Looking for info on how to make cockpit harness’/ seatbelts out of masking tape, Thanks.
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I have made them by simply cutting a thin strip of tape and attaching a photoetched buckle. One thing I did learn from that: if there is a loop or fold that will allow the sticky side to be up, might need to double the tape over to start with. Otherwise that exposed sticky side will catch dust and lint like crazy, seems to even after I put some paint on it.
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I use masking tape gives use that WEB equipment look. Just cut to size, I make buckles using a fine nose needle nose pliers and the CUB (little) staples. Then I spray with Elmers spray glue and mount they look pretty good, for me anyways.
Sam
I use aluminum foil duct tape… The aluminum holds any shape you want and the sticky side allows you to position and repostion it until it’s right… You’ll want to have it in place before painting though, as the paint will flake off where you bend it…
Pick up a roll at any hardware store… It’s kinda spendy @ about 6 bucks for 10 feet, but for straps, belts, and such, it’ll last years…
I have some of that foil tape. I’ve thought of useing it for seatbelts. but the painting issue has stoped me from trying. What type of will even dry on that stuff ?
.Sam
All of 'em will dry on it… Might wanna prime it though (it IS metal, after all)… I hit it with a shot of Wal-Mart rattle-can primer (Just brush it on), then paint as usual…
As a ship modeler, I have no experience whatever with the subject of this thread. I can, however, offer one practical word of warning. The adhesive on masking tape - real, traditional, beige-colored masking tape, that is - doesn’t last long. It generally gives out after six months, at the most. I’d strongly suggest not relying on it for anything permanent. Maybe it would be practical to use white glue, or something similar, to augment the adhesive on the tape itself; I’ve never tried that either. But if you rely on the tape’s stickiness to hold the seatbelts in place on the seat, or keep the buckles where they’re supposed to be, and then seal them up under a canopy, you’re in for a small but conspicuous disaster a few weeks or months down the road.
I don’t know about the adhesive on the aluminum-based tape that’s been discussed above, but I suspect it’s more durable.