I have seen people show dioramas with realistic cavas on a object. I primarily model in 1/87th scale.
Your first post! welcome to FSM! It’s sometimes the painting that gives the effect. the canvas objects can sometimes just be resin or putty that have been sculpted to resemble the contours and the features of canvas etc, you can get resin accesories from online stores such as www.verlindenproductions.com or you can make canvas yourself out of something like milliput. Look forward to seeing you in other threads. good luck
scratch that, www.verlinden-productions.com good luck!
For a truck I use tissue paper formed over the bows then LIGHTLY sprayed with water from an old Windex bottle. while its wet it can be formed a little tighter around corners etc. and when it drys it will be fairly stiff. once dry it can be painted to please. Some people mix some white glue (Elmer’s, etc.) in the water but I have not tried it…yet.
I use the 50 / 50 white glue and water method with tissue paper. The results are very good, it just takes a litle practice to get it right. After it’s dry, ust paint and weather it.
well I have an idea. Instead of trying to simulate, use real canvas. You can go to your local hardware store and buy a canvas tarp. All you have to do is just cut it to the size you need.
Sorry, but real canvas thickness is ost of the time out out of scale even in 1/35! Paper is better: paper tissues/toilet paper may have different texture. Dedox
Tissue paper works great. And has a nice texture. One f the things I’ve been playing with is muslin. It is a cotton fabric with a wieve that looks like scale canvas. Its cheap and when combined with the mix of glue like Robert suggested works pretty well.
The toilet paper or tissue works great and has been a mainstay for years. The problem is that the better the toilet paper or tissue the more “texture” it will have that is not very “canvas tarp” looking. The cheaper brands tend to look well in this application. Their manufacturers aren’t trying to make them sellable, just usable.
Sigh…this is what my life has come to. A synopisis of toilet paper…
Mike
i dip tissue paper (the stuff without the flower desighns and crap, i did that once and found a bunch of stuff when dry-brushing,anyway) dip in thinned white glue. scpare of excess stuff, and shape it.
This is certainly reassuring to know. [:p]
-_-, ok how this i dip tissue paper ( the stuff with out the flower desighns and other enchanting foliage [:p]
Much better … you had me worried there for a few minutes. [;)]
Would that make it muddy canvas?
ewww…
Mike
try using cigarette papers you know RIZLA…RIPS…ZIG-ZAGS…i personally use the zig-zag brand as they are made from unbleached hemp and flax…[cough cough]
very strong even when wet. i use them to simulate all fabrics…from flags to zeltbahn.
also for the cloth on fabric covered aircraft… my T34 dio [posted here] the figs in that have zig zag helmet covers, zeltbahn, i made a greatcoat for the corpse under the tank with them too…carefully shaped and painted you can make items of clothing for your dioramas… [uniform jackets,trousers , washing line items,rags ,flags,]
you think of it you can probably find a use for em somewhere
regards…D…
what u smokin?
I smoke a beautifully seasoned almond gold coloured Meershaum.pipe.my preffered tobacco. is holland house,mixed with a little whisky flavoured burley.
i also like malt whisky the older the better…the odd monte cristo cigar…
oriental girlfriends, aston martin cars.fillet steak,cheesecake,etc…etc…etc…
lmao [:p] oriental… i say latino [:0]
Try silkspan, it works great for model sails, so it should be fine for your work. It is nice and durable when wet so it doesn’t disintegrate in your hands. Being disintegrated makes me very angry…
Satin used by suit and dress makers is a good alternative.
It looks right in scale, comes in a huge range of colours, it is readily obtainable from any place selling or making apparrel as offcuts which are just the right size for most modelling applications and it is usually free to boot.
One tip: To cut it and stop the threads from unravelling use a soldering iron with a sharp tip on low heat. This fuses the threads and melts the edges.
Set in place and shape with PVA white glue (woodworkers glue) and water mix (about 50/50) and allow to dry.
It even “droops” like canvas.
HTH ,Cheers, Pete.
Thanks to everybody, now i got lots of good tips on this subject.