Tarpaulins

[Guest]

Hello I'm wondering if anyone has created a 1:48 scale tarpaulin please and, if so, how it can be achieved? I'm thinking of a small one that might be draped over an engine or something, in a dio.

Thank you

[Guest]

I've used kitchen roll soaked in Pva glue to create the shape and then painted a suitable colour with success making tarpaulin, sheets, towels and covers.

Another way I've used is to cut up an old t shirt or combat trousers... soaking in pva to keep the shape again

Hope this helps with a little food for thought.

[rickoshea52]

I've heard of using a latex glove cut tosize but I'm not sure of the technique.

[spanner570]

Kitchen roll every time. I don't soak mine in pva, but lay it flat and just paint the whole sheet with acrylics, this will stiffen it up somewhat. When dry. cut to size and carefully crumple it up for the tarp creases.....If it's to drape over something like an engine, I put a small dab or two of glue on the object then stick the 'tarp' down...otherwise it's a s*d to keep draped, and looks more like a bell tent than a tarp!

More food for thought.

[PaulTRose]

ive done it with the silver foil top from a tub of margarine

saw someone do it with ordinary aluminum kitchen foil but i saw the marg tub one which had a texture.........thoroughly degreased it....had the advantage that it kept the shape once it was moulded round what ever it was covering.....just prime and paint it as normal

[Guest]

Oh yeah ... Paul's just reminded me....

I use self adhesive laggers foil tape as well ... sticks itself in position and you can etch it and fold it to give any effect from worn leather to folds in canvass sheet.

[Guest]

Not produced one but think I would probably use a acrylic paint ruined handkerchief with a bit of Colin's PVA.

Laurie

[Ian M]

All good ideas but remember to use kitchen roll that is not embossed. I have a roll of 'workshop' tissue that is smooth and very strong even when wet. I find it easy enough to handle when wet and think it works quite well.

You can also use milliput. Roll it out thin using talc to stop it sticking to the work top then drape it over the object and fold it and smooth it out with a wet finger/brush. Once it has hardened you will have one hard tarp. I also use the "lead foil" from wine bottles to make small ones with.

Ian M

[Guest]

I also use the "lead foil" from wine bottles to make small ones with.

Forgot about this .. got it stored this time .... thanks for the reminder pal.

[Guest]

I use a normal pack of hand tissues, I made a large 1/35 tarp for a dio and worked a treat,,,,, mix PVA and water together so it's quite runny and then use a large brush to smoother it wait until its dry, then spray paint it as is easier then dry again, then when you have what you want, you then dampen it with water and drape it over the area and it goes just how you want it.....

I you google it then something should come up about a chap tarping his HET trailer and it looks amazing, I just followed his steps pretty much..

Lewis

[geegad]

i use milliput works a treat

[Guest]

exactly what lewis said, i have done tarps for a 1/35 german hanomag and it is easy to do. What i will add is that you get the size and rough shape made before you apply the pva and water mix, and i used the mansized tissues they seem to be stonger than your average toilet tissue.

scott

[Guest]

http://www.militarymodelling.com/news/article/making-realistic-tarps/3310/#

It's is the link to the site I used,,,, looks and works brilliantly. Good luck

Lewis

[Guest]

Thanks to all of you who posted helpful advice. A positive orgy of suggestions.

I shall try some of these and will advise of the outcomes.