The greenstuff I refered to was the blue and yellow ribbon, realises it may be called different names in different countries (think its made by Duro???) Think Magicsculpt is an epoxy putty, although could be mistaken. I tend to leave it a short while so its not too 'stick' or even use petroleum jelly to save getting stuck. Over the years have tried all sort of 'putties' and always return to Magicsculpt. Although realise others may prefer different materials

Has anyone tried or had success with using tea bags (without the tea inside)?

I've found that if you dry out the teabag's contents and mix them with brown paint and PVA glue, it makes a good looking mud

I've used Milliput for many years and generally get good results with it but recently I've been trying Apoxie Clay and Apoxie Sculpt both of which give excellent results.

Here’s old school Shepard Paine technology... Toilet paper and white glue for the Cold War era sleeping bags. I found the tissue gave the soft padded look ove the real deal but probably not as sharp and clean as some of the new methods.

That's of course where I initially learned about making tarps was from Sheperd Paine. His book How To Build Dioramas has always been my first go to book for over 20 years. The bags look great, Bruce.

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Tim

My two cents-- save yourself a great deal of time and energy and look up Value Gear's website...the guy has a host of shapes, sizes, layouts, etc for sale at a very reasonable price. Shipping is fast and he always throws in some extra pieces. Been dealing with him for some time and never disappointed. If you watch Andy's Hobby Shop on You Tube, Andy uses various items from the Value Gear line.
Hope this assists
DJ

Totally agree.

Tom

Paul H.- so what you are saying is that you use thick layers of dried acrylic paint (once it's cured). Am I correct?
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In a word -yes. More suited to tarps in place than rolled up and stowed. Ill dig out a picture or two.

As a dedicated small-scale modeller, I have found the best material for making tarpaulins and bedrolls, etc is tissue paper ... the type you would normally find in shoe boxes. I tend to paint the paper first (a couple of coats of enamel or acrylic), then cut and shape as required. Fixed in place with PVA white glue, the paper conforms well to vehicle contours, and hangs realistically over vertical and sloping surfaces.