Advice on attaching machine gun belt?

[montythefirst]

Hi I have this bust by verlinden

I had been painting this but I had some primer issues so had to strip back, I also hadn't decided to attach the machine gun bullets pre painting.

Now that I have had to strip it I want to attach the machine gun belt before painting, so my problem is that the bullets are cast individually, does anyone have any experience with this kit or in general that may aid me in attaching the machine gun belt?


cheers

Simon

 

[valiant]

Simon, you could try attaching the individual rounds to some aluminium foil strip, then attach them to the bust - it should give you enough flex to drape them naturally.

Steve

 

[Ferris]

If you want attach them before painting I suggest to undercoat the bullets and the area behind them in black first, as it will be very hard to reach later.

If the bullets are done individually you could do as mentioned in the post above (thin strip of lead foil will be a bit stronger): attach individual bullets with tiny blobs of expoxy glue (lets you move them around for alignment a little) to the foil, then, after the glue has dried, bend the belt around the bust with the lead foil at the back.

Alternatively, you could use fast-curing white glue and directly attach the individual bullets to the bust. Let every one dry before doing the next. It will take a while, but the advantage of the white glue is that you can perfectly remove it again if it doesn't look right, and you have a bit of time to align things before it sets.

Cheers
Adrian

 

[peedee]

A variation of the first method, you could cut a very thin length of black electrical tape, secure it to your cutting mate sticky side up with a touch of masking tape each end, and lay the rounds on to it, they will be tacked in place and you can assembe the belt in full, paint the front then turn it over and paint the back.
The assembly can then be draped and glued directly in place complete.

Paul