Profil půlkruh 1,5 mm

Evergreen half-round profile 1.5 mm

A white opaque polystyrene profile with a half-round section 1.5 mm wide and 35 centimeters long. One side is flat and sits on the surface over its whole area, the other is curved. That lets it create a raised detail without having to pack a round rod underneath or sand a bulge out of a sheet.

Use

• Raised ribs, stiffeners and edgings on fuselages, hulls and buildings.
• Handles, rests and rounded covers for cabling.
• Rounded edgings of hatches, doors and access panels.
• Suggesting welds and the overlapping of metal panels on a smooth surface.

Work tips

Glue the profile flat side down and first secure it at one point, align it and only then run cement along its length. If it is to follow a curve, warm it with hot air and bend it over a cylinder of a suitable size, a round pencil for example. Sand the ends into a wedge, and the joint is then invisible where they meet.

Who it is for

• Modelers who add raised details on smooth surfaces.
• Builders of dioramas, buildings and mock-ups.
• Anyone repairing older models with broken-off handles.

If the profile is to form a long rib along a whole fuselage, divide it rather into shorter sections with expansion gaps in the places where the real subject has them too. That way you avoid the inaccuracies that add up along a long straight line, and the detail is more faithful as well.

When cutting, work with a sharp knife on a cutting mat and do not inhale the sanding dust.