What is the "durable unique material" of this plane? Is it similar to plastic? cardboard? foamboard? something more durable like metal or aluminum?
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Similiar to foam board and took a beating before breaking. It can be glued with special glue you can buy at any hobby shop
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Painted styrofoam. Not that durable. I was disappointed especially for the price.
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The bottom is made of a hard cardboard type material, it is not plastic. One of my old ones (4 years old) split in the center of the bottom panel. I stitched it with a piece of small twine and got several more years of service.
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Lisa, It looks like nylon, like tent material. It seems durable my 10 yr old and 1.5 yr old chase crawling through it. Hope that helps, I would buy it again. Vickie
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I don't know what they are made of, but it is not a shiny plastic. More like a thin man-made fabric; most-likely breathable. I wouldn't check it with an airline, but it works fine for my boys to use for the use I have which is mainly storage and local travel.
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Outside is plastic/vynil & inside is foam. If your looking for the type and make of these 2 materials you will need to contact the company.
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It is metal, and very durable. I bought this for my daughter who was 11 at the time, and it survived with out a scratch. :)
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It's made of a type of rubbery- styrofoam that is rather cheap and does not fly well according to my husband whom it was for. Hope that's helpful. :-)
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It's a solid chunk of foam, so very durable. The paper facing gets a little dinged-up on the edges after a lot of sword fights, but my 11-year-old doesn't care!
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Unknown what kind of plastic . They are fun for kids and durable an reusable.
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I dont know what the material is. But, it is light. I can say it does not break easily because I've 3 strong teenage boys who jump on it all the time and I had it for past 3 months. It did not break yet and does not show any such signs!
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I bought this for my granddaugther and found it to be quite sturdy. It does appear to be a form of very hard cardboard with a plastic sheeting. When open there are scenes that look like a real house. It would not take a baby brother dragging or throwing it around. But, she plays house with it every day and it is holding up quite well. It is a little too highly priced but carry cases worth using are hard to find. So my guess is a hard, laminated type cardboard.
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It's sturdy cardboard, but definitely not the plastic Barbie dream houses people are used to. The castle is CLEARLY meant to be played with, I have an open one at my house. There are different rooms featuring pictures on the cardboard to designate the kitchen and bedrooms. It's not just fancy packaging and will not break easily if kids are not rough.
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It looks to be a high density plastic and probably hollow. Definitely not wood or metal. Holds up well.
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Steel/aluminum? It is a strong and durable metal. Birds love it and it holds up strong- the squirrels don't like it!
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The Microplane Professional series is made entirely of metal. Mine does not even bend with normal use, and I doubt it will ever break.
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Feels like aluminum. If you're worried about durability, I've used this thing heavily over the years I've owned it, with no problems.
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It is made out of a heavy duty Styrofoam. My son has wacked it into walls, ceilings, fans, etc. and it has held up without cracking or chipping. I believe it needs to be Styrofoam to fly the way it does. Definitely an inside toy a gust of wind will probably take it away.