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[sailormatlac]

Once got a few 4'x8' styrene sheet for a few bucks at a plastic dealers... It was clearance. Sheets were rolled up for months in the store. Now they are permanently curved for 3 years!

You get what you paid for.

Matt

There's this lady judge on TV (not Judge Judy) and one of here favorite sayings is"cheap can turn out to be expensive". Like you, I have learned the hard way in the past. In this case, a 4' x 8' sheet was around $22 at Home Depot. Compare that to the cost of a small 6" x 6" sheet of styrene at your LHS and it sounds like a real bargain. Especially since I already had the stuff, so it was basically free.

My old boss is always saying the same this as this judge... everyday! The guy got 45 years of experience in architecture practice and customers laugh when he says it... until they find out it's true too late!

I got my sheets for 5$ each... When I think back, they really wanted to get rid of this useless material at any cost! I had to over brace some structures to be sure it wouldn't warp to badly. At least, the styrene is usable for small part and kitbashing purpose...

Matt