ALEC PINWHEEL

A modeling tool of the pinwheel type, that is a toothed wheel on a handle. Rolling it over a surface lets you suggest an even row of dimples.

Manufacturer Platz
Product EAN8591111272988

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29.96 €
24.76 € without VAT
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About product

What the tool is for

A pinwheel is a toothed wheel set in a handle. You run it over the surface of a part and its teeth press evenly spaced dimples into the material. In modeling this is how rows of rivets are suggested on surfaces where the kit does not carry them, or how rows are restored after they have been sanded away while filling and cleaning up joints.

How to work with it

  • Try the method first on an offcut of the same material, not straight on the model.
  • Run the wheel along a guide; a strip of masking tape or a flexible ruler works well.
  • Press evenly and only enough to leave a shallow dimple. Heavy pressure will push through or bow the material.
  • Roll in a single pass, because on a repeat pass the teeth will not land in the same track and the row will smear.
  • Go lightly over the raised edge around the dimples with fine sandpaper, so that only the relief remains.
  • Clean the sanding dust off the surface before painting, otherwise the dimples fill in.

What to watch out for

The spacing of the teeth decides how dense the row will be and, together with the scale of the model, whether the result will look convincing. Before you use it, check the spacing and the diameter of the wheel in the manufacturer's data and compare them with the scale you build in. Proceed carefully on thin walls, because they bow under pressure.

Who it is for

The tool will be appreciated by modelers who finish the surface detail of aircraft, vehicles and ships and want their riveting to stay even along its whole length. The handle with the wheel makes up the delivery; the model, abrasives and paints are not included, unless stated otherwise.

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FAQ

To press an even row of small dimples, most often to suggest riveting or to restore rows lost while sanding.

Run the wheel along a guide, that is a strip of masking tape or a flexible ruler, and roll it in one smooth pass.

What decides is the spacing of the teeth. Check it in the manufacturer's data and compare it with the scale you build in.

The tool itself. The model, abrasives and paints are not included, unless stated otherwise.

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