How to make a realistic looking steel cable sling in HO scale.
My HO sling is approximately 32mm (1¼") in length - in full scale (scale 1:1) it would measure up to approximately 2,781m (9'1½"), 17 ton rated capacity for a 25mm (1") cable.
Material list:
Acculon Tigertail - the thinnest you can get. LINK TO: Acculon Tigertail
A pair of small hard wire cutters.
A pair of small needle nose pliers or tweezers.
Bostik Blits Stick gel.
A measuring ruler / scale ruler.
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| Acculon Tigertail - completed the first loop. |
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| The completed sling. |
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| The completed sling. Touch up the joins with Metal Silver paint. |
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Spreader bar with two steel cable slings.
An off cut very thin piece of
Printed Circuit Board
was used to resemble the
yellow Spreader bar.
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| Handy information regarding Slings. |
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| Handy information regarding Slings. |
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