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GhstRider68
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 Posted: Fri May 22, 2020 8:31 pm Post subject: You know what looks terrible on most NASCAR models... |
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Faux hood pins. Agree or disagree? Better ideas or solutions?
Anyone made a better hood pin on their models? Detail Master makes a kit for it, but I've never seen one done.
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GhstRider68
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2020 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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I'm sorry and not criticizing anyone, let me clarify
They, the makers, give you very little to work with, what do you guys do?
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AdamtheWayne
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2020 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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Sand them off. Replace with PE.
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HurricaneDave3
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| Posted: Sat May 23, 2020 7:13 am Post subject: |
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Fill in the holes and use faux hood pins. I absolutely hate the look of kit pins, they look so fake and in my opinion stick out and take away from the model. Just my opinion though.
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Orangeastre
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| Posted: Sat May 23, 2020 8:14 am Post subject: |
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I sand off, or fill and smooth and use the powerslide foil faux pins. I too think the kit pins are ugly. I don’t enjoy using PE on every single build, but that is simply how I feel about it.
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Lionpride
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| Posted: Sat May 23, 2020 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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| I like the Pro Tech ones. |
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Firefly
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| Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 11:51 am Post subject: |
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I've used PE plates/pins and the cable that they include, but I don'y bother drilling posts through the panel, which can look out of scale.
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john843
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| Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Firefly wrote: | | I've used PE plates/pins and the cable that they include, but I don'y bother drilling posts through the panel, which can look out of scale. |
This. I've seen quite a few builds that were executed perfectly EXCEPT for the somewhat too large appearing sewing needle heads.
I use the Detail Master 1/24th scuff plates as the 1/25th looks just a little small, even on a 1/25th model. I super-glue the plate down, then drop the pin down across it, catching a little of the super-glue that oozes up slightly thru the holes in the plate. I then take the lanyard wire and loop it once around a 3/16th drill bit or something similar to give me a scale-looking size loop. I twist the wire up to the drill bit like a bread tie then snip the twisted tail off leaving just enough twist to hold it from popping apart. Then you just slide it off the bit and super-glue the twisted end to the scuff plate. You can elongate the loops to varying degrees and place them oriented slightly different to give it a more "random" effect.
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Toys4Don
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| Posted: Sun May 31, 2020 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I just ordered a whole bunch more of the Pro Tech hood pins. Not perfect, but pretty darn close. |
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GhstRider68
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| Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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Never seen them. Will you post a pic?
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afx
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| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 10:33 am Post subject: |
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I agree aftermarket pins are the best option but if you sand down the kit pins so they don't stickup and add a retaining wire they look much better.
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GhstRider68
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| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 10:56 am Post subject: |
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Oh yeah, those are nicer than anything I've seen. What's your source if I may ask?
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afx
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| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 10:59 am Post subject: |
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| GhstRider68 wrote: | | Oh yeah, those are nicer than anything I've seen. What's your source if I may ask? |
They are the pins from the kit modified as I described.
Last edited by afx on Tue Jun 02, 2020 11:02 am; edited 1 time in total |
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afx
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| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2020 11:01 am Post subject: |
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I have used thin aluminum cut from a soda can for the protection plates when they are not a standard shape.
I use bits of wire for the studs.
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GhstRider68
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| Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 1:10 am Post subject: |
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They look better then anything else I've looked at for sure, thanks for sharing!
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