Canvas "look" in paint

[Alan Reinhart]

Planning my first model - to be a painting exercise/learning trip.

The lucky candidate is an AFV Club M548A1 Tracked Cargo Carrier.

Could anybody supply some painting/finishing tips on how to make the canvas
cover over the back of the unit look like it is fabric and not plastic?

TIA!

=Alan R.

[Kristl Carper]

One method is to soak paper towel in thinned white glue and use this instead
of the plastic part, after the glue has dried paint base coat of color, wash
with raw umber then dry brush with lighter color of base coat for the
highlight of texture of the paper. It will look like real canvas after your
done.

best of Luck
Barney

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[Rob Gronovius]

>Could anybody supply some painting/finishing tips on how to make the canvas
>cover over the back of the unit look like it is fabric and not plastic?
>
>TIA!
>
>=Alan R.

Alan, I use liquid cement to glue cheap one-ply toilet paper to the plastic
part. I use the part to make a pattern for the toilet paper. Sometimes I use
the paper by itself, in lieu of the plastic part, based on the part's thickness
and the complexity of the canvas cover.
HTH

Rob Gronovius
Major
US Army

[TankB...@interactive.rogers.com]

I sometimes use coffe filters for the canvas part or covering. When wet
they are strong and easily moldable. When dry they are often stiff
enough o stand on their own. They make great tarps and tents as wel as
seat covers. I use instant glue, white glue or epoxy to attach the
filter to my project if the canvas is not backed by a plastic surface.
HTH

MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY HOLIDAYS

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[Bill Neill]

It's not the paint, it's getting a a good drape and scale thickness
that's the problem.
Make a new cover out of wire supports and thin flexible stuff for the
tarp.
The traditional material was very thin paper soaked in a thin solution
of white glue in water.
I tried Saran wrap, which drapes well, but I could never get paint to
stick to it....
Beem a longish time since I did any vehicle modelling, I'm sure there
are better methods now.

Bill Neill

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[Nigel Cheffers-Heard]

are we talking the hard crinkly stuff? (Serious question)... but also reminds me
of school...
N

Rob Gronovius wrote: cheap one-ply toilet paper

[Rob Gronovius]

Yes, the stuff akin to 400 grit sandpaper, not water soluable, found next to
the comode in most institutional restrooms.

[Gary Zuercher]

In article <B84CB6F6.950F%av...@home.com>,
Alan Reinhart <av...@home.com> wrote:

I use ZigZag rolling papers soaked in thinned white glue. The paper has
very fine texture and looks in scale after painting and dry brushing.

--
Regards,
Gary Zuercher
ga...@chromaconcepts.com
www.chromaconcepts.com

[ro...@webtv.net]

In making the32nd scale Revell F14, I used one ply toilet paper. I wet
it first, then put it over the area over the radar hood aft of the
pilot, and worked it to conform to the proper shape. I then thinned
some olive drab paint and just applied it with a brush. Looks just like
cans.

I also drapped the nose turret of the Monogram B24J, as well as having
some pieces spread over part of the engine and wings where I had men
working on it. I also had a very nice tent setup using the same
methods.

Check six.

[M. J. Rudy]

I know the original poster isn't going to have light-colored canvas on
the kit, but thought this might be a good hint in general:

When people see my 1/96 USS Constitution, they comment on how I got
the sails to look so realistic. I used the kit sails, which are
vacuformed plastic. All I did was apply brown watercolor or diluted
tempera paint to the bare white plastic, wipe most of it away while
still damp, and "buff" the rest to bring out the lighter color
underneath while still leaving them a yellowish tint from the original
paint. It's also a good way to show streaks or rain marks.

M. J. Rudy
mjr...@localnet.com OR mjr...@hotmail.com
http://mjrudy.tripod.com/home.html