Description
Popular with model makers, architects and product designers
Styrofoam is a versatile XPS (Extruded Polystyrene) material, ideal for a wide range of applications, from model making, scenery and floral art to product design and prototypes.
- Strong yet lightweight material which can be cut, sanded, planed, glues and painted to create striking models, creative craft projects or professional product prototypes. Can be glued with UHU or PVA.
- The ideal material for hot-wire cutting to the desired size and shape
- Colour: Dark Grey
- Size: See options
- Thickness: See options
- Density: 33kg m³
Crafts & Model Making
The versatility of Styrofoam is the reason why its the number one choice of material used by model makers, war gamers, flower arrangers and crafters alike. Extruded polystyrene is well-established as a model making material and Styrofoam has quickly become the product of choice for making everything from model boats and railways to architectural models and model scenery.
Styrofoam can be cut easily with a serrated knife, hacksaw or floral knife and its closed cell structure provides it with strength and rigidity, so that even when it is cut and carved it will hold its shape. With a wide range of sheet sizes and thicknesses and the ability to easily glue pieces of Styrofoam together, it is possible to make almost any shape.
Architectural Model Making
Architectural model making demands precision, strength and versatility which is why Styrofoam is the material of choice for many professional model makers. Styrofoam is well established with architects and model makers as an ideal material for creating 3D highly detailed, architectural models. Styrofoam is recognised as the market leader thanks to its strength, uniform small cell structure and excellent surface.