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Armor/AFV: 48th Scale
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Tow Cables?
UncaBret
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Posted: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 - 12:26 PM UTC
Does anyone make 1/48 scale tow cables? I've found lots of 1/35 and even a bunch of 1/72 but no 1/48.
Neo
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Posted: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 - 12:47 PM UTC
Make your own - it's easy and cheap.

UncaBret
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Posted: Thursday, September 04, 2008 - 03:57 AM UTC

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Make your own -



Ok. How? What did you use to make yours?
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Posted: Thursday, September 04, 2008 - 04:47 AM UTC
This is a great technique
Feature on cables
Just use wire from an old pc mouse or stereo wire
Neo
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Posted: Thursday, September 04, 2008 - 05:24 AM UTC

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This is a great technique
Feature on cables
Just use wire from an old pc mouse or stereo wire



Good call Scott - that's where I learned.
monkybutt
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Posted: Thursday, November 06, 2008 - 06:09 AM UTC
iv found that ipod speaker wires make decent tow cables if u pull off the white rubber. its a great use for a broken pair!
UncaBret
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Posted: Saturday, November 08, 2008 - 10:22 AM UTC
I have lots of wire that would work, it's the end pieces that I need. To make extra tow cables.
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Posted: Saturday, November 08, 2008 - 02:10 PM UTC
Try electic solder. They make different sizes. Its soft enough you can bend it and drill the ends to hook up your cables
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Posted: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 03:03 AM UTC
You can make the tubular part by rolling (wrapping) a small bit of photo etched fret around a suitably sized piece of wire as a mandrel - after which you slide it off and form a suitable the loop out of brass or copper wire and then solder it in the end. You can glue or solder the cable in place.



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Posted: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 - 02:22 PM UTC
Found some!
Gaso.Line GAS50535

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