Plasticard & Other Questions....

[PropBlast]

Being fairly new to this whole scale modelling game and having never used plasticard what are the most useful diameters/thickness's to have particularly in 1/35 scale dioramas etc?

Another question I have is that I need to add a WW1 Royal Medical Corps armband to a figure in 1/35 and a blanket over a dead soldier. Could this be achieved by using tissue or paper of some kind and dampening? Particularly interested about how to go about doing the blanket so that it drapes over the body naturally.

All help gratefully received. Cheers!

 

[housecarl]

I'd use lead foil for the arm band, and epoxy putty rolled out very thin for the blanket.

 

[1969]

For plasticard If you look around you should be able to get a pack of styrene sheet in various thickness rather than buy each one individual. If buying individual start with 0.5 and work up to about 2mm which should cover what you need. Also normal plasticard comes as soft plastic, if you want a harder more brittle plastic sheet go for the High Impact Plastic Sheet (HIPS).

I agree thin lead foil for arm band or paper which you then coat with CA glue after.

If you are going the paper route with the blanket, soak the paper with a 50/50 mix water and pva glue, manipulate into shape over the figure and leave to dry, can then be primed and painted.

Steve

 

[PropBlast]

For plasticard If you look around you should be able to get a pack of styrene sheet in various thickness rather than buy each one individual. If buying individual start with 0.5 and work up to about 2mm which should cover what you need. Also normal plasticard comes as soft plastic, if you want a harder more brittle plastic sheet go for the High Impact Plastic Sheet (HIPS).

I agree thin lead foil for arm band or paper which you then coat with CA glue after.

If you are going the paper route with the blanket, soak the paper with a 50/50 mix water and pva glue, manipulate into shape over the figure and leave to dry, can then be primed and painted.

Steve

Thank you. Sorry for my ignorance but what is CA glue? Super glue?

 

[DEL]

a blanket over a dead soldier. Could this be achieved by using tissue or paper of some kind and dampening? Particularly interested about how to go about doing the blanket so that it drapes over the body naturally.
All help gratefully received. Cheers!

This might help

Cheers
Derek

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I do work a lot with Plastic Card.

I prefer Plasttruct over Evergreen. It has more shapes, profiles, embossed cards and dimenssion than Evergreen.
https://plastruct.com/

You start with plain cards and cuts the larger pieces from the. Usually by making a cut and snapping them. Then you start buying the thinner strips that you cant cut as the would be bent. Then the thin round ones and the thicker straight ones that cant be cut either.

Work with a plastic cement that is in liquid form. I use Ethyl Acetat which is more harmless and cheaper than the ones that you buy in the hobby stores. Tamiyas is ok. Avoid Teenax.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethyl_acetate

Here is an oldie goldie with the whole building made in plastic card.

Cheers
Janne Nilsson

 

[theBaron]

Thank you. Sorry for my ignorance but what is CA glue? Super glue?

That's correct. "CA" is "cyanoacrylate". Super Glue is just one brand, whose brand name has become a synonym for the glue (like people saying "Kleenex" but mean any old facial tissue).

CA glue comes in varieties with different curing times, from fast to slow, though slow-curing is a relative term. But the curing time lets you make adjustments as necessary.

Some modelers choose to buy an accelerator for use with CA glue. Once you have the piece place the way you want, you spray the accelerator on the glue and it forces a quick cure.

Hope that helps!

Prost!
Brad

 

[YellaMoon]

I found this video on YouTube
I bought some of the stuff but I haven't tried it yet.
Rhodes

 

[Mirofsoft]

canvas

very thin tissue
mix of water and white glue for wood
drop the tissue in the mix, take it away, place it, work form with any rounded wood tip, let it dry, paint it

for camouflage net, use medical gaze, same procedure