Many years ago, Alice Gray ask me to fold a Montroll Stegosaurus out of brown copy paper. She was going to cover it with graphite by rubbing a pencil on it. She said that the graphite would conduct electricity. She knew someone who did electro-plating. I do not know any more details about how it was done. The final electro-platted model was put on a stand as a thank-you gift to Martha Landy when she left the FOCA board.
Hope this points you in the right direction. As to coating models before you dip them in anything, I have found that tissue foil resist opening (For the Most Part - glue helps with rest). Mark
