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Rodney J. Williams
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More of my 1/48 Scale AH-64 Apache Helicopter.

August 13, 2020 · in Aviation · · 5 · 1.5K

My first photo shows one of my scribing tools which also doubles as a "rivet" maker.
I draw lines on the model, then use my ruler to line up all the rivets to be put in, then make pencil marks on the kit plastic. I just push in the needle point and presto there is a recessed rivet. I only had to do this about 700 times or so. When finished, I sanded the model with 600 grit sandpaper, then mask off the windows and applied my paint.

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5 responses

  1. How
    In
    The
    Heck

    That's so amazing! Well done!

  2. That's awesome, Rodney. Skills and patience together!

  3. More to come guys. AWESOME is the word Spiros!

  4. Wow Rodney - thats some crazy work, looks amazing - all these expensive tools and a needle does it perfectly and works so well.

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