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                        Tissue paper detail???

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Tissue paper detail???
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 8, 2004 12:52 PM
                        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?Whistling [:-^]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 8, 2004 1:32 PM
                        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.
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                        dostacos
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                          December 2003
                        • From: Los Angeles
                        Posted by dostacos on Sunday, February 8, 2004 3:12 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Redleg1-7FA

                        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?
                        Dan support your 2nd amendment rights to keep and arm bears!
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                        shermanfreak
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                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Sunday, February 8, 2004 3:14 PM
                        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.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        RAF120
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                          March 2003
                        • From: Exit 7a NJ Turnpike
                        Posted by RAF120 on Sunday, February 8, 2004 5:47 PM
                        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. My 2 cents [2c]
                        Trevor Where am I going and why am I in this handbasket?
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 9, 2004 6:34 AM
                        Thanks....but the other thing i meant was how do you use it, strictly as tarps or bedrolls or what?
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 9, 2004 1:25 PM
                        I use it mostly for bedrolls, but I will be using it for a rolled up tarp of a German halftrack.
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                        JCon
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                          March 2003
                        • From: Northeast Washington State
                        Posted by JCon on Monday, February 9, 2004 6:08 PM
                        I've always used it for bed rolls but I have heard of many who use it for tarps. Have fun, Joe
                        Happy Modeling, Joe Favorite Quote: It's what you learn after you know it all that counts!
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                        Buddho
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                          March 2003
                        • From: Newport News VA
                        Posted by Buddho on Monday, February 9, 2004 6:56 PM
                        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 Wink [;)]

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 10, 2004 6:39 AM
                        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!
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                        JCon
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                          March 2003
                        • From: Northeast Washington State
                        Posted by JCon on Wednesday, February 11, 2004 4:51 PM
                        Will have to try that one! Thanks for the tip, Joe
                        Happy Modeling, Joe Favorite Quote: It's what you learn after you know it all that counts!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 11, 2004 7:18 PM
                        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.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 12, 2004 6:37 AM
                        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.
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