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Modelling material for cabinet shell models?
Turnarcades:
I'm looking to create some rough scale models of our product range for taking to shows etc. but I'm struggling to think of a cheap, rigid material that won't require loads of time to put together and won't crush or damage easily.
See I could do them in wood but that would take too long, whilst normal card will be too flimsy. I have looked at corrugated plastic sheets but they are very pricey. Can anyone suggest a lightweight tough material that would work?
newmanfamilyvlogs:
http://sugru.com/
Might not be exactly what you're looking for.. but it's a remoldable plastic-y material.
Edit: Somehow I read 'rough' as being a smaller scale. Thus this material is wholly inappropriate.
BobA:
Baltic birch plywood is used very often for mini cabs and models. It is thin and has more layers then regular plywood.
Baltic Plywood
Turnarcades:
Thanks for the suggestions, but these are a little more involved than I need. They aren't proper scale models; they will just be made to the overall scaled shape of the cabinet to give people an idea of the various cabinet proportions, without the need to build a whole rack of demo machines that we may not have room for. I want to build a few about a foot high, but ideally I need something more craft-like that can be cut with a sharp knife or similar rather than tools, and be put together with a glue gun or staples or something.
Bender:
foamboard or gatorboard would work although sheets that big get a bit pricey