Depron foam availability in small quantities

[sidcharles]

i'd like to try working with it, but don't want to buy mega size or quantity sheets.

anyone have a source? 

 

thanks

[Rick L]

Staples.

[sidcharles]

  On 6/12/2025 at 12:30 PM, Rick L said:

Staples.

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any chance i could buy a vowel?

is it the stuff sold for packing dishes? or is it mush cosplay foam. i don't know what i don't know.

[Beans]

Having never used it for anything myself, I'm curious what you are intending to build with it??  Might help get you a source if we know what you need it for.

[Rick L]

 Staples is a stationary store. The product is called foamboard. It an extruded polystyrene board laminated with paper. You can buy a 20”x30” board for $7.00.

[sidcharles]

DEPRON = not paper covered foamboard unless i am completely misunderstanding the sources i have researched.

(like xerox & photo copy or kleenex & facial tissue or apples & peaches)

 

 

  On 6/12/2025 at 3:16 PM, Beans said:

Having never used it for anything myself, I'm curious what you are intending to build with it??  Might help get you a source if we know what you need it for.

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when, if, i get a few pieces to experiment with, i think it's simply another arrow in the quiver. i believe it gets a hardening coat prior to prime & paint.

gonna find out at some point.  i've not wanted to join a RC airplane forum to ask, but it's a possibility if either here or Britmodeler fails me.

[DJMar]

  On 6/12/2025 at 12:37 AM, sidcharles said:

i'd like to try working with it, but don't want to buy mega size or quantity sheets.

anyone have a source? 

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If you want actual Depron, you can find it online, but it isn't cheap. I've seen it on eBay from a number of sellers.

You might be able to find it in smaller quantities locally if you have a well stocked RC shop nearby. They may also have suggestions for similar products that are more readily available and economical.

[Keef]

Ive used Ultraboard for building the walls on a garage diorama. It’s basically foamboard that has a thin (.010?) sheet of styrene on both sides. 
 

It’s very sturdy (1/2” thick)and accepts primers and paints very well also. 
 

Plus I have a basically unlimited access to it and styrene because I work for a graphics and printing company.

Edited June 13 by Keef

[sidcharles]

the squares made me dizzier.

 

[Keef]

  On 6/13/2025 at 6:21 PM, sidcharles said:

the squares made me dizzier.

 

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🤣😂sorry about that , this is my other option. 
 

I can flip the floor over to use either side of the base and reattach the walls.