Type of plastic suggestion needed.

[Jamesfett]

Okay I need some help from the experts.

I am starting on trying to fix my 4' Excelsior model. There is no way I can do what Vidar 710 has done but I want to make some improvements.

As you can see below in page 3 it's a lot of cutting a lot of plastic sheeting. A lot!!!

Correcting the Lunar Models 41" Excelsior

Dorsal assembly in-progress images. The entire assembly is scratch-built. However, the inserts in the front of the dorsal will be 3D printed. Cutting the styrene by hand. 41 plates were cut. More than half that didn't quite make the grade were relegated to being trimmed down to be the...

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Does anyone have a recommendation on a type of plastic that would be easy to cut but hold up well for this model.

I have had softer/easier plastic to cut and some that is much harder but I don't know what type they are.

Thanks

 

[Duncanator]

It looks like styrene was used in the link.

That's what I would suggest too. It's commonly available on many thicknesses, and Evergreen makes lots of strips, rods, etc... as well as textured sheets.

 

[TazMan2000]

Even though styrene is a soft plastic, it can be quite strong when built up in layers. However I would recommend using some sort of metal armature for supporting the nacelles.

TazMan2000

 

[Jamesfett]

Excellent.

Thanks.