Is there such a thing? I have googled for an hour and came up with crap.
Anyways I want to render a metal mesh material in a physical model (probably 1/8"=1') and my only local option is the cheap screen door crap at Lowe's. Any ideas?
I was on a tour of Allied Works office two weeks ago and saw the model of the St. Louis Museum (forgot the actual title) and they used a perfect mesh for their scale. Does anybody work there that could give me information on where they obtained that?
try model train supply houses, I've found that they have a lot of stuff, but it's rarely labeled as what I want to use it for. Think of it as adaptive reuse.
For the perfect mesh, draw it and find a lasercutter at your nearest well supplied architecture school and make some friends. In the US, most model shops (airplanes, RC cars, etc...) normally carry a good selection of metal meshes in the sections near structural shapes. I don't remember the manufacturer, sorry.
I'm in Oklahoma currently, so there is no possible way to get to SCI-ARC. Also in Oklahoma laser cutters are too high tech for us but I believe we are a little better than Plastruct.
Somebody should open up an architectural model supply shop online, I would be spending the cheddar.
Model supply stores online?
Is there such a thing? I have googled for an hour and came up with crap.
Anyways I want to render a metal mesh material in a physical model (probably 1/8"=1') and my only local option is the cheap screen door crap at Lowe's. Any ideas?
I was on a tour of Allied Works office two weeks ago and saw the model of the St. Louis Museum (forgot the actual title) and they used a perfect mesh for their scale. Does anybody work there that could give me information on where they obtained that?
Tuten and Koch, a supply store in Copenhagen...only place I ever found well-scaled metal mesh / screen. Wish I had bought more...
don't know where you're at... if in LA, go to SCIArc's store.
try model train supply houses, I've found that they have a lot of stuff, but it's rarely labeled as what I want to use it for. Think of it as adaptive reuse.
For the perfect mesh, draw it and find a lasercutter at your nearest well supplied architecture school and make some friends. In the US, most model shops (airplanes, RC cars, etc...) normally carry a good selection of metal meshes in the sections near structural shapes. I don't remember the manufacturer, sorry.
I'm in Oklahoma currently, so there is no possible way to get to SCI-ARC. Also in Oklahoma laser cutters are too high tech for us but I believe we are a little better than Plastruct.
Somebody should open up an architectural model supply shop online, I would be spending the cheddar.
A good source for models is Micro-Mark. They are mostly a seller of tools, but you might be able to dig around in there and find something.
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