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Green Stuff: Moulds for Rivets
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Posted: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 - 04:31 AM UTC


Green Stuff World has launched a new tool, in the form of moulds for making rivets. Two blocks with different shapes and sizes

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Posted: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 - 06:40 AM UTC
Interesting -- especially if it works with epoxy putty. I'd assume no need to bake? Also curious to see how one extracts the finished part.
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Posted: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 - 09:44 AM UTC
It says flexible rubber. So bend and twist they will pop out.
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Posted: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 - 12:22 PM UTC

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It says flexible rubber. So bend and twist they will pop out.


almost like popping pimples ....
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Posted: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 - 12:23 PM UTC
An alternative to plastic ones i.e. Trumpeter's. Not sure which is less costly.
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Posted: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 - 03:07 PM UTC
The only drawback I can see is that you will need some cyano but otherwise are the perfect answer.
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Posted: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 - 05:09 PM UTC

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It says flexible rubber. So bend and twist they will pop out.


If such is the case then I find it awkward. Twisting and bending -- I can see rejects coming out, and also having the mold itself wear out over time. They have a YouTube channel, hopeful that they post more on this.
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Posted: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 - 06:59 PM UTC
It's all fun and games until it comes time to apply rows of individual rivets
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Posted: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 - 07:57 PM UTC
this sound really cool, but i would have hoped they made even smaller rivets for aircraft.
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Posted: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 - 09:08 PM UTC
Wouldn't Archer rivets be more fool-proof?
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Posted: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 - 09:17 PM UTC
I am sure it will be "rivet counter" approved.....
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Posted: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 - 10:17 PM UTC

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It's all fun and games until it comes time to apply rows of individual rivets

It is a matter of patience...
But it guarantees all rivets are the same size and shape, pity I havenīt got any resin to play with it. It is fluid enough to get into the mould recesses then you can get it flush to the surface with a knife,let it cure and here you are.
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Posted: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 - 10:20 PM UTC

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this sound really cool, but i would have hoped they made even smaller rivets for aircraft.

And for 1:72 Armor...That would be a best seller for sure
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Posted: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 - 05:04 AM UTC
after the rivets are made apply tape then pull from mold and you don't have to sort them afterwards
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Posted: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 - 05:58 AM UTC

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after the rivets are made apply tape then pull from mold and you don't have to sort them afterwards


Seems like a better way than wrestling with the jig.
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Posted: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 - 11:15 PM UTC

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this sound really cool, but i would have hoped they made even smaller rivets for aircraft.

And for 1:72 Armor...That would be a best seller for sure


For 1:72 rivets, I think you could use Archer's Surface Details line of resin surface details (rivets, foundry marks, weld beads, etc.) on decal film for the same purpose.
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Posted: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 - 11:32 PM UTC

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this sound really cool, but i would have hoped they made even smaller rivets for aircraft.

And for 1:72 Armor...That would be a best seller for sure


For 1:72 rivets, I think you could use Archer's Surface Details line of resin surface details (rivets, foundry marks, weld beads, etc.) on decal film for the same purpose.

Insane postage to Europe...
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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2016 - 06:55 AM UTC
so you could probably use green stuff putty & liquid plastic?
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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2016 - 08:11 AM UTC
I dunno. Them rivets and things look pretty thick. You'd either have to sand them down or drill a lot of deep holes to get them to sit at a correct scale height. I prefer MasterClub resin nuts, bolts and rivets. They are available in sizes from .4-1.8 mm, cost about $2.30 per pack and you get, depending on the size, anywhere from 70-200 pieces. Besides, they're perfectly scaled in in size and appearance.
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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2016 - 08:26 AM UTC
Meng also make 5 different sets of Nuts , Bolts and Rivets in plastic . The more AM stuff of this type the better I say .
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Posted: Thursday, June 09, 2016 - 11:24 PM UTC

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For 1:72 rivets, I think you could use Archer's Surface Details line of resin surface details (rivets, foundry marks, weld beads, etc.) on decal film for the same purpose.

Insane postage to Europe...


Historex in England carries the Archer Transfers line, bottom of page 10 and page 11 of the search results for 'Archer Transfers' have the Surface Details products. There are undoubtedly other vendors carrying them; they were the first to come up in my search.
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