Top Flite Bonanza Seat Belts?
12-31-2016, 08:16 PM
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Top Flite Bonanza Seat Belts?
Hello everyone, I'm (still) building a TF Bonanza and I want to add as much scale detail as possible. Does anyone have any advice on how I can build scale belt buckles. The picture is from a full scale F33A. I want to replicate this seat belt buckle and webbing.
Thanks, Robert.
Thanks, Robert.
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Seat belts from masking tape and buckles laser cut from card stock in my 1/6 scale P-47 cockpit. It would probably be possible to 3d print the buckles for even more scale accuracy.
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Thanks Chad, I never thought of using masking tape, but since I can get it in just about every color there is, I now have a route to take. Thanks again...
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Hey Chad, got one of the seat belts roughed out. Still deciding on just how far I'm going to take this seat belt part of my plane. Still having fun though...
I found some pins that will make up the small bolt that goes up front. Webbing is from holiday ribbon found at a craft store here in Clarksville. Aluminum plate used is .016 thick and easily cut with scissors.
I found some pins that will make up the small bolt that goes up front. Webbing is from holiday ribbon found at a craft store here in Clarksville. Aluminum plate used is .016 thick and easily cut with scissors.
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Hey Chad, got one of the seat belts roughed out. Still deciding on just how far I'm going to take this seat belt part of my plane. Still having fun though...
I found some pins that will make up the small bolt that goes up front. Webbing is from holiday ribbon found at a craft store here in Clarksville. Aluminum plate used is .016 thick and easily cut with scissors.
I found some pins that will make up the small bolt that goes up front. Webbing is from holiday ribbon found at a craft store here in Clarksville. Aluminum plate used is .016 thick and easily cut with scissors.
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ESM Bonanza update from 2018
I moved 2x since my last post. I live in Gillette WY now. Both my Bonanzas have sat since 2018 or so. I did manage to do some painting on my ESM Bonanza but I think my TF kit will probably be made into a static model and hung from my garage ceiling! I plan on eventually flying my ESM Bonanza, finding the motivation has been the hard part!
