Just remembered a conversation I had this weekend with a fellow car modeler. I went to his house on Saturday, and bought some new models. He said that modeling foil is in short supply. Maybe in Texas, but is that true nationwide?

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Just remembered a conversation I had this weekend with a fellow car modeler. I went to his house on Saturday, and bought some new models. He said that modeling foil is in short supply. Maybe in Texas, but is that true nationwide?

He remarked that he did a commissioned model recently (Reissued AMT '60 Chevy wagon...as a slot car body in stock trim!), and he told me that he used up the last of his Bare-Metal Foil on the stock trim. Since he also dabbles a bit selling model cars at shows, he said his distributors are out of stock on foil.
Where did I put MY foil stash? Hmmm...
Should I be on the lookout for foil if I see any? Should I go straight to thin kitchen foil, which means buying some foil adhesive?

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Just remembered a conversation I had this weekend with a fellow car modeler. I went to his house on Saturday, and bought some new models. He said that modeling foil is in short supply. Maybe in Texas, but is that true nationwide?
- I buy mine direct from Bare Metal. *NM*
  - Have you visited their website lately? It has been showing all of their foils, except gold and black, as being out of stock for at least the last two months. *NM*
    - I just checked their website, they are out. I've emailed them asking when they will be replenishing their stock. *NM*
      - Hopefully you'll get some type response. My email, sent early last month, has only been met with radio silence. *NM*
    - No I haven't. Last time I bought foil I bought two sheets to save on shipping costs. Still have plenty. *NM*
- My normal Oz supplier has also been unable to supply any BMF chrome type of foil for at least 6months, I thought it was a DT issue but maybe not. *NM*
  - And a problem with having a "stash" of it, is that the adhesive properties diminish with time. *NM*
    - I think I've found a way to avoid that....

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