thin wood rods or alternative ideas to use for a flag pole

[Daveum79]

Hi everyone,

i'm trying to create a flag pole as a backdrop to some 30mm sized war figures. I'm also looking for a thin walking stick to use on one of the figures. I've cut a small tooth pick to see if suitable for either flag pole or walking stick but it's too thick for both. Also I don't like the natural grain of the tooth pick although I could paint it.

Are there any alternative thin wood sticks or rods that can be cut easily and come in different thicknesses that might not be such a natural wood colour. i'd prefer a dark wood that looks more elegant.

Would anyone have any suggestions?

 

[Airkid]

How about bristles from a yard broom? They are organic, thin and usually dark, and vary in thickness too.

Phil

 

[ivopreda]

why wood? any modelling shop has rods in different metal from copper to brass to steel in all the thickness you need, they are cheap and strong

 

[Ferris]

I’d use a metal rod, painted like wood. Wood of the correct diameter is too grainy and weak at that scale.

Adrian

 

[Helm]

How about bristles from a yard broom? They are organic, thin and usually dark, and vary in thickness too.

Phil

Why stop there, use the broom handle too, mind you it'll take a bit of sanding to get it to scale
Steve

 

[DEL]

Why stop there, use the broom handle too, mind you it'll take a bit of sanding to get it to scale
Steve

What a cheek.....this is a clear yellow card.
Mods need to come down hard on this sort of thing

 

[Nap]

What a cheek.....this is a clear yellow card.
Mods need to come down hard on this sort of thing

If broom handles are your thing then I recommend the highly entertaining , colour magazine "Broomhandlers Monthly" ....soft and absorbent as well.....LOL

As for the scale poles ......what about trying Slaters Rods ......lots of different sizes available

Happy flag poling

Nap

 

[Ronaldo]

I have a much better idea but cant post it

 

[theBaron]

Yeah, though I generally try to stick to someone's original request, I'm with the others. I don't think wood is the way to go. I would use fine-gauge brass rod or wire, or, stretched sprue, particularly in the case of the walking stick for a figure of that size. Or the straw from a broom, as Phil suggested.

For the flagpole, perhaps you could get away with a fine-gauge dowel. Look at your local hardware stores, but also at any hobby shop or arts & crafts stores in your area. Chances are that they carry wood products for small-scale projects, and probably have dowels, too.

Hope that helps, prosit!
Brad

 

[housecarl]

I'd go with 0.5mm brass rod or plastic.