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Title: Modelling "cloth"?
Post by: Bravo Six on January 07, 2009, 09:58:26 PM

I wanted to make several market/bazar stands for my 15mm Middle East town and wondered if anyone could tell me how to go about modelling something that resembles "cloth" for the market stand awnings? If it was 28mm I'd just go with Black Cat Bases market stalls, but with 15mm I'm kinda on my own as I'm not aware of anyone making something similar in this scale.

Any help would be much appreciated.

-Todd

Title: Re: Modelling "cloth"?
Post by: The_Wisecrack on January 07, 2009, 11:36:56 PM

hey, i did this for my old west tents.

thin flannel, towel or kitchen cloth.
cut up into small shapes (bed cloth tents AWNINGS  ;))
stuck to terrain.
painted with base color and glue mixture (to stiffen)
details added

in you case, posibly some yellow stripes or something.

Title: Re: Modelling "cloth"?
Post by: Svennn on January 07, 2009, 11:39:17 PM

Heavy paper towels like you get in public lavoratories soaked in pva would work as well.

Title: Re: Modelling "cloth"?
Post by: Captain Blood on January 08, 2009, 12:06:05 AM

Tomato puree tube foil.
It's what I use to make flags anyway, so reckon it would do for awnings.

Title: Re: Modelling "cloth"?
Post by: Wirelizard on January 08, 2009, 03:25:38 AM

Tissues/napkins/toilet paper (anthing absorbent, basically) soaked in white glue/PVA over a frame of wood or wire.

Fragile until the first coat of glue dries, then surprisingly tough.

Title: Re: Modelling "cloth"?
Post by: Operator5 on January 08, 2009, 03:31:13 AM

As Svenn and Wirelizard said. Amazingly, once soaked, the paper towel is suprisingly tough. I did some tents out of it.

Title: Re: Modelling "cloth"?
Post by: Rabbitz on January 08, 2009, 05:06:20 AM

I use Paper kitchen towel glued to kitchin foil with PVA glue.

Title: Re: Modelling "cloth"?
Post by: white knight on January 08, 2009, 08:29:50 AM

I used the white flexible packing material you sometimes get? Don't know what it's called, but looks a bit like synthetic cloth?

Title: Re: Modelling "cloth"?
Post by: gamer Mac on January 08, 2009, 08:52:30 AM

Paper Towel with watered down PVA glue.

I made these
(http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp223/gamerMac/DSC06528.jpg)

(http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp223/gamerMac/DSC06529.jpg)
Sorry I can't get the pictures any bigger. Still to finish painting them.

(http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp223/gamerMac/DCP_1235.jpg)

Also made this tent as well

(http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp223/gamerMac/SDC10111.jpg)

Title: Re: Modelling "cloth"?
Post by: Hammers on January 08, 2009, 09:52:02 AM

Quote from: Captain Blood on January 08, 2009, 12:06:05 AM

Tomato puree tube foil.
It's what I use to make flags anyway, so reckon it would do for awnings.

My medium of choice to.