Monday 15 April 2024

Hebrew chariots and a question about reins - posted by Josh Barton, 14 April 2024

Some chariots for the Biblical Hebrews.

Does anyone have suggestions for good twine or similar for the reins? 

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Paul Compton
Use very fine fuse wire.
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Gavin Pearson
I use fine copper wire (had a spool of it for 20+ years) - as easy to bend and keeps shape (unlike real thread)
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David Wilson
I unravelled cotton string to use a single strand. It can be coloured with paint and stiffened with pva.
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Julian Hannam
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What about paper. Thinly cut. I’ve got some of these chariots and that was my plan…
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Ben Vartok
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A few years back Dirk Heinsius recommended some stuff "called Gimp, which is a thick thread for buttonholing" but that said I have done my chariots as driverless cars without reins.
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Ben Vartok
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Those look superb btw, the decals/free painting on the chariots is something I have also done on my 28mm Carthies with 15mm transfers.
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Aaron Jackson
Love these
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Potbelly Miniatures
Best do something. Those drivers look like they about to thrown down and fight their own horses.
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John van den Hoeven
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As Ben said that Gimp buttonholing thread is excellent for reins.
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Alastair Duncan
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Linen thread from craft shop. Try Made on Marion in Cuba st
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John Way
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human hair
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Dan Carson
Proto IDF?
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Dirk Heinsius
Let me know how much you need and I can bringreins to the Hutt Club
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Vincent Cholewa
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This is what I have been using

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2 comments:

  1. Dental tape - like floss but it's a strip rather than a thread. Good for leather reins rather than rope.

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  2. seconded the above, flat dental tape.

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