One of the joys of modelling is discovering the unexpected uses of assorted materials without resorting to bespoke products: bottle caps, bits of fuse wire, solvents etc. The classic is the lead foil covering wine bottles, though alas, less in evidence these days. But for a while it worked. When I buy socks there is a pair of tiny flexible cleats that hold the pair together. They can be used on AFVs etc. And so on....
Yes. As a kid, I remember taking the screw tops of toothpaste tubes and cutting them down to make ammo belts from the ridged caps. I feel like a 12 year old modeling master and my mom wondered why there was always toothpaste all over the sink.
And things like this is why I, and you, hit the subscribed button. A thought, would placing a piece of cardboard behind the rubber dam while using a hole punch help.
Dr. Budzik: That is a really unique masking tool. I bet one could put multicolored bands on prop spinners with this (P-51 57th FG for instance). I bet there are a world of uses for this stuff. Thanks for the tip.
Might be interesting to look for the same material, but for non-medical applications. It will be a lot cheaper I suppose. Any ideas what kind of material it really is? I searched online, it's latex-free, so that's not it :)
update: "similar sheets" for dental use can be found on the well known Chinese vendor. I wouldn't want my local dentist to be using those, but for "our purposes", maybe also an option?
Wondering if it could be used for masking nose cones where tape is really difficult to get a straight line around a small complex curve. I've not had great success with templates.
