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Offline Constable Bertrand

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pink and blue foam in Australia
« on: July 02, 2014, 07:20:43 AM »
G'Day chaps,

Having seen some fantastic builds here utilizing blue and pink high density foam I'm left with a question, where do I get it?

A trip to my local bunnings (read mega hardware store chain) turned up only polystyrene floor insulation and thin rolls of foam for concrete expansion joins. A trip to my local Eckersly's (read art store chain) turned up only foamcore (read foam in a card sandwich). Trips to numerous hot dollar stores and variety stores turned up nothing. A trip to pet 2000 turned up no foam and no cork/bark for scenery either...

So, in Sydney, where do you get it?

Thanks for the help,
Matt.

Offline Furt

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Re: pink and blue foam in Australia
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2014, 07:32:16 AM »
Try these guys Matt for blue foam:

Dynamic Composite Technologies

Sydney (Head Office)
Unit 8, 171-175 Newton Road
Wetherill Park  NSW  2164
Toll-Free   1800 051 100
T  02 8788 9555
F  02 9604 7468

I once got a good haul or offcuts for a reachable price from these guys, but since have told me they only sell in sheets.

I wouldn't mind going halves in some of the stuff if that suited you - depending upon what size you needed.
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Offline Constable Bertrand

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Re: pink and blue foam in Australia
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2014, 12:24:11 PM »
Thanks Furt, is it only possible to buy wholesale? That seems a little strange. No other joy?

Well in that case, perhaps it may be required. I'm pondering terrain boards/stone walled buildings.. pretty tentative at this stage.

Cheers
Matt

Offline warburton

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Re: pink and blue foam in Australia
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2014, 05:10:18 AM »
You could try Foamex http://www.foamex.com.au/contact

I have not bought from them myself but I am told they are okay and have both pink and blue foam (amongst other things) in sheets.

Offline Constable Bertrand

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Re: pink and blue foam in Australia
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2014, 10:58:48 AM »
Thanks, looks like a 'big' job to get some big sheets, on the positive side I didn't miss an obvious place to get it  lol

Now to wait for the perfect project. :D

Offline tomogui

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Re: pink and blue foam in Australia
« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2014, 02:03:10 PM »
G'day Constable!

Try these chaps:

aus-styrene.com.au (product is called ISO board)

or

http://www.styrapak.com.au/

if you want big sheets for your massive works of staggering imagination.

Best of luck!


 

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