Creating rivets

Here's a little something I passed on to John already, as it seemed OT, but,
as the discussion continues...

The_Beast

---------------------- Forwarded by Doug Evans/CSN/UNEBR on 08/02/99
12:45 PM
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Doug Evans
08/01/99 10:54 AM

To:   johncrim@voicenet.com
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Subject:  Creating rivets

I've a friend that covered an Ork battle wagon using neatly cut bamboo rods
used for cotton swabs. BIG rivets, and entirely bonkers for time, effort, etc,
even amongst the craziest at the game shop. Or 'the Club' as my SO calls it.

In a recent Sci-fi and Fantasy Modeler, a Brit
production, a guy doing a Victorian sci-fi ship,
while trying to make counter-sunk 'dimples' in a
sheet of polystyrene, discovered instead that his little drill partially
melted the plastic, and formed little domes, perfect to his way of thinking,
for rivets. YMW(ill)V, and it still sounds like too much like work for moi (I
buy painted figs) but you might give it a try.

If it works, please do mention it to the list, with proper attribution to the
mag.

RE: SFFM, the mag The first three parts of the article were in the last three
consecutive issues. I don't have 'em here,
but they were in the mid-thirties. However, the
fourth and last article was NOT in the current issue, and I'll be damned if I
can find even a mention or an apology for it not being there *sigh* Quite
fetching beast of an ether flyer they were building, too.

The_Beast

There is an item called a punch die that can make lots of styrene rivets
(bolts too), which was originally created for 1/35 model armor. It's
easy to use, and you can use normal glue to put 'em on.