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Title: Corrugated styrene?
Post by: Sangennaru on 15 December 2013, 12:59:53 PM
Hi there!

I've a corrugated sheet from Antenocity, and now that i've started a 15mm scifi project i started using it for my shanti buildings with very cool results. My only problem - it's only one.

Apparently, i couldn't find the right size anymore: it should be a "Slater" sheet, but the pattern is very small:
(http://i40.tinypic.com/107rnmc.jpg)

can you address me to the right product (or maybe another similar one)?

thanks in advance,
Jack

Title: Re: Corrugated styrene?
Post by: Thunderchicken on 15 December 2013, 01:06:42 PM
Is it these (code 0436 or 0437)?

https://slatersplastikard.com/plastikard/embossed.php
Title: Re: Corrugated styrene?
Post by: Sangennaru on 15 December 2013, 01:21:35 PM
Yep, that's the one i found online. However, i don't know what that 4mm means. The distance between two "bumps" is around 1.2 mm not four! :(
Title: Re: Corrugated styrene?
Post by: Cubs on 15 December 2013, 01:28:17 PM
My missus makes greetings cards as a hobby and has a little machine that puts corrugations into paper, card and very thin plastic. It looks a bit like a pasta maker, with a wee handle on the side.
Title: Re: Corrugated styrene?
Post by: Thunderchicken on 15 December 2013, 01:35:15 PM
To be honest I'm not very savvy on the 4mm and 7mm thing other than they pretty much represent railway modelling scales. 4mm is HO/OO and 7mm is O gauge. I use 7mm for my 28mm Victorian builds. Slaters are very good with communication and have helped me out in the past, maybe its worth dropping them a line?
Title: Re: Corrugated styrene?
Post by: pacarat on 15 December 2013, 04:39:16 PM
My missus makes greetings cards as a hobby and has a little machine that puts corrugations into paper, card and very thin plastic. It looks a bit like a pasta maker, with a wee handle on the side.

I bought something similar at my local Hobby Lobby. Works great on heavy paper stock.

Shanty roofs were done using the crimper.

http://pacarat.blogspot.com/2011/10/28mm-card-and-paper-buildings-wip.html (http://pacarat.blogspot.com/2011/10/28mm-card-and-paper-buildings-wip.html)