Artist foil ?

[modelwarrior]

A long time ago I use to have a roll of foilish type stuff(possibly called artist foil ?) which was almost lead like in its consistency. It could be simply shaped to whatever design you required but I cannot seem to find it any more. Tried a cheap packet of "artist foil" off fleabay and its way too thin and not the same. I wonder if its been discontinued perhaps because it contained lead ? I have tried heavy duty foil,but its not even close. Anybody got any ideas if it still exists and what it is now called ? I remember using it back in the day to make flags.

[snitcythedog]

Maybe search for stamping foil or craft foil.  Every time I search for artist foil it comes up with gold and silver leaf. 

[Aethelflaeda was framed]

The foil thickness you are looking for is what they use on wine and whisky bottles.  I usually snag it there.  It used to be a lead foil (as were paint tubes that were another source) nowadays it’s aluminum.  You can also look for crafters’ embossing or repousse foils.

[2010sunburst]

Try pewter sheet.  It’s used a lot by scale modellers to recreate tarpaulins and such like…comes in various thicknesses.

[Mammoth miniatures]

Tiranti (now pottery crafts) sell pewter foil and aluminium shim foil - a much thicker version of regular aluminium foil designed for creating retaining walls in clay sculptures prior moulding.
https://potterycrafts.co.uk/products/tiranti-soft-aluminium-metal-foil?_pos=24&_sid=19e77be7e&_ss=r&_gl=1*1qwqj57*_up*MQ..*_ga*NzUxODk5MTYwLjE3MzE5NjUyNzg.*_ga_RXSPQFFXNB*MTczMTk2NTI3OC4xLjEuMTczMTk2NTI5MC4wLjAuMA..

[modelwarrior]

Thanks for the help. The key word,"pewter" rang a bell and I found it. Its called tin pewter foil and I bought it from Greenstuff world. So well done Sunburst and Mammoth