Hi Roger,

Yes, I have seen it done.   

A hypodermic syringe/needle blunted, and white glue were used.  Squeeze out a drop, and on and on until you're done.  When the drop dries it makes a decent looking "rivet".  A bit of practice to get the idea of what size the "drop" needs to be, it's cheap practice since Elmer's Glu All is cheap! LOL!!! 

I seem to remember Sig making scale rivets, but you would have to check their catalog to see if they are still available.  Scale bolts, too.  For bolts, Evergreen Plastics makes small diameter hex rod that you can slice off to fake hex bolt heads.  Down to about .010 dia.

Big Bear

Bill, SIG hasn't sold those aluminum rivets for ten years or so.  Our original supplier quit making them in the size we liked. No great loss though, as they were actually not the best solution to the problem of simulating rivet detail.  They were a shortcut, but not as scale looking as the "glue rivets" that are now commonly used.

The old SIG aluminum rivets had a perfectly round head, that was actually too tall - like a complete semi-circle.  The actual rivets on a full-scale airplane are more elliptical or "mushroom head" shaped - like the top 1/4 of a circle.  Glue rivets are actually a more scale like reproduction of the real thing.

There is a lot of info on applying glue rivets online.  Here are some links, including a youtube video:



http://www.rcscalebuilder.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7045&KW=rivets
http://www.rcscalebuilder.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14236&KW=rivets
http://www.rcscalebuilder.com/Tutorials/panels_and_rivets/default.htm

By the way, that www.rcscalebuilder.com forum is a wealth of great knowledge for scale builders, even if you are not doing R/C.

Mike

Go to www.mickreevesmodels.co.uk and then the accessories section, and you'll find a scale rivets system!

Cheers

Bill, SIG hasn't sold those aluminum rivets for ten years or so.  Our original supplier quit making them in the size we liked. No great loss though, as they were actually not the best solution to the problem of simulating rivet detail.  They were a shortcut, but not as scale looking as the "glue rivets" that are now commonly used.

The old SIG aluminum rivets had a perfectly round head, that was actually too tall - like a complete semi-circle.  The actual rivets on a full-scale airplane are more elliptical or "mushroom head" shaped - like the top 1/4 of a circle.  Glue rivets are actually a more scale like reproduction of the real thing.

There is a lot of info on applying glue rivets online.  Here are some links, including a youtube video:



http://www.rcscalebuilder.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7045&KW=rivets
http://www.rcscalebuilder.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14236&KW=rivets
http://www.rcscalebuilder.com/Tutorials/panels_and_rivets/default.htm

By the way, that www.rcscalebuilder.com forum is a wealth of great knowledge for scale builders, even if you are not doing R/C.

Mike

HI Mike,

Thanks for the update.  My memory is great for going back "10 years", but terrible for going back 10 minutes. LOL!! 

I had known of the glue rivets for a long time, and I figured I would go that route, myself, when I do the "Scale *Thang*".  All "my" scale pursuits of a real nature were relegated to IPMS contests, years ago, when we had to "stretch sprue" to make a lot of details and such..  I became too "anal" to suit myself with that scene, though.  Still dabble in it, though, and as the nature of my physical limitations become more and more real, "stunt" might have to take the back seat before too long, and Scale could be the subject I move to.  I can't conceive giving up C/L flying!

Thanks, again,
Bill