Warren D Posted January 22 Does anyone have a source for scale big truck door hinges? I need to find some working piano hinges in scale. Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peteski Posted January 23 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NOBLNG Posted January 23 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
70mach1 Posted January 23 Model Car Garage has them under "Big Rig Detail Parts" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Warren D Posted January 23 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
