Does anyone know where you can find the vinyl tubing included with some kits for wires and hoses? It is included with some Tamiya kits. I would like to use it for my other models but cannot find a good source.
I have stripped plastic coatings from electrical wire. However, I now just use the right size wire. Once you paint it, it can be any material you wish it to be, by the color you paint it. The thing I like about wire is that you can get it in so many sizes from large diameter to tiny.
I used to get it from electronics supply stores and online vendors, but lately I have been picking it up at a Michaels craft store. The jewelry section sells a wide variety of sizes, materials, and colors. The already-colored ones seem to hold paint very well without priming. By that I mean the ones not in a brass or silver color, but red, blue, purple, etc. The silver and brass coated stuff needs to be primed before painting.
You have to be careful with vinyl- some paints affect it, and it stays sticky forever after painting.
I will check Michaels. I have never been in the jewelry section! LOL… Thanks for the tip. It amazes me that Tamiya doesn’t sell the stuff they use in kits. There is a Michaels nearby, looks like I will be stopping by. Thanks again. Shawn in NC…