Lion's Roar Hex Bolt Heads

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10 years ago

Wed, Feb 15, 2012 6:57 AM

I've seen reviews of Hex and Round Bolt heads by Lion's Roar that could be
used on 1/35 scale armor. They seem really nice and uniform - they are metal
and come already unattached from the sprue, held in place by a sticky
sheet.but I can't find anyone who sells them, at least not in the USA.
Anyone know of a source or alternate manufacturer.
Val Kraut

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10 years ago

Wed, Feb 15, 2012 7:31 AM

"Val Kraut" wrote in news:4f3b5780$0$13527$ snipped-for-privacy@cv.net:

Archer Fine Transfers has resin boltheads, etc cast on to a sheet of clear decal paper. I have several sheets for a 1/72 and a 1/32-1/35 project. Haven't used them yet but they look awesome and should be really wasy to handle.
They come in different sizes and spacings.

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10 years ago

Wed, Feb 15, 2012 7:18 PM

Thanks for the info - actually solved two problems, I was also looking for the internal placard signs. The Lion's Roar Hex heads ones are brass which would seem to be a handling problem. You can pick up resin with a fine needle - glue in place and then smooth the tiny hole - should work well.
Val Kraut

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10 years ago

Wed, Feb 15, 2012 7:48 PM

Sprue Brothers has them -

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10 years ago

Thu, Feb 16, 2012 8:07 AM

"Val Kraut" wrote in news:4f3c0506$0$13501 $ snipped-for-privacy@cv.net:

Hell, you don't even need to do that, they are on a clear decal medium. With varying spacing. You can make perfectly spaced lines of bolts or rivets.

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10 years ago

Mon, Feb 20, 2012 5:11 PM

=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Val Kraut
I remember a tip in this newsgroup from years ago.
Make your own hex bolt heads. Find a miniature socket head screw. Sometimes a scrapped computer part may provide it. Else the flying models parts section in a hobby shop may have it. Melt a plastic sprue and jam the molten end into the socket. You will get a good replica of a hex bolt head.

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