I need recommendation for suitable material for 1/35 helmet chin straps. This is for my Soviet infantry figures. I also want to use it for their rifle slings.
I use lead foil - a soft metal pewter sheet obtainable from most craft shops. It is soft and can be conformed with ease to any contour or shape. I cut thin strips and stick it down with CA.
Lead foil is probably your best bet. You can also use solder wire and flatten it to your desired width. You can easily shape either of these to fit where you want it. Your other option would be plastic strips. Both Evergreen and Plastruct make this product. The only downside is that you will have to work with it to keep it where you want it and it will be more rigid in its appearance.
Bull [:)]
I have used aluminum foil shaped and painted to match. Attach with ca.
Riceball
I’ve used paper strips and tube type plastic cement ( Testors ).
Regards, Dan
I also have read that the paper strips is a quick and easy method on making strapes. Good luck.
mark956
hi, use the metal cover from a buttercup ; thin and cheap [:D][:D]
The lead seal around the top of winebottles works nice as well. Unfortunately you have to drink the wine first or it will go to waste. Just kidding, if the cork is fine keep it corked, at least while you’re working on your models.
I am actually doing soviet tank riders (DML’s kit) and I had the same problem. I used Tamyia 3mm masking tape. I cut it into thin strips, I’m talking real thin. I did some extremely close and tidiuos super glue work to the rifles and helmets and walla! I painted the strips too to make the desired effec. The tape naturally sticks to the rifle so it was easy keeping it there, I just had to apply super glue over the whole strip to make it hard so it wouldn’t be flimsy. I’ll try to get some picks up, but hope it helps.
Another possibility is plastic electrical tape, first remove the adhesive with metho, then cut it to the required width, use small amounts of CA glue to hold in place. Learnt this one when I ran out of lead foil and needed something to make a strap urgently.
I used some sewing thread once. I think I used 2 peices glue together with a white glue and water mix. I don’t remember how I attached it but it must have been white glue. It looks good for the web sling on a Thomson submachine gun, but it was a Royal pain in the a** to do! I don’t think I’ll be using that meathod again.