discussion Scratch Built Seat Belts

[AlanG]

Found this on Britmodeler. Excellent tutorial and well worth it if you want to do them on the cheap

Simple scratch-built seatbelts - Britmodeller.com

 

[Guest]

Hi. Link doesnt seem to work.

 

[stona]

I've used this method and it works. You'll need a magnifier and a large slice of patience whilst bending the wire for the buckles but it can be done.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Guest]

Very good link! I'm itching to try that on a Mustang I'm saving for later. Thanks Steve!

 

[Dave W]

I used a similar method to make them for my Revell JU88.I tried to be clever and replicate the shape of the original buckles.Incredibly fiddley to do (and lots of swearing involved!) even in 1/32.I'd just get a buckle done and 'ping' it would fly out of my tweezers into the darkest recesses of my shed!.Still,I persevered and am happy with the result viewed thru the cockpit glazing.

 

[Guest]

Superb scratchbuilding tutorial, thanks for the link. It's amazing how useful bits of wire are for adding detail and just how easy it is to get together a good selection from the internals of common household cables. Single core is by far the most useful but I even find myself using multi-core cables such as servo leads to make up ships standing rigging and armour towing wires.

 

[stona]

Marcos it was Allyne's original post so I can't take credit for that.

Dave W,your experience pretty much exactly mirrors mine. I did find it a very fiddly process and I was working in 1/32 too. The results do look good.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Guest]

Marcos it was Allyne's original post so I can't take credit for that.

Woa, sorry for that. Allyne, thank you for the post. Most useful. And Steve, thank you anyway for pointing that out.

 

[Gern]

For seat buckles with a point, I've used a triangular file to wrap the wire around. It's a bit awkward getting the wire off the file but if you open it out carefully, you can do it.

Gern