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long_tom
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Posted: Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 08:08 AM UTC
It would be neat if I could get those (of the infamous Japanese military police), but can I? Thanks.
lespauljames
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Posted: Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 12:06 PM UTC
could you not sculpt some milliput around the arm, and paint the Carachters on?
are these the armbands you mean?
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long_tom
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Posted: Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 03:29 PM UTC

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could you not sculpt some milliput around the arm, and paint the Carachters on?
are these the armbands you mean?
here


Ah, if only I had kept up my lessons in Japanese Calligraphy...
garthj
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Posted: Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 12:57 PM UTC
Hi
Tissue paper soaked in PVA glue and wrapped around the figures arm makes excellent arm bands. I have made medics arm bands that way
Cheers
Garth
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Posted: Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 02:15 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Tissue paper soaked in PVA glue and wrapped around the figures arm makes excellent arm bands.


Another method is to use the metal from a wine bottle - which is also great for making webbing, dented fenders, sheet metal, etc
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