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                        Spent bullets??

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Spent bullets??
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 7, 2004 5:18 PM
                        Hi to allBig Smile [:D]
                        At the moment i am considering doing an ambush dio, but the problem is how can i make my empty bullet casings, or can i buy them??
                        any ideas will be very welcome
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 7, 2004 5:26 PM
                        How about one of these..

                        1. Stretch some sprue and cut it into tiny segments and paint them copper coloured
                        2. Do the same, but with metal wire.
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                        mark956
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by mark956 on Wednesday, January 7, 2004 5:55 PM
                        Welcome to FSM ramc195. Mike's tip sounds really good. Good luck.
                        mark956
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 7, 2004 6:50 PM
                        20 thousandths (.020) brass rod, available at virtually any LHS, chopped into about 1/16th inch lengths with wire cutters, will make dozens of spent rounds for about 20 cents a rod. No need to paint either!
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                        mark956
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by mark956 on Wednesday, January 7, 2004 6:52 PM
                        Another good tip. Thanks for sharing leopold.
                        mark956
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                        shermanfreak
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Wednesday, January 7, 2004 6:59 PM
                        Leopold has this one nailed ... one thing you did fail to mention though is what scale you intend on making this dio in. It may have an affect on the size of brass rod used.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, January 7, 2004 8:38 PM
                        my hobby shop sells alot of wire of different thicknesses in the RC section, check yours and maybe get a small one and cut it into minature peices, cant remember if it is in steel or brass.
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                        kaleu
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Racing capital of the world- Indy
                        Posted by kaleu on Wednesday, January 7, 2004 10:59 PM
                        Missionmodels.com has spent casings for sale. They are selling 50 caliber and IIRC, 23 mm shells and possibly some other sizes as well.
                        Erik "Don't fruit the beer." Newest model buys: More than I care to think about. It's time for a support group.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, January 8, 2004 1:44 PM
                        Many thanks to all
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