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Aluminum Tresse Idea

pzrwest

pzrwest

Brigade Commander
I had an idea for makeing tresse for German nco's. I thought in ever package of cigarettes there is paper-backed aluminum foil. I then cut a 1/16th" strip from it and proceeded to glue it around the edge pf a shoulder strap I had printed out. When done it looked really good so thought I would pass this on. For non smokers I'm sure you must have a friend that does smoke, just ask them to save you the empty pack. American cigarettes might be slightly different when it comes to the foil though. Here are a few pics of the tresse idea. Comments welcomed... Harold
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If you need a sheet of this paperbacked foil just paypal me a buck to cover the postage and I'll send you a sheet
 
As I said I'm niot sure of American cigarette packs have the smooth foil or the textured foil like we have in Canadian packages.
Thank you Hammer, amazeing what ones mind comes up with at times, some ideas are really dumb but just once in awhile one has a great idea. Many years ago we used to carefully peal the paper backing away and byrnish the foil on model airplains to represent bare aluminum. We also used to burnish it to the table top in resturaunts and it would take alot of scrapeing for the waitresses to get it off... Amazeing what some crazy kids will do for a kick....LOL
 
Great idea, pzrwest.

Another thought: I don't know if it still does, but Wrigley's Gum (Juicyruit, Doublemint) used to come packed in the same type of foil. Ideal for non-smokers, and a heluva lot cheaper than a pack of smokes.

Jamie C. Kendall
 
Juicy Fruit foil? So you don't want your NCOs smelling like tobacco, but don't mind if they smell like fruits?!
 
The best foil to use is the non shinny foil, it resembles the tresse used on the straps. If the section of foil is long enough it could also be used for the tresse on the collars
 
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