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Putting rivets on a ships hull

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    December 2003
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Posted by scottrc on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 8:47 AM
Toothpicks work kinda ok, and so do fine brushes. My technique is to use a straitedge, pencil and a syringe filled with medium CA.

Draw a line and make marks as to where the rivets are to go and then place rivets by using the syringe and CA. I have also tried 30 minute epoxy for a more robust rivet, but it doesn't go through the syringe as well.

You may think it may take and eternity, but it really goes pretty fast.

Scott

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    January 2003
Posted by devinj on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 8:43 AM
There's no real quick and easy way I know around placing rivets. Well, maybe two: decal strips with little dots printed on them, or using a ponce wheel to make indented rivets.

One thing I've done in the past on sci-fi subjects that need this detail is to drill small holes along a line, and then cut off pin heads and glue them into the holes. You'd probably go blind doing that on a 1/72 kit, though.

-Devin
  • Member since
    November 2005
Putting rivets on a ships hull
Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 7:10 AM
Hi there,

First time member and user of this forum. I have purchased a 1/72 scale Revell warship kit and although quite detailed the makers seemed to have neglected the finer details such as rivets on the hull and the superstructure.

I have thought of a variety of means to dot the hull (and other appropriate areas) with well-placed rivetting but I would rather ask the experts if there is a way of achieving this end. I thought of dipping a toothpick in paint but I can see this will take an eternity and end up putting me off the model.

Not sure if I should just bite the bullet and give the rivetting a miss but the scale does allow to show rivets and my Virgo perfectionism drives me forward.

Thanks in advance for any tips or help.

Ken
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