Mud Flaps

[CountryJoe]

Gentlemen,

   Is there anything out there to accurately duplicate rubber mud flaps? I have searched the web... looked through this site the best I could - and as of yet I've found nothing. Anyone have any suggestions for me?

Edited December 30, 2015 by CountryJoe

[StevenGuthmiller]

Model Roundup has all sorts of them with logos.

Not sure if you're talking about cars or trucks, but they have a bunch for trucks.

 

Steve

[High octane]

They are very easily made from sheet stock from Evergreen or Plastruct.

[CountryJoe]

Thanks guys!

   Was trying to avoid the plastic route... the ones from Model Roundup looks like something I'll be able to work with. I'm planning on putting these puppies on a 1:25 chopped, lengthened and widened '56 f100. 

Edited January 1, 2016 by CountryJoe

[talon63]

flat rubber weatherstrip, door sweeps. Ease it out of the aluminum strip and cut to width?

[CountryJoe]

Now that sounds exactly like what I'm looking for... will have to look into that - thank you!!!

{man do I love this site...}

[peteski]

I used 0.010" styrene painted satin black.  Looks like a rubber mud flap.  To keep this in perspective, a 1:1 rubber flap us probably around 1/4" thick.  That works out exactly to 0.010" in 1:25 scale!  If you make them thicker then they won't look right.  I also has some black rubbery material of about that same thickness (anti-static bag for electronic parts).  I made mud flaps out of it but it didn't hang straight down. While it was nice and floppy, it didn't look realistic.  The 0.010" styrene looked most realistic.

[BigTallDad]

Cut up a bicycle inner tube. Go to a bike store and they'll probably have some that have holes or dry rot.

PLAN B: Use a rubber balloon; if it's too thin, glue layers together using rubber or contact cement (to maintain flexibility). A magic marker can then be used for the desired color without making the mudflap rigid.

Edited January 4, 2016 by BigTallDad

[asfastasu]

I use the material that binders(like the ones you used in high school)are covered in, vinyl I think? They`re available in many colors. Probably stole the idea from here.

[oldcarfan]

I needed some for a Rally car project one time that had the brand logo. I searched the internet and found a picture of a set of them on theBay and printed it out in color on nice paper. Clearcoated it and cut them out and used them.

[yh70]

i use a old bicycle tire tube..the thinner the better..

[Jantrix]

I have a build that will call for them shortly. I was planning to try plastic medical tape, with the adhesive removed with acetone. A little flat black should take care of the rest. That's the plan anyway.