Braided cable?

[sausage]

I was wondering, do any manufacturers produce braided metal cable? What I'm referring to look somewhat like shoelaces and are silver. These would be used around the engine area.

[ales]

Guitar strings You can buy them pretty much any desired diameter and either silver or brass

[935k3]

If you can find an electronics supplier get some miniature shielded co-axial cable, if it is insulated you will have to strip off the insulation. The braided metal shielding on the cable looks exactly like braided hoses used on cars.

[sausage]

Exactly what I was thinking, however, I feel that this is too large for 1/24 scale.

[No Right Turn]

Detail Master makes a ton of different braided cable and compression fittings to go along with them..

They are a little spendy, but are worth it if you want to really give your engine that 'wow'.

(this isn't my work)


Detail Master Website

[sausage]

Thanks! I realized detail master also makes incredible drilled brake discs and calipers. Great stuff, a bit pricey though.

[935k3]

All the wire people like Detail Master sells is available from a good electronics suppliers at a far better price. As an example I got 30ga wire for sparkplug wires for 6 dollars US for a 100 ft. roll. These guys are buying in bulk , repackaging and selling it to you at a couple dollars a foot.

[No Right Turn]

Yeah, the wire itself can be purchased dirt cheap.. but you need to spend some time finding it.. it took me a solid week of calling around, and being redirected to various places before I finally found a place where i could buy some wire I was looking for..

The compression fittings on the other hand, are pretty much a detail master exclusive.. they are each milled out of aluminum.. so i can understand why they are spendy.. I wish i could make them myself.