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manx venture

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checker plate plasticard
« on: February 29, 2012, 06:07:24 pm »
seen somewere online u can get checker plate plasticard, any1 know were from? ive searched again but cant find it
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Re: checker plate plasticard
« Reply #1 on: February 29, 2012, 06:14:27 pm »
Hi There do you have a railway shop there? if so try them.

John
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manx venture

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Re: checker plate plasticard
« Reply #2 on: February 29, 2012, 06:18:53 pm »
no, modelshop here dosnt stock a great deal of anything other than dolls house stuff! seen it somewere online but i lost the link
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Re: checker plate plasticard
« Reply #3 on: February 29, 2012, 06:20:32 pm »
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Re: checker plate plasticard
« Reply #4 on: February 29, 2012, 06:38:08 pm »
just the stuff dickyd! spot on, thank you
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Re: checker plate plasticard
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2012, 01:51:42 pm »
Re - Chequered Plate

FYI - I have recovered "Chequered Plate" from a broken Aluminium Suitcase. This was very thin and light.
I have also made "Chequered" runways / gratings from scrapped VHS tape cases. (various patterns) say 7" x 3/4"

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Re: checker plate plasticard
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2012, 10:09:52 am »
The plasticard stuff is good but it really depends on the finish.

Take your time in getting the painting right and it looks amazing, if it's not done right it can look really rough (as I've found out!)

There was a guy on ebay that was selling it in a tape form. Like rolls of electrical tape but it looked like shiny chequer plate. Not sure if it's still for sale there, that worked great for small areas (doesn't join seamlessly too well) with a spray of matte top-coat.

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Re: checker plate plasticard
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2012, 10:36:46 am »
The plasticard plate looks good if you use the Humbrol metallic finish which you rub over with a cloth after it is dry to burnish the highlights.

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Re: checker plate plasticard
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2012, 05:50:30 pm »
If you just want a simple diamond pattern i.e with the ridges in diamond formation at about 2mm pitch, then a lot of the strapping used for pallets could work. It's normally only 1/2" wide but......

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