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Old 03-21-2009, 12:08 PM
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Question on barbed wire...

I just finished a great little (1:72 scale) WW1 German tank and I want to do a little set up with it, but what would work well for barbed wire? Any good ideas? Thanks,
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Old 03-21-2009, 12:13 PM
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Bruce at Avantcard has some nice laser cut card products including razor wire. Or you could just make your own.
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Hi CT,

In 1/72 scale if you can locate some scraps of nylon type window screen, a window shop or Home Depot is a good bet, just cut single lines of it apart and twist it up into coils. The nylon holds paint pretty well if you give it a wash in some dish wash liquid and warm water. Looking forward to seeing your finished project.
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Old 03-21-2009, 05:11 PM
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Thank you both!
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Old 03-21-2009, 11:13 PM
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What I used to do for dioramas when I was into plastic armor scenes was:
Unbraid a length of picture hanging wire,
Twist a small loop into one strand every quarter inch or so,
Twist the "looped" (or is it loopy? - it's tedious in any case) strand loosely with another strand,
Cut the loops to short projections with a diagonal cutter.
Voilla, barbed wire in a pretty small scale.

Take care not to impale your thumb and fingers more than, say, 40 or 50 times per foot of barbed wire

There's also some photo-ecth barbed wire I've seen over the years. Check Verlinden, possibly available from Squadron.
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