Iskelderon
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People love to use them for kitbashed robots and the like, certainly cheaper than used Bandai Gundams and other robots.
Products that were not intended to be used in model making but work anyway
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These can be used to secure the ends of slits in plastics and cloth. If you are adding a slice, vent, expansion accordion or similar and need to keep it from splitting further when under stress. Punch on the end of the slit/split. It creates a very durable stop without a stitch, patch or grommet. It will not suffice in areas of extreme tension.
If doing this on harder plastics, where slits can run away quickly, punch the holes first and cut the slit from one hole to the other. If done with a score first, followed by a full cut, the split will follow the score to the other hole if it tries to run away. Not guaranteed, of course, so practice.
Iskelderon
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Millenniumf
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If you want some very tiny gun barrels, cable connectors, antennas, etc. and you can get them cheap, I highly recommend milspec contacts:
They are tiny, with extremely fine holes that can work very well for very tiny guns and such, if you get the smallest sizes. They can be pretty expensive, but lucky for me I work in the aerospace industry and we throw out broken ones all the time, plus all the extra ones the connectors come with that 'accidentally' make their way into my pockets when I clean up after my shift.
Here's a set of AMT/Ertl TIE Interceptor guns I made using these:
They are tiny, with extremely fine holes that can work very well for very tiny guns and such, if you get the smallest sizes. They can be pretty expensive, but lucky for me I work in the aerospace industry and we throw out broken ones all the time, plus all the extra ones the connectors come with that 'accidentally' make their way into my pockets when I clean up after my shift.
Here's a set of AMT/Ertl TIE Interceptor guns I made using these:
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Iskelderon
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Great idea!
Years ago, I found out that you can buy those PCB connector sleeves in bulk without the plastic bits. They're perfect for stuff like RCS thrusters on spaceship models.
Sadly, I don't remember the technical name for them so others can easily order a bag as well. Anyone else know?
Iskelderon
Sr Member
That third type is great if you need to strengthen thin plastic elements with a cross-connection, especially if you melt them into the plastic you're working with, by way of a soldering iron.Sewing needles/pins are also a great add-on in your box of tricks
division 6
Master Member
Hypodermic needles are also used for guns on plane models.
Guitar strings used for cabling.
Guitar strings used for cabling.
The Noisy Cricket silencer
Iskelderon
Sr Member
Though for bigger stuff like props you'll have to use biopsy needles.
ICEE candy sprays at service stations are molded to look like the Cetacean submersible in MAN FROM ATLANTIS:
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