Adventures in FUD modeling

[Ian MacMillan]

But the steel of the car isn't translucent...  You'll have to pardon my ignorance.  I was an English major...

A better example would be the headlight restorer products that take hazed plastic and make it clear again.

[DKS]

I'm fascinated by the physics of removing a coating from the materials that makes it appear translucent, which then makes it appear solid...  It would seem the reverse would be more logical.

FUD is a translucent plastic, but the natural surface of FUD is white by virtue of fine surface irregularities (just like sanding clear plastic--it turns white). Impregnate the surface with wax and it becomes translucent because the surface irregularities no longer reflect light in random directions, and you're seeing right into the material (like smearing grease over the sanded plastic--the whiteness disappears).

[wcfn100]

I'm fascinated by the physics of removing a coating from the materials that makes it appear translucent, which then makes it appear solid...  It would seem the reverse would be more logical.

Lee, when this is done, I think you'll find out you were way ahead of the curve. 

Jason

[robert3985]

Hmmmmm....would painting a FUD surface with a glossy, clear coat make it much more translucent?  If so, I think I've just solved a problem with my first FUD N scale product design...

[daniel_leavitt2000]

It will only make is more translucent to a point. It won't go clear or even light conducting, just the translucence of wax paper.