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 9 Feb 2010, 01:10
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 Passed Fireman  Group: Members Posts: 345 Joined: 7-August 09 From: Wolverhampton Member No.: 6,185  |
I was just wondering what an ideal thickness of plasticard would be for installing sideskirts/cow catchers to a locomotive.
I though 1.0 mm or 0.75 mm would be okay but am not sure as I'm a plasticard virgin and am not sure how sturdy each thickness would be. I'd like it to be pretty solid but not so solid that it's difficult to cut. I also don't want it to be too thick because of keeping the running gear free to move. Any advice would be helpful. Cheers, John. -------------------- For silliness, visit; Mauled By Moomins.
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9 Feb 2010, 03:08
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Group: Plus+ Posts: 2,168 Joined: 16-January 09 From: JB's resting place. Member No.: 4,745 |
Hi Nat or John. I've not had a lot of experience with Plasticard,I usually smash up old electrical items out in the garden and re-use the left over parts but Im sure someone will put you straight on the subject some point tomorrow.Nice to hear from you again.
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9 Feb 2010, 03:17
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Passed Fireman Group: Members Posts: 345 Joined: 7-August 09 From: Wolverhampton Member No.: 6,185 |
LOL Yeah, Thats generally what I do but I thought I might try doing things in less of a bodgy way for once!
I'm turning a 2400 gallon 6 wheel GWR tender into a 4 wheel tender at the moment! It's not going very well as I haven't measured it and the top is too short for the bottom....oops -------------------- For silliness, visit; Mauled By Moomins.
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9 Feb 2010, 10:16
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Station Master Group: Members Posts: 1,935 Joined: 31-May 07 Member No.: 1,818 |
Depends on how careful you are prepared to be when handling the model. The thinnest I would use in such a job is the 0.5mm/20 thou sheet. That is stiff enough to hold shape, but you will not be able to lift the loco handling it without damage eventually occurring. By the time you get to 1mm/40thou sheet you will have something which will stand handling, the question then tends to become how well it is attached to the rest of the model.
There's no problem cutting plasticard sheet at any thickness. The best way to do it is score about quarter the way through and snap, rather than attempting to cut through which will distort the piece, due to deformation around the blade making the cut. |
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9 Feb 2010, 12:52
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Passed Fireman Group: Members Posts: 345 Joined: 7-August 09 From: Wolverhampton Member No.: 6,185 |
Cheera 34c will take all that into account.
John. -------------------- For silliness, visit; Mauled By Moomins.
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