Does anyone know of a 1/35 supplier for hydraulic hose fittings? I'm doing a recovery vehicle and trying to replicate as close as possible the hose attachements.

That would be very intresting to know,i didnt use any on my recent project (M-107 SPG) with a lot of hydraulics. what about using hex rod in a diameter little bigger then the hose?
Eran

Try the 1/24/1/25 scale engine Plumbing things

www.detailmaster.com

I see where your coming from, that 1/24-1/25 car lines ought to be just about right for the 1/35 Tank lines, good idea.
I went to that Detail Masters site, and they do have the options of .020", .025", .035", .045", .060", .080", .100" all it takes is just figuring what size you need.
The best I could figure it out they are a little over a dollar a piece for each part, but I do believe they would make a beautiful hydraulic line.

Matt,
That is exactly what I had in mind. Thanks for the tip.

Paul,
get some telephone wire,
now cut a sectio of lenght you need pull out the strands
you can use this a wiring ect or nick the plastic sheath and pull put the copper core you now have a little bit of hydraulic hose and the copper can be used for grap rails ect

Don´t know if this will be detailed enough for you, but when I made hydraulic hoses for my scud launcher, I used cables for remote control cars. The connections were aluninium tray strips wrapped around the cable. Very simple and quick ... no need to be painted either... just get the suitable colour cable!

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Thanks for the tips. I have ordered some engine detail parts and will let you know how they turn out.

Another suggestion would be Solder, for electronics, available at "Radio Shack" cheap, and in different diameters. Paints okay, and is malleable (bendable). you can use hex rod for the fittings.

Thanks again for all the tips. I received a trial order from Detail Master. It was exactly what I was looking for. I aso ordered their catalogue which provides a lot more info than is on their website. Nevertheless i can now advance my ARV project a lot faster.

Try electrical and electronic wires, they come in several gages, the smallest I've used is .015" diameter and they come in many colors, sometimes you don't even have to paint them , a small roll would last you for years.

Best regards and happy modeling.

T. Chouman

Hi Paul
Another good source for fittings is model trains, especially if the shop carries
after market fittings for N, Ho and O = 1/4 scale. George's Trains, Bayview
Ave. in Toronto used to be one of the best resources for trains.
Cheers
Ralph

You might also try using the little brass fittings on the end of wire guitar strings.
http://www.mezurashii.com/artwork/photos/guitar_strings.jpg

Thanks for the help guys. I went with the Detail Master engine parts. They turned out just as i expected. See my post in Armour under Commonwealth Build-Husky. Highly recommended for the scratchbuilding fanatic

Hey Paul, we look forward to see a picture of the result !

Thanks for the help. See the bottom of the following thread:

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/28802&page=1

that detail master stuff is great, but pricey too. i'll tell what i like to use. plastic hex rod. first drill the hole size you need at one end. go deep to. then tapper that end down by sanding it and cut to length. glue in your wire, paint. it looks just as good as the store bought parts.

Another great idea. Thanks. Will try that on my M113 Dozer.