Scratchbuilding - Materials for Corrugated hoses?

alan2525 · 31-12-2006

For a Sci-Fi Mecha model I'm after some lengths of corrugated hose, approx 4 or 5mm diameter, Idealy something akin to the flexible rubber hoses used in some lego sets...

Does anyone know of any alternative?

**Bunkerbarge** · 31-12-2006

Maybe flexible conduit from an electrical wholesaler but I don't know if you can get anything that small.

What about bendy straws, the ones with the corrugated joint in the middle?

flytilbroke · 31-12-2006

A method I have seen but not tried. Find some spring of sutable size and stretch it or coil your own perhaps with thin piano wire. Fit heat shrink tubing over it and,,,,,

got a PS, copper wire handled carefully as above gives a softer easier to fit curved part

alan2525 · 31-12-2006

Thanks for those suggestions.

I'll have a look out for some small braided flex, it never occured to me to try to apply heat shrink over a spring. I'll see how that works!

I think i'll try to get hold of some small Brass "Snake Chain" as used for jewelery chains for the smaller cables too.

**wonwinglo** · 31-12-2006

Flexible drinking straws,joke shops sell smaller diameters.

new to trains · 08-01-2007

who needs the flexible corrugated hoses from lego sets.......?
send me an image of the bits you want and i will take a look in my stockroom !

alan2525 · 08-01-2007

These are the parts I'm after...They are for some of the various hydraulic hose conduit etc on a sci-fi model.

new to trains · 08-01-2007

see my pm