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« on: August 18, 2010, 09:03:43 PM »
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I just got a small sample of this stuff. It is awesome! It is lighter than the Depron that I have been using and much denser. Has anybody had any experience building with it? I am surprised that this is available in India and we have no knowledge about it. Or do we??? Huh?

Calling all New Delhi / Hyderabad members - please visit these guys and find details of retail/bulk sales.

http://jmcs.in/styrofoam.htm

http://www.jjgroup.co.in/styroform.html

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« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2010, 09:53:04 PM »
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i have also seen the same stuff...but i have no experince of building anything with it Bang Head Head Scratching Head Scratching........
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« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2010, 10:01:08 PM »
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Where have you seen it?
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« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2010, 10:13:07 PM »
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VC the blue foam that they are showcasing in their website is indeed very light
it can be sanded with ease and can be given desired shapes, it is mostly used by scale aeromodelers to shape out the nose or tail sections of scaled planes.
A good material, solid and strong. there is something very similar to this sold by shops selling fishing accessories, its orange in color and is usually used as floats and buoys.
I suppose this find of your will surely make many aeromodelers happy!

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« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2010, 10:18:48 PM »
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in my school Giggle Giggle Giggle Giggle
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« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2010, 10:25:22 PM »
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Akky, find out from your school where they are buying it from. Get the address of the retailer. Urgent!
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cant promise regarding this but i will try my level best.......the sheets which i saw were near about 20 to 30 mm thick.
6x4 ft.........because we remember last year we use lie on them  sleep jump  Giggle Giggle Giggle Giggle Giggle sevred as beds when we used to bunk classes and work in the auditorium Giggle Giggle Giggle Giggle


there were around 90 to 100 sheets of this blue heap of mass Giggle Giggle
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That is the real blue foam from DOW (the same firm which was responsible for Bhopal).
But I was wondering whether the firms at Delhi and Hyderabad would sell in small quantities to modellers like us?
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I am sure they will have retailers / distributors somewhere. Those are the guys we need to track down. Good news is that it is available in India. Now how do we get our hands on it.

Trust me Guys, this stuff is magic. It is midway between Depron and EPP. Stronger, lighter and denser than Depron but not as durable as EPP.
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 Blue Foam, aka Pink Foam, Aka EXTRUDED Polystyrene.
It is often called "styrofoam" although "Styrofoam" is actually a trade name of DOW extruded polystyrene.
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This epecially For VC sir
 When heated and even when sanded vigorously these materials will give off toxic and noxious fumes. As such always wear a fume-mask or work somewhere very well ventilated. Breathing in the powder after sanding is also a hazard. ...BEWARE>>>>>  Giggle Giggle Giggle Giggle Giggle Giggle Giggle
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Compared to the kind of toxic and noxious fumes that I breathe all day (4 packs = 40 a day), these fumes will be like a breath freshener!
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then u should BUY E-Ciggs
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 Grin Grin Grin Grin @ VC, I was like you once, when i was Saudi used to smoke 40 to 60 Cigrattes a day, but I quit when I found love,  Bow love for my hobby...
I did not know that it gives out fumes, well, as I said before this material is very good when it comes to sanding and getting proper shapes!
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Shoo! Keep quiet you guys! Don't mention cigarettes and smoking here. There are young, impressionable people reading these posts! Angry
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DOW foam in Mumbai link:
http://sawaal.ibibo.com/thane/where-buy-styrofoam-board-mumbai-294986.html
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There is a kit maker in the US who sells extremely cheap but very good quality kits made out of blue and pink foam - steelheadproducts.com. I have a couple of their kits. Yes the foam is kind of tough but also brittle and gets impressions easily. Breaks up pretty easily too. Stiff and does not need much reinforcement though. Won't compare with EPP or elapor
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i will try my level best to get the price for the foam in Hyderabad

after seeing the address, i think we can get that foam some wat cheaper and if my guess is not wrong we will get so many another shop in same place.... troop bazzar pe sab kuch miltahey sasta......


even we get most of the electronics and electrical item at very cheap in that place.... Giggle
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Hi guys,

Sometime back I had posted details about this blue styrofoam from Dow

http://www.rcindia.org/tools-materials-and-building-techniques/about-white-depron-foam/msg19248/#msg19248

Price was 12500/m3 + + + in 2009.

read the post for additional details.

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and forget to mention DOW does not sale in retail. They sale only to their distributors who in a way undertake project work (cold insulation and sound proofing). Not much scope of getting it in retail unless you have friends at distributors or pick up some big qty.

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Well Guys,

I got in touch with Hyderabad guy, but as some one mentioned he dosen't sell it in small quantity.
Just trying to negotiate with him for small quantity.

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I saw a few guys carrying thick blocks of similar looking foam on a TVS the other day It was blue in color but not sure it was the same .
One link says it is for insulation  so my best guess will be companies involved in insulation
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Well Guys,

I got in touch with Hyderabad guy, but as some one mentioned he dosen't sell it in small quantity.
Just trying to negotiate with him for small quantity.


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I have a Philipino friend who is the lead technician at one of the hobby stores in Qatar.  He builds most of his models out of this foam.  And he gets them by "dumpster diving" near construction sites (still asks for permission of the personnel there).

Here is a sample of his creations using this foam.

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Here is the same in its final form which is something like a RC trike or powered glider.

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