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- From: gse@ida.liu.se (Goran Sedvall)
- Subject: Re: Using aluminium foil to mimic metal finish
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.135017.8601@ida.liu.se>
- Sender: news@ida.liu.se
- Organization: CIS Dept, Univ of Linkoping, Sweden
- References: <1ee2pqINNbm4@male.EBay.Sun.COM>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 13:50:17 GMT
- Lines: 42
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- august@sachsen.uni-dresden.de (August Kurfuerst von Sachsen) writes:
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- >Hallo Freunde,
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- >I'm trying something new on my own--using
- >aluminium foil to simulate a metal skin
- >on a WWII Japanese fighter aircraft.
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- That's not news. I've tried it before.
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- >I used a REAL thin film of Elmer's glue
- >and cut pieces of foil and placed them on
- >top. It looks stunning in the middle of
- >the piece but toward the edge of it I see
- >wrinkles. Despite the rivets and panel
- >lines adding realism to the model, I still
- >think it could be easier and more realistic.
-
- I prefer to rub the foil from the center and out
- to the edges. That could straight the foil beyond
- what one belive is possible.
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- >Does anyone have any recommendation for
- >adhesive and where can I get a cheap
- >thinner layer of aluminium? My kitchen-use
- >aluminium is still too thick to work with.
-
- There is a foil glue and I think it is Microsol or
- what they are called nowadays. Someone else might know?
-
- >Your favorite techniques or procedures would
- >also be helpful...
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- Bare metal foil is self addesive and easy form around
- complex shapes.
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- [stuff deleted]
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- Goran
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