Suggestions for a suitable Modeling medium?

Question

I'm looking for a suitable (cheap) material to use as a design tool.

I work with layers of plywood, so the design material would be easy to fashion and come in sections which mimic the plywood layers, and thus be an excellent blueprint? - Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

If you are used to working with wood, why not try Balsa wood, you can buy it in sheets from model making shops which you can then glue together (i use impact adhesive but i guess PVA would do the job too). This would give you the layers you need, and aswell as being workable with sandpaper etc it is also soft enough to cut with a small hacksaw or even a scalpel blade. An advantage would be you could also use the same woodstains and paints as you would use on ply, so it should give you a good interpretation of the finished products. :-)