PC-05GY Plastic Card For Modelling (0.5mm, 3 Sheets)

DSPIAE PC-05GY plastic sheets, 0.5 mm thick

Three gray sheets of tough polystyrene half a millimeter thick. This gauge is the most universal in the whole range: it can still be snapped with a knife without effort, yet a finished part already holds its shape and does not sag. It is used for add-on plates, fillers, interior fittings, hatches, ribs and for patches where something has broken off.

The printed grid

A printed scale is on the surface, so measuring is done directly on the sheet. That saves putting a ruler underneath, and on repeated parts such as strips of side armor it speeds the cutting up noticeably.

How to work with the sheet

• Score it with a knife along a ruler and snap it; cutting all the way through is not necessary.
• True the edge up after snapping with abrasive paper on a hard backing.
• It is glued with ordinary liquid cement for plastic.
• Mild curves can be formed by warming it with hot air, not over an open flame.

Who it is for

The material is for converters, diorama builders and for everyone who makes a missing part themselves. Polystyrene behaves just like the plastic of kits, so it sands, fills and paints without surprises and the joint between the sheet and the kit disappears once dry.

In practice the gauges are combined: a thicker sheet goes into the load-bearing layer and a thinner one into the skin, and only putting them together gives a part that looks cast. Half a millimeter serves in both roles, which is why it is used up fastest of the whole range. Wipe the dust from sanding plastic up with a damp cloth; dry, it blows all over the room.