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Mini Shackles Required

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 11:55 pm
by John Mac
Hi, Anyone know where I can get my hands on some small shackles and may be a few spreader bars here in the UK.
Cheers

John Mac

Re: Mini Shackles Required

Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:31 am
by BulldozerD11
Hi John Do you mean proper certified lifting shackles and beams or just mini D shackles as used on wire rope for hand rails and decorative/asephetic use. If for lifting what size and capacity ?

Dave

Re: Mini Shackles Required

Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:19 am
by birdman
Hi John,

Are you looking for something like these? scroll to bottom of page
http://www.bow-modellhandel.de/shop/catalog/ycc-m-34.html?page=5&sort=2a

Steve.

Re: Mini Shackles Required

Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:56 pm
by John Mac
Bulldozer, Sorry mate I should have explained a bit more, I am looking for model 1:50 scale approx shackles for my crane collection,

Birdman, Thanks for the link they are what i,m after though as always with these model accessories the seem to be in Germany are alike.

John

Re: Mini Shackles Required

Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:45 pm
by Joes1989
Modelenium sell them mate the are based in warwick! Find the YCC logo and click on it they will be on there some where!

Re: Mini Shackles Required

Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:10 pm
by BulldozerD11
John Mac wrote:Bulldozer, Sorry mate I should have explained a bit more, I am looking for model 1:50 scale approx shackles for my crane collection,

Birdman, Thanks for the link they are what i,m after though as always with these model accessories the seem to be in Germany are alike.

John


Hi John its ok partially me not noticing the Models directory listing in the header :doh: I saw shackles and mini thought are they for lifting or not.

Its amazing what bits people do make for modeling accessories.

Dave

Re: Mini Shackles Required

Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:31 pm
by Martyn Henley
Its amazing what bits people do make for modeling accessories.


Mmmmm things like this Dave ?
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In 1/35th scale

Martyn

Re: Mini Shackles Required

Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:46 pm
by BulldozerD11
:claphands: :thumbup: Martyn

Re: Mini Shackles Required

Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:51 pm
by John Mac
Martyn, Fine detailing indeed, Great Shots
Thanks

Re: Mini Shackles Required

Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:01 pm
by Martyn Henley
Thank you John, but i cannot take the credit for these, they were cast by me but the masters and the paint work was done by Luke Martin, who has assisted me for the last 3 years ..

Martyn