Adhesive Reflective Mylar tape for starship engines

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DeltaVee
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Adhesive Reflective Mylar tape for starship engines

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I've never seen such a product since the original AMT smoothie Refit, but I'd like to find some highly reflective mylar tape that's sticky for putting in things like starship impulse engines, etc. because I don't have the skills, time, money or interest in lighting kits. I have seen plenty of the stuff in balloons, wrapping paper and ribbon. Might be nice if it were somewhat stiff to avoid wrinkles. Anyone know of such a product in the paper product/craft world? I suppose I could try white glue, metalfoil adhesive or photo fix on the back of some ribbon. I'm just looking for the easy way out. Any tips or leads appreciated.
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Post by Andrew Gorman »

just look for "reflector tape" or Scotchlite.
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Have you looked at the "Bare Metal Foil" materials ?
They have quite a large selection these days....might have what you're looking for.
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Post by simster »

Might look into the foil(s) that us fishermen use to finish spoons and lures -

http://www.barlowstackle.com/fishing-lure-tape.html
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Check out the main site for a cool article on using 3M tape to "illuminate" your models :D
http://www.starshipmodeler.com/tech/wireless.htm
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Post by DeltaVee »

Thanks. Shoulda googled to start with. Lots of stuff out there with big prismatic patterns on it. Hard to tell about the other stuff. I know where to go look now, though - craft stores, auto supply stores, building stores, probably a specialty store like "If It's Paper." Definitely don't need 150 feet of tape for a transfer truck or a fire suit. Thanks!
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Post by Callandor »

is ther an easy way to apply reflective tape behind clear parts? Would you get a glow effect if you put the tape behind a clear part and then painted the part clear red or clear blue?
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