Ultra thin plastic tubing.
I ordered these items to help in replicating the complex brake line and sensor system on the front of my Repsol Honda.These tubes come in 'std' 'micro' 'midge' and different colours, but I got blk & clr.
The scalpel blade will give an idea of the actual size/thickness.
The lines here are complex and there are lines inside of lines. Three in all.
The 'line' closest to the camera has a cable inside a clear tube, and a sensor connector on the one behind. I am about to have a heap of fun.
These items are astounding in their own right. I have NEVER seen anything so small.
These I will be able to use as the fastening screws for the clear wind shield on the fairing of the Tamiya MotoGp Repsol Honda I am building.
The "Acorn" headded nuts.
A little closer for some better detail.
This is the 'braided' cable for what ever you need fine braided line for.
This would be ideal for biplane rigging.
Comments
16 October 2017, 01:34
Spanjaardthanks for your other post, i started looking for them, and finally found them in Europe and got a few in different colors and sizes... great stuff!!! and not expensive 🙂
16 October 2017, 18:10
Spanjaardabout pic 8, why not simply inject some black paint inside of the transparent tube? it should look pretty close.... and a lot easier than inserting a cable i think.....
16 October 2017, 18:12
Kerry COXYes. The potential for the uses of this stuff is boundless. I have also just received some of the smallest hex and acorn headed nuts plus some screws. This is the link to RB Motion web site. what he has there will blow your mind. rbmotion.com
16 October 2017, 18:14
Martin OostromSpanjaard, at what shop did you find this? Been searching, but to no avail up till now.
3 August 2018, 22:07
Spanjaardit is being a while... i could not even remember, but i still have the email that i received when placed the order
taimen.com/index.php
not exactly a modeling shop 🙂
you can search for "tubing" , it appears to be only a few, but when you open one of them, you see all the colors
taimen.com/en/nl/pro..bing_99931608/104148
no picture, but nice price
3 August 2018, 23:31
Kerry COXMartin. These tubes are so thin it is agonizing. I love what you can apply it to.
3 August 2018, 23:31
bughunterOh, very interesting! May be this micro tubing could be used for rigging of biplanes in grey, black or rust. At the moment I use 0,4mm/0,2mm brass. As far as I understand its on outside 0,3..0,4mm, whats the inside diameter or wall thickness? Can it be glued using CA? Thx!
4 August 2018, 15:05
Kerry COXBughunter, Uschi has all your rigging needs, here is the link. uschivdr.com/
4 August 2018, 18:07
bughunterI use that flexible rigging material, but for connection to the Gaspatch turnbuckles I need small pieces of tube. Now I use brass, but this micro tube is may be a option, that's why I ask. Uschi recommends 0,5mm brass pipes for 1/32, but I build 1/48. Thx.
4 August 2018, 20:06
Kerry COXWhy ask me. ? Go to the site that has it for sale where I am sure they will have that tec stuff available. 🙂
I only bought it because I saw it in a video of some guy building a Tamiya 1/12 bike. !
5 August 2018, 19:10
Spanjaardhi bughunter, i would love the help, but i am out of town for a few days. if you send me a message in a week, i will check the packaging, or measure myself the different micro tubes
i got the tools to provide the outside diameter with good precision, but inside diameter will be a different business....
5 August 2018, 21:14
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Theis is not a model but something you might find useful.
I saw a modeller using this stuff for the ignition and brake lines on a car and a bike, so I just had to get some and it is mainly used by fly fishermen to tie their flyes.