Roll Cage................

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Hi All !!!

I am starting to build a 93 ford ranger, but i want to build as a pro street truck… my one question is about the roll cage … would useing sprue pieces look all right??? should i buy round stock??? if so what size??? what about scale???

thanks for any help…[:D]

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ACTUALLY USING PIECES FROM YOUR PARTS TREE IS A GREAT IDEA IVE DONE IT BEFORE YOU CAN BEND THE PLASTIC IF YOU HEAT IT UP A LITTLE OR USE PUTTY AS AN ADDITION. OR CHECK IN TO ONE OF THE ONLINE SITES AND LOCATE A ROLL CAGE BUT HONESTLY THE PARTS TREE IS A GREAT IDEA AND CHEAPER

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I used solder to make a cage for a car once. It bends well but is not very sturdy, I am like DEANO and think the sprue would work fine…wish I had thought of it!

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Thanks guys, i’ve thoght about usung the sprue before, but i was just worried if it would be too thick … but ya know what??? i’ll try it and see how it looks!!! I’ll post a few pics on my gallery site when i do it…

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Ron,
The sprue might be a little thick, I’ve used it on a 1/24 Ferrari Daytona - it looks ok, but not as realistic as it could.
Having said that, some models have thicker sprues than others - if you have a collection of unbuilt kits, have a look through them for a model with sprues that seem about the right size.
Cheers, Tree

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I used sprue for an external rollbar, nerf bars, and tube bumper on a 4x4 once and it looked great.

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always save your sprues… I use old sprue for roll bars all the time, bumpers, radius arms, tube chassis on race cars/trucks, trailer chassis. All kinds of stuff. Not to mention using heated sprue pressed onto a part to hold it for air brushing. I save every clean length of sprue more than a couple inches long. Sure I have a 1/24 car box of sprue now, but you never know when you’ll need it.

N.