bobss396 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 In hindsight I could have used .020" brass wire, but these look more realistic. Sewing needles are hard and sharp, plus they are dangerous to handle. So I made up a little fixture from scrap plastic and .062" and .093" aluminum tubing. This allowed me to capture the sharp end. BUT.. the eye end will shoot out once cut. I tried a folded up paper towel.. no good, right into my finger. Then I sandwiched a piece of scrap plastic between the folds. It worked and they are all the same desired lengthm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Yeah you don’t want those flying off into the carpet!😬 You could make a loop of sewing thread through them to keep them from disappearing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobss396 Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 I made up some flags of masking tape on the last of the batch. I have also taped the sharp ends to cardboard to make disposal safer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugatti Fan Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 There is a Ukranian company who makes after market resin and photo etched parts. I have seen photo etched panel locking pin sets on their site a little while ago but cannot remember the company name. It could be USMC (Ukranian Scale Model Car) or something almost similar. Perhaps another reader may recall the correct name of the company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 (edited) 2 hours ago, Bugatti Fan said: There is a Ukranian company who makes after market resin and photo etched parts. I have seen photo etched panel locking pin sets on their site a little while ago but cannot remember the company name. It could be USMC (Ukranian Scale Model Car) or something almost similar. Perhaps another reader may recall the correct name of the company. https://uscp-ua.com/ i can happily reccomend their stuff too, quality is excellent and if it wasn't for the colour you would struggle to know its not plastic. Their resin seems to have a little more flex than other resins too which can be helpful. equivalent to c1 products in quality theres also diolex production but they are more printed parts now Edited March 29 by stitchdup 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobss396 Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 Iceman and other vendors carry these Pro Tech hood pin plates, I am sold on them. No more sewing needles... I will use some .020" brass pins into the body and put the plates on the hood. They look nice compared to anything else I have seen so far. https://www.ebay.com/itm/395156103788?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=395156103788&targetid=1529493971262&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9004549&poi=&campaignid=19851828444&mkgroupid=145880009014&rlsatarget=pla-1529493971262&abcId=9307249&merchantid=114607696&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwzZmwBhD8ARIsAH4v1gUUszWVuA4lxv1H_VKGHeVqGwRo2MPeFcr6VQxHu3YK6R83MDXv_WsaAqbOEALw_wcB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugatti Fan Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Thanks for the company name Les and the link. I as racking my brain trying to remember it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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