Merlin Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Hi, Many years ago I had a sheet of 5 thou plastic card in the same chemical make up as the other sheets in my stash. Then 5 thou became as scarce as rocking horse doo doos ! My sheet has vanished. Evergreen range then arrived but unlike their 10thou and above, their 5 thou is a different substance. it sounds and feels 'tinny' and is more springy, and develops cracks extremely easily if under bend pressure when a melt glue like MEK is applied. Evergreen tell me that I am correct, it is a different substance. I cant seem to do scratchbuilding or adding fine detail without sooner or later wanting 5 thou. Just where can we get 5 thou of the same chemical consistency as 10 thou and above ? In the UK by the way. I did hear mention of it being used to separate cheese slices in a Sainsbury sliced cheese packet but have never found such. Our plastic card is a spin off from usage in the food industry, they dont make it for us, as if we felt we were that important to have such done. Changes in regs see 5 thou unwanted now. Correct me if I am wrong. Merlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Tamiya still sell packets of "Pla-Paper" which is paper-thin and seems to be the usual styrene. It might be less than 5 thou though? Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsty Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Our plastic card is a spin off from usage in the food industry, they dont make it for us, as if we felt we were that important to have such done.... Correct me if I am wrong. That may be so for sheets of card, but it doesn't exactly explain all the oddly-shaped extrusions like L-section and hexagonal rod ... I use yoghurt pots for my thinnest sheet. I don't know its thickness precisely, but I very rarely find myself wishing for something thinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murdo Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 That may be so for sheets of card, but it doesn't exactly explain all the oddly-shaped extrusions like L-section and hexagonal rod ... I use yoghurt pots for my thinnest sheet. I don't know its thickness precisely, but I very rarely find myself wishing for something thinner. Does yoghurt pot plastic glue well using normal glue? The stuff I use normally is Ambroid Proweld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigsty Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Does yoghurt pot plastic glue well using normal glue? The stuff I use normally is Ambroid Proweld. Never had a problem with good old Humbrol Liquid Poly. The only thing you have to watch for is the plastic getting soft while it sets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwaterous Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Another source of thin card is membership cards, any plastic passes. Similarly, credit cards/bank cards would work, but I don't leave those lying around. K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 Will Vale best news I have had all year. Tamiya Pla-Paper is in 0.1 and 0.2mm thicknesses, thats 4 thou and 8 thou and is of the same properties as 10, 15 etc thou from slaters, evergreen and other brands. I have just test glued it and its just right, unlike evergreens 5 thou. The fact that we now have 4 and 8 thou additional to 10 thou and beyond all in the same chemical make up is EXCELLENT NEWS. You get three massive sheets for about £5 260 x 365mm doing a quick measurement. enough to last a lifetime. I got mine from Affinity Models. 1/3rd off at the moment. Thanks for the other suggestions. Merlin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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