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What do you mean by vintage? The original koolshade was 17 louvers per inch. Then a machine was created that compressed the 17 louvers per inch into a 23 louvers per inch. The machine that produced 23 louvers per inch ceased functioning in 1991. Over the years, I have supplied 17 louver and...

The date of this post is June 7, 2012. Sorry for such a late reply. the green material you have was a product called kaiser shadescreen manufactured by Kaiser Aluminum until the mid 1980s. The product was then sold to Phifer wire products, who stopped manufacturing it in 1991. The original...

Steve? Steve Nissen? I thought you fell off the faqce of the earth. I used to provide you some koolshade and then you disappeared! Glad to find you again. I still have some of the material, by the way! contact me. Mark

The green stuff you see was not the original material used on the models. The green is a stample aluminum louver made by Kaiser Aluminum and then Phifer until 1991. The original material is KoolShade and is a woven bronze material usually painted black. I have a lot of this material. Contact...

This is a 01/03/2011 update for Mark. Reach me at 800 478 7439 or email me at solrman at earthlink.net for information. I still have the material and it is the original material, not the stamped aluminum fake stuff.

re: ** New Members: Please Introduce Yourselves Here! ** Hello Forum! I am glad to find this forum. Many modelers are looking for a screen material I have used to make tie fighters. I have the original material and you can contact me if you bare looking for it. Please provide sizes and...

Re: Looking for this stuff,,, any ideas? If you purchased kaiser shadescreen you did not get the original material. The original material is kool shade and I have material available. The material is a woven flat louver with a slant and held together on 1/2" centers with wires. It is very...