how can I make seat belts for a 1/48 scale fw-190?

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if any one has info on this please let me know.[:)]

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The best way is probably to use photo-etch ones from eduard or another AM supplier.
Eduard make seatbelt sets for heaps of different subjects, and you can even get pre-painted ones.
Otherwise you can use lead foil or tin foil cut to the right shape and painted. If you have a decal for the seatbelts, apply it to some lead foil (I’ve heard the foil from wine bottle seals works) first and cut the foil to shape. They look alot more realistic that way.

hope this helps

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Masking tape also works well for this.

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thanks again guys for all your help.

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One other thing you can try is the foil lining in a cigarette pack.
I have used this many times. It holds it shape well when folded, easy to shape, and when painted if you have the white side out has texture to it so it looks alot like the material the belts were made out of. Plus the biggest thing is it can be free.

HTH
Paul

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Charles,

Pre-coloured photoetch sets are by far the most convenient way to represent aircraft seat belts.

If you are feeling a bit more adventurous then lead foil (from the top of a wine bottle) and fine wire will also do the job

Cheers
Darren

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Charles, Eduard do an excellent set of pre-painted belts, both by aircraft type, as well as a pack that contains belts for all the common German fighters of WWII. I used them on my 262, and they are stunning, as well as dead easy.

Karl

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were can i contact this Eduard and, thank you all for the help.

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Before I got smart and started using photo etch for belt buckles, I would take solder and wick it in a long line. Then cut it to length and wrap it around the end of a pair of square tipped tweezers. Then thread the seatbelt buckle through my aluminum foil, or masking tape, fabricated seatbelt.

Those were the days of many burns and frustrations. And now, since I’m on a restricted budget, those happy days are back again.[:D]

Scott

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I agree, I’m hooked on Eduard’s pre-painted belts and buckles. And you can find them in any mail order catalogue from Squadron down to the smallest one. If you don’t want entire belts, go to a catalogue and order just the buckles and hardware, and make your belts from any of the materials listed above. I prefer lead foil from wine bottles, because it can be bent and twisted into such realistic positions, but it’s hard to thread the buckles onto it.