Daler-Rowney Mountboard (1400 Micron)

The Premium Rigid Standard for High Precision Architectural Modelling, Professional Framing, and Structural Displays

This high specification mountboard from Daler-Rowney is an excellent, highly rigid material frequently chosen by architects, designers, and hobbyists for architectural model making, scale prototyping, and structural displays. Proudly manufactured in Berkshire, United Kingdom, it is engineered to meet the stringent standards of the Fine Art Trade Guild. Featuring a robust compressed wood pulp core with a characteristic pale ivory colour, the board is entirely alkaline sized and pH neutral. This robust structure effectively resists warping and ensures long term chemical stability, making it a reliable choice for professional presentation work and precision model construction that will not degrade or discolour over time.

Key Features for Model Making and Fabrication

• Exceptional Rigidity: The dense, highly compressed virgin wood pulp construction provides a solid, uniform foundation for building structural walls, floors, and reliable terrain bases in scale models.
• Crisp, Clean Cuts: The premium core structure is engineered to allow smooth bevelled or straight cuts without fraying or tearing. The pale ivory core creates a subtle, highly sophisticated design detail when edges are mitred, providing a clean contrast against the surface.
• Layerable and Glue Friendly: Both the surface papers and the raw interior core bond reliably with standard model making adhesives, including white PVA glue, wood glue, aliphatic resins, and high tack double sided tapes.
• pH Neutral Longevity: The chemical composition is completely acid free, ensuring your models, photographs, and sensitive presentation documents will not turn yellow or become brittle as the years pass.

Best Practices for Cutting and Assembly

Because mountboard is a dense, high quality medium, keeping these structural techniques in mind will ensure flawless edges and seamless joints:

• Deploy a Perfectly Sharp Blade: Always use a brand new, heavy duty craft knife or scalpel blade. A dull blade will drag across the surface and fray the clean paper cover.
• The Multi Pass Method: Do not attempt to force your blade through the entire 1.4mm thickness in a single stroke. Score your line very lightly on your first pass, then apply medium pressure across three to four subsequent passes to achieve a flawless, smooth vertical edge.
• Secure with a Metal Ruler: Avoid plastic rulers entirely, as your blade can easily shave off their edges and ruin your line. Use a heavy, steel cork backed safety ruler to guarantee a straight edge and prevent slipping mid cut.

Technical Specifications

• Brand: Daler-Rowney
• Thickness: 1400 Micron (Approximately 1.4mm)
• Core Material: Pale Ivory Virgin Wood Pulp (Alkaline sized and pH neutral)
• Chemical Properties: Acid free and chlorine free
• Size Options: Available in 210 x 297mm (A4) up to 594 x 841mm (A1)
• Colour Variations: See options for colour choices
• Origin: Proudly manufactured in the United Kingdom

Applications

• Architectural Model Making: An essential for site models, internal partition walls, and conceptual massing studies where a 1.4mm profile adds realistic structural scale.
• Professional Framing and Presentation: Highly valued by framers for high impact mount decoration, clean bevel cut windows, and washlining projects.
• Film and TV Production: The exceptionally matte finishes, such as Poster Black, make this board perfect for creating light traps, camera baffles, and non reflective set mock ups to reduce lens flare.
• Graphic Design and Portfolios: A premium substrate for securely mounting high resolution renders, site plans, and concept art presentations.