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Post by tunnan on Feb 15, 2009 20:25:10 GMT
Hi Normally I do aircraft but for the last year or so I have been lured back to vehicles  . (won't say when I last did armoured vehicles but I was probably sitting my highers!) I am currently working on a 1/72 conversion and need about 40 bolt heads/ nuts. From the very dim recesses of my memory I seem to recall that you could buy these. So question is can you purchase these items? If so can they be got in 1/72? From where? If not any suggestions? (presumably stretched sprue). Many thanks Tunnan |
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Post by foxy on Feb 15, 2009 23:25:45 GMT
Hi Tunnan.
Do you want them to be cross head or plain bolts in 1/72nd.
I use Plastic rod of Various sizes, I know you can get bolt heads in 1/35th, but never heard of them in 1/72nd.
As a matter of interest, what do you want them for.
I then maybe able to help you, having done many armoured vehicles in that scale.
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edgar
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Post by edgar on Feb 16, 2009 16:01:03 GMT
Sounds like you're looking for Grandt Line products. S.B.Models do them, and they must be in the Bolton area, since they say that they support Bolton IPMS. There's also a set of hexagonal punches, available fro Historex, though I get my sets (and other tools) from Squires of Bognor Regis.
Edgar
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Lonewolf
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Post by Lonewolf on Feb 16, 2009 21:52:55 GMT
One of our trucking suppliers, Kit Form Services does an etched fret of bolt heads. They are meant for 1/24 but I'm sure the smaller ones would be useful. www.kitformservices.com |
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Post by tunnan on Feb 16, 2009 23:25:27 GMT
Thanks for the replies guys. I am not allowed to post the photos I have to work from but if you google UDES19 you will see the vehicle. The front and rear of the turret are joined by 2 angles back to back and bolted. This is what I am after the bolts/ nuts for. I am planning on submitting an article to the magazine and have a fair bit of it written up, along with some construction photos  . If I remember my structural engineering (and I do not do that much of it these days) the dimension across the flat is something like 3.4 the dia. So the bolts/ nuts are probably only 34mm or so. I am tempted to ignore them but I have already put a considerable amount of time and effort into this that I want to do it right. Sorry for the long post Ken |
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Post by tunnan on Feb 16, 2009 23:29:31 GMT
Sorry I should have added that 34mm in real size only equates to 1/2mm on the model, as I am sure you know.
I tried Hannants but without luck.
I will try the website noted above.
Many thanks
Ken
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ptcruiser
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Post by ptcruiser on Feb 17, 2009 0:08:53 GMT
You could try the smallest of the Plastruct Fineline hex section range? Just slice off to your hearts desire, at least you wouldn't have to worry about losing them... ;D
Rich
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Post by tunnan on Feb 20, 2009 21:31:13 GMT
Edgar
Many thanks. I took your advice and Grandt bolts arrived yesterday.
Could not use them yesterday but hope to do some modelling this w/e.
Hope to finish the model for Perth.
Ken
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