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[Waynemel]

My last two cameras I have re-covered, I have used double sided tape. It works great! I made sure to buy good quality tape. Time will tell how well it sticks, but it was very easy to work with.

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[Br1078lum]

Dan, I love the 'BrickBrick'.  What scale was the textured paper?
 
One idea I have is to get a whole lot of them, and put them in a brick wall.  I'm sure someone has done that though.  So plan B is to take a really nice photo of one, and

[Br1078lum]

Faux ostrich skin is one I have seen.
 
PF

[Paul Ron]

Nice work on hte red camera. I've seen some amazing recoverings but be sure to consider later repairs if you need to get to screws n things.  
 
3m makes an exterior double sided tape for auto trim. It holds great, doesn't creep in heat like the

[Dcluley]

It's been a while, but if I remember correctly the brick paper was with the military models so most likely 1/35th scale.  Possibly made by Tamiya?
 
Dan Cluley

[Br1078lum]

Thanks Dan.
 
PF

[Fallisphoto]

I did a Kodak retina once in giant cane toad -- unconventional, but that's leather.

[Edward8]

Fallisphoto
 
I like the idea! To lob for a job with an array of cane-toad cameras hanging from the scrawny neck appeals to me. Brilliant!
 
Edward

[Edward8]

Fallisphoto,
 
... however. I suspect cane-toad cameras would not be completely understood by clients lacking imagination, or a sense of fun. Indeed, they would probably tend to look askance, possibly bewildered.
 
I have no wish to pour

[Magkelly]

Looking at pics of the little beasts I think I rather like the skin of the cane toad still on the cane toads, laugh. I don't mind faux leathers or even a bit of real cow leather. I still eat cow meat, figure why waste the rest, right? But I don'

[Msiegel]

Magkelly,
there are iron-on crystals by Swarovski but I fear that's problematic with a plastic camera body but there are definetly ways to glue them on as well.
Regards from Austria
Martin

[Msiegel]

Magkelly,
forgot to mention: You will need some with a flat back and mirror coating on the back otherwise the colour of the camera body (or the glue) will be seen through the crystal. Those coatings are very delicate (like an SLR mirror) and should b

[Edward8]

Magkelly
 
In these desperate days of doom and gloom, thanks for the laugh.  
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Cane-toad cameras, sprinkled with crystals. I want one.
 
Edward

[Old_school]

http://www.cameraleather.com/
Check it out, you can send in your camera also & they will recover it for a fee.
I also ran across another site, think it is in the UK, they redo older Le

[Fallisphoto]

Magkelly,
 
In many of the places they have been introduced, giant cane toads are looked upon as an invasive pest; they are prolific breeders, will consume anything that wiggles and that they can fit into their mouths, and they do quite a lot