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Mini-Mecca (mini-meka?) Tubing?

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  • Member since
    October 2004
  • From: Mesa, AZ
Mini-Mecca (mini-meka?) Tubing?
Posted by jschlechty on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 2:05 PM

 

I posted this in the aircraft section, but gotten no response yet, so thought I'd try it here - might be more relevant in this section.

Not sure if that is the correct spelling or not, but I remember reading that a company by that name sells small diameter tubing that can be use to replicate gun barrels, etc.

Does anybody know what size tubing I would need to replace the 20 mm cannons on a Tamiya 1/48 scale FW-190D?  I broke the plastic barrels off when I was sanding the wing joints, and would like to replace them with some metal tubing.

Also, where can one find this tubing? 

Thanks!

John

  • Member since
    June 2010
  • From: Austin, TX
Posted by DoogsATX on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 2:27 PM

Albion alloys makes small tubing. You can find them on Sprue Bros. 

There's also the option of getting a Master armament set...

http://ultracast.ca/products/Master/48%20Scale/MAM-48-013/default.htm

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  • Member since
    October 2004
  • From: Mesa, AZ
Posted by jschlechty on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 8:29 PM

Thanks Doogs!  As I just posted in the Aircraft section, I found them listed on the Sprue Brothers sight.  The correct spelling is "Minimeca."

THe Master barrels yo posted the pic of look like the ones on the 109E-4 I finished a while back. (Wish I'd had those to replace the plastic versions!)  The ones on the 190D are just straight looking tubes - no flare at the end of the barrel.

Thanks again for taking the time to look those up!

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