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.
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.
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.
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.
