Jonathan Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 What do you guys do for seat belts and racing harnesses? Particularly 1980's forward? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 I like to use lead foil from a wine bottle for the belts. Detail Master makes a nice set of hardware. That's what I used for this harness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Powers Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 IMHO the 5 point harness from Pro Tech model parts is fairly easy to assemble and looks realistic. Check it out. Glen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 On 11/3/2019 at 6:08 PM, Straightliner59 said: I like to use lead foil from a wine bottle for the belts. Detail Master makes a nice set of hardware. That's what I used for this harness. That looks GREAT! Is there a build thread for that one somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Thank you, Jim! Indeed, there is: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBorg Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Dan those look absolutely killer but Google research shows the lead isn't used anymore. Hasn't been used since the 1990s. Is this stuff you've had stored since then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 6 hours ago, iBorg said: Dan those look absolutely killer but Google research shows the lead isn't used anymore. Hasn't been used since the 1990s. Is this stuff you've had stored since then? Thanks for your kind words, Mike! I wish I'd blended the highlighting and shading better, but, I am happy with them! It's later than that. I called it lead, because it feels and works very much like lead. I would guess it's some sort of aluminum alloy. Verlinden used to sell lead foil. It was commonly used by military and figure modelers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CabDriver Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 On 11/5/2019 at 6:58 AM, Straightliner59 said: Thank you, Jim! Indeed, there is: Awesome!!! Thank you! Can’t wait to dig into that thread! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 Nice work. Favorite source for either Detail Master or Pro Tech hardware? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 9 hours ago, CabDriver said: Awesome!!! Thank you! Can’t wait to dig into that thread! ? Thanks, man! I hope you find some useful info, there. 4 hours ago, Jonathan said: Nice work. Favorite source for either Detail Master or Pro Tech hardware? Thank you, Jonathan. I usually buy DM directly from them, unless I am at the hobby shop, when I need them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugatti Fan Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 A good material that is malleable like the old wine bottle lead is thin sheet pewter. This is available from craft suppliers and normally sold as a material for embossing projects. It is also really good for shaping over compound curves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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