Cheap Modelling Materials Sources

[LNERW1]

LNERW1 doesn't ask nicely... he asks VERY nicely and gets everyone to do everything for him! I want to get in to O gauge anyway (not right now obviously) so I might buy a kit or four for the future.

[commerlad]

Cheap motor connection wires.........

Go to your local charity shop and get a couple of the old Scart leads take home and strip.

Desoldering braid, can be obtained by stripping old Coax aerial lead.

Scale fuel delivery hose, Thin shoelaces

Caravan thin plastic fly screen works as various in different scales, chain link fence etc, cutting off a single line makes barbed wire. Concrete rebar in N

Old window blinds, The curved metal ones coach and van rooves, the more modern wooden ones lots of thin hardwood.

Fishing line lots of uses just ask your local angler for old part spools.

Dettol makes a good paint stripper but is more forgiving on plastic.

 

 

[LNERW1]

Static grass too expensive? One of the cat people on this forum posted a video (i think on the IRM Catzilla DCC thread) outlining the use of cat hair to make grass. @Broithe or @DJ Dangerous I think.

Large “popsicle” sticks work as uncouplers for tension locks- stick them under the loops and push up the hooks.

Edited December 15 by LNERW1

[Mol_PMB]

1 minute ago, LNERW1 said:

Static grass too expensive? One of the cat people on this forum posted a video (i think on the IRM Catzilla DCC thread) outlining the use of cat hair to make grass. @Broithe or @DJ Dangerous I think.

Now I have visions of trying to shear a cat using electric hair clippers! I don't think it would appreciate the trim...

[LNERW1]

IIRC it was with cat hair found lying around the house- plenty of course!

[Broithe]

It is a process that is not for the fainthearted...