Chris731

40 minutes ago, philo426 said:

works great for aircraft too!

Wonderful work Philo.

1 hour ago, reklein said:

I thought at first,"why bother with foil on a plastic model when all the detail is molded on?" But then if the detail shows through the hull and you prefer the look have at it. Coppering a hull is sort of satisfying . Much more than say drilling a hundred holes for eye bolts.

Even with the Washi tape, after burnishing it down, all the rivet and plate details come through. It looks quite good. I just don't know how long the adhesive will hold, the tape that is. BMF might hold much better than tape. Thanks!

1 hour ago, ah100m said:

I did mine with Bare-Metal Foil (brand name) copper.  Very thin, all the surface detail shows through when burnished down.  Buy a pack and try it.

Thanks for the info, I will give it a go.

Hello,

New to this forum, just curious, has anyone used metal foil tape for the hull on the Revell Constitution? I know there are plenty of paint's in lacquer, acrylic and enamel in copper. If you have used copper foil tape, what brand was it, and if you sealed it with a clear lacquer, and if there was any issue with the tape coming unglued after a bit. Painting will be much easier of course but after foiling a small section of the hull, I really like the look of it. I used copper foiled Washi tape for a test. Wanted to wait till I've heard from others on using actual metal foil tape. Thanks in advance.