Gentelmen,
Far from being a fisherman, I have recently come across a spool of very fine fishing line, and have been racking my brain for uses it can have on the modeling side. I have used popsicle sticks for fences, plastic sheets for broken glass,roots for trees, and thread for rope tie-downs. Their has got to be something that fishing line can be used for!
Any suggestions?
Cheers,
Ziggy

Chris
Just off the top of my head.fishing?
In seriousness,I've seen it used to rig WWI biplanes and as antennae on aircraft.On armor,not a clue.

Mike

Could always use it for adding wiring conduits mixed in with other bits of wire; and I believe braille-scalers and wargamers use it for antenna (if it's somewhat stiff).

How about telephone lines?

Tom

Telephone lines! Brilliant! They work perfect for that.
Thanks Tom!
Chris

land line wire ? wire from claymores to detonators ? depending on the thickness ?

Antenna tiedowns, radio and headphone wiring, engine oil lines, bailing wire, antenna wire, rope, lanyards, tarp tiedowns, securing loads on vehicles are just a few I use fishing line for-- it also depends on size and color. I prefer Chameleon brand brown 2lb test for most applications since it doesn't need to be painted.
VR Russ

I find fishing line to be a little too springy for many of those suggestions.

For aircraft antenna I use EZ-Line. For conduits and such I use thin copper wire from the jewelry making department.

I use 2lb test, which is thin enough it will generally hold any shape if warmed. I too use ez line for aircraft rigging, but I also use fishing line where strength is required, in some cases I rig entire aircraft with 2lb test. I do use a battery powered thread burner (I think it's also called a suture end burner) to heat the line so it becomes taught. For conduits I exclusively use acid free solder. I often use fishing line to represent oil lines and hydraulic lines in brake systems and for ignition wiring as those usually do have "spring" in them in the real thing. When I make a tied down antenna, I use steel wire for the antenna and brass wire for the spring (if a spring is present),then bending it to shape. I making a clamp or retaining clip from a piece of sheet brass, then tie it down with fishing line which is heated to remain taught. I find wire just gets bent out of shape if you accidentally bump it, and thread tends to fray-- fishing line usually remains taught, and won't fray, it also will not expand or contract much with temperature fluctuations, which sometimes result in sag. EZ line can break over time too, if stretched too thin. But I do use EZ line and waxed thread in lots of applications as well. This is a little off the exact topic, but I use sections of wire insulation stripped off the wire and cut very small, then running wire, solder or fishing line through it to represent connectors in wire or conduits too. The point being you can use lots of different materials to get the look you want.
VR Russ

clear fishing line can be used for the 'path' of falling water(EZ Water?) in a diorama, like a broken downspout, faucet, or hose. Can also be used to support 'flying' birds.
EZ line is great stuff! If you need something in larger diameter, go to the sewing shop and buy some Spandex thread. Comes in black or white(maybe more now). I use this for gear tie-downs on armor and such. Use the white but stretch run it through a pile of ground pastel chalk( or stain it with coffee or tea), to get the rope color you want. Black can be used for comm or downed power transmission lines.
Cheers!

This is a little off-topic, but I actually wrote an article for another hobby website several years ago on building the Contrail HP42 in 1/72 scale-- and the rigging thread I used was Spandex, from a pair of bike shorts I was throwing away! EZ line from Berkshire industries for model RR applications has been around a long time, but Spandex was there first. But again, for strength I prefer fishing line-- I agree EZ line is good stuff too.
VR, Russ