Warren D Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Does anyone have a source for scale big truck door hinges? I need to find some working piano hinges in scale. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Couple of decades ago Trimaster (in Japan) used to make etched stainless steel hinges which were perfect for truck doors. I used them on my Peterbilt Can-Do wrecker. But those are long out of production. I'm not sure if Trimaster was a subsidiary of Hasegawa, or if Hasegawa bough them out at some point, but a lot of Trimaster stuff ended up sold under Hasegawa name. I just dug up the hinge set I used on my wrecker. It is called TRIPART HINGE SET (small) PC-1 Copyright 1989! The stainless steel fret that holds the hinges also has PCU-301 etched on it. Maybe you can find some old stock somewhere, or maybe on eBay. I also have some brass piano hinges. Little larger than the Tripart, but still usable for truck door hinges. I bought them several years ago from a company called Phoenix Model Developments in UK. They might still be in business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Don’t know if they still stock this, or if it’s small enough. https://www.micromark.com/Miniature-Brass-Piano-Hinge-360-in-x-15-in- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mach1 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Model Car Garage has them under "Big Rig Detail Parts" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren D Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Thanks, I am looking for something ready to use. I can't do the photoetched stuff, eyes aren't what they used to be let alone the fingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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