hi damien

i got mine from here **LINK**

hope this helps.

im not sure if thay ship to oz but maybe the wizard to get it to oz for you.

dave

Tut tut….Paul

Birch faced ply is definitely not Liteply and it isn`t light either!………But is still very nice ply for other uses

I would recycle an old tea chest myself

Bob

lite ply has balsa in the middle if that helps you find a similar type of ply

dave

Dave is correct, Lite ply is light,.. ie weighs less that ordinary ply as the centre layer is balsa (or something else thats very light cant remember now).

It is also a bit softer than ordinary ply, and so is easier to work with. It is also less stiff, at least on longer runs and so is a bit wobbly.

Dont know what model you were looking at but card or lite ply seems to be an odd alternative. Card is freely available in art shops, but may need a bit more care when using it for construction, as it is very soft, and I would have thought needed a bit more support.

Was there a reason for specifying these materials in the article?

Ashley

Hi Damien

im glad u have found some and i hope you enjoy your build of the wrigley

dave

Hi Damian,

Ihave built the wrigley , from the contents of my scrap box, 1/8 ply hull resin coated inside

styrene deck structure , wooden window blind slats for deck , funnel a bit of pc pipe fancy bits card from shirt packaging , paddles from styrene , drive will be chain driven , off a 400 motor,

see Bobs drive on Glasgow……….hope this helps ………..cheers Larry….

Damian,

Have you tryed photograpfic or picture framers they use mount board all sizes and thickness,

very likly glad to give you off cuts for nothing , also good art shops may have the same ,

sign board adds may have suply plenty about this time of year check uot dump bins ,

or aproche markets or house agents , they use foam board a thin pvc 2 sides with a thin foam centure ……best of luck Larry….

Damien,

Like Peter I have never had a problem buying Lite-Ply here in Melbourne from most model shops that stock scratch-building materials for model aircraft. Be careful, only try "Lite-Ply" has the balsa core, many shops sell "light ply" or "lite ply" which is just that, light ply. You only need a steel rule and modelling knife to work with Lite-Ply; yes, it's not as stiff or strong as normal ply but is usually more than strong enough for us, beautiful to work with and weighs about the same (3mm thick) as 1/16" normal ply. The sheets I have used were marked Made in Finland, hope this helps.

Yabbie 1.

Damien,

The other problem is that a sheet of Lite-Ply is 1200 long which exceeds Austalia Post's dimensions for parcels. Here are two shops from which I've bought Lite-Ply in the past, they might agree to cut the sheet in two smaller pieces for you for posting. I don't know, but perhaps worth a try.

**LINK**

**LINK**

These are both in Melbourne, if you're elsewhere it might be better to contact local model aircraft shops.

Yabbie 1.