Chain link fences

[jon grant]

I made a start on some chain link fencing a couple of evenings ago using a kit from British company Ratio.

The basic sprue




The plastic Mesh





I also managed to pick up some etched barbed wire which looks good when twisted





Its not the easiest thing to build and my first attempt was a bit of a disaster




Second attempt was better




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[jon grant]

And I've now progressed to some gates








I also constructed some shaped fencing off-layout to fit the specific landscape






Now to paint them and add to the fuel depot.


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[jon grant]

I got the first batch of fence planted tonight












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[Anonymous]

thats a great looking fence you made.

[jon grant]

I also fixed down some gates. Only one of them opens and shuts, though.










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[Budliner]

thats cool thanks jon


K

[chutton01]

The fencing looks much better installed than the initial construction photos in your first post indicts - very straight when you install it, which looks realistic.
OK, the bottom fence in the third picture of your second post (the 'shaped -fencing') - I gonna have to call you out on the funky notch on the bottom of the second from left fence panel - do you have a prototype for that?
Dumb question - around here I have only seen round poles for chain link fencing (well, I have seen squarish poles but these are extremely rare) - are square poles common in the UK, or is that just to simpify manufacturing the fence kit parts?

[Anonymous]

Great looking fence. I have purchased, but not built, Builder In Scale and Walthers chain link fence. I purchased some thin fabric mesh and small long pins at a fabric store for less than $5 and made this fence.

[jeffshultz]

Looks very nice Jon - I wonder if anyone imports the Ratio product here?

I also wonder why the poles seem to be molded in yellow plastic - is that a popular fence pole color in Britian?

[jon grant]

The fence posts in the kit are based on cast concrete examples common in the UK during the 1940s and after. I never realised they weren't as common in the US. Tubular aluminium and even plastic posts are much cheaper and more common these days, but there are still plenty of examples of the concrete posts visible at older installations.

The yellow colour of the castings is more to do with the camera flash not going off, than the actual plastic, which is a sandy/concrete colour in reality.


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[jon grant]

QUOTE: Originally posted by chutton01
OK, the bottom fence in the third picture of your second post (the 'shaped -fencing') - I gonna have to call you out on the funky notch on the bottom of the second from left fence panel - do you have a prototype for that?

No - totally made up by me to fit a space.

In reality, this spot would have been a very weak spot in the fence, which could be easily bent back to gain access - or exit, unless pinned down. I know a guy who deliberately cut a hole in a fence, to save him 10 minutes on the walk home

Guess where I'm going to stick a bush[;)]


Jon

[tomikawaTT]

Very nicely done! I'm almost tempted to try some myself, even though it would be an unlikely addition to my prototype scene.

Your "disaster" looks about like the fence around my old dog run after several years' exposure to a large and active German Shepherd. (You can always say somebody tried to drive a truck through it!)

Chuck