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Postby niteterror » Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:20 am

Hi all what size plastic board or foam board should i use (MM thick) to build my 3 looted wagons with boomguns,
and also what vehicals should i use
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Re: conversion

Postby mattjgilbert » Fri Sep 03, 2010 9:23 am

The vehicles are really up to you - it all depends on how you want them to look finished. With Orks, pretty much anything goes.

I'd suggest 3mm plasticard for bases at least - less than this would be too flimsy.
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Re: conversion

Postby mortiferum » Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:15 am

All my scratchbuilds were built using 0.5mm plasticard, curved surfaces I used 0.25mm (more flexible) - I don't have any problems with ridgity / sturdynes - holds up very well - but then most of my scratchbuilds have multiple layers of 0.5mm.
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Re: conversion

Postby niteterror » Fri Sep 03, 2010 11:04 am

are ok and do you use the template from a site with somthing like paper hamer,also wheres the best place to buy the board
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Re: conversion

Postby mattjgilbert » Fri Sep 03, 2010 1:05 pm

Local hobby shops usually have board.
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Re: conversion

Postby mortiferum » Fri Sep 03, 2010 1:23 pm

niteterror wrote:...also wheres the best place to buy the board


Assuming you mean plasticard when you say 'board' - I always use this online shop:
http://www.stationroadbaseboards.co.uk/
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Re: conversion

Postby _stu_ » Fri Sep 03, 2010 1:43 pm

+1 for stationroad. that's where all the plasticard for my thunderhawk and drop pod(s) came from. about to order a load more too :)

(as an aside would it be worth putting a list of links together for sourcing stuff like this?)
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Re: conversion

Postby mattjgilbert » Fri Sep 03, 2010 2:57 pm

Look at the bottom of this page: forum.html

Links can be added here :)

If you can't do it, I'll add any you think should be there.
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Re: conversion

Postby skywalker » Fri Sep 03, 2010 8:11 pm

If you want to buy local, the Redcar Model Shop just up the High Street from PC Tech sells it
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Re: conversion

Postby niteterror » Fri Sep 03, 2010 11:02 pm

ok ive got a lot of template but i cant find a tau manta and orca these are 2 on my list so any helpor even templates would be great
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