seatbelts?

[Glen G.]

just wondering if some one can help me learn to scratch seat belts? i was wondering about materials and where the buckles and stuff were found. thanks in advance.

[crispy]

Usually have seat belt buckles and the like with photo etch frets I purchase for some cars. Otherwise Eduard makes some photo etch seat belt sets and they come with material for the belts also.

I've also used really narrow thin ribbon I've found at craft stores for seat belt material.

I do know there are other sources for seat belt hardware. I like Eduard and have used Detail Master as well as Tamiya, Acustion and Studio 27.

Chris

[Harry P.]

http://www.modelcargarage.com/store/pc/vie...p;idproduct=184

For the belts themselves you can use thin ribbon, as mentioned, or strips of masking tape, painted any color you like.

[Scott Colmer]

First, go look at a seat belt and look at the pattern. That will tell show you what you want to replicate. All the belts I saw had a vertical pattern running in line with the belt. To replicate that I used medical tape as found at the local pharmacy.

First I laid the tape on a piece of glass being sure to keep the pattern as straight as possible. Then I cut the correct size strips with a new # 11 exacto. This is important because an old blade will pull the threads. Cut them longer than you will need. Use a straight edge to keep the pattern in line with the belt.

Next , I carefully peeled them up and stuck one end on long piece of sprue to prep for painting. Choose your color and shoot. For the ones below, I used Tamyia bright red followed by a testors dull coat. When the paint was still tacky I laid the belts on a flat surface and rolled them lengthwise with some K&S tubing that had been scuffed with medium sand sand paper. The idea was to try to create the finer texture of the threads and to flatten the ridges. The thread imprint was not really visible. Maybe someone else will have better luck with that technique.

Then I put them together using a Detail Master belt PE buckles. PLAN AHEAD as to what side will show, because the back side of the belts remains sitcky and the glue will still show and adhear. It takes time to get these belt systems assembled properly. Be patient.

Finally, I added the Simpson patches. They were taken from the Simpson site, reduced to print at the right size through trial and error. They are on regular print paper. They were thinned by carefully shaving paper from the back side until they were thin enough to stick on with liquid tape. White glue might work too. Make lots of extra copies.

Here they are.

Hosted on Fotki

Scott

Edited June 15, 2009 by Scott Colmer

[Karmodeler2]

To replicate that I used medical tape as found at the local pharmacy.

I agree with Scott. I was in the hospital visiting a friend and happened to see a roll of this tape on a table. I picked it up and was admiring it because of it's weave, and the nurse walked in and said "You want that, you can have it". It was what she called "I.V. tape". I did not know you could get it at the pharmacy. But it has a great weave pattern to it for 1/24 scale seatbelts. A roll will last you a LONG time. And I painted mine before I cut it, but had to go back and get rid of the white edge. It would make sense to paint it afterwards.

David

[Dave Wood]

I did thies with masking tape and pro tech photo etch buckles..............but I'm gonna try the I V tape scott mentioned next time!

Hosted on Fotki

Hosted on Fotki

Hosted on Fotki

[B_rad88]

of all the different types of p.e. buckels, witch ones is the easiest to use/ work with? and would anyone want to trade or sell me a set for 2 seats? thank you!

Brandon