hooterville75 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Can someone please tell me what size of Hex Beads I should use to make a realistic looking lug nut for on my Nascar wheels for my Nascar kits ? Thanks in advance. Much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Seems like it doesn't recognize the views until a reply is posted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 i guess it's scale dependent. what size is a nascar lugnut in 'real life'? 1 1/4" across the flats? 1/25 scale would be .050" . how i got there was 1 divided by 25 = .040. so there's 1 scale inch in real measure. then divide 1 inch by quarters and have .010. add 1 inch and 1/4 inch and come up with .050. since Evergreen doesn't make hex rod, i went to the Plastruct website and looked at their sizes. http://www.plastruct.com/Pages/OnlineCatalogIndex.lasso wouldn't you know it; there's .040 & .060, so i'm left with either using artistice license and fudging the lug nut size, or getting real jewler's screws .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooterville75 Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 i guess it's scale dependent. what size is a nascar lugnut in 'real life'? 1 1/4" across the flats? 1/25 scale would be .050" . how i got there was 1 divided by 25 = .040. so there's 1 scale inch in real measure. then divide 1 inch by quarters and have .010. add 1 inch and 1/4 inch and come up with .050. since Evergreen doesn't make hex rod, i went to the Plastruct website and looked at their sizes. http://www.plastruct.com/Pages/OnlineCatalogIndex.lasso wouldn't you know it; there's .040 & .060, so i'm left with either using artistice license and fudging the lug nut size, or getting real jewler's screws .... Ive found Hex beads at Michaels but they are in a different format in size. All the sizes I can find are 6/0, 8/0, 10/0, & 11/0. Is there anyplace you can get aftermarket lug nuts that you may know of ? Thanks for explaining the equation for determining size in scale. Much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 (edited) There are some on eBay - search 1/24 metal wheel lugs. I'd post the link but I'm on my phone. Edited December 9, 2012 by Erik Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 i am still not sure if jeweler's nuts & bolts will do what you want. Machined Aluminum Specialties has some 000-120 but i never can get a good link to the site - http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=37075 RB Motion - http://www.rbmotion.com/ Dirt Modeler - http://www.mudfleas.com/Store/index.php?route=product/product&path=69_72&product_id=136 Micro Fasteners - http://www.microfasteners.com/ Morrisco - http://www.jimorrisco.com/miniature-screws-and-fasteners/miniature-self-tapping-screws.html Scale Hardware _ http://scalehardware.com/ pro tech has some lug nuts (i think machined) here: http://www.protechmodelparts.com/carpartspics/ptmc72.jpg the owner is a member here and has done some posts using these parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pro Tech Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Thanks Joe for the chime in, I appreciate it! Deron, here's a link to my site that will tell you what you would need to add lug nut to wheels. Any questions feel free to ask. http://protechmodelparts.com/detailingwheels.htm Charlie Pro Tech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooterville75 Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 Thanks Joe for the chime in, I appreciate it! Deron, here's a link to my site that will tell you what you would need to add lug nut to wheels. Any questions feel free to ask. http://protechmodelparts.com/detailingwheels.htm Charlie Pro Tech Thanks so much, Much appreciated!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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