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Styrene thickness for scratch building

Started by Dion Dunn · 4 ≡ · ↻ 3 years ago · scratch, styrene

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Dion Dunn said 4 years, 6 months ago:

Folks,

I'm going to order some styrene for an upcoming scratch build. I've built my own vacuum table and have made some small parts for RC aircraft that I have scratch built in the past, but I want to take a crack at doing some scratch building using styrene and plastics.

I'm looking for guidance on thickness primarily for wing and fuselage skins. I can get rolls in .010" (.25mm), .020"(.5mm), and .030" (.75mm), and of course sheets in thicker sizes. I realize thicker sizes for bulkheads, floors, etc., but I'm most interested in advice in what to go with for the skins.

Any thoughts or advice is appreciated!

Dion
Alex said 4 years, 6 months ago:

Hi Dion,
Definitely the 0.75 is too thick. For the skin the 0.25 would fit according to the model scale. For some usage I would even go for a thinner one as 0.13mm.
Alex
Dion Dunn said 4 years, 6 months ago:

thanks Alex.
Adrian Starling said 3 years, 8 months ago:

Dion, what scale will you be building? I build in 1:24 and I generally use 0.25, 0.5 and 1mm depending on the part. I have 2 models running on this site at the moment - Mirage F1 and Aerotek Ace which show the mould and part complexity when vacuum forming.

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