TIPS, TRICKS & MORE...
All of us at the T&T Workshop love simple, inexpensive solutions to modeling
problems. That's exactly what we received in the mail from Richard Williams of
Cornelius, North Carolina.
Richard is located in the heart of stock-car country, so it's no surprise that he came
up with a cheap-and-easy way to duplicate simple roll cage padding.
Here's how he did it:
"After reading Drew Hierwarter's great article 'Build a Better Buick' (June 2007
issue), I was inspired to send along a different method of making roll-bar padding
that doesn't require cutting the roll cage, using Evergreen 1/8" styrene tubing (part
#224) for the padding.
"Drill out the inside with a #45 (.082") bit, making sure to drill far enough for the
length of padding you wish to make. Chuck the tubing into a drill or small hobby
lathe, and file in small grooves for the tie wraps.
"After cutting the tube to length, carefully slice open the tubing by filing a slot
lengthwise down the tube. You now have a piece of roll-bar padding that will snap
over the roll bars.
"Paint the padding flat black, and after painting the roll cage, snap the padding into
place. Tie wraps can be made with thread or thin wire.
"This technique is perfect for older race cars that had padding that didn't extend all
the way around the roll cage tubing.
problems. That's exactly what we received in the mail from Richard Williams of
Cornelius, North Carolina.
Richard is located in the heart of stock-car country, so it's no surprise that he came
up with a cheap-and-easy way to duplicate simple roll cage padding.
Here's how he did it:
"After reading Drew Hierwarter's great article 'Build a Better Buick' (June 2007
issue), I was inspired to send along a different method of making roll-bar padding
that doesn't require cutting the roll cage, using Evergreen 1/8" styrene tubing (part
#224) for the padding.
"Drill out the inside with a #45 (.082") bit, making sure to drill far enough for the
length of padding you wish to make. Chuck the tubing into a drill or small hobby
lathe, and file in small grooves for the tie wraps.
"After cutting the tube to length, carefully slice open the tubing by filing a slot
lengthwise down the tube. You now have a piece of roll-bar padding that will snap
over the roll bars.
"Paint the padding flat black, and after painting the roll cage, snap the padding into
place. Tie wraps can be made with thread or thin wire.
"This technique is perfect for older race cars that had padding that didn't extend all
the way around the roll cage tubing.
Easy padding
