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Custer

Member since
October 2008

Canvas - 1/72 & 1/35

Posted by Custer on Sunday, November 8, 2009 6:06 PM

I am hoping that someone will provide me with a way to scratch-build canvas, i.e. tent covering.

Cheers...

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psstoff995's lbro

Member since
December 2008
From: Northern Va

Posted by psstoff995's lbro on Sunday, November 8, 2009 7:02 PM

I use a piece of tissue paper cut into shape and soaked in a mix of water and white glue. Then drape it over the intended place.

-Will young modeler

Test fit master

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Gunners mate

Member since
August 2007
From: Washington St.

Posted by Gunners mate on Sunday, November 8, 2009 7:54 PM

Or, drape the tissue or paper towel first, then with a brush full of the mix of white glue and water, touch the high spots first and work down, letting the glue leach into the tissue. I found this easier to control. Good luck

Scott

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autocar1953

Member since
November 2005
From: Somewhere in the Midwest

Posted by autocar1953 on Thursday, November 12, 2009 1:39 PM

Both of the above methods work well..

If you would like to remove the tent covering at a later date, and be able to replace it...

cover your tent framework with loose saranwrap first (drape it.. don't pull it tight), then apply your Kleenex canvas.. The saranwrap will keep the tissue from glueing itself to the framework.

After the glue dries and hardens, you can take it off to work on the inside of the tent

IF you take it off, do not paint it while it is off, the paint(especially a waterbase paint) will soften the glue..

once everything hardens, and is painted, you can discard the saranwrap....

Jim A.

500 started, none finished....

James

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vespa boy

Member since
April 2004
From: Boston MA

Posted by vespa boy on Thursday, November 12, 2009 2:02 PM

Another thought is to use tin foil (like the foil capsule that you get on good quality wine). It works very well for canvas roof coverings on old cars, so you should be able to use it to make a tent.

http://public.fotki.com/nkhandekar

This ain't no Mudd Club, or C.B.G.B.,
I ain't got time for that now

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Hans von Hammer

Member since
June 2008
From: Iowa

Posted by Hans von Hammer on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 9:14 AM

Never thought about usinf foil for a tarp, VB... Now that you mention it, it'd probably work better for the truck tarp I need than the tissue paper I usually use... I have a plastic kit part that look fine, but since I want to roll the sides up and tie them off, I think the foil would work better. I can just drape the foil over the plastic tarp and it'll take all the wrinkles impressions that're molded into the kit part! Thanks, man...

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vespa boy

Member since
April 2004
From: Boston MA

Posted by vespa boy on Saturday, November 21, 2009 4:29 PM

Glad to be of service HVH.

Here is a scratchbuilt 1/24 scale lumber hauler by Ken Hamilton. He used Verlinden foil for the canopy, with superb results. I saw it in person last weekend and it is AMAZING from top to bottom....it has Best in Show written all over it.