Paper to Polystyrene - an interesting bond

[GHE]

Messieurs !

By accident I noticed that the liquid glue we all use to weld polystyrene parts even glues paper  AND will glue paper to
polystyrene.
I never made use of it up to now but I imagine that one sometimes may make good use of it:
- rib structure on fabric , leather straps* and so on.
* that I already did and liked it better than lead foil;

You all know that grey thin paper ( one layer thinner than typewriting paper) that comes as wrappage for breakable things.
Maybe one can use this for emulating fabric structures etc. .

bizz bald, Gunther

[uncletony]

Gunther -- indeed it does...

Does anybody remember the kits from the late 60s /early 70s that featured tissue paper covering over plastic ribs? They were sort of a hybrid between regular plastic models and tissue covered balsa, but leaning more toward the former. Liquid plastic cement is what you used to attach the tissue paper. I am pretty sure one of the kits was a Brisfit, also maybe an Avro 540(?) and maybe an RE8.

[Rob Hart]

The old Renwal Aeroskin kits:

http://www.internetmodeler.com/awn/98-august/modeling-3.htm

[uncletony]

The old Renwal Aeroskin kits:

http://www.internetmodeler.com/awn/98-august/modeling-3.htm

YES! Thank you. 

[WarrenD]

Gruss Gott Gunther!
                                An online e-friend of mine, Bob Pearson, told me that he soaks paper with CA and then cuts the part out as it becomes like polystyrene. I haven't tried it yet, but it sounds like it could be more convenient in many circumstances than trying to cut a part out of a sheet of styrene.

Just my zweite Pfennings!

Warren

[uncletony]

Interesting technique, Warren! Never thought of that.

[Tony Haycock]

The old Renwal Aeroskin kits:

http://www.internetmodeler.com/awn/98-august/modeling-3.htm

I saw several of those a couple of weeks ago in a guy's massive collection of unmade kits when I was negotiating on a 1/24 Heller Renault bus . I had never seen them before (mind you they are almost as old as I am!).

[GHE]

Hello Warren !

- the pro is: if it doesnt't work one hasn't ruined a sheet styrene plate!

- EVERGREEN indeed has very thin sheet styrene in store that is as thin as  typewriter paper.
One easily can cut it with scissors. It is easy to bend , too
Even easier to bend will be paper, still.

Maybe one may try normal styrene glue instead of CA glue for this mentioned procedure.

All in all I think old friend paper has something to offer to the modeler !

Gunther

[JoeDxMB]

Gruss Gott Gunther!
                                An online e-friend of mine, Bob Pearson, told me that he soaks paper with CA and then cuts the part out as it becomes like polystyrene. I haven't tried it yet, but it sounds like it could be more convenient in many circumstances than trying to cut a part out of a sheet of styrene.

Just my zweite Pfennings!

Warren

That seems  like a great idea.
I wiil keep it in mind for future builds. 

[WarrenD]

Nice thing is: most of us always have some kind of paper laying about, but I have to mail order styrene now since there is no longer a LHS in my neck of the woods.  I must try the technique Gunther mentioned too.

Warren

[Piltdown Man]

And if we carry on along the line of turning paper into plastic, try coating paper and card with shellac (home brewed or purchased) or knotting. Again, you end up with an easy to work, sandable modelling material which has many uses.

PM