Tin foil for crafts

Flexible metal foil easy to cut with a pair of modeling scissors or a modeling knife. It is a versatile material that offers many possibilities in modeling and crafts, allowing hobbyists and artisans to create realistic and customized details in their projects. The malleability of this material makes it easy to mold and paint, making it a highly versatile material.

Here are some common uses and applications:

• Details on models: this material is ideal for creating realistic details on models, such as house roofs, building siding, fences, gutters, flags, plants, fabrics, or, for example, pipes. Its malleability allows it to be folded and shaped as needed.
• Vehicle and spacecraft coating: in vehicle and spacecraft modeling, tin sheets can be used to simulate sheet metal, particularly in the manufacture of bodies, wings, fuselages, and exterior parts.
• Shaping tools: perfectly suited for making custom shaping tools. You can create small presses or molds to shape parts from other materials, such as plastic or clay.
• Construction of custom accessories and details: you can use it to create custom accessories, such as airplane flaps, tank wheels, shields, and other details specific to your modeling project. Always consider its hardness and the functionality you want to achieve, as it may have some limitations depending on its intended use.
• Wear and aging effects: tin is easy to work with and paint, making it ideal for adding wear and aging effects to your models. You can scratch, bend, and paint the sheets to simulate rust, dents, and other signs of use.
• Scenery and dioramas: useful for creating elements of scenery and dioramas, such as building roofs, control panels, fences, grids, streetlights, and other architectural details.
• Masks and stencils: you can cut tin sheets to create masks and stencils that will help you precisely apply acrylic paint or details to your projects.
• Bases and supports: these sheets can be used with other heavier materials to serve as a base or support for figures or structures, providing stability and additional weight.
• Relief art: if you enjoy relief art and embossing, you can use it to create textured artwork. Shape and paint them for visually interesting results.
• Jewelry and costume jewelry: in the field of crafts and embossing, the embossing tin foil can be used to create custom jewelry and costume jewelry. You can cut, fold, and decorate them to make earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and much more.

Content:

Thickness: 0.2 mm (0.180 microns)
Material: Embossing tin foil
Size: 10x45cm

Warning:

- The presentation of this material will be folded.
- Magnets are not attracted to this material.
- This material is a three-layer laminate: the two outer layers are tin, and the central, sandwich-type layer is lead, which gives it its flexibility. The lead is inside, but it is practically untouchable when working, as it is encapsulated and hidden inside the material itself.