ixminis Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Just found something, but need to see it in person. Hollow core tennis racket string that you could embed wire into... might be right for some dioramas, probably too big for others... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunchBox Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Excellent work! For rope, try picture hanging wire...it's available in different diameters, and it's braided. It's only quirk is keeping short lengths from unraveling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator TaleSpinner Posted June 5, 2009 Moderator Share Posted June 5, 2009 I'm a fly-tyer and to make flys you basically wrap various materials around a hook. You could make a very nice looking rope simply by wrapping a metal rod with an appropriately scaled string, keeping the cords in tight formation. You'd have to glue either end of the string or run then through a hole in the rod, but it would look real. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruunwald Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Places like Michaels and other florists carry wire for holding up flower arrangements, and what not. In addition to the normal, thick stuff I found packages of incredibly thin wire, which could easily be braided for use as in-scale rope. Some of these come in gauges as thin as any copper wire does, but it's steel as far as I can tell, and it feels somewhat stronger to me. Also, a lot of the time people in our hobby discount the other related hobbies, such as shipbuilding and model railroading. A place that deals in model ships is going to have a lot of different kinds and sizes of model rope. I haven't yet seen anything stiff as you'd need it, but it's worth a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintminion Posted June 5, 2009 Author Share Posted June 5, 2009 Great ideas, guys! Will let you know what I discover... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awong Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 How about something like this. Armor modelers have lots of stuff they use for tow cables. I've stripped wire and twisted them together, used picture hanging wire, etc. The only thing I couldn't use was real thread. Even when I coated it, I'd get straggly fuzz...didn't look right for steel cable but might work perfectly for rope (if you can get it stiff enough). -AW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintminion Posted June 7, 2009 Author Share Posted June 7, 2009 I'd have to see them in person, but they look rope-like. I'm going to check out The Last Square in Madison this weekend and see what they have. A big flea-ish trade day this weekend there, so not sure what we'll find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushmaster Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Wow , great work ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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