Midwest products plastics. Another product that seems to have disappeared from stores and online
I've used both the styrene sheets and clear polyester sheets for windows in many scratchbuilds or rigid shells for 3D prints. These products were widely available at big art supplies stores and on Amazon. They seem to be gone now.
I preferred non-acryllic plastics for windows because acrylic requires special solvents to adhere to styrene or 3D printed PLA plastics
Any suggested alternatives? Seems I can get plastruct for solid colored sheets but it's more pricey. I'm not finding clear plastic with thick dimensions, or plastic that's non-acrylic. It needs to be rigid for large expanses of glass
I don't know if it's suitable for your use, but I cut up the rigid clear plastic containers that a lot of stuff (cookies, some vegetables, etc.) at the grocery store come in nowadays. Works great for even fairly large windows.
Mark P.
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Pruitt I don't know if it's suitable for your use, but I cut up the rigid clear plastic containers that a lot of stuff (cookies, some vegetables, etc.) at the grocery store come in nowadays. Works great for even fairly large windows.
All I could find on their website was 1/4" thick acrylic sheets.
It also looks like Midwest is completely out of the HO scale lumber business.
-Kevin
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Evergreen lists clear polystyrene 0.015 thick if that will work.
SeeYou190 All I could find on their website was 1/4" thick acrylic sheets. It also looks like Midwest is completely out of the HO scale lumber business. -Kevin
https://saundersmidwest.com/midwest-products/
Catalog lists all of the wood products.
AEP528Catalog lists all of the wood products.
Everything looks like it is dimensional sizes. No HO scale lumber, HO siding, or anything MRR specific at all.
Am I missing something?
NorthsideChiAny suggested alternatives? Seems I can get plastruct for solid colored sheets but it's more pricey. I'm not finding clear plastic with thick dimensions, or plastic that's non-acrylic. It needs to be rigid for large expanses of glass
Try this shopify page for plastruct clear plastic;
https://plastruct.myshopify.com/search?q=ssm
Description can be found on page 49 of the plastruct catalog:
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0254/9950/0589/files/Vol_10_CatalogSMFL.pdf?53
There linked in page doesn't say anything of issues or otherwise either
shane
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Thanks! I didn't know plastruct made clear sheets. Also I like the idea of the q-tip container!
I go with transparency paper. It's the kind to write on using old school overhead projectors. You can find a stack of them at most any office supply store or online.
kasskaboose I go with transparency paper. It's the kind to write on using old school overhead projectors. You can find a stack of them at most any office supply store or online.
Except OP stated that material needed to be rigid for large expanses of glass. I don’t think transparency paper qualifies.
Evening
Midwest products was purchased by a large company out of Saunders, Wisconsin. Their batten board #4444 is no more. Hopefully, (The Pride of the cork roadbed industry) will continue to be available, or not cheapened.
By the way, was saddened to hear from Bruce, Micro Engineering changed hands a while ago too, also having an effect on some product availability
Hang tough
TF
Oh crap. I forgot they make cork bed. Yeah that's a pretty critical component of this hobby. I can live without sheets of glass. Roadbed is a must
Track fiddler By the way, was saddened to hear from Bruce, Micro Engineering changed hands a while ago too, also having an effect on some product availability Hang tough TF
When the new owners were interviewed at the National Train Show by MRH, they said ME had about a 2 year backlog to fill.
The blister packs that many products come in are great for windows. I've also used microscope slide covers too. Have had no issues fastening either with simple white glue.
Pete.
SeeYou190 AEP528 Catalog lists all of the wood products. Everything looks like it is dimensional sizes. No HO scale lumber, HO siding, or anything MRR specific at all. Am I missing something? -Kevin
AEP528 Catalog lists all of the wood products.
Kevin going back to the 80's midwest made almost exclusively dimensional lumber. I suspect more of their business has always been more balsa and model airplanes as they always carried specialized shapes for that. Northeastern is the one that does the scale sized lumber.
Jim