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Jenny Canuck cont....
I need info on American lap straps of the WW1 or 20s eras.
Installing seats and rail cross struts:Fig4-7.
the kit supplies the seats as laser cut wooden bottoms and aluminium frame backs.I stained and laquered the bottoms and laquered and painted the frames olive drab.The seat back and arm rests were framed using leather strips ,epoxied on.The seat cushions were made from kleenex tissues about 1/4in thick,soaked with a thin mix of carpenters glue and water.I then put them in a microwave oven for about 30 seconds until they puffed up and were dry.They were then laquered and painted.I used brown gesso and then a biege acrylic paint put on in thin layers and rubbed with my finger until they had a leatherly look.Then I subtlety weathered the whole assembly with brown,grey and black pastels.
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