bill_67 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Hi guys just wondering what size styrene you use to build your front splitters from scratch. I don't have any hobby shops near me (nearest would be 6hrs away) anything I get will need to be ordered online. I know there are many different styles and opinions on what to do and that's great, I'd love to see them. Oh, I'm building in 1/25 scale right now. So anything in that size would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Excuse me for my ignorance, but what’s a “front splitter”? Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 58 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said: Excuse me for my ignorance, but what’s a “front splitter”? Steve Its a spoiler under the front of a car to aid downforce in a race car, and fitted to a lot of pro touring type cars and tuners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 1 hour ago, bill_67 said: Hi guys just wondering what size styrene you use to build your front splitters from scratch. I don't have any hobby shops near me (nearest would be 6hrs away) anything I get will need to be ordered online. I know there are many different styles and opinions on what to do and that's great, I'd love to see them. Oh, I'm building in 1/25 scale right now. So anything in that size would be great. Since a splitter tends to be thin I'd try food containers. I'd make a template of where it will mount to the body then shape the rest of the spltter to suit your taste. If you want to add braces i would drill holes to fit pins in the splitter and body. For non flat splitters I would make the splitter in layers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 2 hours ago, stitchdup said: Its a spoiler under the front of a car to aid downforce in a race car, and fitted to a lot of pro touring type cars and tuners I guess that explains why I don't know what it is. Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandboarder Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said: Excuse me for my ignorance, but what’s a “front splitter”? Steve The lowest part of the bumper. Edited June 9, 2022 by Sandboarder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandboarder Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 5 hours ago, bill_67 said: Hi guys just wondering what size styrene you use to build your front splitters from scratch. I don't have any hobby shops near me (nearest would be 6hrs away) anything I get will need to be ordered online. I know there are many different styles and opinions on what to do and that's great, I'd love to see them. Oh, I'm building in 1/25 scale right now. So anything in that size would be great. I suppose use 1mm styrene but they would be 1/2 inch maybe in 1:1 which would make it 0.5mm in scale. I’m no good with metric to imperial conversions but when working out scale for 1:24 or 1:25 kit it’s safe to say 1 inch scales down to 1mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plowboy Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 I'd use .015 or .020 styrene. The .015 equals 3/8". The .020 equals 1/2". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Depending on the style they can be thick of thin. Here are a few I have done. And a front air dam which is somewhat similar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 (edited) If you want to get into scratch building here are the Evergreen sheet thicknesses I keep on hand: .010" (.25mm) .015" (.38mm) .020" (.50mm .030" (.76mm) .040" (1.0mm) The measurement in mm in there scale equivalent in 1:1 (i.e .25mm = .25" in 1/25 scale) Edited June 9, 2022 by afx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 You can even use a garage sale, keep out or any other thin plastic sign. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 I could check the thickness of the one on my 2019 GT/CS if ya want....🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_67 Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 Thank you guys very this really helps me to order with a more confidence 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randx0 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Aluminum cans are useful too . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.