Materials List and Online Shop

Before buying new materials Please consider how you use them. Click here to read a few pointers on the subject.

Please also look at the sustainable modelmaking guide here.

Payment for materials and services should  be made using a debit or credit card at our Online Shop IN PERSON AT THE WORKSHOP.

  • This should be done within the workshop with a member of staff to quote on exact costings based on our available stock. Do not purchase materials online without a quote from a member of workshop staff.
  • You will have to register your email account and payment method to set up and account. This will then allow easy access for future purchases.
  • You will be asked to detail the individual items or services you are paying for when making your payment. This should be based on your quote and materials listed here.
  • On making your purchase in the workshop you will be sent an email receipt to confirm your payment.

B.15 Modelmaking Workshop Materials & Services Online Store

Unfortunately we are unable to accept payment vouchers or MET card payments at this time. We are aware of MET card fund allocations meaning purchases are restricted to MMU and are working to change this.

Before buying new materials Please consider how you use them. Click here to read a few pointers on the subject.

*** Please note that all stock is constantly being used and therefore cannot be guaranteed. We highly recommend you come in to ensure the material you need is in stock before booking on any machines you intend to use it with. ***

 

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Before buying new materials Please consider how you use them. Click here to read a few pointers on the subject.

Recent Posts

MAKING MATTERS Review in the Architects Journal

‘Lots and lots of glue’: Manchester’s Making Matters exhibition
Making Matters, an exhibition at Material Source Studios in Manchester, reminds visitors of the power of tactile objects to teach, seduce and clarify

16 March 2026 ·By Luke Neve.

Photography by Oliver Webley

Our latest exhibition as part of the AiM project; MAKING MATTERS at Material Source Studio has been reviewed for the Architects Journal by Luke Neve and can be found here:

https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/practice/culture/lots-and-lots-of-glue-manchesters-making-matters-exhibition

 

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