10-07-2014, 03:45 PM
Sumpter,
Yes, it appears to be a sewing thread, though I hesitate to re-rig the crane. It sounds like the suture material would be best though. I think there are some Laboratory and Medical distributors near me, but I've never just "walked in". I'll have to call them up.
I tried looking for tiny pulleys in model ship websites, but I had no luck.
I think its interesting that the Athearn 200 ton crane seems to work so well, even with the "sewing thread" rigging, but with metal pulleys. I'm almost considering trying to see if I can order those crane parts separately and just modify it into a similar looking hook. It seems like the hook on the Athearn crane is actually smaller than the Walthers one, so I might be able to figure something out there.
Yes, it appears to be a sewing thread, though I hesitate to re-rig the crane. It sounds like the suture material would be best though. I think there are some Laboratory and Medical distributors near me, but I've never just "walked in". I'll have to call them up.
I tried looking for tiny pulleys in model ship websites, but I had no luck.
I think its interesting that the Athearn 200 ton crane seems to work so well, even with the "sewing thread" rigging, but with metal pulleys. I'm almost considering trying to see if I can order those crane parts separately and just modify it into a similar looking hook. It seems like the hook on the Athearn crane is actually smaller than the Walthers one, so I might be able to figure something out there.
Modeling New Jersey Under the Wire 1978-1979.
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