Making Shouldered Rifle Straps?

[Guest]

Hi I recently bought some 1/35 resin 101st airborne figures lately and I noticed one needs a gun strap for a shouldered rifle. What's the best way to make one? Green stuff or milliput? I was wondering if anyone had any tips

[eddiesolo]

I have used masking tape painted up in the past, worked a treat.

[Alan 45]

I cut up a stip off a bar code,

[Guest]

the actual things were quite unrefined IIRC. Just standard webbing as used for gas mask bags, belts and etc with brass fittings. It was a stiff, heavy thick material but narrow, maybe 3cm at most and didn't lie in soft folds.


Hope that is some use??

[Guest]

Yes thanks

[monica]

I use KFC hand wipes,cut into 2mm strips,

[Robert1968]

I use KFC hand wipes,cut into 2mm strips,

I like this approach as keeps thenm flexi ( tape doesn't act this way

[Guest]

I use KFC hand wipes,cut into 2mm strips,

When I read things like this, it always makes me wonder why you thought that might work? I mean, how does the initial thought "I need to replicate canvas strapping" become the idea "I know, KFC hand wipes"


Is it just me that never sees such opertunities?

[monica]

I like this approach as keeps thenm flexi ( tape doesn't act this way

it real dose help,plus you can pull them as well without braking ,likepaper or some think,


just let dry and paint first,

When I read things like this, it always makes me wonder why you thought that might work? I mean, how does the initial thought "I need to replicate canvas strapping" become the idea "I know, KFC hand wipes"
Is it just me that never sees such opertunities?

if you do look at them you do see a texture to the wipe,and as said to Robert,the texture is some what like a canvas,


glad that you both like the idea,

[eddiesolo]

Is it just me that never sees such opertunities?

Yes...

[Guest]

it real dose help,plus you can pull them as well without braking ,likepaper or some think,
just let dry and paint first,


if you do look at them you do see a texture to the wipe,and as said to Robert,the texture is some what like a canvas,


glad that you both like the idea,

Canvas? I thought rifle straps were

made of leather...

[monica]

ummm a bit of both I,thing,as with the texture of the wipes can be either one ,I would say,


I do think that some even were wedding as well,

[Guest]

When I read things like this, it always makes me wonder why you thought that might work? I mean, how does the initial thought "I need to replicate canvas strapping" become the idea "I know, KFC hand wipes"
Is it just me that never sees such opertunities?

No. Its a gift. I scour the kitchen, garage, garden, I even vandalised a vacuum cleaner brush yesterday for some bristles. My wife sighs a lot.

[Guest]

Lead or aluminium foil make good straps. You can paint and shape them and they stay in position you put them in

[Guest]

This is why I love this forum. It's the simple things that never occur to me but seem so obvious to other people