Sintra, also known as closed-cell, expanded plastic, high-density PVC sheet.

http://tri-dee.com/Sintra%20sheets%20information.htm

http://www.ainplastics.com/public/division/project/html/products.jsp?id=1.23

Kinda the midway between acrylic and foam board, can be easily glued, cut and shaped, plus you can shape and form it just by immersing in hot water.

Apparently this stuff is used in sign making and is freely available in the US, so far over here I've had no luck and shipping it over would kill me on volumetric weight.

I've yet to do the trawl of local sign makes and plastcs suppliers, but if anybody had any experience with this stuff or any insight on where it could be sourced of if it is sold under a different name, if would save me some wasted time and blank looks.

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http://www.righton.co.uk/pvcfoam.htm

and here is somwhere you can just buy from

http://www.westwardplastics.co.uk/s_foamalux.php

or try phoning people on this list for more sources

http://www.sign-supplies.com/listings/uk.html

www.mandalastudios.co.uk www.kangena.co.uk

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You can get it from here:
http://www.westwardplastics.co.uk/d_selector.php?cat=foampvc&subcat1=Matt%&subcat2=White

Or you could also try local sign makers. It gets used a lot by them so they may have some decent sized offcuts depending on what you intend to make with it.

This:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8822697535&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1
Is the kind of stuff that folks usually make with it.

Here's some I made earlier:
http://www.horizonslarp.co.uk/index.php?ind=gallery&op=foto_show&ida=137

the stuff is REALLY easy to work with, score it a few times with a craft knife, then snap along the line to cut it.
To form it, drop it in boiling water for about 20 seconds, then pick it up and form it.
Run it under the cold tap to get it to hold it's shape.
Wear a breath mask when you do it, cooking plastic tends to give off nasty fumes so I'm told.

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