I'm looking fo a source of some Corrugated metal (can be plastic) in 1/35 scale I see
Monroe Perdu Sells some, But how would i go about making Corrugated Pipe? also Plastruct sells some 1/32 scale Vacu-formed sheets as well.

I don't know about pipes, but corrugated sheets are easy to make.. Take a piece of wood and glue round sticks to it (they should be approximately 1/2 cm apart from each other). Do exactly the same with other piece of wood.. Now that you have two wooden blocks with round sticks glued to them just take a piece of thin metal plate and press between the wooden blocks.. The thin metal will become corrugated..

I hope you understand me as my English is not as good as I'd want it to be. Anyways, hope this helps,

Mario M.

Matt,

This is talkt about in a previous posting, maybe this can help?

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/6573&page=1

An easy solution, if you don't need very long lengths, can be to use the plastic straws that you can bend.

Another thought - don't know how well it will work.

You could try to find a threaded pipe at the local DIY store. My thought is it might be to thick?

the direction of the corrugations on the pipe is what's making me wonder how to make it.
The Paper idea may work.

LOL ! All of a sudden I feel as if I spent the past 43 years on another planet :
What are corrugated pipes used for ???

Most common usage Jan is for drainage under a road to move run-off from one side of the road to the other so the water doesn't wash out the road.

Now back to the original question...have you tried any train shops Matt? No guarantees but they might be the best source for a pipe. Scale may not be an issue because they may have pipe of various size. Just a thought.

I'm looking to use them in a 'nam era setting. Half sections of large dia. pipe was used to create bunkers and such. I'd like to have them Building a bunker. the train shops i've tried don't hace anything larger than HO (1/87) scale.

Easy to make the corrogated sheet -- tough to make the pipe. I'd also be interested if someone knows the solution to this problem.

I've tried this a couple times and it (the corrogated sheet) has always crimped when I treid to form it around something. I would have been happy for a 3/4 round (with 1/4 of it buried in dio groundwork or "water"), but it never worked.

Jan: This is a product we Americans love to use as "culvert pipe" under roads, driveways or anyplace else we figure an open stream or creek won't work. The corrogations make it stronger so it won't cave in when you drive a vehicle across the "bridge" that it provides. The stuff has to be covered and surrounded by earth to have any suspension capability.

I haven't investigated it yet but maybe some flexible hose that attaches to a shop vac?
The standard size is probably too large but there might be smaller hand vacs or other devices that use flexible plastic, ribbed tubing. Try a hardware store or an electronics surplus place I suppose. Or else, you might have to make a half round master "buck" and vacu-form over it. Cut out and join the halves to form the pipe.
Mike
www.monroeperdu.com

I don't know what diameter pipe you are after but here is an idea that I used in the past:
Take a piece of all-thread or a bolt the same diameter of the pipe you want and wrap it in heavy gage foil. Press the foil down into the threads. Then, gently pull off the foil (you should still be able to see the impressions from the threads.) Glue the foil together length wise. You have your pipe. You can also gently flatten the foil out after you take it off of the threaded rod to make corrigated sheets... Hope this helps...

Hey guys here is just a thought have you ever noticed while under the hood of youre car that stuff that is wrapped around youre wiring I think it is called (wire loom )at automotive stores some Ive seen looks 1/35 scale I beleive you can get at the parts store it might be worth a try.

Great Idea..... The hosei've seen is too big for 1/35 but the Wire harness material may work......... :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Here is the wire loom I spoke of it is 3/8 in dia.

Matt,

I just saw some corregated metal sheets in a local model railroad shop 2 days ago! I didn't make a note of the manufacturer but it might have been Scale Scenics. I'll swing by the model shop tomorrow 3/20 and check it out again. Stay tuned... (:-)

I saw a new post here and had a Shazam!
Take a plastic tube about the size you want and wrap it with wire. Then take a piece of either aluminum foil or plastic wrap. And really work it down into the wire. Then coat it with white glue water mix to stiffin it. Then slide the tube out and work the wire out.

It's a bit of work - I like the electrical harness better - but in case that doesn't work....

Matt and all,

The product I saw at my local model railroad shop was corregated aluminum sheets by Campbell Scale Models. I couldn't find a website for them but I bet a trip to your local model railroad shop would pay off. The sheets come in various sizes of corregation and are approximately 3"x7.5". These could be wraped around a dowell to produce a corregated pipe much like the real thing. I think it would be an easier starting point that makeing your own corregated material. If you look deeper into the model railroad catalogs, you might even find pre-formed pipes, possibly in plastic (Plastruct).

I have found model railroad shops to be an excellent source for diorama products. Good luck.

why couldn't you use a piece of corrugated sheet plastic, and "soften" it up, then bend it around to make the pipe.

Maybe that will work,

~Chip

check with an auto repair shop or one of those build it for you computer places. I'm sure they've got bits and pieces of that stuff laying around you can get for free. Spray them a steel color. No fuss no muss and cheap! I think those sheeets of corregated from Campbell some like the tcket, but I'll bet plasitruct makes them and I think you get bigger sheets for less money

I saw the pipe you're looking for. They have it at a store called "The Do-it Center" here in California. I imagine any home improvement store will have it. I think it's called "washing machine cleanout tube", or something lke that. Just go to where they have all the hose and tubes on reels that you purchase by the foot. This stuff is very thin white plastic and costs $1.45 a foot. It's about 3/4 inch in diameter.
Mike
www.monroeperdu.com

Excellent idea! I love it when we find products for our models in places that have absolutely nothing to do with modeling. It just shows how you have to keep your eyes open for products with modeling potential everywhere you go.