Barbed Wire

Modeling Subjects Scratchbuilding
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I was making some barbed wired like this

http://armorama.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=107

when I realized that I has a tool from the days that I wanted to learn Flytying (I still like to fish but flyfishing takes to much time…unlike modeling) Ok I have adult ADHD, where was I? Yes, I realized that

A. I could use the old flytying vise to help me “stretch” the wire while working on it ( a vise like this) http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/pod/standard-pod-wrapped.jsp?id=0011423&navCount=6&parentId=cat20534&masterpathid=&navAction=push&cmCat=MainCatcat20431-cat20443-cat20534-cat20534&parentType=index&indexId=cat20534&rid=

B. I realized that I could use a bobbin like this http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?_DARGS=/cabelas/en/common/catalog/item-link.jsp_A&_DAV=MainCatcat20431-cat20443-cat20534&id=0030158310723a&navCount=6&podId=0030158&parentId=cat20534&masterpathid=&navAction=push&catalogCode=IH&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat20534&hasJS=true

to wind the wire on to to help hold it out of the way.

I was able to work almost twice as fast this way.

Grizz

PS I have the cheap vise

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Hey thats cool. Mind taking some shots of you doing it this way? After reading the thread making the wire the “old” way I made a few runs myself to practice. Comes out great. Would love to see this method and it’s results.

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Ditto, I tried myself, and it’s great. Gives me an idea for a diorama that is original, belongs in an auto section. After I can build one will post. Gonna be cool too. I could use a fly tying vice anyway. Didn’t realize they had come down in price so much they used to start at about 60 bucks.

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To all you modelers who want to make barbed wire. Try this;

Buy replacement screen door screen that is sold in rolls.

Cut a 2-3" wide strip of material and then with an X-acto knife trim away each strand as close to the runner and the result will be a replica of a strand of barbed wire. It may be a bit out of scale even for 1/35 but when painted rust and worked into a diorama i.e.; D-Day or such it is pretty convincing.

johncpo…working on a D-Day operation myself !

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Alright this works for smaller scales and wargaming. Picky modellers might want to just ignore this.

Take a strand of wire about .5-7 mm (Mechanical pencil lead sized). Get a good long piece

You need a second piece that is a thinner gauge same length or a bit longer.

Attach both pieces side by side onto a table edge or something, now get a cordless drill and attach the pieces to the chuck. Now start the drill slow and spin the wire till you get wraps at however many intervals you want.

For different scales just get larger or smaller wire and spin more or less.

Now you can cut to length and wrap around a dowel or something round and place in your dios. It may not have physical barbs but it does represent razor wire fairly well especially the way light shines off the smaller gauge wire.