Paper Models

Thanks.....Most (but not all) models are printable in letter and A4, most designers keep parts far enough off the edge that they will work. If not you will get about 97% of the scale.....Rich

COOL !!

Guess they aren't worried about paper cuts.

Hey, guys!  Notice that FSM has added a "Paper Models" forum to the Modeling Subjects area!

Thanks for the link to that Gee Bee kit.

I am astonished by the number and variety of kits available as paper models; many containing interior detail rarely seen in plastic models and of subjects not available in plastic.

Here is that link to the free Gee Bee R-1 download that I built......Rich

gremirmodels.com/geebee_r1.htm

Not displayed as such, more stashed in my "hobby room" .....Rich

Richkat

Here is one of the few models my wife will let me keep in the living room, I built this for her so she has to........Rich

Nice seeing the variety of 3D paper models that can be produced. 

How do you normally display your builds, especially those big 1/24 aircraft?

My memories of the destruction wrought on plastic models by well meaning parents must be of special concern where paper airplanes are concerned.

This is one I changed a bit, Cannon Creative Park Halloween Bear turned into "Teddy Potter".....Rich

Here is one of the few models my wife will let me keep in the living room, I built this for her so she has to........Rich

The real test would be....what do the cats in the area do? 

Life size....you should see what the Humming birds do when I put it on the feeder.........Rich

RICH ;

Is that bird life-sized or slightly larger ?  T.B.

Hey , You know what ?

As an engineer , that never even entered my mind . I have drawings that go back at least forty five years.  I better have Them checked . Every Page ! Some of them, are of ships and planes, that are hard to find now . T.B.         P.S. Problem is ,where here in TEXAS , would I have such an esoteric thing done ?

Thanks my friend......Rich

Richkat

And now for something completely different......Rich

tankerbuilder

You Know What , S.G.?

   You just asked a question  ,,I never thought about  .Very good point , I second that question about the acidity of the paper .     T.B.

You Know What , S.G.?

   You just asked a question  ,,I never thought about  .Very good point , I second that question about the acidity of the paper .     T.B.

Thanks again.

I notice that Epson handles up to 13 inch x 19 inch.

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/jsp/Product.do?sku=C11CC98201

The Epson web site above mentions card stock for the rear paper tray..but no mention of weight limits.

I will check further into refillable ink   from http://www.inkproducts.com/  and re-setting the ink cartridges ) as the new Epson cartridges are $31 each...OUCH !

How do you know if that paper is low acid or acid free? 

In 20 years those models might become very fragile.

If printing at 1/33,32 I use 110 lbs paper, when I enlarge to 1/24 i use poster paper that I cut to 13"X22" it's just under twice the thickness of the 110# but not sure of the exact weight. I was getting poster paper at Dollar Tree stores but they changed suppliers and the stuff they have now sucks, but i found some at a local food(!) store that works great. The thing to look for in a printer is a straight paper path, that's what I like about mine it goes straight thru with NO turns at all. Printers that feed from a tray often turn the paper 180 deg. and that wont work with heavy (stiff) paper. Also see if you can get refillable cartridges for it (I got mine from Inkproducts.com). A set of carts from Epson is about $75 to $85, a set of refillable ones cost under $60 and came with enough ink to last me over a year (and I print a LOT)....Rich

Richkat

Mine is an Epson Workforce 1100, they no longer produce it but there are wide format models made by every company now days. One thing to check out are refillable cartridges, the stock set for my printer runs around $75 a set of refillable ones cost about $60 and came with enough ink to last me a year. I got my printer at Fry's Electronics..........Rich

Hey S.G.

The tug was marketed through the Florida Maritime Museum as the " Filibustering Tug  "

One of Florida's early politicians was part owner ! His name was Henry Flagler !  Don't ask. I cant remember the tug's name.        T.B. I can ask "Just Trains" in Concord, California. They still have the last one I built, I think .

tankerbuilder

Hey,Goose;

    That ship is about on par with my S.M.S. Kronprinz,  in 1/200 scale, in paper. Great models at a great price. A lot of work though . When they come out right  ,I can't help but be satisfied . Did you know they did full hull subjects too?        T.B. - - - - P.S.    There was ( or still is) a company , or Museum , that did a full hull, with removable bottom, of a historic tug from Florida ? That kit could be built for three distinct time periods in the vessel's history .

Whoa!  Amazing, simply amazing! And very cool too.

Gary

And now for something completely different......Rich

There is another thread (color of the plastic) in this group that discusses the same or very similar question. I think you should look into that one too.

As for my canopies, I build the paper ones inside out, that is build with glue tabs on the outside then paint inside with enamel paint to make water proof and fill with plaster. Then sand and seal the plaster and use it to vac-u-form the plastic one.......Rich

Thanks Don, It was a download and print kit...and it's FREE. Right now my internet (using a friends right now) is down but as soon as I can I will post a link to the model. It's a 1/33 scale but like most of mine I enlarged it to 1/24 and printed on light poster board........Rich

Thanks tankerbuilder......Rich