Profil 0,25 x 3,2 mm

Thin strip 0.25 x 3.2 mm

A thickness of a quarter of a millimeter puts this strip among the materials for fine detail. Glued onto a smooth area it makes an overhanging edging, an imitation of flat bar, a reinforcing plate over a joint, a strap on a crate or a band that masks the dividing line between two parts. A low profile means that once painted it will not read on the model as a foreign sticker but as part of the original structure.

Basic parameters

The width reaches 3.2 millimeters at a thickness of a quarter of a millimeter, and the length of one strip is 35 centimeters. The unit of sale is one piece.

Recommendations for use

The material is pliable enough to wrap around a rounded fuselage or a tank without being heated. Lay the end on, apply a drop of glue and press the strip down with your finger step by step until it has gone all the way round. Paper scissors will divide it as well as a knife, and with material this thin they tend to be quicker. Thin walls forgive fewer mistakes, though: too much glue softens them so much that they dent under a finger.

Additional uses

Short sections cut off across the strip give small plates, loops or clips that bring even an otherwise smooth surface to life.

Bending over an edge

The material will also take a sharp fold to a right angle; just mark the line of the break in advance with the blunt side of a knife. The plastic then breaks exactly at the intended place and not a bit further on.

Consumption

Thirty-five centimeters will do for a great many small jobs, because the individual edgings usually measure only a few millimeters. Keep the leftovers in an envelope marked with the dimension; in a box among the rest of the material you will not tell them apart later.