1/6 Scale Miniature Projects

 

Looking for some accessories for your 1/6th Scale guys?

 

Homemade “Modern” Pens

 

 

Here’s what you need

 

You need 4 pieces to make the pen

 

1 piece of solid rod 1/16th” in Diameter - Evergreen #222

 

1 Piece of brass tube 3/32” in diameter

 

1 piece of plastic tube 1/8” in diameter - Evergreen #224

 

1 short piece of wire (I think I use 1/16th)

 

Plus a tube cutter, file, hobby knife, wire cutter, CA glue, 1/16th bit/drill and some paint

 

 

Here’s what you do

 

Cut the solid small rod into a 1 1/8” piece

This becomes the ink cartridge and holds everything together

 

Take the 1/8” plastic tube and file it down to about half it’s thickness for about

A half an inch and bevel the exposed edges

(Hint: do not cut the rod first leave it long and file it down first)

Then cut the rod with the hobby knife to 3/8th”

Make a flat cut or file it flat

This makes the cap

 

Use the tube cutter and cut the brass rod to xx” long

(When you cut the brass rod with the tube cutter it will leave a rounded edge

On the piece you just cut.  Do not file this down as this makes the holder for the ink cartridge

On subsequent pens file down one side so the rod can fit through it)

 

File the solid rods end to a point so it fits through the brass rod

With the point sticking out

 

 

Attach the cap with CA glue

 

File the cap to a rounded end to suit your desire

 

Drill a hole in the center of the cap a little in from the end

 

Bend the wire to approximately a 100-degree angel and glue it on

(A little more than 90 degrees so it clips)

 

Paint it your color choice!

 

And a Pen

 

 

Variants

 

Closed Pens

 

 

Omit filing the solid rod to fit the brass tube

 

Various Sizes

 

Alter the lengths to suit

 

 

The blue pens are a little shorter than in the directions

These are more to scale but the longer one looks better

 

Pencils

 

 

Since you’ve got this rod and tubing make a few pencils too!

 

 

Use just the 1/16th rod to make small pencils like the red and brown one

 

Or

 

Cut the brass tube as above

File the small rod to a point

Put the rod in brass tube leaving a little at the end for an eraser

And bingo a pencil!

 

 

 

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