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modelman66

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chain for anchor?
« on: October 06, 2008, 09:23:13 pm »
help needed to find scale size chain to fit 1/128 battleship model.some parts i will not even try to make like chain
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Re: chain for anchor?
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2008, 09:29:36 pm »
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Re: chain for anchor?
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2008, 09:42:44 pm »
Try your local car boot sales for cheap costume jewellry, in particular pendants as they usually have 30" long chains. The range of shapes and sizes of chains is much bigger than many model outlets have. They are also cheap ( usually about 50p each) . my current build of the RNLB Helen Wycherley has all the side chains ( about 5mts in total ) from this source for a grand total of £2. Better value than paying £1-50 ish per meter from the shops.  ;)


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Re: chain for anchor?
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2008, 10:19:29 pm »
I got some nice "double link" (?) chain from JoTika / Caldercraft at a show.
Can't find it on their website...
http://www.jotika-ltd.com/Pages/1024768/Fitting_ThreadA.htm
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Re: chain for anchor?
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2008, 10:22:31 pm »
"studded" is the word you're looking for, Martin. O0
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modelman66

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Re: chain for anchor?
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2008, 10:26:38 pm »
Quote from: Martin   -   Forum Admin on October 06, 2008, 10:19:29 pm
I got some nice "double link" (?) chain from JoTika / Caldercraft at a show.
Can't find it on their website...
http://www.jotika-ltd.com/Pages/1024768/Fitting_ThreadA.htm
     just looked it says coming soon and the link doesnt work for 20th century ships on their site :'( :'(
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modelman66

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Re: chain for anchor?
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2008, 10:48:50 pm »
DickyD brill link didnt know they existed thanks  O0
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Re: chain for anchor?
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2008, 10:52:07 pm »
Quote from: Martin   -   Forum Admin on October 06, 2008, 10:19:29 pm
I got some nice "double link" (?) chain from JoTika / Caldercraft at a show.
Can't find it on their website...
http://www.jotika-ltd.com/Pages/1024768/Fitting_ThreadA.htm

Its now under

http://europe.shipwrightshop.com/index1.html

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Re: chain for anchor?
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2008, 12:47:17 am »
Expensive but excellent stuff O0
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Re: chain for anchor?
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2008, 08:54:51 am »
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Re: chain for anchor?
« Reply #10 on: October 07, 2008, 08:58:20 am »
Quote from: modelman66 on October 06, 2008, 10:26:38 pm
 just looked it says coming soon and the link doesnt work for 20th century ships on their site :'( :'(

Link doesn't work? That's rubbish chain, that is!  :D

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modelman66

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Re: chain for anchor?
« Reply #11 on: October 07, 2008, 06:39:37 pm »
http://europe.shipwrightshop.com/index1.html    this does and it looks good stuff so ive ordered O0
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modelman66

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Re: chain for anchor?
« Reply #12 on: October 11, 2008, 04:41:55 pm »
this may seem a stupid question but how do you make a brass chain black?tried paint it flakes off :'(
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Re: chain for anchor?
« Reply #13 on: October 11, 2008, 04:53:16 pm »
Metal Blacking is what you need.  :-))

http://www.finescale.org.uk/show_page.php?pid=102
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modelman66

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Re: chain for anchor?
« Reply #14 on: October 13, 2008, 09:02:57 pm »
 :-)) thanks for that one :-))
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