Styrene?

[NoobCrawler]

What exactly is the stuff, and where do you get it? How is it to work with?

[chino63]

Originally Posted by NoobCrawler

What exactly is the stuff, and where do you get it? How is it to work with?

"Search" comes to mind, so does Google.

You can get it at most hobby/craft stores. Very easy to work with, surprisingly durable and not too heavy. Use the liquid styrene weld like Ambroid or Tenax.


EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styrene

.... And why are you asking this in the 1.9 section?

[rcjeepbuilder]

Originally Posted by chino63

"Search" comes to mind, so does Google.

You can get it at most hobby/craft stores. Very easy to work with, surprisingly durable and not too heavy. Use the liquid styrene weld like Ambroid or Tenax.


EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styrene

.... And why are you asking this in the 1.9 section?

Chino I like the way you just gave a complement answer sandwich. But seriously the styrene is the way to go very easy to form very
easy to glue and the joints are extremely durable..

[srjeeper]

Its great for making scale accessories.

[Grizzly4x4]

Check out Styrene here. It's a type of plastic material.

Tenax welds the Styrene together for a super stong bond.

Diamond plate sheets.

[roborg5000]

Whats Google? How do I search for it? I need to order some diamond plate but dont know which size to use? 1/16 or 1/24 scale?

Originally Posted by srjeeper

Its great for making scale accessories.

[srjeeper]

Originally Posted by roborg5000

Whats Google? How do I search for it? I need to order some diamond plate but dont know which size to use? 1/16 or 1/24 scale?

I got it from tower hobbies,Its 1/100 scale

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXRD04&P=7

[O.C.D.]

I have been using Styrene for a long ol time in my scale building of 1/24th cars. I use Pentax glue to adhere it together. It really isn't a glue though as it chemically melts and bonds the pieces together. Once it melts, it is permanent to a point. Sure you can break it but it makes a real bond. As for scale parts for crawlers I say use it. You can get a multi-piece pack that has a ton of goodies in there to play with and they will be strong enough for a crawler that is lightly abused.

[roborg5000]

Originally Posted by Doc J33P

I have been using Styrene for a long ol time in my scale building of 1/24th cars. I use Pentax glue to adhere it together. It really isn't a glue though as it chemically melts and bonds the pieces together. Once it melts, it is permanent to a point. Sure you can break it but it makes a real bond. As for scale parts for crawlers I say use it. You can get a multi-piece pack that has a ton of goodies in there to play with and they will be strong enough for a crawler that is lightly abused.

Do you have a link to the multi-piece pack? Never seen that

[O.C.D.]

Originally Posted by roborg5000

Do you have a link to the multi-piece pack? Never seen that

You know I tell ya I can never find it?! On a modelling forum another guy asked me about it and i told him the same. He had no access to Styrene anywhere so I just bought it for him for like $7.00 and mailed it to him. My LHS down the road is the only place I have ever seen it. I have one as well, but I have it all dispersed on the table so I couldn't even begin to know what was in the bag. I do know that it does not have diamond plate though. It basically has about 8 different thicknesses of plating and tons of beams and tubes and stuff.

Well, I did remember that the name of the package was "Odds and Ends" and can be found all over. Here is the Tower one.

[roborg5000]

Thats a nice pack for $7. If you get another pack try and remember to post the model number. Thanks for trying though I know I cant find it.

Originally Posted by Doc J33P

You know I tell ya I can never find it?! On a modelling forum another guy asked me about it and i told him the same. He had no access to Styrene anywhere so I just bought it for him for like $7.00 and mailed it to him. My LHS down the road is the only place I have ever seen it. I have one as well, but I have it all dispersed on the table so I couldn't even begin to know what was in the bag. I do know that it does not have diamond plate though. It basically has about 8 different thicknesses of plating and tons of beams and tubes and stuff.

[roborg5000]

Found a lead.....

http://www.hobbylinc.com/htm/evg/evg9002.htm

[tdeal823]

WOW bro you should custom build tool boxes. That thing is a work of art!
How did you get the corners so perfect?
did you 45 the corners?
What do you use to cut it?

Originally Posted by srjeeper

Its great for making scale accessories.

[rcbubba]

not to bring up the dead
but what thickness do you guys recommend bodies and such??
and X2 on what do youguys use to cut it
josh

[KDZ76]

For most of my body work I used .080 or .060 I picked my .080 styrene up from a local plastic supply house in 4 foot by 8 foot sheets for about 32 bucks.

[driftdreamer06]

this is a noob question - i have not seen in person or played with styrene before, but i have a f350 and toyota "hard plastics" how much different for strength? anybody have picks of the stuff that they have made? bodies, ....

[jray]

This has been a huge help. Especially the diamond plated stuff. I've been wanting to do sme work on my rigs but wasn't sure where to start. Thanks!

[creaturecrawler]

how do i get smooth bends like wheel wells i want to make a drop bed and a cab for my scx 10 and i dont know how to make the nice body lines concaves and convex contours that i want any tips on how id like to see pictures of other things made than just the bed box that i see here i really want to build one of those to but i need the bed first

[bob1961]

griz and srj that DP from tower how thick is it, i bought stuff from them that was labeled 1/16 but it was only .010" or .015" thick and not 1/16" .060" thick i want to use........bob

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[Mr.Joshua]

Originally Posted by creaturecrawler

how do i get smooth bends like wheel wells i want to make a drop bed and a cab for my scx 10 and i dont know how to make the nice body lines concaves and convex contours that i want any tips on how id like to see pictures of other things made than just the bed box that i see here i really want to build one of those to but i need the bed first

What I do is make one or two pieces the shape of the radius i want 1st. This will give you the shape you want, then glue the piece that will be rounded/arched to these pieces. I usually make a cardboard template 1st.

Here is a wheel well