Gazzas Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Hi Everyone, Got my RB rivet tool a couple days ago and had a play with it on some spare plastic. After making a few lines of rivets I tried to gently sand away the raised area around the new rivets. Is there a way to ensure that they are all free of debris after sanding? Also, is there a fine beading tool (or something else?) for those embossed rivets in this scale? Thanks for your thoughts! Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Hi, Here's a reseller of beading tools but there are probably local ones in Australia...? Hth Thierry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 It may work to brush a quick very light coat of extra thin liquid cement over the rivets after sanding as is often the practice after rescribing panel lines - Experiment first, depending on how soft the plastic is or how ‘hot' the glue is any remaining sanding swarf should blend in. Torben Gazzas and Rick Griewski 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 Hi, Here's a reseller of beading tools but there are probably local ones in Australia...? Hth Thierry But I don't know what I'm looking for. Do beading tools come in sizes? Which sizes work for 1/32 scale? I'm completely new to this and I don't want to buy stuff that I won't use. Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 It may work to brush a quick very light coat of extra thin liquid cement over the rivets after sanding as is often the practice after rescribing panel lines - Experiment first, depending on how soft the plastic is or how ‘hot' the glue is any remaining sanding swarf should blend in. Torben Thank you for the tip. I'll try it on a junk kit. It seems to make sense in that it will smooth things out. Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Either use a toothbrush and water to scrub the residue out or compress the residue into the hole with a needle. I got mine from here: http://umm-usa.com/onlinestore/product_info.php?cPath=21_22&products_id=1322 Sincerely, Mark Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Get the full set. You will use most if not all of the punches. Hth Thierry MikeMaben and Gazzas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob MDC Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 http://www.modeldesignconstruction.co.uk/mall/productpage.cfm/ModelDesignConstruction/_E32005/-/Rivet%20maker%201/32 It comes with 2 punches a guide templates Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 I have used very fine steel wool. Rick Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Toothbrush will work well Matt Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 I'm having the same issues with the rivet holes on my 1/48 Hien build. I've been using a stiff paint brush as the the holes are too small for a toothbrush. Haven't tried the glue trick... kinda scared to cover the entire model with Tamiya Extra Thin! I got a beading tool set like the one Mark pictured. I got mine off of EBay. Do a search on "beading tools". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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