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Lunar Module Foil

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GRS
  • Member since
    August 2006
Lunar Module Foil
Posted by GRS on Thursday, November 23, 2006 3:58 AM

Hi

Building the 1:72 Airfix Lunar Module at the moment. What is a good a material to simulate the yellow foil on the legs and lower half of the LM?

Thanks

  • Member since
    March 2006
  • From: Drummondville, Quebec, Canada
Posted by Yann Solo on Thursday, November 23, 2006 7:49 AM
Gift wrap.  I found a very thin gold foil once at Zellers store (Walmart could have it too)
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  • Member since
    December 2003
Posted by dhanners on Friday, November 24, 2006 1:58 PM

A cheaper and easier (not to mention yummier) solution is gold foil from candy bars.

The Mylar on the LM had a couple of different hues. One was gold, the other had a bit of an orangey tint to the gold. For the gold, you'll not do better than the foil wrapping that comes on Cadbury chocolate bars. If you buy one of the big bars, you'll have enough foil for several 1/72nd-scale LMs.

For the foil with an orangey tint, get a roll of Rollo chocolate candies.

Don't eat everything in one sitting, though.... 

 

 

  • Member since
    May 2006
Posted by waste gate on Friday, November 24, 2006 2:37 PM

I used this on a 1/48 LEM.  Worked out well.

 http://www.houstonart.com/metal_leaf_comp.asp

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