Hello,
I'm looking for some information about the 'acrylic' material that is available as an option for some planes Shapeways. Click here for an example. This example is available in 'white acrylic', 'black acrylic' and 'transparent acrylic'. I'm wondering how the acrylic compares to WSF and FUD. There is a thread already about 'black high definition acrylate' but I'm not sure whether that is the same material.
My hope is that the white/black/transparent acrylic material gives good detail like FUD, is less expensive than FUD, eliminates the grain of WSF, but is more robust / less fragile like WSF. I read somewhere there was hope that it had all the desirable qualities of both WSF and FUD, at a price point between the two. Can anyone comment on this material? Is this the new preferred material for 1/144 model WWI planes? I've decided that WSF is too grainy for me, even after treatment, and I haven't tried FUD for fear it is too fragile (and a bit expensive).
Thanks for any input.
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