Faux Boxwood Rigging Blocks

These premium resin printed scale model rigging blocks are manufactured to resemble wood, through subtle variations in colour within the blocks and across batches. The colour is created through a dye process, not painted, and is intrinsic to the block. The larger the block size, the more obvious is the colour variation, much as you'd find with real wood. These blocks are intended to be used ‘as is’, straight from the packet, but you can still over-paint or coat them if you wish. The wood effect can be enhanced by polishing with coatings such as teak oil and I recommend finishing, either before or after rigging, with a coat of acrylic varnish to give protection against UV and fading over time.

The blocks are available in single, double and triple sheave variants, from size 2.0mm to 10mm. Packs sizes and dimensions are shown in the table below. Please note that the block size describes the height of the block, not the rope circumference. The hole diameter is larger than true scale for ease of threading.

*The packs do not include rope. This is shown for illustrative purposes only and rope of the quality shown can be found at Ropes Of Scale.