ALUMINUM SHEET 100UM (MICROMETER) 200X250MM

Aluminum sheet 0.1 mm, 200 x 250 mm

This is not a kit or an accessory to one particular model, but raw material. According to the name the sheet is one hundred micrometers thick, that is a tenth of a millimeter, and measures 200 x 250 mm. It is the thinnest of the three thicknesses and its advantage is clear: it can be shaped with the fingers and with scissors without breaking or springing back.

What it is suited to

• Plating and skinning - strips of sheet on a fuselage, a hull or engine covers, where a realistic overlap and a joint between panels are needed
• Damaged metal - crumpled fenders, shot-through covers, bent hoods, which never look convincing in plastic
• Embossed detail - rivets and pressings can be pushed into the soft sheet from behind with a blunt needle on a soft backing
• Straps, loops, buckles and tie-down fittings, where plastic is too thick
• Templates and formers for shaping other materials

Working with the material

The sheet is cut with ordinary paper scissors, or scored with a sharp scalpel against a steel rule and snapped over an edge - at this thickness both work. Make bends over a metal edge, not over a finger, or you get a rounded wave instead of a sharp edge. Before painting, degrease the metal with alcohol or acetone and apply a primer meant for metal; aluminum is smooth and without a primer the paint peels at every touch. It is bonded with super glue or two-part epoxy, not with polystyrene cement. Watch the edges: cut thin sheet cuts into your fingers like paper, only worse.

Who the material is for

• Builders who rework kits beyond the box
• Modelers dealing with battle damage and deformation
• Makers of their own parts and of scratch builds
• Anyone who needs a thin, workable and yet strong material

The material is intended for further working. Protect your hands and eyes when cutting and sanding.