I'm getting close to needing some hoses for Bowman. I know steel guitar/piano strings will probably work. Does anyone have alternatives for thick and thin hoses at that scale that would do as well? --Jim
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mikeylikesitii |
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Posts: 20 (08/26/07 16:50:14) |
you can try fake braided hose line made by Microscale Models ( i think) or elastic piping available at fabric stores has the dimensionality and texture if painted.
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Posts: 1250 (08/26/07 17:15:39) |
I use really small coaxial sheathing with a small, stiff wire on the inside. Otherwise I wind thread onto a wire that has spray adhesive on it. Once the hose is formed into place, I put a tiny bit of thin superglue on it and sand off the hairs with 400 or 600 grit sandpaper.
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Fluke |
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Posts: 96 (08/27/07 10:31:45) |
In the past I have started with a small bare wire and then wraped it with a small guage insulated wire like phone wire....then paint it.
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Posts: 118 (08/28/07 03:33:56) |
Not sure what the hoses need to look like but the wire guide in a mig gun might be good. I get them out of the scrap box at work. They seem to go through them pretty quickly.
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Posts: 0 (08/31/07 10:06:22) |
While I have not needed to find scale hoses in quite some time, I would suggest that you visit a few modeling company's web sites that cater to scale car modeling. I have a selection of various scale braided hoses and fine wire that are used to detail model car engines. These have come in handy quite a few times when modeling non-car models that require hoses!
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