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5 thou plastic card same chemical make up as 10thou and thicker source ?


Merlin

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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  • 3 weeks later...

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

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