emperor3005 Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 If you are reading this chances are you know the answer to the below question: Which is the best pasticard Embossed Sheet manufacturer? As i have tried wills kits sheet which seems pretty good but am tempted to go to expo tools for other bits is this wise our would i be wasting money? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Slaters is the brand I use. There is a wide range of brick and stone patterns. The sheets are about 0.020" thick and, as a result, are easy to cut. I usually laminate them onto 0.040" plastic sheet, either Evergreen or Slaters, to make walls. Wills sheets are very good but, they are relatively small and thick - cutting out windows can be difficult. I've also noticed that old Wills sheets become brittle. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted July 9, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 9, 2013 For plain sheet Evergreen is the one to beat, far more consistency in the size of strip etc and a better quality plastic. For embossed sheet I prefer to use the SE finecast range, I think it has a slightly better definition than the slatters version plus it is available in A3 sheets which is ideal for bigger buildings. Just wish the local model shop sold it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 Forgot about SEF, Rich, you're quite right. This is also worth a look and I have some sheets. I got mine direct from SEF. Slaters would seem to be more widely available. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emperor3005 Posted July 9, 2013 Author Share Posted July 9, 2013 thanks handy tips from you two thank you for the advice and with that i can make my selection on what to buy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted July 10, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 10, 2013 Although there are alignment problems with the horizontal mortar lines over the full width of a typical Slaters brick sheet, I do think that the overall finish and crispness of the bricks are better than the SE Finecast ones. Provided you find a good Slaters sheet in the shop, with nice, crisply moulded bricks, I think that you'd be hard put to beat that. I find the SEF ones to be too rounded, which leaves too much room to fill up with mortar when painting and weathering. You can be unlucky and find Slaters sheets with the same 'rounded brick' problem, so it pays to have a good rummage through the shop's stocks and find some good ones. Always laminate Slaters or SEF brick sheets to something thicker, such as thicker plasticard or thin MDF etc. Certainly, for any model building up to circa 9" - 10" in length, I think that the Slaters product is still the best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emperor3005 Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 I've decided to go for slaters sheet as unlike se the product do not need to order awkwardly and i have seen good examples of models using slaters sheet which have been very effective Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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