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Davester444
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Posted: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 08:30 PM UTC
Is there an easy(ish) way of making good camouflage helmet covers for figures in 1:35 scale, like the white bits of cloth sometimes seen on US helmets in winter theatres in WW2?

Thanks in advance
Dave
keenan
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Posted: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 08:42 PM UTC
I have used tissue paper with white glue and water to make SS covers and American covers with good results.

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Davester444
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Posted: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 09:15 PM UTC
OK, thank you very much.

Dave
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Posted: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 - 11:25 PM UTC
Surgical gauze with white glue is quite effective when making net covers
mj
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Posted: Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 12:16 AM UTC
I've also heard of using pantyhose material as helmet covering...haven't tried it personally though. The wife keeps looking at me strangely whenever I ask... :-)

Mike

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Posted: Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 12:43 PM UTC
In his SS figures book, Calvin Tan uses putty rolled out very thin. This allows you to add the creases & detail where you want, rather than where they happen to fall, as is often the case with tissue paper.
spooky6
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Posted: Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 01:32 PM UTC
Similarly, you can use blu-tac rolled thin. You can also texture it once it's on the helmet. However, while blu-tac does eventually harden, it won't take much handling.
Davester444
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Posted: Thursday, July 27, 2006 - 11:44 PM UTC
Brilliant, thank you everyone. I'll give these methods a try.

Dave
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