Styrene sheets 1 mm Pack x5

Styrene sheets 1 mm, five pieces (Green Stuff World)

A pack of five smooth styrene sheets one millimeter thick. Having one thickness in stock is practical for work that needs several parts of the same gauge: bulkheads, floors, reinforcements and flat parts that have to line up with one another. The material can be cut, sanded and bent once warmed, and it is glued with ordinary cement for plastic.

What the sheets are used for

• Bulkheads and floors when building interiors
• Reinforcing joints and backing plates inside a body
• Making parts that a kit lacks
• Bases and levels of terrain in a diorama
• Templates for repeated shapes

Usage tips

A millimeter sheet is divided by scoring it along a rule from both sides and snapping it at the line. Cutting through in one stroke means a blade that wanders and a warped part. It is glued with cement for styrene, which dissolves the plastic and welds the joint. Degrease the surfaces before gluing. If you want to bend a sheet, warm it gently with hot air, but carefully: overheated styrene ripples and the surface goes dull.

Who the box is for

• Modelers who modify and convert kits
• Builders of dioramas and scratch structures
• Anyone who needs a larger stock of one thickness
• Anyone interested in working with plastic
• Builders who make several parts of the same gauge at once

Having one thickness in stock pays off in work where parts follow on from each other and have to line up without being sanded down.