Here is a pretty effective way to make some pretty versatile material that can be used for tent cloth, canvas, tarpaline, Rolled bedrolls, etc. Take some nylon stocking, bought or borrowed :-), and cut off a leg. Slit the leg down the length and you have a snake skin looking piece of nylon stocking. Ok, then stretch the nylon material over an old coffe can or something similar, or a rectangular tupperware box or whatever. Then paint the nylon material with liquid latex. When it dries you have a very thin, rubbery cloth, with the look ( scale) of poplin or canvas. Obviously you then have to air brush or hand brush on the color you want , either camo, or Olive drab. This would make a great scale Vetnam era poncho. It reminds me of that material.
