I am finishing up a build on a LaBelle Wood Coach kit, and would like to ask what you guys are using to simulate the painted canvas roof? I have 200 hrs into this car and I really want to get the roof right .
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Tissue paper cut to the proper size with a slight overlap. A 50:50 white glue:water solution on the roof, lay the strips of paper and let dry. Squeeze out or pop any bubble. When dry(overnight) apply a second coat of solution. Try this procedure on a piece of wood before trying it on the model. If the tissue (Kleenex) does not give the texture you desire, paper towels will provide a deeper texture. There are also 'reusable' blue shop paper towels. John
@rattler21 posted:Tissue paper cut to the proper size with a slight overlap. A 50:50 white glue:water solution on the roof, lay the strips of paper and let dry. Squeeze out or pop any bubble. When dry(overnight) apply a second coat of solution. Try this procedure on a piece of wood before trying it on the model. John
Thanks. after this one is done, I have a second one to do.
I dont knew what you call them in the US but we call them "Wet Wipes" or "Baby Wipes" here in Aussi land. Dry them out and use similarly to paper towel or tissue. cTr....( Choose the Right )
I had no idea heavyweights had canvas roofs.
I did a little searching but couldn’t find details on this, does anyone have some links to pictures and/or a description of how these worked that they could share?
@rattler21 posted:Tissue paper cut to the proper size with a slight overlap. A 50:50 white glue:water solution on the roof, lay the strips of paper and let dry. Squeeze out or pop any bubble. When dry(overnight) apply a second coat of solution. Try this procedure on a piece of wood before trying it on the model. If the tissue (Kleenex) does not give the texture you desire, paper towels will provide a deeper texture. There are also 'reusable' blue shop paper towels. John
I have stash of brown paper napkins that use - cut into 3' or 4' strips, overlay with 50% overlap, and laid down using ~30-50% aqueous carpenters glue. When dry slice off the excess with a new scalpel blade. Now you can paint over it - I like to use Dark Lark Gray.
@rplst8 posted:I had no idea heavyweights had canvas roofs.
I did a little searching but couldn’t find details on this, does anyone have some links to pictures and/or a description of how these worked that they could share?
There are several books on the construction and repair of wood passenger cars, including I think the book on Pulman cars . I know they tried tin, but the canvas seems to be the most common . go on line and start looking at close ups of the heavy weight cars
