1:35 Wingnuts & Lifting Rings

Wingnuts and lifting eyes 1:35 - an RT-Diorama detail set

A detail set from RT-Diorama in 1:35 scale. The contents are not models but small machine elements - wingnuts and lifting eyes with which vehicles, machines and structures in a diorama are completed.

Where such elements occur

A wingnut is a fastening that can be tightened and loosened by hand without tools. In reality it is used anywhere a cover or a hatch is opened often - on cowlings, on filters, on tool boxes, on the lids of crates and on makeshift mounts. A lifting eye, on the other hand, serves for handling: machines, power units, crates and heavy parts are hung from eyes on a crane or on a block and tackle. Both are therefore typical of workshop, repair and supply scenes, where material is handled, and of vehicles that have removable covers.

Work tips

• Place them functionally - an eye belongs above the center of gravity of a load, a nut by a removable cover
• On one machine keep the same type and orientation of the elements; a random angle looks careless
• Try the layout out dry first and work with tweezers
• An element placed away from the machine, on a workbench or in a crate, adds action to a scene

Who the set is for

For modelers of vehicles who raise the level of detail beyond the contents of the box, and for makers of workshop, repair and supply dioramas in 1:35 scale.