Hi all. I'm just getting started on a long process to do a scratch build of a TNG medical kit. With the help of @Eric Ardros, I'm working on blueprints and plan to do a styrene build—I hope to share the PDFs here on the RPF when they are complete, given Eric's final permission and approval of my transfer of his hand-drawn guides. I'm currently at the phase of gathering materials and I I think I have everything worked out except the mystery of the door hinge.
The auction catalog for the original described it as having a "ratcheting door", and if you look at the left on the pictures and some screencaps (below) of the YouTube video for the auction, it shows that there was a rounded drop-down door-style hinge on the left of the door. Apologies for the low quality, but this appears to be the best info available at the moment.
It appears to be some sort of small metal hinge part that is puttied into the styrene. Any idea what kind of hinge this is or where I could find such a part? (I'm assuming it's an off-the-shelf part that has been used from another purpose.)
The auction catalog for the original described it as having a "ratcheting door", and if you look at the left on the pictures and some screencaps (below) of the YouTube video for the auction, it shows that there was a rounded drop-down door-style hinge on the left of the door. Apologies for the low quality, but this appears to be the best info available at the moment.
It appears to be some sort of small metal hinge part that is puttied into the styrene. Any idea what kind of hinge this is or where I could find such a part? (I'm assuming it's an off-the-shelf part that has been used from another purpose.)
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