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Wider Wargaming => Painting & Modelling => Topic started by: get2grips on 01 February 2014, 10:55:09 PM

Title: Wire
Post by: get2grips on 01 February 2014, 10:55:09 PM
Hi all,

Anyone recommend any good wire for pinning stuff together.  My last lot has run out, haven't a clue where it was from and, truth be told, it was too wide anyway.

Any ideas fellas? :-\
Title: Re: Wire
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 02 February 2014, 12:16:16 AM
I just use dress makers pins...
Title: Re: Wire
Post by: Ithoriel on 02 February 2014, 03:25:41 AM
Local model shop (Wonderland, Lothian Road, Edinburgh) does a wide selection of brass wire, plastic rod, balsa strips, plastic and metal shapes (I-Beams, tubes, etc) and the like so I tend to just saunter in and pick what looks about right. Not exactly a scientific method but it seems to have worked so far. 
Title: Re: Wire
Post by: Steve J on 02 February 2014, 07:24:27 AM
A good modelshop should stock thin brass rod (wire), down to 0.50mm and possibly thinner. Dressmakers pins are another option but not easy to cut compared to the brass (stating the bleedin' obvious I know :D).
Title: Re: Wire
Post by: Techno on 02 February 2014, 08:59:55 AM
Scale Model Shop is pretty good, if you need stuff posted to you
Cheers - Phil.
Title: Re: Wire
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 02 February 2014, 09:32:59 AM
Paper clips work well....

IanS
Title: Re: Wire
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 02 February 2014, 09:41:17 AM
IF you can find them, wedding dress pins are incredibly fine but strong.
Title: Re: Wire
Post by: get2grips on 02 February 2014, 10:15:47 AM
Wow, thanks guys: order going in  ;)