[Conductorkev]

How do they get the hoses up that tower you built

 

[Conductorkev]

Generally they used a pulley and rope system. A rope was slung over a beam or pulley and the hoses were attached to it then pulled up. The weight of the hose would allow it to be lowered once dried.

Later on they may have gone to using winches, but that is just a possibility and not a certainty.

Ahh never seen the system used so I was like no ladder or no way to get to the top to hang them lol. I'm sure n scale would be rough to put in the pulley system and probably would not be visible anyways so why waste the effort...

 

[Conductorkev]

So the question now is this -

What to use to simulate fire hoses?

I have seen where people have used solder and stranded wire but that doesn't seem real enough and am hoping for something that more closely resembles a canvass fire hose. Any thoughts on what could be used?

String cheese!! That probably would turn moldy.. .. for n scale what about using a piece of wire just painted a creamy white maybe with some darker spots whee it's been thru the mud and you probably won't see the ends and if you can see it I'm not sure...

 

[Conductorkev]

Awning thread or twine? Not sure about the size.

I thought about twin also but could not think of the word since I had just recently woke up lol

 

[Conductorkev]

Well, I did a second opening and screwed up monumentally ... I don't know why BUT I cut it way too big than I intended. Instead of being 1/2" X 1/4" it ended up !/2" X 5/16" or a little more. Either way, it is obviously larger than the first despite not being on the same wall.

Well, this was just a "mock up" for the real one so I guess I can't complain too much. Now I'll be able to cut the doors and windows in before I assemble it all. In other words, do it properly

You would surely be able to see the ends of the hoses with that cut