Suitable Representation for 22mm Tiger Tow Cable for 1/35

Easy, as you can get stranded copper wire at your local hardware store, autoparts store, Lowes, HD, etc.  Just strip the insulation off it.  Or just scrounge for it anywhere. 

What do you suggest for the eyelet holes? That's probably more the issue. Im not a "make my own mold and resin" type so it will have to be something either easy to craft or purchase.

In your opinion, what gauge wire do you think would accurately represent the diameter of 22mm in 1/35 scale? I'm trying to make as accurate a representation as I can. The 22mm are noticably smaller than the tow cables typically associated with the Tiger (and as such insufficient for the weight of the Tiger). Per David's Tiger1.info site, .6mm is the ballpark, so thats probably about a 22-23 gauge braided wire and should be easy enough to get a small roll at an arts and crafts type store or Amazon. Have you worked with either to ascertain which gives a better overall result?

Can you get the part in 1/48?

Thats 73 % of 1/35. No idea what diameter the later cables were. If it's around 30 mm, bingo!

Bill

Are you building one of the first 17 Tigers, or after?  The later cables were 32mm so 1/48 is in the ballpark for a later cable.

You can use plastic tubing for the wire rope sleeve.  For the thimble, just split a piece of tubing, immerse it boiling water, then form around the loop.

One of the first 17. I'll give that tubing/thimble idea a go as well.

This company makes tow cables for various types and scales: http://www.eurekaxxl.com/sets/towing-cables-35