In the course of working on the forward seams between the main hull and the removable upper deck, several rows of rivets were lost. And the thought of restoring them bit by bit with tiny drops of JB Weld reduced with lacquer thinner made me ill. Fortunately, through a wonderfully timed post at
disneysub.com, a much more user-friendly solution was found. Tichy Train manufactures tiny plastic rivets in a size that works well with the 1/32 scale Nautilus.
To install them, one needs only to cut a rivet from the tree and drill a pilot hole in the correct spot. I used a twist drill.
At first I tried placing them in the hole with tweezers. But the plastic was very slick and they had a tendency to make a break for the floor and the plastic these rivets are made of has the unique property of instantly becoming invisible upon contact with concrete. I settled on dabbing them with a piece of masking tape and then sliding them into the pilot hole. A drop of thin CA secures them in place.
They come in packs of 96, enough to lay down a healthy line of rivets. I'm even looking at replacing some of the droplet style rivets molded into the hull. For the price ($2.50 per pack) you can't beat them.
To install them, one needs only to cut a rivet from the tree and drill a pilot hole in the correct spot. I used a twist drill.
At first I tried placing them in the hole with tweezers. But the plastic was very slick and they had a tendency to make a break for the floor and the plastic these rivets are made of has the unique property of instantly becoming invisible upon contact with concrete. I settled on dabbing them with a piece of masking tape and then sliding them into the pilot hole. A drop of thin CA secures them in place.
They come in packs of 96, enough to lay down a healthy line of rivets. I'm even looking at replacing some of the droplet style rivets molded into the hull. For the price ($2.50 per pack) you can't beat them.
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