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I live in a remote area and cant get my hands on plasticard (or simmilar plastic board thingy) for the bigger conversions I want to do. any of you mob know any reliable sources?

I know web sites in the UK.

http://www.anticsonline.co.uk/
http://www.ema-models.co.uk/

close, but that wee flag next to my name is Australia, thought I will give them a go, thanks

Australia...hmmm, sounds familiar
Have a look here, they're based in Western Sydney (I think).
http://www.thecombatcompany.com.au//shopdisplaycategories.asp

Just wondering, how remote can you get?

Alice Springs is aproximatly 1300km from Adelade and 1500km from Darwin and I dont even live in the town I live about 15km out of it

http://plastruct.com/

http://www.evergreenscalemodels.com/


If you live in such a rural place and you've tried the nearest hobby shops, then it's pretty obvious that online is your only option.
If you do a rudimentary search on google, you'll find a frikkin TON of sites to order from.




Ghidorah

Kwapple wrote:Alice Springs is aproximatly 1300km from Adelade and 1500km from Darwin and I dont even live in the town I live about 15km out of it

So beyond the black stump?
Out the back of Bourke?
Past the Devil's Marbles?
I could go for awhile. You must have to get your Warhammer supplies air dropped in.

@ Ghidorah: we have a toy shop that has GW gear and I fear the internet

@capt. rex: actually about 500km from the devils marbles

I have a quick question related to plasticard, Not meaning to highjack your thread, if you have a problem with me asking, ill edit my post to disregard!

What is a good thickness? i plan on ordering some from one of the sites mentioned here.

Thanks!

That all depends on your application(s). Different projects require different thicknesses.



Ghidorah

Kwapple a good Australian site was back 2 base-ix. Thats where i got my plasticard from. I really dont think you can go wrong with Ebay either.

Also a cheap alternative which may also be your most viable option would be to use the beware of dog type signs. Some people swear by them as a cheap sub for plasticard. They are available at Bunnings and Mitre10, places like that.

Some of the companies that make the stuff sell packs with sheets of several different thicknesses. I think that is a good way to start, though maybe not when paying for shipping.

The one I bought had a sheet each of 0.25mm/0.01in, 0.5mm/0.02in, 1mm/0.04in. I have some 0.005in sheets I bought long ago and don't find them useful (too thin).

I would guess that 1.5mm would probably have roughly the same rigidity of an injection molded plastic model, so could be useful for vehicle building.

thanks for the reply's it has been very helpfull. Alice will soon be sold out of beware of dog signs!

Yes, there are a scary amount of dogs in Alice.

Still, gives one a break from roo-shooting. Dogs move differently.

Kwapple wrote:thanks for the reply's it has been very helpfull. Alice will soon be sold out of beware of dog signs!

Sounds like you settled on the option I was going to suggest.

One other bit of advice. Look closely at the selection of signs at your hardware store and you can usually find more than one thickness of plascard. I usually buy the cheap smaller signs that are made of .5mm plascard which is a good size for most uses. However, the larger signs are often made of a thicker plascard that you may find usefull for larger surfaces or something requiring greater thickness or rigidity.

Best of luck with your project.

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