries so it keeps it's form?

Could do; the thread they supplied is kind of shiny and yellow - is there an obvious way to stain it which would be effective?

[Citizen Sade]

A chap over on Tom's Boring Mordheim Forum is using fuse wire to model rope which I think looks pretty good.



Link

[Cherno]

Could do; the thread they supplied is kind of shiny and yellow - is there an obvious way to stain it which would be effective?

A normal brown dip should do the trick, I suppose

[Henrix]

I use superglue on my ropes. PVA might work, but sometimes you need to hold it in place while it dries.

Using twined copper wire can also be way, as is the twined wire often used as barbed wire. No need to twist it yourself.

[FramFramson]

I use water-thinned PVA mixed with a tiny dab of brown paint mixed in for colour. Experiemnt on end bits to get the look you like.

[Silent Invader]

I would use linen thread (thicker with more obvious fibres, as used for saddles etc), pull a length straight and fix it along its length with superglue, then paint.

[leonmallett]

Thanks for the ideas guys; not sure which one I will try (PVA or superglue) but will try one of them, and maybe get some thicker thread too.

Cheers.

[Galland]

Or... you can do like Kalle (my partner in all things models and gaming), he made his own rope making machine out of lego and then twined the rope. It looks awsome

[leonmallett]

Or... you can do like Kalle (my partner in all things models and gaming), he made his own rope making machine out of lego and then twined the rope. It looks awsome

Link please?

[Galland]

I have some posts about our pirate stuff, its in there somewhere

[Kalle]

Some pics of hand made and bought rope:


The thicker rope is hand made and the thinner is bought from an Italian ship modeling supplier.


Same here, thicker: hand made, thinner: bought.


Close-up of hand made rope.


Me, happy with the result.


The real deal.

I treat the rope with either pva glue just to get the fuzziness off and then I super glue it when under strain to get the feel of real weight.

Regards/
Kalle

[scoilt]

I've always used hemp cord - the stuff used for necklaces and bracelets. It's cheap and easy to find, and has a very rope like look, albeit a rough looking rope.

[Froggy the Great]

I always twist wire and use that.