Ingomar by Omega1234 - FINISHED - 1/278 - Hereshoff designed schooner

[Omega1234]

Thanks, Piet!

[dgbot]

Your hull looks great.  Tell me what is plasticard?

David B 

[Omega1234]

Hi David

 

Thanks for your question. Maybe I'm using the wrong term for it, but it's basically just a thin plastic sheet that I've bought from the local model shop. I think it's sold under the "Evergreen" label, or something like that!

 

Cheers and all the best

 

Patrick

[Leo-zd]

Hi... excuse me  for intrusion but small tip.
Plasticard is in fact styrene, suppose that all know, but its also the part of many different cups and boxes in "normal" commerce and its marked (in Europe but I think also in other ) as triangle with symbol PS 06
thin polystirene you can find in cups for yogurt and similar (so when we buys yogurts, my wife looks at the upper part; ingredients, price, date... and I look at the lover part "PS 06 OK, otherwise NO it's not good"), often is (transparent or white) the single use glass in coffee/drink automates...
also the packaging boxes for frozen meals, cakes ... are from that material.. (not to confuse with expanded poystirene, softer, with visible structure and not so thin)
I wrote all this because sometimes you don't need too much of material and the dealer is distant, close (My glue, paint, spare parts finish twenty minutes after the shops closed).. and also sound good.. you are recycling

One more an I promise that I will stop..(don't shoot me ..)
In comerce you have many types of glues but some types are better because in fact it dissolve and weld two parts of  styrene in one body, for example the Tamya green cap liquid glue.. or ..if is difficult to found you can use small quantity of acetone


 

Edited March 12, 2015 by Leo-zd

[Omega1234]

Hi Leo

 

Ahh, ok.  I thought I may have got the term wrong.  Sorry if I confused anyone!  These are the sort of Evergreen products that I'm referring to: http://www.hobbylinc.com/evergreen-model-scratch-building-plastic-supplies 

 

Cheers and thanks

 

Patrick

[Leo-zd]

Noo it's OK nobody in model's universe uses to say styrene...it's normally called plasticard or as the best known producer "Evergreen" 
I only wanted to indicated that exists usable plasticard in our everyday life

[popeye the sailor]

I use the clear stuff to make windows and such........there are different thicknesses and that's a good thing

[Omega1234]

Hi David, Leo-zd, Dennis and Lawrence

 

Thanks for all the information and compliments!

 

Cheers and all the best for the weekend.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[WEich1213]

that's awesome, looks difficult

[Omega1234]

that's awesome, looks difficult

Hi WEich1213

 

Many thanks for your compliments. Yes, it may seem difficult, but I just took things step by step and it all seemed to come together pretty well.

 

But, you know what, it doesn't really matter, because at the end of the day, it's all about fun and relaxation.

 

Thanks once again and all the best!

 

Patrick