Real hose clamps are one of the small details that separate a tidy engine bay from a convincing one. This photo-etched fret gives you a full assortment of scale hose lock bands in three popular car scales, ready to wrap around styrene rod or fine tubing and lock flat against the hose. What Is On The Fret The sheet carries bands in several widths and lengths, covering 1/12, 1/24, and 1/43 subjects, plus matching buckles, mounting brackets, and tiny screw-head details. Both perforated and smooth band styles are included, so you can mirror worm-drive clamps or plain strap clamps depending on your reference. How To Use Them Cut the part free of the fret, wrap it around the hose, thread one end through the loop of the other, then pull gently until it sits snug. Bend the inner side over, trim the excess, and add a screw detail if the clamp calls for one. A short length of styrene rod is the easiest way to match a given hose diameter before fitting. Where It Fits Car and truck engine bays, hydraulic lines on construction machinery, motorcycle plumbing, and any diorama in which visible hoses require believable hardware. The etched metal takes primer and paint well and holds its shape once bent, so clamps stay put through handling and final assembly.