Thicker clear flying base peg?

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**Nightbringer's Chosen**

For a modeling project I'm trying to find something like the pegs for the flying bases, the clear plastic ones, but longer; does such a thing exist? Should I even bother trying to glue a couple end-to-end?

**shasolenzabi**

Look up any local plastics store. In Oregon we found rods at Tap Plastics for example.

**BloodQuest**

Acrylic rod should be easy to find at any decent model shop, up to 1/4" diameter. Larger than that becomes a little harder to find.

Are you just trying to repair/replace bases or is it something else?

**chromedog**

1/8" acrylic rod is fairly common if you have a plastics place nearby (needs only a slight mod to the base end to fit into a normal 'flying base' - holes are slightly under 3mm).

Go up to 5 or 6.5mm if needed. Don't go too long or the LOS rules will just give you a bad day. The main issues with GWs stems is that they a) taper, and b ) the ends that go into the models and the bases are smaller still.

**Nightbringer's Chosen**

BloodQuest wrote:Acrylic rod should be easy to find at any decent model shop, up to 1/4" diameter. Larger than that becomes a little harder to find.

Are you just trying to repair/replace bases or is it something else?

It's for a custom model I'm doing. Making an aquatic Zoanthrope, but the stem needs to extend further, and likely hold up a little more weight.

Thanks for the ideas, all. I'll check those out.

**Nightbringer's Chosen**

Hunted around a bit online (no plastic stores in my area), and found a couple places, but most sell it in 6' lengths.
Does anyone have experience with extruded acrylic? Is it easy enough to cut? Trying to figure out if I can get it down to couple-inch pieces easily enough?

**BloodQuest**

Easily cut with a Razor Saw.

How much do you need? If the 1/8" will do I can mail you some.