Profil 1,5 x 1,5 mm

A square section 1.5 millimeters on a side

The rod is of white polystyrene, measures 35 cm and has the same height as width, so it can be turned through ninety degrees without the look of the edge changing. That is where a square section helps most: beams, frames, bench stiffeners, railing posts and corner trim can be built into structures without having to watch the orientation of the part.

Typical use

An edge of a millimeter and a half is roughly a 52 millimeter beam in 1:35 scale, and around eleven centimeters in 1:72. From that follows where the rod serves best: formwork, pallets, the supports of shelters, the frames of wooden buildings and scaffolding on construction dioramas, but also internal stiffeners where a glued shell needs strengthening from the inside.

Working the material

The material is divided with a sharp knife or with nippers, and the cut only needs squaring with a file. It is glued with a cement for polystyrene that softens the parts and joins them without a visible seam. For a wooden look, try scratching the surface lightly along its length with a wire brush before painting; the texture then brings itself out under a wash.

A length of 35 cm is enough even for longer continuous features without having to splice them. The product is sold as single pieces.

Typical use

• Frames and stiffeners in interiors, where the profile has to hold its shape without support
• Beams and truss structures on a diorama
• Supports and spacing wedges when gluing larger areas
• A replacement for damaged parts from a kit, if the section matches

It is cut with a sharp knife after scoring a groove; a saw needlessly tears the edges at such a small section. It is glued with an ordinary cement for polystyrene, which softens the material and thereby closes the joint firmly.