One of the most common parts I use (and run short on) are rivets. In order keep them uniform throughout the model, I try and use premade plastic rivets. I also sometimes make a rivet tool when I need to duplicate a rivet on an existing model (I’ll tell you how to make these in a later blog).
Premade rivets are expensive, so when I run out of rivets and have to make more, I use a cheaper, faster alternative: putty. Here’s how I do it.
1. First roll out a flat sheet of putty on a spare piece of card and poke out any small air bubbles.