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Title: Plaster of Paris bandages for making casts
Post by: Bird on July 31, 2014, 04:29:10 PM: Does anyone know where to get cheap the plaster impregnated bandages they use for making casts when you break your arm/leg etc??
Anyone got access to some for beer? :)

Its for a model I'm making
(http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00yBMEgbJGLOoL/Plaster-of-Paris-Bandage-IM-112-.jpg)

Thanks
Title: Re: Plaster of Paris bandages for making casts
Post by: oldmate on July 31, 2014, 04:29:51 PM: Over your wife? ;D
Title: Plaster of Paris bandages for making casts
Post by: Bullant4x4 on July 31, 2014, 04:40:45 PM: Just throw the blowup away and be done with it! They never last :)
Title: Re: Plaster of Paris bandages for making casts
Post by: Bird on July 31, 2014, 04:41:40 PM: Quote from: Bullant4x4 on July 31, 2014, 04:40:45 PM
Just throw the blowup away and be done with it! They never last :)

everything hand built....

(http://www.all-model-railroading.co.uk/cats/aa07.jpg)
http://www.badger-creek.co.uk/ (http://www.badger-creek.co.uk/)
http://www.all-model-railroading.co.uk/cats/workingsawmill.htm (http://www.all-model-railroading.co.uk/cats/workingsawmill.htm)
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Post by: Bullant4x4 on July 31, 2014, 04:51:57 PM: Had a neighbour in Rosanna that turned his whole backyard into a model railway. It was massive and to scale.
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Post by: Jeepers Creepers on July 31, 2014, 04:52:49 PM: Ya gunna do the Gomez Addams treatment to it?
Title: Re: Plaster of Paris bandages for making casts
Post by: Bird on July 31, 2014, 05:01:05 PM: Quote from: Bullant4x4
Had a neighbour in Rosanna that turned his whole backyard into a model railway. It was massive and to scale.

Yup, G scale (Garden).. Plenty of them around.. Im into N Scale, 1:160

My current layout.. although this photo is from 2006, but now all the track is laid, and wiring nearly finished.. Trains will run around it completely...
(http://www.birdmansworld.com/trains/1.jpg)

Planning the scenery now. I Dream of it looking like Paul's layout above, but that bloke was "GOD" - everything hand built, locos, wagons, the mill that actually works - everything is FULLY functional for day/night running.
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Post by: Bullant4x4 on July 31, 2014, 05:19:19 PM: Bird, being a train addict, do you know if train 8431 is linked with Vera Lynn?
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Post by: achjimmy on July 31, 2014, 05:22:07 PM: Bruce when I was a kid I made a few military dioramas and had a train set. A plaster guy gave me a recipe for making a mix that was a bit more flexible than the normal and it worked really well. SFA use to you cause I can't remember the mix lol. Bit we just dip the cloth or what ever in that.
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Post by: #jonesy on July 31, 2014, 05:23:53 PM: http://www.eckersleys.com.au/locations/state/VIC (http://www.eckersleys.com.au/locations/state/VIC)
http://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/educational-colours-plaster-gauze-roll-4-6m-edmw100 (http://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/educational-colours-plaster-gauze-roll-4-6m-edmw100)

Google plaster bandages melbourne
Title: Re: Plaster of Paris bandages for making casts
Post by: Hoyks on July 31, 2014, 05:32:48 PM: Couldn't you just buy some plaster and cheese cloth? Mix up the plaster and then dip strips of the cheese cloth through it and apply.
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Post by: Brett B on July 31, 2014, 06:09:30 PM: Would expanding foam work
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Post by: Patr80l on July 31, 2014, 07:15:08 PM: A medical supplier would be the place eg http://www.rgmedical.com.au/PDF/product_list.pdf (http://www.rgmedical.com.au/PDF/product_list.pdf) (Gypsona p 8)
I think it's about $5 - $7 per roll.
Title: Re: Plaster of Paris bandages for making casts
Post by: Bullant4x4 on July 31, 2014, 08:07:26 PM: Here is a place in Preston for medical stuff

https://www.medshop.com.au/consumables/clinic-consumables-1/p/
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Post by: GUEY on July 31, 2014, 08:11:58 PM: What about chicken wire and paper mache. It's about all the newspapers are good for.

http://m.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?isRefine=true&_trksid=p2051337.m570.l1311.R5.TR11.TRC1.A0.H0.Xplaster+band&_nkw=plaster+bandage&_sacat=293&_from=R40 (http://m.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?isRefine=true&_trksid=p2051337.m570.l1311.R5.TR11.TRC1.A0.H0.Xplaster+band&_nkw=plaster+bandage&_sacat=293&_from=R40)

Might get some for the apprentice at work.
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Post by: speewa158 on July 31, 2014, 08:35:33 PM: Ready Mix in 5m3 lots will sort out most problems . 2 m3 for the Mother in Law , then the rest of the family :cup:
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Post by: ATC on July 31, 2014, 09:54:09 PM: Don't skimp when it comes to mothers in law, give her the whole 5 cubic meters.
Title: Re: Plaster of Paris bandages for making casts
Post by: speewa158 on July 31, 2014, 10:06:02 PM: l tried that but after 3m3 she was still talking & floating . Not that lm saying she was /is fat & a wind bag , & the greatest source of natural gas known to man . BUT :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :angel:
Title: Re: Plaster of Paris bandages for making casts
Post by: Bird on August 01, 2014, 12:06:50 PM: Thanks for the links.. will look into it. was hoping to be able to buy in boxes of dozen or similar to save a bit of coin.
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Post by: marvellous_matt on August 01, 2014, 04:00:36 PM: Quote from: speewa158 on July 31, 2014, 10:06:02 PM
l tried that but after 3m3 she was still talking & floating . Not that lm saying she was /is fat & a wind bag , & the greatest source of natural gas known to man . BUT :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :angel:
;D I am just imagining if my MIL read that....GOLD :laugh:
Title: Re: Plaster of Paris bandages for making casts
Post by: terravista on August 01, 2014, 04:22:40 PM: If your model broke and arm or leg couldn't you just hot glue or melt it back together like broken Leggo arm?
The plaster roll looks a bit chunky to put a cast on a 1:160 scale Fat Controller.

Yeah........................I know you didn't want it for that.