need ideas for making a cloth convertible top

[wisdonm]

Does anyone know how to replicate a cloth or canvas convertible top? TIA

[Car Crazy 81]

Does anyone know how to replicate a cloth or canvas convertible top? TIA

Don- You can try some Medical Tape and it also works to replicate seat selts. I hope this helps.

[von Zipper]

Hey, I'm glad you brought this subject up, I was thinking about going to the re-sale shop and looking at old umbrellas to cut up for the convertible tops...but I forgot about that till I just read this-Thanks for the reminder.

[Harry P.]

Go to the fabric section of Hobby Lobby (or any crafts store). They have a huge selection of different materials and colors that they sell by the yard. I got some "canvas" for a Mercedes 500K top (it was actually cotton in real life, but looked like 1/8 scale canvas). I bought a small piece (12" piece), cost me about 35 cents! Take a look around and I'm sure you'll find the perfect material to simulate a convertible top in scale.

(Remember though... convertible tops don't have much texture, they're pretty smooth. So surgical tape isn't the best idea, because it has too much texture to look like a scale convertible top. Also, some tops are fabric, some are vinyl, depending on what car you're modeling.)