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Post by mistygal01 on Dec 10, 2006 10:57:33 GMT 10
here are a few tips for T&P making...... 1- jumprings are great for bits, or the metal pieces on halters. 2- go and ask your granny or elderly relatives if they have any leather scraps, old purses, or anything crafty that they dont want. (they didnt have much to do back in the good 'ole days, and chances are there might be a few things they have collected. 3- wooden skewers make great poles. if you cut them up they are great for SM sizes. 4- when getting started in tack making, dont try to start with small-as in SM- scale models. schliech models are a good size to start off with. 5- keep a book to put all your reference matieral in. 6- use a really, really good glue. i use superglue, but if you do, be careful you dont stick your fingers together. *****GOLDEN RULE***** keep on trying- no-one is perfect first time round.
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Post by gaff on Dec 10, 2006 15:30:00 GMT 10
Hey, thanks for the tips, misty! I used to make tack way back when and would like to try again, but I've never tried props.
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Post by amylee963 on Dec 10, 2006 19:28:41 GMT 10
I have about 6 of those plastic pocket folders (you know- the colourful plastic folders you can slide notes in!) which I keep all my tackmaking articles and each one has a different theme - eg english tack, western tack, english classes (eg jumping), western classes (eg roping), arabian tack, etc. And, theres the ones for CM'ing! Also, within these folders are all relevant pics from google etc. If you are using leather for halters, it might be too "thick", try rubbing it against sandpaper or something to rub down the back of the leather. Sorry- my advice is a little hard to explain. But once you get going- tackmaking is fun! Tip- reference, reference, reference! Get pics of real tack (its great if u have your own), so you know what bits go where (eg throatlash and other parts of the bridle can be tricky in minature if you dont know where they go in real scale!) Be careful if u are using buckles made of jumprings- be careful they dont dig into the model! I speak from experience! Also- Toothpicks painted make GREAT poles for Micro Minis!
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Post by Daley Park on Dec 10, 2006 21:03:16 GMT 10
Best (and cheapest) place for leather is Spotlight. It is by-the-metre. Don't buy the stuff in the packets (including what you can find in Lincraft) as it is not the type you want.
The type of leather you need has a shiny side and a rough side. Most craft shops sell suede thong (rough both sides) as it is popular for dreamcatchers and such. Suede thong cannot be skived (the roughness removed).
And yes, REFERENCE books are your friend. I have a book I picked up at a book sale which is full of all the different types of tack and horse equipment, with lots of large colour photos. Large images on google are great too.
Wire buckles... Eh. Use beading wire, 22-26 gauge, as it is thinner and more discrete on the bridle. Be well aware that wire has a high chance of scratching a model, particularly CMs. Your work will probably not sell as well if you use wire buckles over etched buckles.
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Post by Jubilee Stud on Dec 12, 2006 16:37:21 GMT 10
Giselle and I are going to try and make tack but I just don't have the patience. I tried to make a halter using super glue and in the end the leather stuck to my fingers, instead of the actual bridle. But i will try again, I need some god damn tack that fits >.<
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Post by mistygal01 on Dec 12, 2006 18:22:26 GMT 10
i know how you feel, it took me a while to get a bridle to stay together, lol. i have been using toothpicks for SM trot overs. if you are in need of some inspiriation, look up 'stablemate lovers only', or 'becky yeager' (cant remember the site) her stuff is SSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO cool!!!!
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Post by mistygal01 on Dec 12, 2006 19:10:57 GMT 10
i'm back- i had to go wash up- the thing i meant to ask is, forleadropes, do you just use parrot clasps for the clip?
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Post by Daley Park on Dec 13, 2006 9:25:29 GMT 10
You can use the lobster clasps (oval ones, not the round ones), but try adn get them as small as possible. I've found 8mm ones at The Warehouse sometimes, as Lincraft, Spotlight and such only sell the 10mm and 12mm ones, which are much too big. The 8mm ones are too, but they look more in scale than the others.
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Post by kurrawinya on Dec 20, 2006 11:09:39 GMT 10
hehe I broke a golden rule, my 1st tack success was Mini whinny scale !
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Post by mistygal01 on Dec 24, 2006 15:47:04 GMT 10
thanks daley, ill have a look around and see what i can come up with. an interesting note- all the tack in my avartar i made myself, then promptly went and lost the martingale.....
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Post by Koolabah™ on Dec 29, 2006 2:44:38 GMT 10
Ooooh wow! For some reason I missed this topic! And I'm glad I found it All this lovely information about which leather and what to use for buckles - I've been needing this info for ages! Thanks heaps guys! ;D Once I made a leather halter with crappy frayed, thick leather and I used staples to drill [messy] holes into it and used little chain links from a keyring to hold it together... it broke, of course
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Post by mistygal01 on Dec 29, 2006 12:44:05 GMT 10
some of you people should try prop making- its a lot easier than tack!
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Post by mistygal01 on Jan 1, 2007 13:05:18 GMT 10
wooden/bamboo skewers make excellent poles, used for various purposes!
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