Scale Canvas, Tents and Vinyl

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Looking for ideas for the best materal to make either tents or vehicle canvas/vinyl from. Example, I am planning my next model, the 1/35 M577 with its canvas extended as an artillery fire direction center. Need to find the right material for the back extension. Any ideas??

Thanks

redleg12

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You could try a styrene frame covered with tisue paper with white glue added to it. When it dries it should be rather stiff allowing for painting.

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[#ditto] Make a wire frame, I even used a toothpick frame once, than cut your size of tissue paper, lay it on and paint it with 50/50 diluted wood glue. After it dries, paint more on, and then repeat until its as solid as you want. Then just paint it. Hope this helps!

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The elmers and tissue paper works great, but add a drop or two of diswashing (liquid type) to the mixture. This helps to keep the glue from "clumping and will give the teture a more even feel.

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Mate, use the search facility on the forum here. Just type in what you’re looking for, & you’ll find a STACK of stuff. I use it all the time. Invaluable.

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Thanks for all the ideas!!

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redleg;

There is an excellent article on armorama that tells how to make your own tarps. It was included in a recent issue of Model Military International as well. You should be able to locate it with a simple online search.

Cheers;

Gregory