Anybody happen to know the dia. of the nylon thread Tamiya uses for their tow cables, specifically the Leo 2A6? Cat, Carpet Monster, or Space Aliens got mine. Gonna head to Hobby Lobby to get some but need to know what I'm looking for.

Don't know the size but I have a roll of nylon thread(cable) that I bought by just guestimating the size. I pretty much use it on all my builds. Never been dinged for wrong sized cables by judges at AMPS.

Size gauge brand ? please

Yeah ... Yeah .... What John said!

Karaya offers cables in various sizes and my notes indicate 0.9mm as the diameter for Bundeswehr vehicles. I don’t know if that was based on my research or Karaya’s though. Personally I wouldn’t ascribe too much significance to the size used by Tamiya, as I think it uses the same diameter in all its kits.

I can’t speak for the individuals who judged your models at AMPS (although I may have been one of them) but accuracy of dimensions is not one of the criteria, unless blatantly obvious, for the simple reason that nobody can guarantee that the judges know more about the subject being modelled than the builder. We always judged the modelling outcomes rather than whether the toe ropes were the correct diameter or length.

If you build a well known subject but the shape is known to be wrong because the judges are familiar with it, is it fair to down mark you compared to someone building an obscure subject with the same fault where nobody can tell because the judges have never seen one before?

Sorry guys. I bought the stuff years ago, maybe at Michales craft store. No size is marked on it and the original package is long gone. Like I said I just kind of eyeballed it when I bought it back when I was doing German WWII stuff. Now do modern stuff and seems to fit the bill there too. Wish I could be more specific.

1.05 mm or around 4/100 of an inch is the right size.

hth
John

Hi Tim. I guesstimate with the I guess and by god method. I take thin copper wire and lope it around a nail and then twist it around. Cut off the length neede and glue the kit shackles on. Paints easy and bends to shape and also stays where you put it unlike strings. 2 cents worth but could depreciate depending on need.

Thanks guys. ended up picking up some 1mm beading cord at HobbyLobby. Got home and found out it was stretch stuff, but seems to work O.K. An at $2 .....