Scratch build roll cage
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Scratch build roll cage
Any suggestions?
Is brass or plastic rods better.
Is brass or plastic rods better.
daivideo- Posts : 656
Join date : 2012-02-06
Age : 54
Location : Llanelli
Re: Scratch build roll cage
Mark is probably your man but if you were accepting of less than perfection, I would say buy a partswork car of similar size and cut and shut it to fit perfectly, otherwise, brass rods.
reeft1- Posts : 3410
Join date : 2012-02-14
Age : 55
Location : Essex
Re: Scratch build roll cage
As has been mentioned, its easier to use a cage from a similiar shaped car and modify to suit your base instead of startig from scratch.
For my 1/18 DS3, I converted a road car and used the cage from a C2 s1600. When im working on a Sunstar Mk2, i prefer to add to the existing cage using plastic rods instead of brass. For me its easier to cut, glue and bend plastic than brass.
For my 1/18 DS3, I converted a road car and used the cage from a C2 s1600. When im working on a Sunstar Mk2, i prefer to add to the existing cage using plastic rods instead of brass. For me its easier to cut, glue and bend plastic than brass.
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brian- Posts : 2009
Join date : 2012-02-07
Age : 37
Location : Waterford
Re: Scratch build roll cage
How easy do the plastic rods bend?
Do they snap or is there a technique?
Do they snap or is there a technique?
daivideo- Posts : 656
Join date : 2012-02-06
Age : 54
Location : Llanelli
Re: Scratch build roll cage
Depends on the plastic rods you get. Some are more like garden wire, so have a metal wire running through the middle so bend easily.
traditional plastic rods would snap, but when heated over a tealight candle they can be softened and bend to shape easily.
traditional plastic rods would snap, but when heated over a tealight candle they can be softened and bend to shape easily.
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brian- Posts : 2009
Join date : 2012-02-07
Age : 37
Location : Waterford
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