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| Author: | Keenan [ Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Hobby supplies?? |
I'm working on a boiler room Dio. I'm looking for the following- a floor grate, wall grate, plastic diamond plate, a hand rail (for stairs) and other items. I'm looking for links th sites that might have supplies to make these as well as sections of foamboard. Any help is appreciated. -John |
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| Author: | ZombieGuide [ Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobby supplies?? |
JFAK075 wrote: I'm working on a boiler room Dio. I'm looking for the following- a floor grate, wall grate, plastic diamond plate, a hand rail (for stairs) and other items. I'm looking for links th sites that might have supplies to make these as well as sections of foamboard. Any help is appreciated. -John floor grate- metal or plasitc mesh from hardware store. glue it down, paint the entire floor black then drybrush metallic to bring out the mesh. hand rails -dowels from michaels, or rails from maruader johns store foamboard -michaels. most michaels carry a 40% off coupon in sundays paper. worth subscribing to the paper just for that. i got my airbush and compressor, typically $250 for $150 thanks to those coupons. |
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| Author: | Keenan [ Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobby supplies?? |
I'll have to check Michaels out. For the grating I was really hoping to find a plastic section. |
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| Author: | nova [ Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobby supplies?? |
Check the quilting/sewing section of a Michaels or Walmart... I can't think of what they're called, but they make plastic sections of gridding . |
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| Author: | Keenan [ Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobby supplies?? |
Will do. Thanks. I actually just came from two "hobby centers", and they had nothing I could use. So maybe a craft store is the better way to go. |
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| Author: | TunnelRat [ Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobby supplies?? |
you could always go to a staples/officemax and get something like this card holder  you would need some standard tool set wire cutters, but you could get a few small grates out of that, and the cells are small... just what came to mind, cause I have on on my desk in front of me  Yeah I make a trip to Michaels or a Lowes about bi-weekly for crap... |
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| Author: | ZombieGuide [ Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobby supplies?? |
TunnelRat wrote: you could always go to a staples/officemax and get something like this card holder you would need some standard tool set wire cutters, but you could get a few small grates out of that, and the cells are small... just what came to mind, cause I have on on my desk in front of me Yeah I make a trip to Michaels or a Lowes about bi-weekly for crap... hardware stores sell sheets of this stuff in plastic or aluminum. gutter screen they call it. very easy to work with. the plastic ones you can use scissors on, the metal ones youll need snips. |
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| Author: | Keenan [ Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:42 pm ] | |||
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I work at an Ace hardware center- so I have access to all kinds of goodies. I'm really looking for something more finished.
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| Author: | TunnelRat [ Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobby supplies?? |
Quote: plastic ones you can use scissors on that would be more ideal, yeah ?  I will look around and let ya know if i see something...no ones in the office today... |
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| Author: | ZombieGuide [ Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobby supplies?? |
JFAK075 wrote: I work at an Ace hardware center- so I have access to all kinds of goodies. I'm really looking for something more finished. for the concrete stairs, id go with textured paint, painted, inked then drybrushed for an awesome concrete effect. |
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| Author: | Keenan [ Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobby supplies?? |
Yeah, I plan on going over them with Plaster then different paint aps. I'm just bummed that I can't find the right supplies to get more done. |
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| Author: | cabanajack [ Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobby supplies?? |
ZombieGuide wrote: TunnelRat wrote: you could always go to a staples/officemax and get something like this card holder you would need some standard tool set wire cutters, but you could get a few small grates out of that, and the cells are small... just what came to mind, cause I have on on my desk in front of me Yeah I make a trip to Michaels or a Lowes about bi-weekly for crap... hardware stores sell sheets of this stuff in plastic or aluminum. gutter screen they call it. very easy to work with. the plastic ones you can use scissors on, the metal ones youll need snips. Check out the range hood filters at the hardware store as well. In fact its good to make it a habit of just browsing lowes and homedepot to see what all you can discover. |
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| Author: | Keenan [ Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobby supplies?? |
Picked up some black foamboard from AC More just now- no luck with anything else though. Again, if any of you know of hobby sites I can check out, please post them here. Thanks, John |
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| Author: | daremo [ Tue Jan 01, 2008 12:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobby supplies?? |
Have you looked at Plastruct? They carry all sorts of scale plactic parts and they just might have what you're looking for. http://www.plastruct.com/ Their 1/16th scale would probably work best. They have stairs, railing, and patterned plastics in their catalog. Just download the catalog and take a look at the diamond plate on page 62. I think this is what you're after. |
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| Author: | joemichaels70 [ Wed Jan 02, 2008 12:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hobby supplies?? |
yep. plastruct will all your needs -- you can usually find it at hobby shops & also sold in lots of it on eBay.... just don't buy it all -- i need some, too! |
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