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FC Model Trend: 3D Printed Towing Cables
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Posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 - 10:40 AM UTC


FC Model Trend presents a new range of 3D printed tow cables can be heated to adapt them to the models

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Posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 - 01:25 PM UTC
Absolute disaster.
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Posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 - 10:45 PM UTC
My initial thought was WHY? But being resin these can be shaped with a small amount of heat and stay there afterwards. As such I do not agree with your comment.
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Posted: Tuesday, November 26, 2019 - 11:56 PM UTC
The process of reshaping straight resin pieces, even thin as towing cables, can be tedious. Applying a right amount of heat in a controlled manner, bending the resin in small increments not to ruin the cable detail... I would love to see the end product to convince me it is doable.

In the meantime I still think wire-made cables offer a better and easier solution.

Mario
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Posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 - 11:14 AM UTC

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But being resin these can be shaped with a small amount of heat and stay there afterwards.


The "promo movie" shows exactly the opposite: those strange 3D strings refuse to bend under 3 different sources of heat and also refuse to stay in the shape they were unsuccessfully forced to.
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Posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 - 04:51 PM UTC
The detail looks nice but the amount of work to drape them realistically seems really tedious and makes me look around for those lead wire ones someone produced that I came across several years back. Hopefully I can remember the company's name and that they're still offering them.
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Posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2019 - 05:36 PM UTC
Twisted copper multi-thread wire all the way. It's soft enough and malleable enough to be pretty easily formed, and it will keep its form "forever".

Besides... What could possibly look more like a miniature twisted multi-thread cable then a... miniature twisted multi-thread cable?

And all you need is some lamp wire or telecom wire or other such to make as much as you want right at home - way cheaper then buying some AM product, I think.

No molded plastic, no resin items, no printed copies of molded items for me, thanks!

Cheers! Bob
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