afx Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) I've seen builders use these for hose fittings and they look great, what size(s) work best for models? How do the sizes work - is #10 bigger or smaller than #11? Edited March 20, 2019 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I've seen these on models as well where they have been used to great effect, but I've not found any usable sizes in the craft stores, etc. Been looking for years. I as well am interested to know what is out there in scale sizes, and with a clean hex shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 10 minutes ago, Bainford said: a clean hex shape. That's the problem. I've found them and used them but the corners are always rounded and don't look quite right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pol Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I get mine from micheals they come in a pack of with 4 sizes #0 to #3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat32 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Go to Fusionbeads.com and select seed beads. Then select Delica and then hex Delica seed beads. Various colors and sizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat32 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I ordered from the website and delivery time was reasonable. I believe Delica makes the smallest and sharpest cornered ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Flat32 said: I ordered from the website and delivery time was reasonable. I believe Delica makes the smallest and sharpest cornered ones. Raymond what are good sizes for modeling? How do the sizes work - is #10 larger or smaller than #11? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat32 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Bigger number is smaller bead according to Delica listings. I ordered the smallest, #15, and it measures .048" across the flats. Although that'd be 1.2" 1:1 they look small enough for hose fittings or truck lugnuts in 1:25 scale. I bought them to use for larger scales. Bought the smallest hex styrene for my 1:25 efforts. I have no experience using any of this yet so cannot advise on what's good. Do a site search for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I bought the 15/0 size and they are perfect for AN fittings and hose connections. They're under a 1/16th wide and the hole is just a bit bigger than a scale spark plug wire. $6.00 got me enough for the rest of my life, well over 1,000 I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 19 hours ago, Flat32 said: Go to Fusionbeads.com and select seed beads. Then select Delica and then hex Delica seed beads. Various colors and sizes. Thanks for that. I just bought a bag of #15 hex beads. I also picked up a bag of #15 round beads in flat black, as they seemed potentially useful. It's also worth checking out the 'Tools & Adhesives' section. There are some interesting tools there that would be useful for model building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
U_ser_ID Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Some great advice in this thread, thanks afx for asking and thanks to all for sharing your experience! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mod3l Lover Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 This was indeed helpful!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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