Osgood
Western Thunderer
Overseer posted this photo of a panel-beaten Morris Cowley in Michael Mott's Penrhyn Loco No5 build thread.
Now that's the kind of panel beating that anyone could do!
Last week I acquired a roll of 30 micron foil tape with a view to experimenting with making overlays on, for example, a moulded or cast truck mudguard, and then gently distressing the surface in order to give a similar effect to that shown on the wings of the 3ft gauge Morris.
The act of moulding the foil to the profile should generate adequate damage effects without having to go overboard on extra vandalism.
I suspect the adhesive backing might be an issue, making the material too stiff to mould and more prone to creasing - perhaps better to use plain foil that could later be stuck to the base wing?
It may be that the overlay thus created is strong enough to use on its own, which would give a nice delicate scale appearance at exposed edges.
Has anyone tried this technique?
Now that's the kind of panel beating that anyone could do!
Last week I acquired a roll of 30 micron foil tape with a view to experimenting with making overlays on, for example, a moulded or cast truck mudguard, and then gently distressing the surface in order to give a similar effect to that shown on the wings of the 3ft gauge Morris.
The act of moulding the foil to the profile should generate adequate damage effects without having to go overboard on extra vandalism.
I suspect the adhesive backing might be an issue, making the material too stiff to mould and more prone to creasing - perhaps better to use plain foil that could later be stuck to the base wing?
It may be that the overlay thus created is strong enough to use on its own, which would give a nice delicate scale appearance at exposed edges.
Has anyone tried this technique?
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