You're right it's not done yet but a lot closer than it was.
OK Bill I saw this picture in my SU-76 book:
We had a roll of that paper bandage tape in the medicine chest so I cut some 1/8 to 3/16th wide strips and half wrapped it around the pipes then I wrapped that with some really fine copper wire.
As you can see it replicates the real thing pretty well.
Thanks for your compliments folks
Tony lee