Plastic belt/strap material

[GARD9]

Does anyone know where to get sheet styrene in a thickness of .003"(0.1mm) and
.007"(0.2mm)? I used up all I had and now I can't locate any.
I'm going to build a couple of Historex kits and it works great for all the belts, straps and bridles. I seem to remember getting some in a Michael Roberts Ltd. kit once but, I don't see it listed on their website. Maybe I missed it.
Anybody know the best place to get this?
Thanks,
G9

 

[garyjd]

If you got a strip of plastic stock in a Michael Roberts kit, that is only way you'll get one as Mike does not sell sheet plastic by itself. He does have lead/foil sheets if that would work. Typically model railroad shops carry sheet/strip styrene for those that scratchbuild buildings for layouts.~Gary

 

[RFL]

http://www.evergreenscalemodels.com/Sheets.htm

They sell .005 sheets.

 

[Robert Dominick]

John,

What I like to use flattened solder. It maintains a uniform appearance yet it is still flexable and easy to manipulate into position. I use ot for all my straps from horses to figures to include insignia. You can buy it from most electronic stores like Radio Shack in many different sizes. Hope this helps.

 

[Figure Mad]

Hi John

Have you tried the Bill Horan method of using electrical insulating tape, works great for me.
Sticky on one side, comes in all sorts of colours including black and white and is flexible...

Dave

 

[Yarok]

Originally posted by Figure Mad@Jun 16 2006, 02:23 AM
Hi John

Have you tried the Bill Horan method of using electrical insulating tape, works great for me.
Sticky on one side, comes in all sorts of colours including black and white and is flexible...

Dave

May I add that you can easily wipe the glue off the tape by immersing it in cellulose thinner to remove unwanted stickyness

 

[Bluesking]

I still use the good ol foil from wine bottles - well it's an excuse isn't it. hic!

 

[garyjd]

A friend of mine uses these fine lead strips that are actually lead weights for the heads of golf clubs. I think he uses paint thinner or some other liquid to remove the adhesive from the one side of it. If there are any golfers out there please expand on the subject.~Gary

 

[GARD9]

Thanks for all the great ideas.
I may try to experiment with all these.
I thought Evergreen stopped at 0.010". But, 0.005" will fine for me. Thanks RFL.
Hey Gary, I looked last night and found that I did get some in a Michael Roberts kit.
It was in the 54mm 20th Georgia Inf. kit. What a hoot. :lol:
G9

 

[Charles Denomolos]

Hi Gary, what you are reffering to is a lead impregnated tape. I really don't see it around too much anymore, people just hate to tape up their shiny new metal woods.(Besides that, theya re usually pecision balanced, and don't need to be weighted). Ask at your local golf club repair sop, they make be happy to give you a slice of the tape.