jacoballardtattoo Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Okay so I'm on amazon to get some more evergreen plastics and I'm thrown off. Evergreen has a great chart to look at for sizing but when I go to amazon instead of there size being (for example) .080 they show (for example ) 5/16" is that the scale equivalent or the actual size? If anyone can help I would be great full. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTalmage Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=inches+to+decimal5/16" is approximately .80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 5/16" equals .3125". .08" equals 2/25" or 2 mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacoballardtattoo Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 Thank you guys so much that was exactly what I needed. So now a new question what size would I use for frame rails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Thank you guys so much that was exactly what I needed. So now a new question what size would I use for frame rails. Depends on what you're building. Are you planning to use "U" channels, rectangular tube or plain old vanilla chunks of styrene bar stock for the rails? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacoballardtattoo Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 I was looking at using I beam or C channel. I could also live with square stock, basically I'm open to suggestions I want to scratch build a rock crawler from some truck bodies I have laying around. I have two or three trick cabs I was given but no good frames beds or front ends so all that would be scratch built. Oh and I have never done a build that big before. (To be exact I have three builds under my belt and only one completed) most of my current build is scratched so I think I could pull it off but guidance could help it come out better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Are you anywhere near a model railroad shop? I've discovered that model RR shops often carry an extensive array of the Evergreen stuff--maybe you can look at and pick out some "live." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SfanGoch Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Also, check out art supply stores which have a section for architectural modeling. There's a Dick Blick Art Materials store in Tempe and it carries Plastruct products which are just as good as Evergreen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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