Skrutka šesťhran s podložkou, priemer 0,9 mm

Bolt head on a washer, 0.9 mm

A small element imitating a bolt head seated on a washer, 0.9 mm in diameter. It is the middle of the three sizes in the range, that is the size reached for most often: on a model the fastening is clear even from a distance, and yet it does not look coarse. In 1:35 scale such a diameter corresponds to roughly 31.5 mm on the real machine, and in 1:48 scale to roughly 43 mm.

How to choose the right size

What decides is not the scale of the model but the surroundings of the fastening. Compare the element with what is left on the model: the neighboring bolts, the rivet heads and the edges of the plates will tell you more than a calculation from a table. It works well to lay two sizes side by side, look at them from the usual viewing distance and only then drill or glue. A bolt a little too small will be forgiven by the viewer; one noticeably too large catches his eye at once.

Working with small elements

• Tip the elements out a few at a time onto a light surface, as they are harder to find on a dark one.
• Pick them up with fine-jawed tweezers and settle them straight down from above.
• For fastenings in a row, mark out a line with a strip of tape and fit the whole row at once.
• Wash and degrease the area before painting, otherwise the paint holds badly on small shapes.

Who they are for

For builders of vehicles who want to replace a suggested detail with a raised element, and for reworking where the original surface has disappeared during sanding. The model, paints, glue and tools are not included in the box, unless stated otherwise.