Cheap Plastic globes

The place to discuss all aspects of building models from scratch.

Moderators: Joseph C. Brown, Moderators

Post Reply
Richard Bartrop
Posts: 9
Joined: Sat Jul 03, 2004 1:29 am
Contact:

Cheap Plastic globes

Post by Richard Bartrop »

This may be a little late, but I just noticed there in the stores. Coca-Cola is being sold in special "holiday ornament" spherical bottles that are about 4 inches across. the label is just shrink wrapped on, so it's easy to remove. It might be something to look into if you need a largish sphere for a project.
Kekker
Posts: 2509
Joined: Fri Jul 12, 2002 4:38 pm
Location: Portsmouth, VA
Contact:

Post by Kekker »

Also - the craft stores are likely having sales on Christmas stuff - like the clear styrene spheres you could use to make your own ornaments. I have a 6 inch diameter set that someday, someway will become the front end of the Discovery.

Kev
User avatar
Kylwell
Moderator
Posts: 29643
Joined: Sun Nov 02, 2003 9:25 pm
Location: Lakewood, CO
Contact:

Post by Kylwell »

It's also the time of year to by Christmas ornaments on sale. Generally speaking, anything label 'outdoors' or 'unbreakable' are styrene.
Abolish Alliteration
User avatar
Chacal
Posts: 3654
Joined: Fri Jul 12, 2002 3:09 pm
Location: Rio. Always unseasonably warm, even in the Winter, when we'll host the Summer Olympic Games of 2016

Post by Chacal »

Kylwell wrote:It's also the time of year to by Christmas ornaments on sale. Generally speaking, anything label 'outdoors' or 'unbreakable' are styrene.
Though, in my experience, styrene and 'unbreakable' ain't synonyms.
Sheer elegance in its simplicity.

Political unrest in dictatorships is rather like a round of rock-paper-scissors: The oposition goes on denouncing the regime on the papers, the regime censors the papers, rock-throwing ensues.
User avatar
Kylwell
Moderator
Posts: 29643
Joined: Sun Nov 02, 2003 9:25 pm
Location: Lakewood, CO
Contact:

Post by Kylwell »

Yeah, well it dinna matter for me as long as they;re styrene.

One problem with the blow molded ornaments is the walls will vary in thickness.
Abolish Alliteration
Blackhawk
Posts: 56
Joined: Sun Apr 11, 2004 12:30 am
Location: Alabama
Contact:

Post by Blackhawk »

Kylwell wrote:It's also the time of year to by Christmas ornaments on sale. Generally speaking, anything label 'outdoors' or 'unbreakable' are styrene.
It's too late now to find ornaments on after-holiday sale, but I do agree that they are a good source and worth remembering to look for them after the next Xmas season. As examples of what can be done, here are two models I built using ornaments:

https://picasaweb.google.com/sfscalemod ... orTheStars

https://picasaweb.google.com/sfscalemod ... TheGalaxy#

I don't believe that all these ornaments are made from styrene but the ones I used were made from a hard, sandable plastic and superglue or epoxy worked just fine.
CB2001
Posts: 278
Joined: Mon Feb 14, 2005 9:24 pm
Location: Florida
Contact:

Post by CB2001 »

There's some sort of sports drink (like Gatorade or some) that comes in a similar shaped container. I saw a whole bunch of them being sold at Big Lots.
User avatar
MillenniumFalsehood
Posts: 16974
Joined: Tue Nov 16, 2004 5:23 pm
Location: Wichita, KS, USA
Contact:

Post by MillenniumFalsehood »

The problem with that stuff is it's made out of that type of plastic that doesn't react with normal solvent-based glues, so be warned that you'll have to use CA to attach stuff to it or to attach it to something.
If a redhead works at a bakery, does that make him a gingerbread man?

Ponies defeat a Star Trek villain? Give them a Star Wars award ceremony!
Go Flight
Posts: 3666
Joined: Thu Feb 06, 2003 9:54 pm
Location: Staten Island
Contact:

Post by Go Flight »

I never read the book, but it's a nice build!

I like to that you used captions to tell the story of the build and not have 50 links here that we have to back and forth on. That's my one pet peeve of this forum... :roll: Yeah I'm cranky today...
Blackhawk
Posts: 56
Joined: Sun Apr 11, 2004 12:30 am
Location: Alabama
Contact:

Post by Blackhawk »

Go Flight wrote:I never read the book, but it's a nice build!

I like to that you used captions to tell the story of the build and not have 50 links here that we have to back and forth on. That's my one pet peeve of this forum... :roll: Yeah I'm cranky today...
If you are refering to my Heinlein models, thanks.
Post Reply