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where to find plastic online for scratch building?
Posted by eXoCLO on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 6:14 PM

Hi

Where can i find scratch building supplies online particularly curved shapes.

Thanks

garrett

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  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 8:53 AM

Not sure what you mean by "curved" shapes.  Do you mean tubes and rods?

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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Posted by eXoCLO on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 3:00 PM

Don Stauffer

Not sure what you mean by "curved" shapes.  Do you mean tubes and rods?

yes tubes and rods--where can i order them online

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  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Thursday, November 4, 2010 8:58 AM

eXoCLO

 

 Don Stauffer:

 

Not sure what you mean by "curved" shapes.  Do you mean tubes and rods?

 

 

yes tubes and rods--where can i order them online

My guess is that there is such a tremendous selection of rods, tubing, angles, strips, etc.  that many online sources may not want to have that much inventory, nor take that much catalog space.  You may be better off ordering online from the sources- Plastruct and Evergreen.  Try googling their trade name. I know one of the two has online ordering- I have done it, but forget which one it was.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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Posted by eXoCLO on Thursday, November 4, 2010 3:51 PM

I notice you are from MN- I'm in minnieapolis can you recommend any stores in the area.

I am just trying to build WW1 biplanes

Thanx

 

 

Don Stauffer

 eXoCLO:

 

 Don Stauffer:

 

Not sure what you mean by "curved" shapes.  Do you mean tubes and rods?

 

 

yes tubes and rods--where can i order them online

 

My guess is that there is such a tremendous selection of rods, tubing, angles, strips, etc.  that many online sources may not want to have that much inventory, nor take that much catalog space.  You may be better off ordering online from the sources- Plastruct and Evergreen.  Try googling their trade name. I know one of the two has online ordering- I have done it, but forget which one it was.

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  • From: Warwick, RI
Posted by Kolschey on Thursday, November 4, 2010 9:27 PM

http://www.plastruct.com/

http://www.evergreenscalemodels.com/

 

Behold the power of Google. Cool

Krzysztof Mathews http://www.firstgearterritories.com

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  • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
Posted by Don Stauffer on Friday, November 5, 2010 8:41 AM

eXoCLO

I notice you are from MN- I'm in minnieapolis can you recommend any stores in the area.

I am just trying to build WW1 biplanes

Thanx

 

 

Hub Hobbies in Little Canada and in Richfield carry a good line of styrene tubing and rods, both Evergreen and Plastruct.  Scale Model Supplies at Lexington and University carry extensive supplies of stuff for scratch builders, all the styrene stuff and a good supply of brass and aluminum stock.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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Posted by kylwell on Friday, November 19, 2010 4:32 PM

For larger diameters I buy through USPlastic, acrylic rod & tube. http://www.usplastic.com/

 

Otherwise it's Evergreen, Plastruct, & Midway from the LHS.

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