One of my favourite tricks to use up various "not good" equipment is to put them into stowage bins & drape a canvas tarpaulin over them.

When doing this I often use random bits of scrap styrene/resin, too, to add shapes under the tarp. My preferred tarpaulin material is Aves Apoxy Sculpt rolled thin (that is the trickiest bit but any minor issues can be fixed easily enough), cut a rectangle to size & drop over the bin, then push it down gently with a damp sponge &/or firm(ish) brush; at this stage you can create wrinkles & folds which make it look more realistic. You can, also, fold it back on itself & make hem lines by running a spatula just in from the edge.

Tissue & "lead" foil are other alternatives but I find the way that Apoxy Sculpt can be made to flow over the shapes is a touch more realistic.

Great work! The figures and kit look amazing!

Thanks

Quote from: Old Wombat on May 23, 2023, 08:26:36 AMOne of my favourite tricks to use up various "not good" equipment is to put them into stowage bins & drape a canvas tarpaulin over them.

That works too, though for anything that will be completely out of sight, I would consider it a bit of a waste — bits of styrofoam or balsa carved to shape would do just as well then

Ah, yes, but I usually have parts of those pieces exposed &, as I said, bits of left over styrene & resin to bulk up the unseen bits.

Quote from: Old Wombat on May 23, 2023, 08:26:36 AMTissue & "lead" foil are other alternatives but I find the way that Apoxy Sculpt can be made to flow over the shapes is a touch more realistic.

Parafilm M works well.  You can stretch it as thin as you like and if you want it thicker than it comes, you can fold it up and squeeze out the creases.

Never thought of parafilm!

Quote from: kerick on May 25, 2023, 08:21:55 PMNever thought of parafilm!

What the hell is paraflim???

I was wondering about that too ... A quick search turns up that it's some kind of stretching, laboratory tape that some people apparently use for masking models with.

It just occurred to me that I forgot to post the photos of the completed model ... So here they are:

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Great build matey 👍 

Quote from: Jakko on May 26, 2023, 01:32:07 AMI was wondering about that too ... A quick search turns up that it's some kind of stretching, laboratory tape that some people apparently use for masking models with.

They do, but it takes a bit of practice

Very good.

 

Oh, that's excellent.     

Quote from: Wardukw on May 25, 2023, 08:41:15 PM

Quote from: kerick on May 25, 2023, 08:21:55 PMNever thought of parafilm!

What the hell is paraflim???

Quote from: Jakko on May 26, 2023, 01:32:07 AMI was wondering about that too ... A quick search turns up that it's some kind of stretching, laboratory tape that some people apparently use for masking models with.

Quote from: NARSES2 on May 26, 2023, 05:43:38 AMThey do, but it takes a bit of practice

Yep, you can get it relatively cheaply from eBay, a small 5m roll will last ages.  I've used it in several labs, it's like stretchy cling film that doesn't stick to itself with the slightest draft and it's solvent resistant. 

I've got some stuff that I, ahem, liberated.  It's a bit old and snaps a bit easier than when new, but otherwise still good.  Chris is right, it takes a little practice but is worth getting to know it's idiosyncrasies.  I used it as a windscreen tarp on a RAF Gulf War Corsair, took two attempts but looks good.

Quote from: Wardukw on May 26, 2023, 01:55:45 AMGreat build matey 👍 

Quote from: zenrat on May 26, 2023, 06:46:06 AMVery good.

 

Quote from: Mossie on May 26, 2023, 09:42:54 AMOh, that's excellent.     

Thanks I enjoyed building it — well, for the most part — and I'm happy with the way it came out in the end.