dealing with fabric flags
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Einion
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If this is actual fabric then a dilute solution of PVA is one of the commonest stiffening agents recommended.
Einion
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bagelman1952
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In the past I have also used plastic sprue from kits dissolved in liquid polystyrene cement. This was used as a filler and for making cloaks and capes on Historex conversions many moons ago. You can also use nail polish remover as the base and just dissolve bits of sprue into it until you get a thickened but still fluid mixture. Then paint it onto your material and as it sets arrange the folds and drapes. It can be used on cloth or even tissue paper.
Make a form out of Plasticine, soak the flag in a 50/50 solution of PVA as Einion says.
Drape it over the form, and allow to set,
Carl.
Drape it over the form, and allow to set,
Carl.
Einion
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God I haven't given thought to that in ages! Thanks for the blast from the past
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Mark S
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There's also a clever method using cream of tartar but unless you have at least a decade of experience with the stuff you should probably stay well away, ...it's brilliant stuff but bloody dangerous if you don't know what you're doing...cheers Mark S.
tonydawe
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There is a wonderful material, if you can find it. Drawing fabric from a real drawing room (non of your computer rubbish). Shipyards or factorys had millions of them and they used a very fine linen for drawings. A piece of this works as an amazing tool for flags, cloaks etc. A wonderful piece of equipment if you can find it. Old ships drawings were super both for the drawing and for the use off the lesser parts for your modelling.
Don
Don
DEL
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The stuff Don is talking about was brilliant. In a previous life in architecture my Chief Architect was a very serious wargamer and collector of Nap 'toy' soldiers.
He used to get us lesser mortals to draw flags on tracing paper and they would then be printed on the linen, he'd paint them, cut them out, spray with a little water and shape. they then hardened again and he matt varnished them. Doubt if you could get it any more although an approach to your local authority planning department might pay dividends, but a lot of hastle. But as Don says it was wonderfully useful stuff.
All of the above relates to the first time I was in a confined space when the only other person there died............if you want to hear more it'll cost you a pint at Euro.
D.
He used to get us lesser mortals to draw flags on tracing paper and they would then be printed on the linen, he'd paint them, cut them out, spray with a little water and shape. they then hardened again and he matt varnished them. Doubt if you could get it any more although an approach to your local authority planning department might pay dividends, but a lot of hastle. But as Don says it was wonderfully useful stuff.
All of the above relates to the first time I was in a confined space when the only other person there died............if you want to hear more it'll cost you a pint at Euro.
D.
DEL
A Fixture
It did involve kissing and hand stuff.
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Wings5797
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I've never tried it, but model ship sail cloth might work.
Carl.
Carl.
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Never tried WHAT Carl????
It's been a while Don.
Carl.
Carl.
Wings5797
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May be flag it up should the occassion arrise CarlIt's been a while Don.
Carl.
