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Title: Ideas on a clear plastic dome.
Post by: The long Build on December 15, 2008, 01:59:10 pm

Hi all
hoping you can help out here.

I am looking for a clear plastic, reasonable strong Dome, and to date have seen nothing that would do the job. It needs to be roughly 6inches diameter,(width) so about 3 inches tall,
grateful for any leads or thoughts.

Larry

Title: Re: Ideas on a clear plastic dome.
Post by: nhp651 on December 15, 2008, 02:20:55 pm

Make your own.
Step 1:Take a ball or something else solid and reasonably hard,
Step 2 cut a circle in a piece of 6mm ply to the dia you want thwe dome.
Step 3 put your clear plastic on the ply and clamp down.
Step 4: heat it with a paint stripper and when it goes soft and spongy press the "ball into it to make the dome. leave to cool and go rigid,.

Title: Re: Ideas on a clear plastic dome.
Post by: Mankster on December 15, 2008, 02:49:12 pm

One 6" dome..... http://www.ema-models.com/products/03147-h-dome-clear-acrylic.html

They do lots of other sizes and colours too.

Title: Re: Ideas on a clear plastic dome.
Post by: Bryan Young on December 15, 2008, 06:35:57 pm

Is a hamster ball too big? Alternatively, I'm sure I've seen some toys or whatever packaged in clear plastic hemispheres. Just a thought.

Title: Re: Ideas on a clear plastic dome.
Post by: Bartapuss on December 15, 2008, 08:24:59 pm

Try E.M.A. Model Supplies Ltd, they do allsorts of modelling plastic sections including clear domes,  website  www.plastruct.co.uk

Title: Re: Ideas on a clear plastic dome.
Post by: The long Build on December 16, 2008, 12:59:07 am

Thanks for these, certainley gives me a good few Ideas , I like the idea of making my own as suggested by nhp651 , as I would be able to make it specific to the job, had a look at the EMA site and think the flourescent might be quite cool.
Again the hamster wheel , never even thought about that .

Anyway 3 very good ideas  , all of which would probably work , just have to pick one now.

Thanks for your input

Larry

Title: Re: Ideas on a clear plastic dome.
Post by: Big Ada on December 17, 2008, 01:23:41 pm

You may find one of those Xmas snowflake shake scenes in a dome the right size.
Len.

Title: Re: Ideas on a clear plastic dome.
Post by: grasshopper on December 19, 2008, 01:23:47 pm

Would one of those Easter egg containers be big enough ?

They'll be in the shops in a fortnight...

Title: Re: Ideas on a clear plastic dome.
Post by: Wasyl on June 01, 2009, 10:56:28 am

Try Morrisons,supermarket,i got 2 x clear plastic mixing bowls,yesterday,1 x 6in dia,x 3in deep, the other 10in dia x 4in deep,68p and 98p,


Wullie

Title: Re: Ideas on a clear plastic dome.
Post by: DickyD on June 01, 2009, 11:24:15 am

Make your own, the same as John bluebird did.

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=9758.msg99138#msg99138

Title: Re: Ideas on a clear plastic dome.
Post by: Malcolm Reade on June 01, 2009, 11:36:23 am

This guys vacuum form plastic domes...

http://www.racecraftonline.co.uk/index.htm (http://www.racecraftonline.co.uk/index.htm)

Malc