Ideal shape of a model, especially the
one built as "out-of-the-box", depends mainly on two factors:
both painting and the precise reproduction of exterior details. In case
of parts which are small and shaped in a complicated way the method of
formation by means of "plastic injection" does not guarantee
the exact reproduction of its real appearance. Items that are most
difficult to produce undoubtedly include: exhaustion pipes, covers of
engines' inlets and outlets, handles and towing cables (TC's), which
every mechanical vehicle is provided with.
The majority of such exterior details are available in the form of
"photo etched" components or resin casts. Alternatively, one
can also produce them on his own. The only exeption are TC's, which are
hardly replaceable. There are vehicles equipped with exceptionally long
TC's, which have a direct impact on a model's final appearance, e.g.:
Tiger, Panther, T-34, T-54/55 or M-88.
Until the present day there have been several methods to replace what
the producer instructions suggest:
a TC made from a piece of natural rope - drawbacks: clearly visibly
"hair" (even after painting), awkwardly twisted lines,
difficulty to arrange the TC along the shape of a model,
a TC created conventionally from a few pieces of wire - drawbacks: the
way of twisting is inconsistent with the original form and, moreover,
changeable within the whole length of a cable, splitting coil in bending
areas,
resin or palstic TC - drawbacks: actually unfit for an
acceptable arrangement on a model, risk of change of the original form
bringing about the necessity of grinding that would result in the
deformation of the "twist".
KARAYA company meets the great demand on
perfect imitations of TC's. Our product has been created by modellers
and for modellers. It is a result of many years of work and experiance.
The advantages of KARAYA TC's:
ideal reproduction of the twist within the whole cable, its twist is
always adjusted to the thickness of both the main cable and its
component lines,
possibility to be used on any scale: 1/87, 1/72, 1/48, 1/35, 1/16,
double chemical processing of material, which makes the shape of the
line unchangeable in various bending areas,
natural appearance of the TC, achieved thanks to both its hand-made
production and the implementation of technology that is 100% comparable
to the one used in the production of steel lines and TC's,
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