Hero Version Tie Fighter

[DarthDuck]

(04-02-2010, 07:43 AM)427 Cobra Wrote:

(04-02-2010, 01:34 AM)MonsieurTox Wrote: Well that works well with my guitar strings, I even did on old strings from my fiancée's bass guitar. There's a kind of bass strings to avoid though. As for the guitar strings, any strings for electric or acoustic will do the trick, you just have to avoid the nylon ones of course !

Oh and this trick works well also for the PE parts, when you have to do a cylinder from a PE plate.

Nylon tape strings. These are usually made by Fender. You want nickel wound. I use the flatwound nickel for my bass, but you can remove the outer wrap, and use the inner windings for projects. I used Rotosound back in the day, but the stainless steel is hard on the frets! (Frets are the metal rails in the fretboard that make the strings note clearly.)

I use guitar strings for 1/48th scale models, and bass guitar strings for 1/32nd scale, and over. Start at 0.45" - that's the G string (the highest note) on four string bass. If you need bigger, the D (second string) is 0.65" and will work on studio scale Star Wars models. I use the E string ( the lowest note) 0.105" for 12" inch 30cm figures that need hoses. I recycle old strings, as I don't really have $25.00 - $45.00 just to cut a few small pieces for a model! Sometimes I'll use the cut off ends if I only need about 5" inches for scratch building. I bend mine by hand with a pair of needlenose pliers.

I know a gal with some G-strings but man it'll cost more than 28.00 to get her out of em?