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1/72 tow cables...
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 7, 2004 2:09 PM
And no, you can't use 'em for MTD, only what's in the box, right?

This is the tow cable for the Italeri T-34. The kit part and my rendition with a familiar object for size perspective. The kit part is hideous in my opinion, the replacement cable took less than 2 seconds in my dremel. Three strands of thin wire spun together.



I know it seems thin, I figure smearing some paint on it will thicken it a little. If not I'll use four strands and redo. I think the Russian cable ends were larger than the German ones. I'll see what Revell has to offer when I crack the box tommorrow.
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Posted by djmodels1999 on Saturday, August 7, 2004 2:21 PM
Superb, Ausf. That's how I do mine too!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 7, 2004 2:38 PM
I can use them for MTD you say !!! D**n, my kit doesn't have any tow cables, I didn't know until I got the kit, but I will try to make some from streched sprue.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, August 7, 2004 2:48 PM
I think there's going to ba alot of sprue stretching...wait and see what I have planned.
Anyone ever build a Maybach out of sprues?
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 8, 2004 11:31 PM
Wow, that's a great tip, thanks. Did you just attach the cable ends to the cable with CA glue?
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 9, 2004 11:05 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by ausf
, the replacement cable took less than 2 seconds in my dremel. Three strands of thin wire spun together.


Great idea! How do you do it with a dremel, exactly?
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, August 9, 2004 5:01 PM
I just put three strands of really thin wire in the chuck, wrapped the other end around a stationary object (my airbrush holder), pulled it taught and gave it a go at the lowest possible speed for about 2 seconds. That's it. Viola!
Can't take the credit for this one, it's from Angus Creighton in his Tamiya Steel Wheeled Tiger book. He uses it for the track mounting cable. Works great for anything I think.

Scubaboy, I haven't attached it yet, I'll probably use Bindex but CA should work fine.
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Posted by buff on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 7:01 AM
Ausf, what model Dremel do you use? I'm thinking about getting one, but I'm not really sure what to look for.

On the bench: 1/32 Spit IXc

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 10, 2004 8:01 AM
I just grabbed a kit from Home Depot. It had a flex shaft (important in my opinion) plus a whole array of bits and accessories for about $75.
I would just l concentrate on variable speed and a flex. That's the most important. I realize it's probably not the best practice: the flex shaft slows down if curved too much and I find this pretty handy in some circumstances.
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