Using sewing pins as rivets
January 31, 2015
there are many cheap ways to add more detail to your kits, and one of these are using sewing pins as rivets to give it metal add ons.
materials:
-pinvise
-sewing pins
as i said, it was a cheap alternative for metal parts. i was able to purchase 600 pcs for around 2 dollars.
to get the result above you're going to need different sized drill bits and a pin vise.
i start by drilling a hole in a specified area with the smallest drill bit i have.
this hole should fit the pin perfectly.
for the next step, you are going to need a bit as big as the head of the sewing pins you will be using.
drill the surface ONLY. do not drill through the piece, you only need to graze the surface for the pin head to fit .
test the fit like so.
i used super glue but regular liquid glue should be able to hold. apply on body of the pin.
carefully slide it back into the drilled area. keep there till the glue dries. them nip of the rest with pliers.
and thats all you need, to detail up your kits with this cheap alternative.
till next time!
3 comments
recently discovered your blog. excellent works yours! I will see each of them gradually. quite liked the tip of the pins. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're liking it, if you have any suggestions or tutorial requests, I'll try my best to see what i can do to help.
Deleterecently discovered your blog. excellent works yours! I will see each of them gradually. quite liked the tip of the pins. Good job!
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