Stowage bins

[Mark Hobson]

Learned Friends

I have a question concerning the stowage bins on the late Tiger, im ready to buy some rivets but am concerned at the size that I should be considering 1/8".

Thanks to some helpfull people on this forum I have found a supplier but I really have not found any information that allows me to calculate the 1:1 size in re-scaling and am beginning to think that I may need to go smaller ....Any suggestions would be most welcome

[Adrian Harris]

Hi Mark.

This is a crop from a shot I took of the side of the Bovington Tiger:



You should be able to scale the heads by measuring the width of the Armortek turret bin.

Whether you can get rivets small enough is another matter

Adrian.

[Alfredo Campanini]

Hi all,
the firm Dieter Knupfer offer rivets starting from ø 0,30 x 2 mm; head ø 0,45 mm. I think they are small enough.
Price are in Euro and the website is in German language,

http://www.knupfershop.de/shop/index.ph ... p_tpl=main

Regards

[Brown Hawkins]

Here is a source for really small rivets in the US:

http://www.scalehardware.com/miniature- ... 41c6b16b2d

They also have super small working hex bolts and more.

Brown

[Mark Hobson]

Gentlemen,

Thank you for your responses , I now have something to go on . The photo is just the ticket and the extra links, will post with the results.

[Jeff Hyder]

Hi Mark,
Have you considered dress maker pins.The heads are about the same scale,cut them short and super glue them in.
Worked for me.
Cheers Jeff Hyder.

[Mark Hobson]

I have just gone through the other halfs dress makers box and hey presto!

These pin heads are so much smaller than the size that I thought the rivets would have to be........

Thanks Jeff

[Jeff Hyder]

Hi Mark,
Have a look at my Tiger 1 on page 6 in the gallery,there is a picture of my stowage bin which maybe of help.
Cheers Jeff Hyder.

[Brian Leach]

Alfrado,

I just took a look at the "Knophershop" site you listed and it is great!

they have some small cone head bolts ( 1.2mm high X 2mm wide), different size wing nuts (about 2mm to about 6mm), decking of different types, as well as many, mnay different bolts and nuts

Thanks!

Brian