How exactly do you guys use tissue paper to detail your tanks and stuff… I just created a tarp I intend to use from a plastic grocery bag… but how should i go about using tissue paper and what should I use it for? Any ideas?[:-^]
elmers glue diluted and add some paint , let dry and maybe hit it with some more paint and a lil’ dry brush of a lighter color.
is that before or after you roll up the tarp?
I usually roll the tarp first, then apply a 50 / 50 mix of whtie glue and water. Press it onto the model where it’s going to spend the rest of it’s days to make it contour to the shape of the vehicle. Allow it to dry then paint and weather as desired.
I have found that using the tissue paper found in shirt boxes and for wrapping presents is easier to work with than using Kleenex tissues. [2c]
Thanks…but the other thing i meant was how do you use it, strictly as tarps or bedrolls or what?
I use it mostly for bedrolls, but I will be using it for a rolled up tarp of a German halftrack.
I’ve always used it for bed rolls but I have heard of many who use it for tarps. Have fun, Joe
I placed a tissue tarp on the back of this tank. I put some tissue bed rolls and
some boxes on the shelf, and then layed the tarp on and brushed with 50/50 water and white glue. While wet, I took thread and “lashed” the tarp down. After it dried, I painted it Olive Drab, a wash of dark green and drybrushed sand finished it off.
Regards, Dan [;)]
Thanks… here is an idea you might want to try, not only does gauze work well as paded bedrolls, but tarps look more…tarp like if you cut the from plastic shoping bags!
Will have to try that one! Thanks for the tip, Joe
Neato! Thats a great idea. I have another use for tissue. During the Battle of the Bulge, many US tanks were wrapped in white bed sheets to match the snowey conditions. Tissue paper would be a great way to model this.
Thanks guys… I really appreciate it and I’ll let you know how it endsup…p.s., I also am using small sections of medical gauze for sleeping bags or things of that type.