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Hi All,
Does any one know how to make a seatbelt seat for a 1/48 FW 190 D-9 with masking tape? I've seen others suggest it but I'm not quite sure how to replicate the buckles, latches and plates. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
I use foil from wine bottle labels for the belts, thin wire from electric cords for thin buckles and foil for any clunky looking hardware. Lately I use the Eduard pre-colored pe belts, they just look super real.
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This is a good reference, good luck.
http://www.hyperscale.com/2007/features/maskingtapeseatbeltsrf_1.htm
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Great TUT. Made it a direct link for you Reasoned
Thanks PJ, how do you get the link to post, when I copied the site address and paste it didn't link?
Sometimes I have just used a silver colored fine point marker to draw fittings on the masking tape. I cut the ends to sort of a buckle-shaped triangle and rectangle, color the ends with the marker and add a couple of fine stripes as the adjustment buckle thing. Definitely works in 1:72, doesn't look too bad in 1:48. Not very good for 1:32 or larger.
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That has happened a few times to me. Sometimes it takes a couple of attempts. That has happened with Photobucket too. It's weird.
Great thanks All!
The buckles are my biggest hassle in 1/48 every time I have tried to make my own. Thats why I lean towards resin seats or pe belts. You can buy generic pe buckles, but then, whats the point? Might as well just buy pe belts.
I'm with you Nathan T.
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That's the best masking tape seat belt tute I've seen yet.
Thanks, PJ!
Nathan T The buckles are my biggest hassle in 1/48 every time I have tried to make my own. Thats why I lean towards resin seats or pe belts. You can buy generic pe buckles, but then, whats the point? Might as well just buy pe belts.
I have used this method for many years. I use 3/4 in masking tape and apply the tape to a sheet of tracing paper. From this you can cut the tape to any size you need. I use a metric scale to measure the width of the belt and cut to the size of the buckle. I cut a slight angle into the belt where the masking tape will go into the buckle, this will help the tape to go into the buckle where you will make the fold to secure the buckle to the strap. After I make the fold I use some Elmers wood glue to secure the buckle to the belt. Once you cut the strap you can color the strap with either some flat paint or you can use a felt marker also, do this before you attach any PE parts. When the buckles are finished apply some Elmers wood glue to the paper backing and put them into place.
This subject is way out of my "comfort zone"; I'm a ship modeler. But I always get a little worried when folks start talking about using masking tape for model parts.
The old, traditional, tan-colored masking tape adhesive has a lifespan of about six months. It isn't designed to be permanent. (The museum where I used to work found that out the hard way well before I got there.) Then it cuts loose and starts to curl up.
Maybe you guys are in the habit of putting some other adhesive on the stuff, so the stickum on the back becomes irrelevant. And I have no idea how permanent the recently-introduced substitutes, like Tamiya tape, are. But I personally never use traditional masking tape for anything that's going to be a permanent part of the model.
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Tamiya tape ok for me at 1/72.
Those PE belt sets are pretty good looking.
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