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Checking out peoples various conversions and i'm always seeing these white tubes and such that flat pieces of various shapes and sizes. What is this stuff, i'd like to try my hand at converting a storm raven.

Plasticard.

http://store.miniwargaming.com/product/hobby-supplies-plasticard.html

Plasticard and PVC(?) tubes. I've seen them used a lot, and some people use them effectively. Never bought the stuff myself though.

Not much of an answer, but I think that's what they are.

angrypanda83 wrote:Plasticard.

http://store.miniwargaming.com/product/hobby-supplies-plasticard.html

Is that for the tubular bits that i've seen as well?

It is possibly plasticard.

http://www.evergreenscalemodels.com/index.htm


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misfit wrote:Is that for the tubular bits that i've seen as well?

You can get all sorts of shapes, including tubes.

Tubes, sheets, angles, I-beams, H beams, clear and white and textured.

Evergreen and Plastruct are the two biggies in the modelling scene.

Evergreen has the distinctive white and green stands.
Plastruct has the orange and black.

Most decent model shops should sell one of them. Especially if they deal in model railroad at all.

It's also called "styrene sheet" or "styrene tube" etc. "Plasticard" can often give you blank looks in response.

Keep in mind, Garage Sale signs are made out of the same size and come in a few different thicknesses. The tubes, angles, I-beams, and H beams you can get from gale Force Nine, but for the sheets just use the Garage Sale Signs. Way cheaper!

Evergreen Scale Models makes a nice “bag o bits” which comes with a little of everything…
Great bag of plastic for scratch building.

http://www.evergreenscalemodels.com

Look at Odds & Ends part number 9002

the title...that's what she said

starhawks1 wrote:the title...that's what she said

WIN!

RE: Topic (somewhat)

How do you cut the stuff? I've bought some a couple years ago but never have done anything with it... OP, you want mine?

chromedog wrote:Tubes, sheets, angles, I-beams, H beams, clear and white and textured.

dont forget stairs, and in my area (never seen it anywhere else) metalless model railroad tracks (for storing the rollingstock im guessing)
styrene comes in every imaginable shape and size (almost all models are made from it, it just ends up being grey for some reason that i dont know)

djphranq wrote:How do you cut the stuff? I've bought some a couple years ago but never have done anything with it... OP, you want mine?

Depending on the thickness you can either cut straight through it with a hobby knife, or score it several times in the same place to cut through it.

SilverMK2 wrote:

djphranq wrote:How do you cut the stuff? I've bought some a couple years ago but never have done anything with it... OP, you want mine?

Depending on the thickness you can either cut straight through it with a hobby knife, or score it several times in the same place to cut through it.

i just score it and gently break it along the score line. then sand the edge down with my file

^This.

The way most modelmakers have been doing it for the last few decades. For tubing over a certain size (5-6mm), I use a mitre box and razor saw (same for I-beams or the like).

starhawks1 wrote:the title...that's what she said

ninjaed. i came here to post that. you and i will be great friends.