Materials for Scratch Building

[rampart]

ikabod:
Hmm, di ba illegal yun? ;D

[no3Ljm]

bro, online na ulit ang MP. here's the link regarding sa styrene sheets.

mechapinoy.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2622&highlight=styrene+sheet

happy browsing.

[ikabod]

rampart
it would if you sell it commercially. . . it would be like making a back-up copy lang of the kit

[vic01]

ikabod said:

vic01
well i just happen to see lang kasi from one manufacturer here ng mga fiberglass/acrylic/ plastic stuffs, when they "weld" pieces together they use heat gun. maybe if it's just a boyy grade platic weld baka iba. maybe you just need to heat it with a hair dryer.

heat gun kasi mabilis magpainit eh, it's used for bengin acrylic sheets rin.

Thank you sir! ;D

[ikabod]

vic01
well i hope ibang way yan, easier way. ;D you got it locally po ba? interested with that too. kung mura eh instead of glue eh will use that. . .

[vic01]

ikabod said:

vic01
well i hope ibang way yan, easier way. ;D you got it locally po ba? interested with that too. kung mura eh instead of glue eh will use that. . .

Just asked the sales clerk from the hobby store how to use it, he said just brush the plastic welder to the cut styrene sheet. I said, that's it?! I'll try later, if that's the case, time for scratch building some parts, a lot of things coming from my mind! ;D

[ikabod]

brush it with what daw sir?

[delta408]

would laquer thinner work to "Glue" the sheets together? I noticed it can really hurt plastic.

[christine_03]

laquer is hard to control specially when you use it on plastic. you dont know how long it would melt plastic. hehe... there are other melting compounds that are easier to use... i'll get back on you about this... but i use laquer to make sabers form the leftover sprues. hehe.... ;D it does melt and hurt plastic.

delta408 said:

would laquer thinner work to "Glue" the sheets together? I noticed it can really hurt plastic.

[Daycot]

Try using plastic cements or superglue to bond plastic. Works for me! ;D

[delta408]

That's what I do too. ;D I was just wondering if laquer thinner could be an alternative.

[theapostle07]

i tried to scratchbuild my MG Gouf's heat sword using steel epoxy putty, not that perfect but still turned out acceptable. also, i rebuilt the broken hip joint of my astray with the putty. so i guess if you cant find any styrene sheets, try scuplting them on epoxy putty.

[Gane]

Anybody know how much pla plates are and are they sold in sets of five like that in HLJ? I'm planning to get a 3mm pla plate...

[Evangelion]

Where can I get pla plates in Pinas?

[tri3dge]

Jan 5, 2010 16:36:42 GMT 8 Evangelion said:

Where can I get pla plates in Pinas?

STC has stocks of Tamiya plastic sheets in different thickness.

Lil's also seems to have stocks of it at a lower price compared to STC

National Bookstore also usually carries plastic or styrene sheets called "Evergreen", it it usually located near their scrap book materials.

Hope that helps.