SEARCH FINESCALE.COM

Enter keywords or a search phrase below:

Minuscule fastener look

408 views
1 replies
1 rating 2 rating 3 rating 4 rating 5 rating
  • Member since
    November 2009
  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Thursday, February 28, 2013 8:46 AM

There are some folks who sell photo etched bolt heads/nuts.  For even smaller than those, I dip the end of a toothpick in a puddle of paint the appropriate color and touch lightly to model surface. For instance, a medium gray looks like a flush rivet head on a natural metal finish.  The model railroad venders have tiny styrene bolt heads and nuts smaller than any brass threaded fasteners. I try to keep a supply of those on hand.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

  • Member since
    February 2013
Minuscule fastener look
Posted by Offlaker on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 10:00 PM

Occasionally I need to create the illusion of hex head fasteners smaller than the tiny nuts and bolts the hobby shop sells. Any ideas out there in model land?

Thank you

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY!

Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.

SEARCH FORUMS
FREE NEWSLETTER
By signing up you may also receive reader surveys and occasional special offers. We do not sell, rent or trade our email lists. View our Privacy Policy.