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Hey guys i'm really bummed cause i can't find decent plasticard anywhere in australia. Does anyone australian here know where? a website or somewhere in the vacinity of adelaide? i really want to start of some heavy converting of my Shas'o :(

What's a good substitute for plasticard? ice-cream containters n their lids?

I have a hard time finding anything besides plain plasticard and I live in the states. I would check ebay though, they sometimes have sellers that sell plasticard sheets in different sizes , thicknesses, and patterns. If not I really can't help ya. If anyone knows a good , non-scamming, good variety site that sells plasticard in the usa(or brick and mortar store near south central pennsylvania), I'd appreciate that info too.

That Mad Ben Kid wrote:
What's a good substitute for plasticard? ice-cream containters n their lids?

That depends , if its plastic then sure . (because mine is made out of paper i think)

They would be sold in those train model , plane model hobby stores mostly.

They would be sold in those train model , plane model hobby stores mostly.

Eh looked in a few and all that they had that was remotely a sheet of it was all sectioned into 5mm strips. no full plain sheets

Try this.

http://www.evergreenscalemodels.com/

They don't sell, but it will give you a place to start.

I've heard (but not verified) that you can get el cheapo "for sale" signs on thin plastic at Bunnings that works very well.

i lucked out and found a plastistruct dealer about 40 minutes from my house, so need less to say i spent a good $50 there the first time i went.

here is the website, hope it helps out some.

http://www.plastruct.com/

there is a section on there for austrailian dealers, there is only two though, AUSTRALIA, MELBOURNE JELCORP PTY LTD. and AUSTRALIA, PARRAMATTA BERG'S HOBBIES PTY, LTD.

hope that helps out a little.

Plastruct does sell from their website you just must have at least a $20 order.

www.frontlinehobbies.com

they're based in Newcastle NSW but will send stuff anywhere. They keep a couple of brands but mainly evergreen.

Also you could try Eckersly's art supplies ... they are a chain I think. they usually have plastruct.

Try non GW hobby shops and anywhere that sells architectural supplies.

Also you could try Eckersly's art supplies ... they are a chain I think. they usually have plastruct.

Went to the one in adelaide n i asked if they had any n all they had was this thin bendy clear plastic that wasn't what i was lookin for -_-

i lucked out and found a plastistruct dealer about 40 minutes from my house, so need less to say i spent a good $50 there the first time i went.

Hahaha you lucky That stuff looks good. So that's the stuff that i'm seein all the people usin in the galleries? when i look at them i swallow sadness because i don't have any card but have awesome ideas

i'll look into it n see if i can order some with a few friends to share the costs

Online is a good place. Hobbyco in Sydney, most other good hobby stores... Adelaide I wouldn't know, though. Anyone who stocks Galeforce Nine products ought to have it in stock.

Maharajah wrote:I've heard (but not verified) that you can get el cheapo "for sale" signs on thin plastic at Bunnings that works very well.

I am not sure about what kind of hardware/lumber stores you might have around you but I buy "for sale" signs for this use. It is plasticard and at a good store you can get 2 different thicknesses as well. The price is right too.

I actually have a thread about an orky dice tower I have yet to finish and you can clearly see the "FOR SALE" on it.

Look for "Model railway" suppliers.

Any decent model shop in Adelaide will stock it.
My brother-in-law is a model railroader - I'll ask him if he knows anywhere in Adelaide (he tends to know where to find stuff in most capitals as the Hornby collectors club go wandering).

Stump wrote:

Maharajah wrote:I've heard (but not verified) that you can get el cheapo "for sale" signs on thin plastic at Bunnings that works very well.

I am not sure about what kind of hardware/lumber stores you might have around you but I buy "for sale" signs for this use. It is plasticard and at a good store you can get 2 different thicknesses as well. The price is right too.

I actually have a thread about an orky dice tower I have yet to finish and you can clearly see the "FOR SALE" on it.

Yes! But I have noticed that these (at least in my area) are getting harder to find. Many of them are now that kind of plastic card-board style.

chromedog wrote:Look for "Model railway" suppliers.

Any decent model shop in Adelaide will stock it.
My brother-in-law is a model railroader - I'll ask him if he knows anywhere in Adelaide (he tends to know where to find stuff in most capitals as the Hornby collectors club go wandering).

There's a model railway shop on King William Road in Adelaide, just south of Greenhill Rd near where the tram line is. They'll probably have a pretty good range.

That and call it 'sheet styrene' (what it is properly called).

If anyone knows a website that ships cheaply to the usa I'd still like to find a better place than ebay to find it reliably.

Phone these guys:
South Australian Hobby Centre 234 Pulteney Street, Adelaide, SA 5000

p: (08) 8232 0080 f: (08) 8232 4405

http://perthhobbycentre.com.au

Ive gotten plastic rods from there before, the guys are very helpful. Plus its just a 10 min walk from the Adelaide Games Workshop.

Phone these guys:
South Australian Hobby Centre 234 Pulteney Street, Adelaide, SA 5000

p: (08) 8232 0080 f: (08) 8232 4405

http://perthhobbycentre.com.au

Ive gotten plastic rods from there before, the guys are very helpful. Plus its just a 10 min walk from the Adelaide Games Workshop.

*sighs* that's the first place i walked to*...yeah there were rods but too thin for anything i'd use and they had no sheets and they said that they weren't getting anymore plasticard in >_<

* - i bloody walked 15km that day lookin for plasticard O_o legs were dead as after all that :(

Sign shops might have offcuts to give to you. My wife threw away tons of it before I realized her stores used large sheets of it in their signage..

I got two 3'X6' sheets from usplastics.com. You can get a sheet of 1mm(.040") for $13 and a sheet of 1.5mm(.060") for $19. It was cheaper last year when I bought it. Shipping wasn't bad at all, but I bought some DVD cases to amortize the shipping. But it's two sheets nearly the size of a game board rolled into a tube for a fraction of the cost of what Plastructs sells it for. 20 sq ft for the same price as 3 sq ft of plastruct.

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/product.asp?catalog_name=USPlastic&category_name=76&product_id=3008 High Impact Styrene Sheet

Hmmmm i shall look into that...

Cheers

Try the margarine containers in australia.

They are made out of the same styrene as regular sheet (but it is thin stuff. About 0.25mm).

You also have to scrub the paint off them (they are screen printed with their 'labelling' but fine sandpaper removes it).

You can also get it from places like "reverse garbage" (who handle industrial misprints and excess plastics, fabrics and so forth.). Although they are in Sydney (I have a mate who lives not far from them though.