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Question about Gold Foil (Survival Blanket)


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Hi, I've been searching for this orange-gold blanket but couldn't find it anywhere.   Does anyone know a good source?   I'm referring to this foil from Vincent's site:

 

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I noticed the same orange-gold foil on Ricardo's LM and he hipped me to a product at the Kennedy Space Center.  I bought one online and got this.   To my eye it looks like the yellow-gold one, though.  

 

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There is this site that sells orange candy wrapper that only comes in 3" x 3" sizes.  But doesn't really match Vincent's foil color.

 

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Has anyone been wanting to build an LM lately and found a good source for a survival blanket in that delicious orange-gold color?

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Here are some notes I had saved from one of the LM modeler experts (I can't remember where I got this):

 

https://www.candylandcrafts.com/Extra_Thin_Confectioners_Foils.htm

 

Gold matches 0.5 mil Kapton
Orange matches 2 mil Kapton
Burgundy matches 5 mil Kapton
Silver matches the nickel foils.
Black matches the Pyromark (though it will need a flat coat to knock down the shine).

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