Foamcore and other US materials

[willie45]

Hi

I keep reading about Foamcore and its use as a cheap reflecing material for studios. I cannot find this stuff in the UK cheaply. It cost lots and lots of cash although apparently in the US Wallmart etc sell it for about $3 per 6ft x 4 ft strip.

Also the stuff they use to make flash diffusers is called something like craft foam and I can't find it here either.

Can anyone suggest alternatives they have used succesfully especially for the foamcore ?

Willie

[Hotblack]

Not as cheap but DIY Framing have it at £3.83 for an A1 size sheet which seems the going rate looking at other art supply websites.

Alternatively get a huge gert piece of cardboard and either paint it white or cover it in tinfoil for a more reflective surface. If you go down the tinfoil route, scrunch the foil up a bit first before flattening it out and attaching it to the board. It difuses the reflections and stops hotspots.

[PhilW]

this should do the trick

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?ac...;isSearch=false

[willie45]

Thanks chaps for this.

David, that has been my experience too. It seems we pay an awful lot more for a little bit of this stuff than our American friends do for a large bloack. I am a little frustrated reading about 7ft x 4 ft blocks of this stuff for around £2.

Anyway, I am inclined to believe the B&Q option might be the best bet around so I will pursue.

Many thanks to both of you

Willie