Dynaco made really good solid state kits.
Couldn’t recall the name until I saw the tube amplifier photos on Google…
Then the politically correct LED light went on… [whstl]
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I do remember the popularity of tube based amps in high end equipment. [:D]
I never had the cash for those systems or time to dust 'em [;)] , but specs were supposed to be very good.
I just dis-assembled an old Pentium 4 based desk top and saved anything that might me salvaged for metal.
Next opportunity, I will try stripping the wire out of the old IDE drive cables and see if it can be used for ship models or aircraft wires.
jtilley , on another site a guy called blue ensign did an incredible job on a French 74 ., fully rigged at that scale !!., he used the wire for the lanyards, between the deadeye’s.,also through the stirrup’s on the yard’s , and anywhere where he thought twine wouldn’t be strong enough .
I have also used wire for stirrups. I can bend it to the shape I want- that is hard to do with thread. In fact, any loose line with no tension is a candidate for wire, to me. I use it on model cars for electrical wire- even in 1:24 some needs to be very fine. For planes, in addition to wiring, fine wire works for tubing in smaller scales. I have a fine silver wire from a craft store that is good for stainless steel tubing for smaller aircraft scales, around landing gear and wheel well.
I’m afraid my favorite wire source won’t do anybody else any good. About 35 years ago a friend gave me a spool of nickel-chromium wire that he’d picked up at a military surplus store. I have no idea what it was used for originally, but it’s about .002" in diameter. It has a really nice texture - stiff enough to “sag” realistically, but soft enough to be tied in a clove hitch.
I used that stuff for the ratlines, and a few of the smallest standing rigging lines, on my model of the frigate Hancock lo those many years ago. ( http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/7/t/155391.aspx?sort=ASC&pi240=1 ) The footropes and stirrups of that model are fine brass wire, soldered.
That spool of wire has plenty left on it 35 years later (I have no idea how much), but I have no idea where a person could buy more.
Donald McNarry, the famous and incredibly prolific British ship modeler, made all his rigging of wire. The largest scale in which he normally worked was 1/16" = 1’ (i.e., 1/192); many of his models are on 1/32" = 1’ and 1/64"=1’. Here’s a link: http://www.donaldmcnarryshipmodels.com .
Whenever I look at a McNarry model I feel like giving up. Among other attributes, the man must have had amazing closeup vision.
Steve5, could you post a link to that article about the Superbe? I’m sure lots of us would like to see it.
are you a member of the victory , web site , if so , look for Maurice’s French 74., it is a work of art., other than that I’m not sure how to go about it
that last post was meant for jtilley ., sorry about that
In addition to the electronics kits mentioned, there was Eico, Knight kit, and I believe Realistic (Tandy/Radio Shack) had a few kits also.
Knight kit I recall…sold by Allied Electronics[:D]