"15mm American Halftrack Tarps" Topic

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monongahela	16 May 2013 12:30 p.m. PST
Any manufacturer for or a how to for a roof tarp for the Battlefront M2 & M3 halftracks?
Rhino Co	16 May 2013 12:48 p.m. PST
Off the top of my head, make the bows out of bent wire and super glue them to the vehicle. Make the tarp out of tissue paper and glue that to the bows with white glue. When that's dry, moisten the paper with a damp sponge (the paper will tighten like real canvas) and allow to dry. Paint a dilluted white glue and water mix and let that dry, then paint.
olddat	16 May 2013 4:33 p.m. PST
Try Heer46. If you contact the owner at heer46.blogspot.com he can set you up. Charles
Mako11	17 May 2013 8:23 a.m. PST
If you find tissue paper too thin an fragile, you can use regular paper, and just ball it up/crinkle it a lot, before smoothing it out, and painting/gluing in place.
Dynaman8789	17 May 2013 8:28 a.m. PST
Another option is fabric, some kinds would probably make a perfect match. Using the method Rhino gives for the tissue paper.
LawOfTheGun mk2	17 May 2013 11:56 a.m. PST
Product at Heer 46: link
monongahela	17 May 2013 10:15 p.m. PST
I'll try the Heer46 route before I attempt modeling. It looks to be the easiest solution. Thanks for the replies.
monongahela	25 Mar 2014 2:58 p.m. PST
I finally ordered 2 sets of the US and 1 of the German planen from Heer46. I am quite happy with the product. With a small amount of clean-up and tweaking they fit right and look really good. A simple way add variety.

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