blunc Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 The hinges in the tutorial are friction fit till final assembly but may just stay that way in case I need to modify/repair interior elements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Tought, it is coming up an other alternative to the tubes and wires... ...how many generations of hings will follow, if this interesting tutorial will start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northendmetalallstar Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 These look really good! I'm sure they're challenging to make, and not cheap$ but they certainly look sturdy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Very interesting. Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunc Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I feel that anyone that can make the j-bend type hinge can make this style hinge and brass channel isn't very expensive. Now, making torsion sprung trunk hinges will be a bit more involved... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fractalign Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 thanks for the tutorial, i know how i will hing my doors in the future ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yahshu Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Thanks for the tutorial, I'll be using this, I never liked the wire & tube method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayu1988 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Just bought a can of metallic rustoleum, and it had a safety clip on the trigger-I assume to keep from being sprayed in the store. After removing the safety clip, it is plastic and looks remarkably like the hinge bases on the older kits. Drill a hole thru from side to side and done. All that is needed is the wire hinge itself. Hope this helps someone, I already have plans for some of these things. Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren B Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 yes pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty "Hatchet" Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 (edited) Or at least 950 more words! Edited February 6, 2013 by Marty "Hatchet" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren B Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Well, this was certainly a helpful tutorial... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayu1988 Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 I don't know how to post pictures yet. I am a real newbie to scratchbuilding, and I had a half-dozen ideas for these things before I left the store. Just look at a can of Rustoleum metallics on your next store visit. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midget Whisperer Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 What type of Styrene Plastic do you perfere to use when creating the door jams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrObsessive Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 What type of Styrene Plastic do you perfere to use when creating the door jams. I like to use Evergreen .020 sheet plastic for body/door jambs. It's just thin enough to work with and be in scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunc Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 I use Evergreen for most of my modification/scratchbuilding whenever I'm making modifications in plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 You might want to contact Fatkidd for one of his hinge bending tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_lever1 Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Here's a simple way to make hood hinges. Bend some paper clip wire to make the left and right side hinge arms. One end of each arm is epoxied to the underside of the hood, and the other end goes into a length of brass or aluminum tube epoxied to the underside of the cowl (tube should have a diameter just large enough to accept the paper clip wire arms without the arms binding). These hinges are not prototypically realistic, but they work...and they're easy to do. The exact placement of the hinge arms and the hinge tube depends on the model you're building. Try it first with the parts simply taped in place, to make sure everything works smoothly, before you epoxy the parts. thanks Harry this solved my question working on custom van The Grim Repear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Kool stuff, I'll be using some ideas on opening up the doors on an 06 Mustang body.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotarama Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 trumpeter provide a very complicated PE (to a non PE user like me)set of prototypically correect hood hinges in some of their kits (the 62 bonneville if memory serves is one of them)they're made of at least 4 pieces per side and require some folding and pins inserting through appropriate holes which become the pivot points.i imagine they'd look most effective when complete but just looking at them scared the hell out of me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budhi Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 very cool tips. I have a question how do you make up that the door can be opened (wing) as lamborghini aventador?I need help. thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Definit1 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) Got any tips for this? I'm doin a 1:25 1948 Ford Super Deluxe four door Sedan Resin kit. There's no room for that curved wire they showed as a support for these hinges. So far I had to mill and cut a little to fit, and make them look alike. There's just not enough room. Edited January 31, 2014 by Definit1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allparish12 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 This is a Revell Dodge sidewinder show truck I was working on. The hinge was made out of sheet plastic thick enough to drill and and insert a wire pin through. It takes up very little space and allows realistic operation. I'm currently working on a more durable metal version that i will shoot a how-to on. Any interest? bump did this ever get posted?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean W Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Hi all. I just recently abandoned my first opening door project because it was just giving me fits. I really want something that looks closer to oem hinges on real cars. I think I may have hit on something, two words, "eyeglass hinges". Go to this website; www.tailiglassesparts.com Just look at the hinges, the ideas start to roll. Or, you could go to the dollar store and literally spend $5 for 10 hinges. Armed with a hobby saw and super glue cut the hinges out and make them fit and work in your project. I am actually excited about starting another project with opening features. If anyone has tried this and ran into nightmares let me know, but I think this sounds really good so far. Best wishes, Sean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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