RE: Concertina Wire, Camo Netting, Barbed Wire in 25mm

On Fri, 10 Sep 1999, Brian Bell wrote:

> And of course mono wire:
> Find 2 anchor points (call it left an right) such as trees, posts,
etc.
> Cut a piece of cardboard equal in length to the distance between the
anchor
> points. Flock the cardboard. Paint a red line on it length-wise. Smear
the
> red line.
> Setup:
>   Before the monowire is discovered: Nothing
>   After someone stumbles across it: Place flocked cardboard with red
line.
> Remove figure that "found" the wire.
> 
> ;-)

Yech. Yuck. Ewwwwww. And similar exclamations...

Besides, wasn't the concensus of the list that monowire was probably
impractical because it would cut through whatever it was mounted to, as
well as whoever tried to handle it?

I seem to recall we had a thread on the stuff some time back.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
> [mailto:owner-gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU]On Behalf Of Thomas Barclay
> Sent: Friday, September 10, 1999 14:13
> To: GZG List (E-mail)
> Subject: Concertina Wire, Camo Netting, Barbed Wire in 25mm
> 
> 
> Hi all.
> 
> You modellers out there who knew 50 ways to make rivets ought to
> surely have some suggestions on:
> 
> Straight strand barbed wire.
> 
> Roll concertina (razor) wire.
> 
> Cam netting. Specifically the netting that has leafy bits of plastic
> hanging off it.
> 
> How can I best fab these in 25mm?
> 
> Thomas Barclay
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