I had an interesting exchange of emails with the owner of Hismodel in Czechoslovakia, Mr. Radek Beseda, yesterday following up with me about one of his products that I had purchased. I had ordered the set of flags for Le Soleil Royal that arrived promptly. He contacted me to find out whether or not I was completely satisfied, which I am. He then offered to put together for me a package of other products for the ship, including scale blocks and tackle, sails, and a wooden deck set at reduced price.
I strongly recommend that everyone visit his site at http://www.hismodel.com. He also has a photogallery of completed ship models using his products at http://www.radekshipmodels.cz/en/photogalery.com.
Interestingly, he makes blocks in many different scales to fit virtually every plastic kit out there. He packages them for specific ships, and he categorizes them by historic period. For example, those of the 17th century have the correct triangular shape.
I know that I am impressed, and I will shop there again.
Bill