Alright. I’m not very good at scratchbuilding and I needed to make a canvas roof (the kit canvas was too thick and unrealistic) for a WWII German cargo halftrack. I experimented with some plastic stuff I bought but had terrible luck in sculpting it. I gave up and retreated to my ‘fortress of solitude’ to ponder my prdicament. While pondering I noticed the texture of the toiletpaper and decided to try using it on my model. After some experimenting and absolutely no luck with draping the t.p. to simulate canvas, I decided to get some water. During the experimenting I spilled the water on some t.p. Later, when the t.p. was dry, I went back to my model and noticed how the t.p. had hardened. Ion the end I came up with this:
- Moisten a strip of t.p. that suits the size of canvas to be simulated.
- Drape the t.p. over the area to recieve canvas and form to simulate drooping fabric.
- Let the t.p. dry so it is completely hardened.
- Carefully remove the t.p. from it’s position (make sure it doesn’t lose form) so you may finish the model.
- Paint and weather than glue to the model.
This works good for making sandbags and blankets also. The only real problem I found was that the t.p. detereorates when painted with brushes, so this won’t work without an airbrush (weathering worls because the base coat of paint protects the t.p.). So try it out and let me know what you think of this.
