Hi all,
Does anybody have any particular way to realistically model the tarps that would cover up the stowage on M4 Shermans and other AFVs?
Alot of people on here refer to using tissue soaked in future.
Never heard of using Future, it would work just it will leave a gloss finish on everything it touches.
I like diluted white (wood) glue, it takes a while to get the technique so experiment first on something other than your current build. The good thing is it drys clear and flat. Start with a rectangle close to the scale dimensions for your tank and go from there, you can always tuck away slack but cannot stretch the ‘tarp’ so error on the large side.
I have just recently used a bit of paper towel saturated in white glue / water mix and I was quite happy with the results for a 1/72nd scale halftrack that I’ve got in motion. I never been fond of using kleenex type tissue for any scale.
You actually don’t want to use Kleenex. It tends to dissolve in the water/glue mix. Tissue paper that is used to wrap clothing in presents is the type that works great. It holds up well and has a smooth, fine weave that looks just like an oil cloth or rubberized tarp. They work for me.
This is a very good question as well as with the responses!! As for me, I have used tissue paper along with a very mild mix of Elmers glue and water.
However I did a 1/35th Jeep and I used aluminum foil for the tarps n such… And IMHO, t hey turned out rather well…
It’s a bit more tricky but what I do, I lay it down/position it how I want and then lighty rub super glue on it… I do this ever so lighty so that it does not build up but enough to hold the form…
It takes some practice but it turns out great!! Looking forward to seeing your build!
Flaps up,
Mike
Rangers Lead The Way
If you are going the white glue rotue… Roger that!
here is a toot from armorama that will give a tarp that has a real rubberized feel and look. Works well.
I use tissue and thinned white glue. I roughly cut the pieces to sort of fit, then lay them over the subject kit, then brush the glue on the tissue. It helps it to stick to the model when it soaks through the tissue, and you can use the brush to tuck the tissue into the corners and ‘adjust’ the folds/wrinkles.
Gene Beaird,
Pearland, Texas
Probably why I haven’t used kleenex in years but did have some luck with it in the early days. Cutting/rolling to shape, setting in place with dabs of water on a brush then saturating with water/WG. For me… Lead foil is good, two-part epoxy is good (requires some skills) but for the small tarps that I stuffed into this 72nd scale halftrack, the paper towel mix did ok by me. I would be leary of chipping/scratching (bright/shiney)aluminum foil tarps. I never had good luck with shirt box tissue… too stiff or something… I dunno.
However… adding tarpage has always been a weak/sore spot for me.
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Try using the lead foil around the cap of a wine bottle…easy to cut, shape and paint.
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