camo nets

Tools, Techniques, and Reference Materials Techniques
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Does anyone here know of a way to make a camoflauge net. I’m building a bunker in France '44. Thanks for the help.

David

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I’m not totally sure, but I think some builders use cheesecloth.

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There was a brief description of a technique in the Verlinden Way Vol. II. Essentially you soak gauze bandage or cheesecloth in a 50/50 solution of white glue and water. Once wet, you drape the netting where you want it and allow it to dry completely. Then you paint it with a 50/50 solution of paint and thinner for a base color. Allow that to dry completely, then you dry brush on the camo patterns and allow them to dry completely. The author also suggested re-coating the net with white glue and sprinkling modelling grass or leaves over the net for additional camoflage. These could also subsequently be dry brushed very carefully after they had dried.

Best of luck!

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Thanks for the advice. I think I’ll go with the cheese cloth idea. I recently tried a camo net ( It will be posted in the diorama forum under Bunker WIP) I just took something[%-)] streched it out and then painted it. Not very good though.

David

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You need to go with the white glue/water soak and drape method, otherwise you end up with the net hanging out in mid-air with no visible means of support, like some woman’s bad hair day. [:O]

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I used bandages

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I have used the gauze/bandage material method.

For Green British Cam Netting:

Basically:

1: Drape it where you want it to go (I used scratchbuilt poles/spreaders from stretched sprue and plasticard).

2: Spray the draped material with PVA glue to set it.

3: Then sprayed it with my base colour of khaki/green mix.

4: Whilst the paint is still wet sprinkle with herbs (I used a mix of oregano and tarregon. )

  1. Leave to dry then spray with a mat coat to seal.

Never tried a sand cam net.

Hope this helps.

Phil

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Thanks for the help bigphil, I’ll post some pics when I’m done.

David

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Has anyone tried to use the plastic netting bags used for onions? It looks like it might work.

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I think the bandage is the best way to do it, because the natural weight of it.

This camo net I made with a piece of bandage and some tissue paper straps glued with white glue.

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color your nets before using them.heres what I do: 1. get some cheesecloth (very cheap ) or gauze. cut your piece to be used and fold it loosely into a small square 2.take some green and raw umber oils or enamels and some enamel thinner,mix them up to create a heavy,dirty-green wash. 3. soak the cheesecloth in the mix. once it has soaked up the wash,take it out and gently squeeze out the excess wash and then air dry the “net” on some paper towels. after that,voila! pre-painted camo nets…

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David

See my post on my Sherman Firefly in armor. I make my own camouflage nets from surgical gauze and coffee filter strips. It turns out great and is cheap and really easy to make.

Cheers;

Gregory