For those with the patience and skill, another excellent material is Kydex. It a PVC/acrylic alloy that comes in sheets in a useful range of colours (including a very nice black, thickness of up to about 1/4" I think. (I use it in 1/8 and 1/16 thicknesses.) The surface is glossy on one side, hair-cell textured on the other which is very handy. It can easily be drape-thermoformed over a wooden mold with a kitchen oven for first even heating and a hairdryer for assistance. It can also be vacuum and pressure molded and machines easily with woodworking tools. Do a Google search on the brand name "Kydex" and you will be rewarded with literature and information. It's good stuff and I use a fair amount in building instrument cases and panels for work as well as for bits and pieces of large model airplanes. bye, sid.
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