With just a little imagination, this fuse (above) was turned into a great looking, tarp-covered load. The fuse was glued to a sheet of styrene and then the tarp was made by covering the fuse with tis- sue paper and soaking it with diluted white glue (above right). Af-
ter allowing the glue to dry for a day, the tarp was painted. In this case, it was given a coat of light green. After drying for another day, it was lightly weathered. Then it was ready to be loaded on a flatbed truck. All that is missing now are the tie downs (below).
glue. First, however, we’ll start with a piece of styrene or plastic sheet to use as a base for gluing the scrap pieces that will make up our “load” together. You can use whatever seems to be about the right size for your scale–old fuses,
gears, wooden dowels,
blocks, etc. Keep in mind that the actu- al item isn’t going to show, only its shape.
Using cyanoacrylate, glue the scrap piece or pieces to the styrene base. Having the base makes it easier to glue the load together and then to transfer it to its final place when completed.
balls,
Plastic bottle tops come in all different sizes (above), so no matter what scale you are working in there is probably one that can serve as the basis for a good looking, tarp-covered load (right).
ally one can also catch a glimpse of a tarp-covered load riding on a flat car or gondola. Tarps are everywhere. If you have a wood stove or fireplace, you may even have one in your backyard cover- ing your wood pile.
Modeling a tarp is pretty easy. You probably have all the materials you need on hand (see the bill of materi- als), so let’s begin. We are going to use plain–not embossed–tissues or toilet paper, drape it over our “cargo load” and then soak it with diluted white
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