LaurieS Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Just found out that these were available. Been struggling with the wheel riveter which is very basic in digging holes in the plastic. Any one with experience I would like to hear your comments. On how good (or bad) and which manufacturers you use. Thanks in advance (no need to answer this until the football match has finished 😜 Laurie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Hi Laurie @Basilisk used rivet decals on his Hurricane And Spitfire builds (linked in above) which worked very well. Others may have other suggestions. HTH T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurieS Posted July 7, 2018 Author Share Posted July 7, 2018 Grateful for your time & info Troy. Just what I needed and has confirmed that they look good. Laurie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 I use Archer 3D rivets and have no problems to report. They're in an incredibly thin carrier film, which disappears under a coat of primer. All you have to do is cut the width and length of rivets at the pitch you need (there are usually a few pitches at least), dip them in water for a sec, then a few seconds later you can peel them off and apply them to your model. I use Mr Mark Softer to aid it settling in, and then you're off and running. They're expensive for us UK folks, but they're the best solution I've found so far 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurieS Posted July 7, 2018 Author Share Posted July 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Mike said: I use Archer 3D rivets and have no problems to report. They're in an incredibly thin carrier film, which disappears under a coat of primer. All you have to do is cut the width and length of rivets at the pitch you need (there are usually a few pitches at least), dip them in water for a sec, then a few seconds later you can peel them off and apply them to your model. I use Mr Mark Softer to aid it settling in, and then you're off and running. They're expensive for us UK folks, but they're the best solution I've found so far Thank you Michael for your time and info which is most appreciated. You have not given me a problem as I have 2 starters. 😜 Laurie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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