Hobby hinges?

Didn't AMT make something like this back in the day for accurizing their 1:25 auto line? I remember seeing these at my brick 'n' mortar years ago (and not so long ago as well). Actually, I found a number of sources by typing in "Hinges for model cars" to Google and doing a search. The first two took me to ePay and the next batch were instructional videos on how to make them yourself.

Hope this helps, John Braungart

Frank, have you checked a craft shop that delves into dollhouses? That's a possibility.

Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.

Mad Modeller wrote in news:kLOdnatuxeVNejrQnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@giganews.com:

I will look into that, thanks.

dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@giganews.com:

Another reason to wander the aisles at big box stores like Michaels and Hobby Lobby. Hey, I can use that on my models....sometimes its cheaper.

In the Dollar stores there will be small wood boxes with gold anodized metal hinges and a metal hasp. They function OK as hinges but are far from being sturdy or well finished. I am also curious as to what kind of wood the box is made from. There are other Made in China wood craft items made from the same stuff. Its light, balsawood-like but harder. Its quite easy to cut with a sharp knife. The color (darker) and grain is different from balsawood.

Probably something aking to basswood....

Aber makes some nearly scale hinges in brass -- they're do-it-yourself but quite small and nicely designed.

Cookie Sewell

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snipped-for-privacy@aol.com wrote in news:e7120ac4-d18c-4493-96e7-c12fc6fdc077 @w36g2000vbi.googlegroups.com:

I kinda give up the idea. I redid the hinges on the rear doors of the M55 so they looked better and had a wild hair about making the retraction arms workable. I have recovered my sanity and I?m just going to make it opened static. Gonna put a bit more detail into the arms though, I found that .060 plastic rod fits in 5/64 brass tube perfectly and I?m gonna trim the brass tube to look like the sleeves/stoppers. And just use a small piece of rod stock to replicate the appearance of the hinge.

This AMS thing is pretty irritating. And I don?t think of myself as advanced. Some things just look WRONG after looking at pictures. I wish I had more detail on the interior.

BTW, I think I actually may have some 8? projectiles in the Italeri Modern Battle Gear set I have, but I don?t see anything that looks like the powder bags. I don?t suppose you know size, shape and color or a good photos on the net?

AFV Club made a set of 155mm/8" ammo in styrene which comes with projos and propellant canisters but they are 1/35. If scale is not a problem, then there you go!

Cookie Sewell

snipped-for-privacy@aol.com wrote in news:cb90fa4e-75a6-46e6-869d-59ce8a0bcb27 @o26g2000vby.googlegroups.com:

Works for me.