wonwinglo

A very neat tip Greg,that 'netting' they bag oranges etc with also has its uses for dioramas.

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Bunkerbarge

I used to make camoflage nets from my Granma's hair nets. You can still get them nowadays and they look superb in 1/35th settings.

wonwinglo

Whilst speaking of lighting for models try this one for effect sometime,go to your local £1 shop ( is it dime shop across the big pond ?) and buy one of those cheap fibre optic table top displays,take the thing apart and thread the optics down each wingtip of any airplane kit model,then one to the tail,and one to the identification beacon,join them together and hide a tiny battery either in the model or into the stand or a battery box,tint the port side nave light red,the starboard one green and the strobe blue with well thinned enamel paint.
Once lit up the model becomes an instant talking point,would work on models of all types,cars,boats etc,a bit of a novelty and a challenge to see what can be done.

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***Grannys bits come in handy,for example remember those round hair curler thingies ? a sort of plastic moulded tube except that they have numerous holes in them,fit a muzzle at the front,a piece of balsa block for the mounting,wire for the handle and fittings and you have one instant early machine gun,very light as well for flying models of WW1 aeroplanes.
Years ago the old 'Aeromodeller' magazine ran a 'Gadget Review' feature,as a hard up school boy the column was a source of income for me,having had several gadgets mentioned from washing up bottles made into fuel bottles,to Army surplus shop salt water activated batteries put to good use.

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Kiwi

The fibre optic strands mentioned by Barry can be used for lights as small as car tail lights on HO/OO train layouts, feed them through the base board and light from underneath. You can even go as small as cycle head lights, hiding the strand as part of the frame.

Bluewavestudios

Thats an excellent tip though Greg and one that I will certainly bear in mind, usually best wait till the other half ladders them and has to throw them away, you get them for free with no hassle then !!! and we do our environmentally friendly bit then by recycling them. Best of Both worlds !!!

Regards.......Mark

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GEEDUBBYA

Howdy Mark,

Well, I really think that if you try it, you will like it. The material stretches and forms to the "hoops" in the back of the truck or, can be cut larger and, like I said above, it can be camoed and then have camo colored bits poked thru the weave to give it added realism.
Another thing, before you paint the material, you can see thru it, depending on how much paint you apply will determine the opaqueness of the material. You can paint it with a heavy olive drab and get a good military canvas appearance which would be good for the trucks and a lighter coat of camo for netting, since you should be able to see somewhat thru netting in real life.

Have a good day,

Greg