Boaters?

[Mikeyh***]

I am looking for ideas on how to make boater hats for my male g scale figures The line is set in France 1920 and lots of pictures show the men with boaters on. Any ideas?

 

[DickyC]

thats defo a 3d print, The lines you can get in 3d printing might actually help with the "staw" effect. There are a few people on her that can help you out with that if you dont have a printer.

 

[Mikeyh***]

thats defo a 3d print, The lines you can get in 3d printing might actually help with the "staw" effect. There are a few people on her that can help you out with that if you dont have a printer.

 

[Mikeyh***]

Thanks for that, the thought of a printer that can actually produce things scares me! I am definitely of the wrong generation, but thanks for the suggestion!

 

[DickyC]

Thanks for that, the thought of a printer that can actually produce things scares me! I am definitely of the wrong generation, but thanks for the suggestion!

I understand this, im a printer by trade and work in 2d everyday ! but 3d software does me nut in lol , Unless you find a playmobil version and buy it as a spare part maybe ? but others can print the 3d files for you such as the following.

Fancy Boater Hat // Lil'Hats'N'Stuff - 3D model by Make Anything on Thangs

[Relevant Video](https://youtu.be/zEWfDk2XLYg) Do you want the fanciest fingers in town? Oh have I got a hat for you! --- 18mm inner diameter, scale as requi

thangs.com

 

[Mikeyh***]

It seems like dabbling in science fiction!

 

[stevedenver]

what a great detail to set the era!

There must be some thin metal washer, flanged rivet or nylon plastic spacer, at the hardware shop, among the screws and bolts section, that might do….bend, fill in with plastic putty…?/? The problem is hats arent round but oblong….this will take some cleverness.

i have, in the past, used white metal 1/12 doll house hats on preise g figures. Top hat, derby, western, sombrero, etc. while oversized, they are quite plausible and fit the figure head.. i dont know if these are available on the other side of the pond. They have become scarce over here.

 

[Mikeyh***]

what a great detail to set the era!

There must be some thin metal washer, flanged rivet or nylon plastic spacer, at the hardware shop, among the screws and bolts section, that might do….bend, fill in with plastic putty…?/? The problem is hats arent round but oblong….this will take some cleverness.

i have, in the past, used white metal 1/12 doll house hats on preise g figures. Top hat, derby, western, sombrero, etc. while oversized, they are quite plausible and fit the figure head.. i dont know if these is available on the other side of the pond. They have become scarce over here.

Yes I have thought about small washers for the brim, I will search my small.bits box. Cheers

 

[stevedenver]

Since my post, i found boaters at a dollhouse supply store. Dollhousecity.com…search straw hat.
have no idea if these will be too big, or if they could be altered

 

[PhilP]

How about thin plastikard and some offcuts of heating pipe?
Two odd bits of copper pipe, file a bit of an edge on them, and use them as punches to make the brim..
Once glued at a suitable jaunty angle, you could them use filler to make the top section.

PhilP

 

[Mikeyh***]

How about thin plastikard and some offcuts of heating pipe?
Two odd bits of copper pipe, file a bit of an edge on them, and use them as punches to make the brim..
Once glued at a suitable jaunty angle, you could them use filler to make the top section.

PhilP

Now that is a good idea! Thanks

 

[Mikeyh***]

I have had an idea! Small washers for brim, a slice of plastic tube for the riser, and a piece of card from a paper punch for the top. I will try it tomorrow and post a pic if succesful

 

[Mikeyh***]

I have had an idea! Small washers for brim, a slice of plastic tube for the riser, and a piece of card from a paper punch for the top. I will try it tomorrow and post a pic if succesful

Still working on this one!

 

[Mikeyh***]

Still working on this one!

I am giving up on this one for the time being. The boaters are so small and my old fingers are not!

 

[Mikeyh***]

Woops lost my first reply. try again. many thanks for the offer Richard but I think I have cracked it now. I found some presstuds on an old duvet cover which seems the right size ( about 8 mm diameter. But if it doesn't fully work I will get in touch. Thankyou

 

[DickyC]

no problem

 

[ge_rik]

I've not (yet) made boaters, but I have often added hats of various types to figures to make them more appropriate for my 1930s railway. I use Green stuff which is perfect for the job. A disk and a blob can readily be shaped into a fairly realistic looking hat.

How I modified some cheap figures for the 1930s.

Narrow gauge large scale model garden railway. Battery powered, radio controlled locomotives, some Bluetooth. Set in Cheshire UK in 1930s

riksrailway.blogspot.com

Rik