ship69 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 (edited) Hello Please can anyone recommend which are the best on-line suppliers for general purpose modelling materials here in the UK. I want to find suppliers that are both reasonably priced and which able to get stuff delivered FAST. Stocking better quality brands of equipment plus a wide range of stock will also be helpful.E.G. Right now I need some MEK (which I have been told creates stronger bonds than regular cements), some 1mm A4 ABS sheet and some 1mm A4 styrene/HIPS sheet, and a few tools including fine hacksaw blades, a lino-cutter) etc Many thanks EDIT: e.g. EMA Model Supplies can't supplies HIPS in A4 size, apparently. :^(e.g. Out of slight desperation I have tried using various eBay merchants but quality tends to be not so good - e.g. it seems that the epoxy glue I bought was off! Edited November 3, 2015 by ship69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Nezumi Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Try Scale Model Shop. I buy just about everything for there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ship69 Posted November 4, 2015 Author Share Posted November 4, 2015 (edited) Try Scale Model Shop. I buy just about everything for there. Ah - yes they look better than I thought. I had written them off because I couldn't find "plastic sheet" nor "HIPS sheet" nor "ABS sheet" anywhere in either their menu structure or their search results! However if you search for "styrene sheet" it turns out that they stock some Evergreen styrene after all. Edited November 4, 2015 by ship69 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Nezumi Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 They also have a reward point system which comes in handy from time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ship69 Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share Posted November 5, 2015 They also have a reward point system which comes in handy from time to time. Does the reward system include recommending their site to newbie model-makers on forums ? It should! Fwiw, the modern way would be to give you a discount/reward code to give to folks like me, and then BOTH of use get a reward. :^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley420 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 I dont use mek,i use dcl i bought a gallon of it for around £15. You can find mek in the same quantities on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ship69 Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share Posted November 5, 2015 I dont use mek,i use dcl i bought a gallon of it for around £15. You can find mek in the same quantities on ebay. I give up: DCL = ? "Deuterium Chloride" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley420 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Dichloromethane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ship69 Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 (edited) Gads! Can anyone suggest where I might get some MEK (Methyl Ethyl Ketone / 2-butanone) on expedited delivery (to UK mainland)? I cant find any at either ModelsRgo.co.uk or ScaleModelShop.co.uk ... And I don't mean "MEK-PAK" which apparently contains Trichloroethane not MEK! This is because someone said it was the "absolute strongest" cement. ALSO it may work better on ABS for if I upgrade to ABS instead of styrene.. [??] Edited November 6, 2015 by ship69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley420 Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=201363007669&alt=web Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainpeden Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 Hannants for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ship69 Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 https://www.hannants.co.uk/ only have EMA cement Darn it - I think I've blown it re. getting MEK for this weekend. In fact the soonest I can see on eBay is Tuesday. :^( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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