"Aluminium Foil Banners guide " Topic

Greetings, for a technique that seems so ubiquitous in this hobby there is a shocking lack information on how exactly it is accomplished available on the internet.

Could any of you fine people point me towards an article or maybe even just write a short little guide on how you make these banners?

Have not done it, but I read a technique in an old book on mini's gaming, from the early 1970's…

It called for using the empty tube from toothpaste: the tube is a heavy, thin metal, easily formed, easily painted, easily converted to a banner. Empty the tube, as usual. Then cut it into the needed shape, and size. Wrap it around a small wire, used as a rod/post. Then paint (while flat), seal, and then shape as desired. Hope this helps. Cheers!

I've used the sides from soda cans for banners. Nowadays toothpaste tube are all plastics, at least the ones I've used.

Another source is the foil around wine bottle corks. It is very malleable . Cut out the foil so it is slightly smaller that your flag outline, then glue the flag to the foil using white glue. Then attach the flag to the flagpole in the usual way and bend the flag to make it look like it is waving in the wind. Super simple and very realistic. The only problem is the fact that wine makers are using screw top caps more often and this source of foil is disappearing ( at least in Canada!)

I've used the metal foil tape you can buy to repair auto bodies and seal metal duct work. It's very malleable and has an adhesive side that makes it easy to wrap around a flagpole. It comes in rolls and can be bought at hardware and automotive stores.

Can't get foil toothpaste tubes in Britain any more so I use tomato puree tube. Once it's finished cut off the top and bottom, slit the side, rinse it and then uncurl so you have a flat piece of foil. I then roll it with a wooden rolling pin so it's really flat and spray undercoat white. You can then also add transfers like LMBS ones. I either fold it round the staff so it's double thickness or actually cut tabs to go around the staff as I did here.

Good idea on the wine foil and bonus wine as well! Puree tubes also good, thanks.

I have been using regular kitchen foil and fold over a few times with a bit of wood glue. Seems to work.