Canvas over loads

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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On one of the forums someone suggested aluminum foil for canvas over loads. Aluminum foil doesn’t paint well and tissue falls apart. What about painting the tissue onto the aluminum foil?

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A quick put together with packing tissue and heavy duty aluminum foil over an HO wagon. The tissue painted to the foil with Kilz2 primer. The “canvas” is made as a rectangular tarp and draped like a real piece of cloth.

Just a thought
Harold

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Here is a picture of a “tarp”. It is a sandwich of tissue and foil. It is pressed over the load.

Harold

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Sorry to be so scattered today but here is a second tarp over the load. The barrel has been moved to the center. Facial tissue was used this time.

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The old tarp is in the foreground

Harold