micahwc Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 I need some rivets for a tank I (mostly) 3d printed, I've tried searching online and haven't found much of anything on a how to. The way that comes to mind is to cut a thin dowel into the required thickness, and hand glue every one of them. Frankly this sounds really tedious. Is there a better way? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciler Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Depending on whether you want perfectly shaped rivets or not, you can just deposit dollops of liquid green stuff on your tank one side at a time, keeping that side horizontal so that they don't run down. I used that technique for the rivets on the shoulder pads here : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoic Raptor Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Go to a model train store and look for Grandt Line products (or get them online). Yes, gluing them on one by one is tedious, but if you're doing rivets you're going to need to do that either way. I used to model historical armor, and the rivets I used looked like styrene straight pins. You drill the hole, put a little bit of cement in it, push the rivet in and pull it snug with tweezers from the back. When it's dry, you clip off the back. It's a little time consuming, but it looks fantastic when it is done, and very authentic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtle Discord Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 The best solution I've found for adding rivets to a project come from Tichy Train Group. Naturally, going by the name they're intended for model railroad builders, but they're excellent for any modeling project. If you're working with styrene, simply drill a tiny hole, clip off the rivet, drop the post in the hole, and use a tiny bit of solvent glue (Such as Tamiya Extra Thin) to lock the rivet in place. http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j332/SubtleDiscord/2017%20WIP%20Photos/Tichy_Rivets_01-B.png Coming in a wide range of sizes, you can find rivets appropriate for basically any project. Compared to virtually any other method to add rivets by hand (trust me, I've done thousands of rivets by hand, before finding/using these) Tichy rivets are just superior; still time consuming and mind numbing to do (see below) but the results are totally worth it. http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j332/SubtleDiscord/2016%20WIP%20Photos/Shield_Generator_06.jpg Here's an image of me adding the rivets to a studio model that is used as a prototype for casting. There are a few hundred rivets in this project alone, and each one turned out perfectly thanks to Tichy's product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoic Raptor Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Perfect. That's exactly the sort of thing I was thinking of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedoo Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 I use the Tichy stuff too, but it never occurred to me to drill and mount them! Great idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nostromo Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 I use a circular hole punch with a diameter of 0.7mm to make rivets from paper or cardboard. The punch came from china via eBay and cost 3.5€ - most likely the cheapest way to make rivets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3L Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 go to the dollar store, the pound shop, or the 100 yen daiso store, look for real cheap Nail Art stuff, look for the small circular silver studs... done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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