Major_Goose brings us his technique on how to make tow cables for your next diorama. Straight forward and simple, the best kind of tip.



Tow Cables

If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!

A hand drill can also be used if you find it difficult to control the speed on a power drill.

Nice simple technique.

gonna try this on my next model

Very useful technique.

Thanks Costas & Scott :
I like the method, looks simple & consistant. I will give it a try.
Does anyone have a method for making realistic end pieces?


Bruce

Realistic end pieces can be made in a number of ways

1. Fishing tackel eyelettes
2. Scratch made wire loops
3. Cheap jewelry connectors.

use some CA to connect and then wrap a bit of foil around to hide the connection and make it looked like a metal wrap.

Thank you Costas, that is a good article.
Thanks Scott for the info on the end connectors.

Great tips! I'll try this some times bro! Cheers Kevin

Thanks Scott, I'll dig up my old talkle box and give it a try.

Bruce

Very nice. I usually use very thin wire (26? gauge). I cut one long strand, fold it over, and twist it together (power drill is helpful, but I just use my hand and eyeball it). I do this a couple of times depending on the size I want. Typically three works well. I then take the two or three twisted-pairs and twist them together. Any more than three and the final twisting gets clunky. With a little practice, you get a good tow cable, and with two twisted pair, you get great radio wires and "rope".

Jeff

wELL i just think that this kind of techniques , simple and cheap are the fun of modelling . Soon i ll come back with some other stuff i am practising on . Keep safe guys.
Thanks Scott on the additional tips

Costas

Your right Costas,
nothing better than building things ourselves. Or better yet, inventing and sharing!


Bruce

Very usefull tip.

OMG - I will NEVER user another OOTB tow cable again.

I just used this tip and it produces FANTASTIC results.

I must give you a heads up. The first time you do this wrangling all those threads of wire and keeping the kinks out was a bit trying. I already see where I've learned how to better handle this with the way you do the intial threading.
The results FAR OUTWEIGH the finiky nature of the setup.

GREAT TIP Costas

Its good that people see the usefulness of easy and costless tips . Also i believe that this is a way for new modellers to add accuracy and details in their models without having the "badget fear" on their heads.
I d be really helpfull if people could post here some of their makings

Costas