Hi,
I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on waterproofing paper/card models. I am not thinking of making them totally water tight, just capable of staying in one piece if they got caught out in a slight shower.
I am thinking of building some Star Trek equipment for a New Years fancy dress, but don't want them to fall apart on the walk there if it rains a little.
I have had two thoughts;
Laminate the parts before assembly, but this would potentially affect some dimensions possibly causing some assembly issues. It would also require a different adhesive, PVA probably won't stick. (Anybody know what will stick laminate?)
Give the whole model a coat of slightly diluted PVA after assembly. There may be an issue with colour fastness, and possible warp/distortion from the moisture in the PVA.
Anyone got any experience doing any of the or know of other methods. Any comments or advice would be greatly appreciated.
I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on waterproofing paper/card models. I am not thinking of making them totally water tight, just capable of staying in one piece if they got caught out in a slight shower.
I am thinking of building some Star Trek equipment for a New Years fancy dress, but don't want them to fall apart on the walk there if it rains a little.
I have had two thoughts;
Laminate the parts before assembly, but this would potentially affect some dimensions possibly causing some assembly issues. It would also require a different adhesive, PVA probably won't stick. (Anybody know what will stick laminate?)
Give the whole model a coat of slightly diluted PVA after assembly. There may be an issue with colour fastness, and possible warp/distortion from the moisture in the PVA.
Anyone got any experience doing any of the or know of other methods. Any comments or advice would be greatly appreciated.