No prob , Baron ;D
I almost bought some waxed string used for jewelry to experiment with ( not as hoses but other lines ) but figured they might look odd with the texture they posses --- still might .
It comes in a lot of really vibrant colors ..
I also have these Tamiya hoses in 2mm
The texture is OK but they are tinsel-shiny ;D
Regular old nylon cord in the middle .
... The Model Factory Hiro 'hoses' are in ~92mm sticks ( :
) :
I was going to use the 2mm Tamiya to connect the BiC tanks on the port side , but it needs something heavier so I'm deconstructing this piece in the foreground from a 105mm howitzer limber ( AFV Club )
I've found that artillery kits make great donor kits !
They invariably have multiple hand-wheels and other goodies and I always scoop up ones on sale
Components going together - slowly - to replace laser and become giraffe ...
Added head-lamps ( shin-lamps
) ,,, I think they need a little something more added .. :
I added to the " muffler-pump "
as given :
" fantasticated " :
shorter connecting line in the end
:
I ditched the copper pipe pieces .
I needed to mill 1.5 X 3.5mm slots in them to facilitate attaching tie-down straps and soon realized that I do not posses the tools required to make it less than a week long event ;D
.... plus they were too heavy for their purpose :
Switched to 1/2 styrene and trimmed the design -- just a bit
I just don't feel like doing any of this detail drilling and sanding right now :-[ :-[
.. Especially rounding the ends of all these things --- I need to get creative to make sure they're all as identical as possible ...
..................... stuff always looks goood until you snap a picture and view it on the monitor ..
More to come -- I hope ,
All comments , questions appreciated
Ciao ,
Uru