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duncan · 11-06-2005

Anyone tried "Doculam" for covering small models. It is the material used in photo-labs for laminating finished prints. Comes in various gauges 38 micron, 75, 125 micron,but only transparent, no colours, seems to take Halford`s acrylic car spray cans OK. Great shrink rate, has adhesive just like normal model films such as Solarfilm but is a fraction of the weight. Gloss or matt. Bad news is that it comes in 50 metre rolls, so club purchase only (or a lifetime of building !) Cheap at £17 a role. Might be worth scrounging sample at local pro photo finishers. UK supplier is Murodigital www.muro.co.uk based in Weston-super-Mare. They export to Europe dont know about rest of world.

11-06-2005	#1 (permalink)
duncan one more feather ......! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Scottish Highlands Real Name: Duncan My Models: HMS Invincible Visit duncan's Gallery Posts: 1,093	Doculam for covering aircraft Anyone tried "Doculam" for covering small models. It is the material used in photo-labs for laminating finished prints. Comes in various gauges 38 micron, 75, 125 micron,but only transparent, no colours, seems to take Halford`s acrylic car spray cans OK. Great shrink rate, has adhesive just like normal model films such as Solarfilm but is a fraction of the weight. Gloss or matt. Bad news is that it comes in 50 metre rolls, so club purchase only (or a lifetime of building !) Cheap at £17 a role. Might be worth scrounging sample at local pro photo finishers. UK supplier is Murodigital www.muro.co.uk based in Weston-super-Mare. They export to Europe dont know about rest of world.