While reading the tip Mother gave about doing chipped paint with rubber cement, I was wondering what a european/swedish equivalent rubber cement has here? Any ideas??

I was wondering the same thing, but for NZ I would love to try this technique out

I have Humbrols maskol, but haven't worked with it enough to form an opinion. I like dirt cheap solutions in the line of this tip.

Ola Brian

Well go to your local bookstore or office supply shop. I can`t imagine they don`t have it there. I myself have worked with this technique before and it works really well.

Now that you mention it, I think I might just have figured it out. Thanks Faust. There's a glue here called RX, I think that is similar to rubber cement... Thanks

i used Maskol from Humbrol. and the other made-in-china i cant remember the brand..

If you cehck in my gallery you can see Panther tank that I tried out this technique on. I must say it worked extremly well and I'm happy to use it again.

You're so very right!! Looking great!! Makes my mouth water...Now to find the same stuff to try with here

Brian,
I was wondering about what to use myself over on Armor/afv forums.
Look for COW GUM (brings some LOVELY images to mind dos'n't it!). Anyway,
Rubber Cement = American saying
Cow Gum = English saying

Tom

I haven't used the rubber cement method yet, I did use the salt method using pickling salt on my BM-21 GRAD.

Check out my gallery for pics, I thought it turned out OK

Ola guys

This is one of the vehicles on wich I used this Rubber cement technique on. My DML StuG 40 F


More can be found here

It works quite well for the bigger damages to paint. One of the cool things you have with this technique is that you get those really cool jagged edges in your paint. Smaller chips I usually still do with brush and thinned paint. or with scotch n Brite and thinned paint

m:-)

winsor and newton and daler rowney make watercolour masking fluid i use that its around 4-6 quid for a big bottle and i'v had the same bottle for 6 years !
still over half full

Back in the days of real teeth, and hair, and pre-computer cut and paste....... there was actually a field known as "cut and paste artist." They would cut out and paste together little pieces of various type styles, and photos, and paste them to a sheet of paper, in the composition of art, articles, newspapers etc. Rubber Cement was what was used to attach all the little pieces to the composition board. When applied to one side it allowed repositioning of the little pieces. If applied to both the board and the tiny piece it became permanent, acting like a contact cement. By it's nature, it allowed for neat work, as any ozzing of cement was easily removed by simply rubbing off the excess cement with a finger, or rubber cement erraser.
In Eyrope or other sections of the world, I'm sure they have it, probably by a different name, but it is normally found in stationery stores or art store. (larger general purpose stores usually have it in the stationery section) If you know what it's intended design purpose is, it maybe easier to track down.
Back in the OLD college days..... a "cut and paste course" was a requirement for all art majors, at the college I went to......It was also taught in high school art classes. I wonder if they still teach it.....?????

The cement has some pretty strong fumes.... and extremely flammable...... be warned .....
Besides white glue, rubber cement also made great pealing skin, rotting flesh, looking effects for halloween ........ a little make-up and you were set to go impress the young damsels with you crudeness, but talented, insane mind....... LOL

In the end, if you can't find anything at an office store, I'd just order it online. Go for a small bottle so you don't spend too much.

Jeff