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Post by petehuse on Mar 14, 2017 13:55:38 GMT -8
Anybody have an idea how to model an HO-scale beach towel, laying flat. I have a few sunbathers on the roof of a building... So far my cutouts of colored paper do not look convincing!
thanks
Pete
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Post by edwardsutorik on Mar 14, 2017 14:18:09 GMT -8
I think I'd take a picture of a beach towel and print it on photo paper. Thickness will be the problem, of course. For that, I might cut out under the beach towel so it sank down into the roof. So that the top surface was about level with the roof surface.
Nobody lies down on a 2 inch thick beach towel! At least, nobody in OUR social circle.
Ed
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Post by onequiknova on Mar 14, 2017 14:42:24 GMT -8
I think I'd take a picture of a beach towel and print it on photo paper. Thickness will be the problem, of course. For that, I might cut out under the beach towel so it sank down into the roof. So that the top surface was about level with the roof surface. Nobody lies down on a 2 inch thick beach towel! At least, nobody in OUR social circle. Ed Maybe print it on tissue paper? The kind you wrap presents in, not the kind you blow your nose in. www.thespruce.com/print-tissue-paper-with You could probably get some realistic wrinkles with it too. Disclaimer: I have never tried this. I just googled "printing tissue paper" on a whim. If you ruin your printer, don't blame me.
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Post by dharris on Mar 14, 2017 17:03:55 GMT -8
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Post by el3672 on Mar 14, 2017 18:06:18 GMT -8
spread some white sand on the roof and add the following to complete the scene.....
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Post by theengineshed on Mar 14, 2017 18:47:53 GMT -8
For newspapers and magazines on tables in my passenger cars I used 5 thou plasticard rectangles. Beach towels aren't a huge stretch, paint them with light shades, but not entirely opaque, so there's some "texture" to them.
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Post by stottman on Mar 15, 2017 0:24:47 GMT -8
Find photos of beach towels online.
Reduce in photoshop to 1/87 size
Print out in printer on standard printer paper.
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Post by Christian on Mar 15, 2017 3:38:22 GMT -8
Maybe print it on tissue paper? The kind you wrap presents in, not the kind you blow your nose in. Below are examples of tissue printing. Not a train nor a beach towel. A Civil War gunship. Scale 1/250. That's small. The Union flag would be an HO scale bath towel. The signal flags 3/32" on their longest side. Printed on a Canon 5320 - nothing special. A swatch of tissue was taped on the leading edge only to the middle of a sheet of typing paper. The artwork was positioned to print onto the tissue swatch. No special printer settings. I just hit "print." Note that the ink will soak the tissue. The Union flag is actually seen in the photo from the back side. Scissors are the best bet for cutting the tissue. Followed by a new single edge razor blade. Followed by a new X-Acto blade. Tissue does not like the drag of a dull blade. On my printed swatch I actually printed the flag set several times so that I could screw up a few. NOTE to signal flag fanatics: I rotated the bottom signal flag 90 degrees - oops! The Union Navy signal flag code used by the James River Fleet changed daily and did not resemble modern signal flag codes. In other words, I hope I haven't signaled anything offensive!
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Post by edwardsutorik on Mar 15, 2017 7:30:23 GMT -8
Wow. It really CAN be done.
Very nice modeling!
Ed
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Post by jbilbrey on Mar 15, 2017 13:01:55 GMT -8
If the thickness of the paper is an issue, one can try to gently sand the paper down to reduce its thickness. Alternatively, one could print out the beach towel out onto decal paper and install it onto a sheet of aluminum or lead foil before placing it on the roof.
James Bilbrey LaVergne, TN
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Post by petehuse on Mar 15, 2017 13:15:08 GMT -8
Excellent ideas folks! I will investigate some of these options. thanks everyone
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Post by BATMAN on Mar 16, 2017 11:33:40 GMT -8
There is a guy I have seen at train shows that sticks Saran Wrap to a piece of paper around the edges and then runs it through a printer to make awnings and lumber load wrap with insignia/logo's on them. Once printed just remove the Saran Wrap from the paper and cut out your towels. My friend tried it with good success for the lumber load wrap. Just import what you want your towels to be into word and resize. Beach umbrellas could probably be done the same way.
A word of caution, I would think, depending on the printer, I would make sure the Saran Wrap is securely attached to the paper before proceeding, though my friend had no issues at all. He has glued the Saran Wrap to the paper (around the edges) and has also just taped it. Both worked well.
Good luck. Brent
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