Plastruct – hexagonal profile 0.5 x 250 mm is a thin polystyrene rod with a hexagonal cross-section. Sliced into disks it makes miniature bolts and nuts; a modeling material, not a kit.
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A precisely extruded profile made of light-colored polystyrene with a hexagonal cross-section, 0.5 mm wide and 250 mm long. This is a modeling material, not a kit — you do not get a finished model, but a raw stock from which you make your own details. It is sold as 1 piece.
A hexagonal cross-section has one property no round or square profile can replace: slicing the rod into thin disks produces perfect bolt heads, nuts and rivet heads. Every slice is a precise hexagon with identical edges along the entire length of the rod, so a hundred bolts look like a hundred identical bolts. Cutting is the only operation needed — nothing has to be milled or shaped.
A width of 0.5 mm is the finest in the range. It suits microscopic bolts and nuts in 1:72 and 1:48 scale, small rivets, and fine technical details on landing gear, hinges and instruments. In larger scales it looks too subtle — reach for a thicker cross-section there.
Polystyrene is glued with ordinary modeling plastic cement (both thin liquid cement and classic super glue hold), with no need for special ABS chemistry. It is cut with a sharp knife or a fine saw; at this thickness, it is enough to score it with a scalpel and snap it. Sand the ends with fine sandpaper so the slice sits flat. We recommend a primer coat before painting; paint then holds much better on the smooth plastic.
For modelers super-detailing kits, for scratch-builders, and for anyone who needs a large number of perfectly identical miniature bolts in small scales.
The material is supplied unpainted. Glue, paints and tools are not included in the package.
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