Suppliers of parts and plastic

[bigern26]

I am having trouble finding suppliers of scale diorama pieces, parts for models(like wheels, tires, visors, and other misc parts), and also plastic sheet, rod tube, ect.

I figured if you all shared your suppliers we could have a big list(if there is not one already).

Also list if any have catalogs(i like to flip through pages).

If there is already a list of these please delete this thread.

Thanks for any help!

[whale392]

Scale Equipment Limited, Grandt Line, Tichy Train Group..............just a few of the detail suppliers I can think of at the moment (for diorama stuff and building hardware). Evergreen Styrene, Plastruct, K&S for your plastic/sheet metal needs. List can go on for some time, but it will need others to help flesh it out.

[Mark]

For sheet plastic, look up "plastics" in the business section of the phone directory. If you have a plastics supplier/fabricator in your area, often you can buy their "cutoffs" (surplus/waste pieces from signs or other jobs). This material is sold by the pound, and you can pick and choose only from what they have. I have found sheet styrene in thicknesses ranging from .030" to 1/8". Even though these pieces are "scrap", they are usually way larger than anything you find in the hobby shops. I haven't bought any in a couple years (probably have too much already) but last time I checked, the price hadn't changed: $1.50 per pound, buy five pounds and get five free (which translates to $7.50 plus sales tax for ten pounds). If you can scrounge that much, ten pounds is a lot of plastic.

I still buy Evergreen or Plastruct styrene rod, tubing, channel and other shapes, but not sheet material unless I don't have the thickness I need (which is never). I've still got a lot of .020" cutoff material from my vacuforming days.

For inexpensive molded styrene nuts, bolts, and rivets, you can't beat Tichy Train Group...good quantity in each package for not a lot of money. Some packages even instruct you about the diameter drill to use to drill holes to accept the molded shank of the detail piece so you can insert them and cement them in from the back side.

[Greg Myers]

Let's see, your local hobby shop ? Your local Hardware store, or just Google ?

[Greg Myers]

"parts for models(like wheels, tires, visors, and other misc parts" E-Bay "model car parts"

[Greg Cullinan]

Here you go Ernie,hope these help.

These are all websites I have ordered from,most more than once.

KITS>>>

http://www.jimnohio.com/ -great selection,little bit of everything,flat $6 shipping and 10% off $100 or more purchases,good guy

http://www.modelexpress.net/ -another with a great selection and a good guy

http://stores.intuitwebsites.com/hstrial-RSetzer/-strse-Model-Kits/Categories.bok -nice kit selection and some more links

http://www.modelroundup.com/ - I haven't ordered from here but have heard praise.

http://www.rocketfin.com/tv_movie_models.cfm

http://www.gasolinealleyantiques.com/kits/ -old and rare kits

PARTS>>

http://www.modelcargarage.com/ -photo etch and more

http://www.modelhaus.com/ - resin caster who has parts for out of production kits

http://www.stradasportsstore.com/Model-Cars.html - endless parts,kits,decals

http://stores.scaledreams.com/StoreFront.bok

http://madmodeling.com/store/ -my opinion-best after market distributors around

TOOLS AND SUPPLIES>>>

http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/item.php?product-id=74522

http://www.towerhobbies.com/plastic/listings/1-25_scale_car_model.html -Has kits as well

http://www.tcpglobal.com/airbrushdepot/airb3.aspx -airbrush paints

http://www.testors.com/category/136964/Lacquers

RESIN>>>

http://www.modelhaus.com/

[bigern26]

Thanks guys for all the info!!!

[Monte's Motors]

Here are my favorites

http://www.flickr.com/photos/escort500xl/sets/

http://www.fredsresinworkshop.com/

http://public.fotki.com/KenK/kitchen_table_resin_kits/

http://www.modelcargarage.com/order.asp

http://www.modelroundup.com/

http://www.modelhaus.com/

http://www.discounttrainsonline.com/G-Scale-Figures-Preiser/G_FIG_590_1.html

http://www.seltd.net/products.html

http://resinrealm.net/Star/STARModels.html

http://www.timemachineresin.bravehost.com/

http://public.fotki.com/cnaind/

http://www.fantastic-plastics.com/

[Foxer]

there's a good list of links here when you exhaust yourself from the great links posted so far!