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Please note that we have now moved to a new domain and the store is now located at
www.antenocitisworkshop.com
Page 1: Embossed Styrene | Sheet Styrene | Wills Plastic Sheets | SEFC Styrene
Page 2: Styrofoam | Terrain Boards | Foamboard | Depron/Polystyrol
Page 3: Metal | Balsafoam | Pewter Sheet | Foamed-PVC
Metal Materials
Aluminium Mesh
1.5mm spaced diamond pattern Aluminium mesh measuring 10 x 8 inches (25.5cm x 20cm) - ideal for science fiction mesh fences and dozens of other scratch building uses.
Mesh corners and mesh itself are often slightly bent but entirely usable for modeling projects - they are not suitable for non-modeling uses where an entirely flat perfect mesh is required.
Tin Sheeting
10x4 (25.5cm x 10cm) sheet of "Solder Tin" - this thin sheet metal is ideal for soldering tin and for replicating metal coverings, it can be hammered and cut easily and is ideal for creating metal covering on battering rams, towers and so forth.
Pewter Sheet
0.152mm thick 100mm x 150mm Pewter sheet.
This fine, lead-free pewter sheet is easy to work and can be easily and accurately cut with a sharp blade or scissors.
Because it is lead-free, pewter sheet can be used to reline caddies and other similar containers.
Modellers will find it ideal for making body armour, flags and vehicle parts.
This pewter sheet is soft enough for taking rubbings.
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Balsafoam:
 Phenolic Balsa-Foam is different from all other kinds of foam. It was developed specifically for three-dimensional design and model making. Using a variety of conventional and not-so-conventional hand tools, you can easily create the shape and the detail you need.
Balsa-Foam is used by a growing number of industrial designers and model builders across the country because of how easily and quickly they can create detailed shapes.
Balsa-Foam I...7 lb. pcf.
The softest, easiest -to-work Balsa Foam offers speed and economy. It is ideal for quick form studies and concept models. Smooth texture, and excellent detail, but low durability without protective coating. (AW Notes: We consider this too soft to work with)
Balsa-Foam II...12 lb. pcf.
Very easy to work, but much more durable than Balsa-Foam I. The 12 lb. density is hard enough for many vacuum form mould applications.
AW Notes - easily carved and sculpted using Riffler files, hobby knife, dental picks and so forth. Ideal for creating masters for scenery items such as walls, blocks and such like.
Balsa-Foam III...20lb. pcf.
The hardest Balsa-Foam is the best choice when maximum durability of the model is important.
AW Notes - Harder than BFII but better for producing masters as it is much more durable, somewhat harder to work with though simply due to increased density. THis can also be used to make final items robust enough to be used for wargames on its own and especially if coated with varnishes and so forth.
Image below shows a scenic element carved by hand from balsafoam II - click to see larger image
Balsa Foam II
Size C 6 x 9 x ½ in - 12lb av~ density - 2 sheets per pack.
Balsa Foam III
Size C 6 x 9 x
½ in - 20lb av~ density - two sheets per pack
Size S 9 x 12 x 1 in. - 20lb av~ density - one sheet per pack
Size Q 3 x 5 x 4 ½ in - 20lb av~ density - one block per pack
Foamed-PVC
 
Foamed-PVC is a specialist rigid sheet material that is simply brilliant for making wargames scenery. It is known under a variety of trade names such as Sintra and PALIGHT and is to foamboard what foamboard was to Ceral-packet cardboard.
Foamed PVC comes in thicknesses of 1mm, 2mm and 3mm and is very strong and durable without being excessively heavy - it is considerably lighted than sheet styrene and somewhat heavier than foamboard. You can supplant everything you would make with 5mm foamboard by using 3mm Foamed-PVC and have it coming out much, much stronger: well constructed simple squares of 3mm Foamed-PVC can easily take the full weight of an adult human (and a lot more!).
It is waterproof and more warp-resistant than foamboard, plus you can sand it, carve and drill it to shape and it wont break or shatter when dropped.
It glues very strongly with thick superglues but can be used with emulsion glues if you lightly sand both surfaces to be joined and it also takes paints extremely well with the benefit of not "melting" when used with aerosol paints as do foam-based products such as styrofoam, depron and polystyrol (as well as the centre bits of foamboard).
We cannot recommend this material enough as it is surely what every wargames builder has been looking for: lightweight, very strong, warp resistant, easily shaped and joined and also cheap.
Foam PVC Sheet Characteristics
* Half the weight of solid PVC sheets. (Specific gravity 0.55- 0.70)
* Same thickness at lower cost
* Good mechanical properties
* Good insulation, lower heat transmission
* Easily worked with conventional tools, prints and paints
* Can be easily bonded, vacuum formed, nailed and bolted
* Flammability: self-extinguishing
* Low water absorption
* High chemical resistance
* Meets various international standards
* Non-toxic
Usage Guide: As a rough guide you would use 3mm sheets for the exterior walls of buildings for maximum strength; interior walls and non-weight-supporting walls can be done with 2mm and the 1mm sheets are excellent for adding detail or where flexibility is needed.
Sheet Size: 500mm long x 350mm wide.
        
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