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Old 08-05-2008, 01:38 PM   #2 (permalink)
azraelswrd
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Plastic like coroplast will probably be best for cost, weight and durability. You can either buy it or find it in a sign shop. Regular cardboard can still be used for testing/temp purposes though. Aluminum sheeting should also work well.

I believe there are a few boattail topics and materials I've seen range from lexan, fiberglass, coroplast, aluminum... bascially whatever is readily available and shapeable.
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