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And do they actually call it 'plasticard' here?

ha ive been wondering the same thing for a long time my friend

I buy it at my Friendly Local Rogue Trader. If you're in Calgary the place is Sentry Box, otherwise I don't know. It is in fact called plasticard here, and it comes in a variety pack with loads.

You can buy it here, if you're down with web ordering:

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I'd rather not buy online, and Calgary is 3 hours from here, whereas Edmonton is 1.5 hours.

What is Rogue Trader, btw?

I live in Calgary, but I've never been to the Sentry box... Where is it located?

'Rogue Trader' is just a store that sell GW stuff.

But many hobby shops carry Plasticard and not GW.

Go to any model train store, they will likely carry a big rack of plasticard.

It comes in plastic bags with 1-2 6"x9" (approx) sheets inside, and can be bought in varying thicknesses. Also you can buy plasticard rods, tubes, square rods, textured plasticard, etc...

Any hobby shot I've seen here in Canada that's worth their salt has a rack for this stuff. The bags are clear with a white and green label on top.

Living in Vancouver, I buy a lot of my non-GW stuff from Central Hobbies. They're a reasonably well stocked scale model train store, which gives my imagination a field day as far as terrain goes.

Funny you should mention Sentry Box, my brother worked there for a few years when he lived in Calgary, probably in the '04-'05 vicinity.

It's also known as Sheet Styrene if that helps.

The Defenestrator wrote:Living in Vancouver, I buy a lot of my non-GW stuff from Central Hobbies. They're a reasonably well stocked scale model train store, which gives my imagination a field day as far as terrain goes.

Funny you should mention Sentry Box, my brother worked there for a few years when he lived in Calgary, probably in the '04-'05 vicinity.

hihi im from Burnaby there is a OLD hobby shop near new westminster station that sells
tons of hobby stuff for cheap , but....

If you go in it, you'll notice the whole shop is slanted . I havnt been there for a long time lol
feels like it'll collapse any second.

Joyous_Oblivion wrote:But many hobby shops carry Plasticard and not GW.

That's true. Chinook Hobbies off of Macleod Trail will almost certainly carry it as well, now that I think of it.

Anyway, Sentry Box is on 18th St between 9th and 10th avenues S.W., if I recall correctly, which I do. It's sort of in a back area near the tracks, which is probably why they can afford to have such a big store.

Probably any place that sells bits and pieces for model trains will have it. Although I'm not in Canada.