1:35 Scale wiring and cables

[chromdome35]

I've been trying to figure out what gauge of wire to use to replicate scale wiring runs and hand holds on 1/35 armor models.

I found a nice Wikipedia page that shows wire gauge and its equivalent size in inches. From that I was able to convert to 1/35 scale by dividing the actual diameter in inches by 35.

For 2", 1", .5" and .25" scale wire/conduit there are exact matches with standard wire gauges (15, 21, 27 and 33 gauge). These are the only 4 gauges that align exactly with 1/35 scale. Everything else is close.

So if you want a 2" tow cable you'd use a 15 gauge wire.

I hope this helps someone.

[deafpanzer]

Great reference... thanks for sharing with us!

[adt70hk]

Chromedome

Thanks for your efforts on this it's really helpful.

1/72 is my thing but it won't take 5 minutes to work the conversion out.

Thanks again.

Andrew

[Leon]

Thanks for sharing the great reference CD!

[dierk]

Cheers mate, that'll come in useful - bookmarked and karma + 1!

[TRM]

Always good to have a wiring chart...thanks for sharing this!

[chromdome35]

I updated the chart to include standard drill bit sizes for each wire gauge.

The smallest standard bits go down to #80's. I know there are smaller out there but I don't know their sizes. I did some searching in Google and was able to find .0071 drill bits that correspond to 1/4" round wire in 1/35 scale. They cost about $10 per bit.

.0071" drill bit

19 and 20 gauge wire may not quite fit the hole as they are both about 2 thousandths of a mm larger than the hole. You might still be able to get the wire through the hole. If not, use the next larger size bit.

[chromdome35]

This chart contains all of the smaller drill bit sizes and their hole sizes in inches and MM.

The No. Size column is the Drill Bit Number.

[jpc1968]

Nice, thanks for all the info.

[M1Carbine]

CD - thank you for sharing, great information to have.

Bob

[adt70hk]

DC

Thanks again for the info. It was very useful and I've now used it to do my own 1/72 version!

All the best.

Andrew

[chromdome35]

Dec 21, 2016 10:34:31 GMT -5 adt70hk said:

DC

Thanks again for the info. It was very useful and I've now used it to do my own 1/72 version!

All the best.

Andrew

Awesome! Glad it helped you out.

[mrversatile]

Saved these for future reference. Thanks for sharing. It must have taken some valued time from your bench.