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Fuel hose in 1/72 scale?

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  • Member since
    March 2005
  • From: West Virginia, USA
Fuel hose in 1/72 scale?
Posted by mfsob on Sunday, February 26, 2006 7:38 PM

This one has me stumped. I'm working on a diorama idea for a 1/72 aircraft, to include some 55-gallon drums and a manual gas pump. I've cobbled together an acceptable pump (thank God for the Waldron punch set) but am at a loss as to what to use for the gas hose that will "look" right. I'm thinking it will be fairly long, at least 25 scale feet.

Any suggestions from those of you who consistently work in "squinty scale"?

 

  • Member since
    February 2006
  • From: montreal
Posted by Montreals finest on Sunday, February 26, 2006 7:52 PM

using solder would probably be your best bet,

there are quite a few diameters to choose from.

it,s supple enough to  create realistic bends and folds.

and a lot of auto/truck modelers use it for hoses and such, on engines and also for automotive plumbing!

hope this helps

good luck

Andrew

 

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  • Member since
    January 2003
  • From: Burlington, Ontario Canada
Posted by gburdon on Monday, February 27, 2006 2:15 PM

mfsob;

Try a thin piece of spaghetti..... I know it sounds hilarious.

However, I have seen it used in a diorama as fire hoses for a Battle of Britain firefighter diorama in Model Buildings Masterclass by Roy Porter. His method was to use it slightly "cooked" and then placed on the diorama as required and then painted.

Cheers;

Gregory

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  • Member since
    March 2005
  • From: West Virginia, USA
Posted by mfsob on Saturday, March 4, 2006 8:41 AM
Thanks for the suggestions. I ended up using something from Radio Shack - what they called "magnet wire," three different gauge spools sold as a 3-pack. I painted a length of the 30-gauge wire with several coats of flat black acrylic paint and it looks real enough for me, and more importantly, to scale. But I decided not to try and build a functioning nozzle for the end, just adding a big dab of steel colored paint instead.
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