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17/04/2023 1:12 pm
Referencing 1:1 photos, I replicated this "pull-wire-hook" for my 1/18 diecast WW II US Sherman Tank.
It runs the length of the tank as it's "hooked" into the top of the shell. A friend and I believe it's used when tracks need replacing but we're not sure.
Is it used for that and/or a just an all-purpose towing wire?
Thanks Rich (..or anyone else)
18/04/2023 2:00 pm
The tow cable in picture #2 is usually braided for flexibility. The eyelet on #3 looks robust enough to pull a Jeep out of the mud. The whole thing is a bit spindly. You can get proper scaled braided wire from a hobby supply store. I like the winter whitewash. It's good for a Battle of the Bulge Bastogne dio.
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18/04/2023 2:40 pm
@rich-sufficool I used this thinner gauge braided wire because it looked more in scale when compared to all my 1:1 reference pics but do I have heavier gauge braided wire. My eyelets were a tad longer than ones I saw in 1:1 pics. They could be shortened if need be.
Thanks.
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18/04/2023 7:46 pm
@chris From the pix it looked like straight copper wire. Also, why are the bogey armss and plates look like polished copper?
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19/04/2023 5:35 am
@rich-sufficool It's scale braided wire for sure. If you click to enlarge the pics, you can see the strands. (Cell phones don't always allow for pics to be enlarged 🤔 🤔) Also, the bogey arms are not "polished copper," that's just red-brown rust & dirt.
Adding detail to these WW II vehicles is cool, but as you noted....there's so much that can be done, one could spend an entire summer doing it! 😀 😀
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