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jh63fan
Joined: 10 Sep 2021 Posts: 362 Location: Tarheel State
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Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2024 8:01 am Post subject: Plastic for grills |
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Been trying to find some styrene sheet with a pattern that I can use to make grills and oil cooler openings. Any suggestions? I checked the Evergreen website and didn't see anything. Don't want to use real screen as I may have some resin casting done from it.
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MarkJ
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 1306
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:30 am Post subject: |
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Don't think you will find anything plastic that has a screen in 1/25 scale. It's pretty much impossible to cast plastic that small. Somebody sent me some fish tank pump screen that looks pretty realistic, but I don't know where you would go to get it. |
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Razorback 46
Joined: 30 Jan 2018 Posts: 454
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Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:50 am Post subject: |
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When I did my rusty Wallace car I did the oil cooler opening with a piece of the grill from an 81- 85 Pontiac. I did it that way so it would match the kit grill a little better. If you have any of the Salvinos 86 Pontiac kits, they also come with the 81-85 nose.
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jh63fan
Joined: 10 Sep 2021 Posts: 362 Location: Tarheel State
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Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2024 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the responses guys.
I am working on a 1979 Caprice and it has a pretty big grill, so I don't think I can make it from an existing grill I have around.
I'll let y'all know if I find something. |
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hemiman_1999
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 296
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:51 am Post subject: |
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you may wamt to look in railroad supplies then brass screen |
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JamesT
Joined: 04 Apr 2018 Posts: 48 Location: Canada
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Lionpride
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 249
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Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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Can you post a pic of the grill or the front end of the car you are talking about? Your best bet is probably 3D printed. |
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