rivets

[bomberbill]

this topic must have been talked about before but I need to know the easyest or best way to install them on a warbird

bomberbill

[Unbalanced]

	Quote: Originally Posted by bomberbill
	this topic must have been talked about before but I need to know the easyest or best way to install them on a warbird bomberbill

It's easy but very time consuming.

Raised rivits can be made with tiny drops of glue (usually plain white glue works best). This is done before the last coat of primer is applied. Although you can apply after primer as well.

Flush rivits are made by cutting little circles in the primer with a small piece of brass tubing.
This is done after primer and before paint.

Good luck with it. What are you building?

[sweetpea]

The first method typically uses a template of evenly spaced holes on some type of plastic material so the dots are uniform.

The 2nd method uses brass tubing which you can press into the surface or attach it to a soder gun that is heat adjustable so you can burn the rivets in.

I did the 2nd method on my P-47.........it does take time but looks really good.




There are also several other methods out there, find what you like.

[fightingfalcon839]

Thanks for the posts guys, was looking to do this as well! Always good to see what others do.

Cheers

[tailskid2]

Sweatpea....very well done!

[Black Sheep]

For added detail like Sweetpea's effect, you could push a pin (with the point filed off) into some balsa and push the balsa into the brass tube so the pin is flush and centered. This will give you that center dimple as often seen.
As far as raised rivets, I've found that tubes or bottles of fabric paint work well as it it controllable, doesn't drip and you can get it in silver, so if a bit of paint flakes off, you have a silver rivet visible. This stuff doesn't flatten out as glue can sometimes do and can be made very small or large as your needs require. It also dries within an hour or so.

[sweetpea]

Thanks. The detail on my plane is very good for my first try at scale appearance.

[blkbird]

FYI: I'm working on designing a rivet embossing machine that will do flush & raised rivets. I'll give details when close to completion. My design will allow any configuration of rivets, will do the fuselage & wings; And do the job in an hour!!

[S Mullis]

Hello, How would someone that bought an ARF warbird that has the covering all attached simulate rivets? My fuselage is no problem it has the panel lines and rivits on it already. I just want to put rivets on a already covered wing and stab. On my fuse the rivets are flush so I can assume they would be flush on the wings also.On a 80" warbird how close should the rivets be for a scale appearance?
Thanks,
Steve Mullis

[rcmigpilot]

	Quote: Originally Posted by S Mullis
	Hello, How would someone that bought an ARF warbird that has the covering all attached simulate rivets? My fuselage is no problem it has the panel lines and rivits on it already. I just want to put rivets on a already covered wing and stab. On my fuse the rivets are flush so I can assume they would be flush on the wings also.On a 80" warbird how close should the rivets be for a scale appearance? Thanks, Steve Mullis

I don't know of any way to add 3D rivets, but you can add dry transfers like the ones from Promark.