Copper wire 0,3 mm (lenght 50 cm)

Omask Copper Wire 0.3 mm, 50 cm Length

Copper wire with a diameter of 0.3 mm and a length of 50 cm from manufacturer Omask. It is not a kit or a finished part — it is a raw material, a basic modeling material, from which you make whatever a kit is missing or renders unconvincingly.

Why copper in particular

The main reason is simple: copper is soft and pliable. You bend the wire with your fingers or tweezers, shape it precisely into a curve or a loop, and it holds the shape — it does not spring back. That is a major difference from steel: steel tries to return to its original position, making precise routing around an engine much harder. Copper is also easy to cut and, if needed, to solder.

Use

• Wiring and cabling in an engine bay, ignition leads, wiring harnesses.
• Hoses and lines on engines, brake lines, fluid piping.
• Cables, control rods, handles, straps, and attachment points, antennas and small reinforcements.
• Pins for joining parts — a length of wire set into both parts significantly strengthens a glued joint on stressed areas.
• An armature for shaping — a core under filler or material that needs to hold its shape.

How to choose the diameter

The only difference between the 0.2 and 0.3 mm variants is the diameter. A simple rule applies: thinner wire = finer detail and smaller scales, thicker wire = larger scales and load-bearing joints (pins, reinforcements, more prominent wiring). Use the 0.3 mm version for more visible elements; for fine detail, also get the thinner 0.2 mm wire — most modelers end up using both.

An important practical note on gluing

Copper cannot be bonded with polystyrene (plastic) cement. That type of glue works by melting the plastic — there is nothing to melt on metal, so no bond forms at all. For copper wire, use cyanoacrylate (super glue) or epoxy, or solder the wire instead. Before painting, degrease the wire and apply a primer — paint holds poorly on bare, smooth copper and flakes off.

This is a material (raw material) for modeling work, not a kit. Glue, paints, and tools are not included in the package.