terrain materials-help!

[thefishki345]

hi everyone, heres a list of materials I need to buy for me making some terrain, but I dont know where to get it due to me living in a small town in Aus, so if any basic places worldwide that stocks it let me know (hardware store, craft shop etc) and if any australian people know please tell me too

what I need is:

plasticard (styrene sheeting)

foamboard

liquid latex (for making moulds ;D)

plywood ( you can get that from hardware stores cant you?)

EDIT: I also need realistic looking wire mesh for flooring and fences, but again I think I can get that from hardware stores but any specifications on what you guys use (width/type etc) would be much appreciated.


any help would be appreciated, thanks.

[neutralyze]

The plywood you can get from hardware stores, and theres a site called Woodland Scenics that will do most of the other things, i know that they stock premade moulds but i dont know about the actual liquid latex, i hope this helps.

Neutralyze

[missinglink]

Try googling model railroad supplies for a lot of these things.


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I have been getting my foamboard from a bunch of local crafts store. most of them will have racks of sheets of foamboard, of varying colors, size, and thickness. but be sure to have a good craft knife with lots of extra blades when you cut it. it takes quite a bit of effort to cut it, but once you get used to it, it becomes quite easy.

[missinglink]

Not sure if they have them in AUS, but I get most of my plastic from "for sale" signs sold in our local hardware store. They range in thickness from paper thin to about 2mm.


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You can get foamboard from Walmart in the office supply section

[thefishki345]

thanks guys, I have solved my main problem: foamboard/foamcore: I get it from an art house/art framing shop, I got lots of big sheets of scrap for free and I could buy a huge board for like 30 bucks! and I dont have walmart in australia sadly whiteandblack lol.