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I'm doing a revell 1:24 scale F1 car and i have some spare 1:20 scale tamiya seat belts would they look too much out of place
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Hmmm, maybe??
Try using some painted masking tape a smudge smaller width
Little tutorial about making them yourself, great demo of the wire for the buckles.
A thousand pardons for the source :oops:
http://www.florymodels.co.uk/how-to-scr ... seat-belt/
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Cheers mate there are some moulded onto the seat so i may just paint those up
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gaz45 wrote:Cheers mate there are some moulded onto the seat so i may just paint those up
How do those compare in size your 1/20 Tamiya's??
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They are a lot thinner mate
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Twokidsnosleep wrote:Hmmm, maybe??
Try using some painted masking tape a smudge smaller width
Little tutorial about making them yourself, great demo of the wire for the buckles.
A thousand pardons for the source :oops:
http://www.florymodels.co.uk/how-to-scr ... seat-belt/
I feel a bit dirty saying it but that was a very useful guide - I may try to make my own on my Stuka now. didn't realise it could be that straight forward. I do say that before even trying mind you.

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Twokidsnosleep wrote:Hmmm, maybe??
Try using some painted masking tape a smudge smaller width
Little tutorial about making them yourself, great demo of the wire for the buckles.
A thousand pardons for the source :oops:
http://www.florymodels.co.uk/how-to-scr ... seat-belt/
What's the problem with Flory models I thought it was a good site, have I missed something?

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Geoffers wrote:
Twokidsnosleep wrote:Hmmm, maybe??
Try using some painted masking tape a smudge smaller width
Little tutorial about making them yourself, great demo of the wire for the buckles.
A thousand pardons for the source :oops:
http://www.florymodels.co.uk/how-to-scr ... seat-belt/
What's the problem with Flory models I thought it was a good site, have I missed something?

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Cheers Digger, the post makes sense now :thumb2:

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