Thanks Bud. There is discussion regarding nail head simulation in both of the 1/48 Llloyd build logs linked earlier in this thread. Wojtek Fajga made his own tool from old watch gears filed down. Willi a/k/a miamiangler used a Mr. Riviter tool, I believe. I was puzzling over this when I recalled having an old ponce wheel set I had purchased from Micro-Mark years ago to make rivets for O scale railroad models. Amazingly, I found the set quickly and, to my delight, the small wheel proved to leave the correct impression for nail heads with good spacing. These were modeling ponce wheels, rather than fabric pattern ponce wheels. I understand that the latter leave larger square or rectangular impressions, which will not work as well for nail heads.
Anyway, it took just a little practice on scrap styrene sheet to get the pressure right for the look I wanted. A steel straight edge ruler worked as a guide for most rows. The curved front of the fuselage required a sheet plastic edge cut to match the fuselage curve. I went off guide a couple of times and had to fill the errant trail with Mr, Surfacer and sand it smooth.
All things considered, I am happy with the results, as I sweated over this detail a bit.
Regards,
Bob
