Miniature Cloth Fabric??

HighlanderFX

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• Jul 6, 2017

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What would you guys use for something that is suppose to be a bandage wrap or maybe just torn cloth but at a scaled size, i.e. is there something that has a weave size that fits a smaller scale (as opposed to going to Joann's and getting some fabric for normal apparel making where the weave would be 1:1 scale)?

 

DaveG

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• Jul 6, 2017

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That's a tough one, you can try to find the finest silk weave, if that's too course then just go with paper. Assuming it doesn't have to bend and flex.

 

HighlanderFX

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• Jul 6, 2017

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DaveG said:

That's a tough one, you can try to find the finest silk weave, if that's too course then just go with paper. Assuming it doesn't have to bend and flex.

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Unfortunately it does. It needs to wrap around a pole.

 

division 6

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• Jul 6, 2017

• #4

Military scale modelers use tissue paper for things like tarps.

 

DaveG

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• Jul 6, 2017

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Escher said:

Unfortunately it does. It needs to wrap around a pole.

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I meant repeatably, like a garment on an action figure. If it's going to be wrapped and left then I'd try out different types of tissue paper saturated with a clear dope to set it.

 

HighlanderFX

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• Jul 6, 2017

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DaveG said:

I meant repeatably, like a garment on an action figure. If it's going to be wrapped and left then I'd try out different types of tissue paper saturated with a clear dope to set it.

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I will try this, thank you!

 

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GKvfx

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• Jul 7, 2017

• #7

To simulate Nomex-type space blankets, I've experimented with various types of waterproof self-adhesive bandages. They have a very fine texture to them, and not being made of nylon or cloth, they don't fray like a standard Band-Aid......

but out it all depends on the scale you are building in.

Gene

 

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Kingramos1

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• Jul 12, 2017

• #8

From a member in this forum and one from this thread, I used tissue paper for gifts, soaked in coffee or colored liquid to achieve the cloth look. It worked for me in the 1/270 scale.

Bill

 

rbeach84

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• Jul 15, 2017

• #9

Paper napkins often have embossed textures that can be useful. Try shopping the paper products aisle at the grocery.

Regards, Robert