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Aluminum/paper models
I have been experimenting with aluminum foil for a while. I used my inkjet printer to print on Reynolds foil, which was glued on regular paper, then allowed to dry before spraying with polyurethane. I like making small models , so I used the FG Mig 15 patterns. A 1/144 scale was produced using the same technique. Just my 5 cents on the subject.
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I continue with the fuselage of the P47 in aluminium, the propellers are in normal paper, I like the result but its requires lot of work
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Great looking build, busoramas!
Enjoying the photos and technique! Can't wait to see the finished model. Mike |
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Great Progress!
Paul,
Great progress! You'll find that construction with aluminum is slightly different than plain paper [Ok, a lot different than paper]. As per usual it is in the details. The amount of work is part of the process of hand made 3D detail vs. 2D printing detail. That and the fact that aluminum matches the reflective element of the original improves the estimation of the model in the eye of the viewer. You will develop techniques for applying detail that will make the work flow progress at a much faster rate. That's one of the reasons I've been working on printing on aluminum - it makes it far easier to inscribe surface detail. I have found, when using pounce wheels to lay rivet detail on aluminum, is to place the flat aluminum on a glass surface. This will produce a fine rivet detail that does not deeply indent the surface of the aluminum. If it is desired for a somewhat deeper detail slipping a piece of printer paper (or vellum) in between the aluminum sheet and the glass will produce a "larger" rivet size. -Gil |
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Gil,
I was thinkg to combine lase cut with aluminium foil, design all parts with CAD an then laser cut them, so they match perfectly and save work. how is your rivet machine? its a normal hole or dot or as the real concave shape? regards |
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Making Dents in Aluminum
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When it comes to riveting tools I have collected the usual assortment(s) - from pounce wheels for sewing to pounce wheels for rivet lines on plastic models and hypodermic needles specially prepared and mounted in pin vises. As you might expect riveting becomes an entire subject category unto itself. Note that not all rivets can be seen on an aircraft at photo distances - but modelers persist in having them there anyway. There might be other ways for representation than "denting" the aluminum..., Needless to say, a variety of sizes is needed for "scribing in" the variations found on a typical subject. One other aspect of using aluminum on a model is that it can be "formed" into compound curves impossible with paper media. This is another area that needs practice prior to taking on the task. It's not that difficult and after a little practice is quite pleasurable. Take a look at Guillermo Rojas-Bazan's work - he's notably the best known and certainly the most prolific of the "all aluminum model makers". His site is here but is down at the moment. You'll see that you have already mastered some of the techniques he uses in his models. The one thing that you will realize is that he is a master at obtaining detailed and accurate documentation - you can never have too much..., Best regards, -Gil |
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As you might expect riveting becomes an entire subject category unto itself. Note that not all rivets can be seen on an aircraft at photo distances - but modelers persist in having them there anyway.
That has drove my crazy for years...MOST RIVETS CAN"T BE SEEN!! I have never understood why modelers insist on making them so BIG, I'm fine with pane lines (but those are overdone a lot) but rivets at 1/33 would be invisible.....just my 2 cents worth.......Rich
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A Few Dependent Variables...,
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Pucker vs. Thickness...,
Below is a visual of what was meant on the little ramble on pucker - note the puckers at the very edge of the surface. This is kitchen foil that's been treated with an inkjet receptor coating bonded to 65# cardstock.
Kitchen Aluminum Foil on 65# Cardstock The inkjet receptor coating was self researched and designed but requires a protective coating to be applied. I've come up with a different method for inkjet printing on aluminum but that's for reserved for another post flow. A thicker foil (0.005") on 100% cotton is shown below. The experiment was a first go at doing an "inside out" forming method. 0.005" Tooling Foil bonded to 100% Cotton Stock -Gil |
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