Hello fellow scratch-builders.
I have for some time now encountered a problem with finding foamboard in Europe. I my self am from Denmark. I have recently come across a few articles and websites about foamboard and more specificly foamboard in Europe. A bit of info on the foamboard can be found a the bottum of this post.
YES.
I have learned that a company called '3A composites' have made a line of foamboard called "KAPA line", which to the description should be exactly like the dollar tree foamboard that the flitetest guys are using, however i cannot, i a practicall mannor of speaking comfirm this. this is the reason for the article; I would like to know if someone here at the flitetest community have tested this line of foamboard, and if so tell me if it is like the kind that the flitetest guys use.
So therefore here is a little list of website, of companies, all around Europe, who sells the KAPA line foamboard, only problem is that most companies won't let you buy a single piece over the net; well they wont deliver a single piece because it cost to much to transport due to the fragillity of foamboard, so this has to be specially delivered, or you have to go the store and get it for you self (that is my main problem, the delivery).
http://www.tegneogkontor.dk/shop/kapaline-5mm-70-8331p.html#.UnlA8_lFWpA, Denmark, Odense
http://www.largeformat.dk/kapa-plader-skumpap-p-307.html, Denmark, just north of CPH
http://modelshop.co.uk, UK, London
http://www.greatart.co.uk/Papers/Specific-papers/Cardboards/Kapa-Line-Boards.html, UK, london
http://www.adlerbs.co.uk/storefront/Kapa-Line-Foam-Board-500x700mm-5mm-thickness-Pack-24-P-173386#.UngY_flFW0C, UK colchester
The following company sopposedly delivers to the UK, Germany and France, but i could not find any pricess, delivery terms or the likes, i propally just over looked it, but still keep and eye out:
http://www.kohlschein.de/en/produkte/kapa-platten/kapaline
This foamboard is made in different meassurements:
5, 10, 15, 20 mm thickness
500 x 700 mm, 700 x 1000 mm, 1000 x 1400mm, 1400 x 3000mm, 1530 x 3050mm and 2030 x 3050mm lenght and width. The foamboard has a polyurethane foam core, and is covered on both sides with paper (some would call it carton, that is a papir which is a little-bit thicker than your everyday printing papir).
The pricing i found differse a little from store to store and country to country, but it is around 2-10 Euros, 1-8£ and 25-75 DKK. CHECK THE PRICE when you look for this stuff, do not buy it for more than this, per piece, some stores take up 50£ A PIECE, which i dont understand, so make sure that the price is right, should you decide to put it to the test.
Sorry if i havent found a company that is close to your area, however should it turn out that this KAPA-line foamboard is the right stuff, then i think, you aren't gonna have a hard time finding it. searching on google for the "KAPA line foamboard" is somewhat easy.
I REALLY hope someone has or will test(ed) this product, since this might be an answer to our/my prayers for foamboard in Europe. have a good day.
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It is more expensive than in the Usa.
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The foamboard are called "carton plume" in French, and they exist in many thickness and size.
A 700 x 1000 x 5 mm sheet weights around 330g and cost a bit more than €8. (enough for a FT Versa).
Can be found in art shop (as artiom shevchenko said), in the "Club" shops and maybe in "Ava papier" shop, but I haven't checked that yet.
Share your supplier info to spread the FT Virus in Europe :-D
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Cheers.
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SELITAC 5mm 800mmx600mm floor foam from the German firm SELIT, it is perforated, covered with aluminum foil on one side and green.
SELITAC is a very lightweight foam material but also fragile, so lamination with packaging tape and / or additional reinforcement is a must.
The aluminum foil can be easily pulled off, which advantageously can be done before you cut your parts out.
Versa winger around 180g incl. lamination with packaging tape without electronics and engine / battery.
FT Duster 270g incl. additional reinforcement of the airframe without motor / battery.
The German company SELIT also manufacture Depron sheets, but I have not found a place where it can be bought in Denmark.
Et alternativ til KAPA line
Selitac 5mm 800mmx600mm gulvunderlag fra det tysk firma SELIT, det er perforeret, beklædt med alufolie på den ene side og er lysegrønt.
Selitac er et meget let skum materiale men også skrøbeligt, så laminering med pakketape og / eller ekstra forstærkning er et must.
Alufolie kan let trækkes af pladerne, hvilket med fordel kan gøres før, du skære dine dele ud.
Versa wing omkring 180g inkl. laminering med pakketape uden elektronik og motor / batteri.
FT Duster 270g inkl. ekstra forstærkning af fly skroget uden motor / batteri.
I Danmark kan du købe 5mm Selitac gulvunder i jem & fix. http://www.jemogfix.dk/Butik/Byggematerialer/Gulv/Gulvunderlag.aspx?pid=9035553&view=1
Det tysk firma SELIT fremstiller også Depron plader, men jeg har ikke fundet et sted, hvor det kan købes i Danmark.
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https://www.google.co.uk/#q=KAPA+foam+board+UK
However it comes out very expensive. about £7.30 per 27 inch (700mm) x 39inch (1000mm) This is slightly larger than the 30 x 20 inch dollar tree board.
The Hobbycraft board comes out at £2,16 a board if you buy 3 or more and weighs in a little heavY at ,33 gms/sq inch. (uncalibrated scales.
My models using this come out at:
FT Flyer 304 gms
FT delta 331 gms
Old Fogey 541 gms
This is fully fitted minus the battery.
Slightly on the heavy side but not un-flyable.
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how realistic the original prices were I am not sure.
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I was looking for foam board in Norway and ended up with "Centafoam" which comes in different sizes. It is also slightly lighter than "Kapa line"
I have used it and it works perfect. But it is kind of expensive i think, 1 Board 70x100cm (27.56 X 39.37 in) and 5mm (0.2 in) thick. Price in Norway NOK 80.-
(ca 9.47 EURO, 7.9 £, 12.73 US $)
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I found now in a opitec store foamboard that comes witha a polysterol-core. I think this one should be lighter, but it's also more expensive tho. But I will try it soon.
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Kapa Line 5,0 x 500 x 700 73,90 € or 5,0 x 700 x 1000 145,00 € a 24 piece. Found in Germany. http://www.modulor.de as for example. What the shipping costs I do not know. I'll try it with 6mm Depron.
greeting Tom
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I use the standard foamboard, and follow the plans 100 percent. It's basically the same thing as Readiboard from Dollartree, except the paper is a little more thick. Also, it's slightly more heavy, I have heard.
It works, though... Very well, and relatively cheap.
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Keep safe fly hard, support FT when you can, and if your going to Ohio in the US go to edgewater airpark its realy worth it.
FLEA OWL
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Cheers,
Filip
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