A house

Hi, 

That came out great. It''s nice to see different type subjects and how they turned out . Thanks for sharing

Very nice.

PFJN, Don - thanks a lot for your kind words! Have a nice day

Paweł

How did you manage to trap the sky inside?

I built a few with my Dad, when I was a kid...for the RR layout. Moving companies are not kind to such things and most did not survive all the moves. Most were quite basic, but there were a few that were quite detailed and looked right at home alongside there plastic counterparts.

Now that's a good one, Fermis!

Yup, moving definitely isn't good for models. Funny thing - I was looking for a model of a modern house and the only one I could find was this one, railroad scale and made of paper. All the plastic railroad scale models show houses at least 50 years old, judging by their design, or even older. This model is also quite big, so I suspect it's really 1/87 and not smaller, as they tend to do the models "space saving" = underscale to better fit them in tight spaces on the layout.

Thanks for your comment and have a nice day

Paweł

Okay Young Man !

  Now see here ! Are you gonna build those in my neighborhood ? If you are , I want one too . It's not often you see one with that beautiful blue Texas sky trapped inside . LOL.LOL. Nice job Pawel ! I started paper(card ) modeling , just this way .

 Card Modeling has so many facets even Mobiles and other stuff . I think more folks would enjoy it if they were willing to try ! I want to know this though . Is that a Modern European home ? Lotsa space isn't it , plus why the walkway all the way around ?

 Is that a requirement in Poland ? If so , it gives a neatness not seen in the U.S.A.  T.B.  P.S. I got my start , Scratch - Building when I attempted to super - detail a Rail-Road station .

Hello T.B.!

Thanks a lot for your message!

What do you mean by "Mobiles"? In Poland we sure have lots of different subjects covered by paper models. We've got aircraft, ships, military vehicles - armored and softskin. We've got rockets and submarines. We have cars and trucks, we've got machines. There are also buildings and castles, and there are train engines and cars.

The house is a good representation of what you would build in Poland if you had some land and the bank would give you some credit for like 20 to 30 years. No cellar to make it a bit cheaper or if the ground water is a bit high. My pops have built a comparable house, too. You normally build it out of bricks, or better autoclaved aerated concrete blocks, and cover it with thick styrofoam to save on heating costs. The roof could be ceramic tiles or fancy corrugated sheet metal to look like tiles. The walkway is only a secondary function - the primary purpose of the border around the house is to keep the weeds from damaging the foundation and to lead the water away from the wall, keepeing the foundation dry. You usually build it out of gravel, or concrete tiles, or cocncrete bricks like here - and so it also doubles as walkway if needed. Plus it gives your lawn a nice border that you can mow down without changing the tool, with your regular mower.

Thanks for reading and have a nice day

Paweł

Reminds me...I was in Ireland for a couple weeks (just got back almost 2 weeks ago)...the vast majority of the homes had asphalt(tarmac) completely surrounding the house. This does not appeal to me, but makes sense, for drainage away from the foundation. Another thing that struck me as odd...the kitchen sink drains came right out of the wall, outside, under the sink, and openly drained into another "open" drain beside the house.

Back onto paper models. Back around 95-96, a local hobby shop (mostly gaming and crafts, very little in the way of kits) had various paper birds. I did a small falcon and an Osprey....they were awesome to look at, and could pass as real, from about ten feet away! I'd LOVE to do more of them, but they were pricey! That falcon was close to $30...my wife got me the osprey for x-mas, it was close to $60.  That was 20+ years ago, I can't imagine what they'd be now, if they're even still available.

Hi Pawel !

 A mobile is an artistic structure of curves , orbs and whatever that hangs from the ceiling or in a supported stand on a table or desk . They became very popular here in the States when everyone wanted " Danish Modern " or  "Open Plan " Homes  . It helped liven up , to many Americans , what became big blank spaces in the home . T.B.

Hi Fermis !

 Hey ? How long has it been since you've been in a high quality Book Store ?

 There is a printer here in the U.S. that has paper bird models in book form . They also do castles and rail-road buildings . Sometimes you'll find one with model Whales , Dolphins and other air breathing marine critters .

 Although Schreiber and Wilemshaven tell you they're available in goog bookstores you won't find any of their stuff . Not even Modelarz or others .

 The mentality is , paper cutouts you build are for kids , And a small to negligent product line . .  T.B. 

Tanker - Builder

Hi Fermis !

 Hey ? How long has it been since you've been in a high quality Book Store ?

 There is a printer here in the U.S. that has paper bird models in book form . They also do castles and rail-road buildings . Sometimes you'll find one with model Whales , Dolphins and other air breathing marine critters .

 Although Schreiber and Wilemshaven tell you they're available in goog bookstores you won't find any of their stuff . Not even Modelarz or others .

 The mentality is , paper cutouts you build are for kids , And a small to negligent product line . .  T.B. 

 

Book store???....but...I have a big ole TV!!!!

I know my brother got one of those "books" years ago. It had some whales and whatnot. The only one I can think of, off hand, was an Orca. I wouldn't mind having another go at the falcon and osprey. If I just happened across them, I'd probably get em. I don't want it bad enough to go searching though.

TB - thanks a lot for the clarification! In that case I'd say Polish people made "mobiles" already centuries ago out of straw and tissue:

fermis - I don't know about that Osprey, but there are many 1:33 models of the Fighting Falcon by Polish publishers, such as Fly Model, Halinski and so on. Those models are very good quality and detail, and not so expensive - most of the time you can get them well under 25$ - although the shipping might be expensive. If you like, I can do a quick search for you and find you something to build - we have aircraft - old and modern, ships and vehicles, and also buildings. You can also look google up under "model kartonowy" to see what can be done. Good luck and have a nice day

Paweł

Pawel

 

fermis - I don't know about that Osprey, but there are many 1:33 models of the Fighting Falcon by Polish publishers, such as Fly Model, Halinski and so on. Those models are very good quality and detail, and not so expensive - most of the time you can get them well under 25$ - although the shipping might be expensive. If you like, I can do a quick search for you and find you something to build - we have aircraft - old and modern, ships and vehicles, and also buildings. You can also look google up under "model kartonowy" to see what can be done. Good luck and have a nice day

Paweł

 

The falcon and osprey models that I refer to were of the actual birds!

This is the osprey.

I had forgotten about the fish! I did a terrible job of it and left it out.

Dang!

Now we don't have so many models of animals here in Poland... Of course I thought you were referring to war machines - just goes to show how biased I am!

Have a nice day

Paweł

Hi, Pawel - Very nicely done, looks like you have a really precise building process. I've never done a paper model so do you mind if I ask, are the parts only printed on a sheet and you have to cut them out, like with scissors, or are they die cut and just get pressed out of the sheet?

My local shop has a large scale DC-10 paper model, (I think Sabena Airlines,) it's really impressive to see and is so well done.

Thanks, Pawel.

Patrick

Hello Patrick, thanks a lot for your kind words.

I recommend building a paper model to every modeller, it can help you develop some new skills and get some new ideas about scratchbuilding, for example.

Most of the time the parts are printed on good quality paper and cutting them out is one of the more important jobs the modeller has to do. Die-cutting the parts is never going to give you the precision that you'd like to have to make the model fit well. Sometimes you can buy the bulkheads separately, they are then made of good quality heavy cardboard and are laser-cut, but I personally prefer to do my bulkheads and stiffeners myself.

Interesting about that DC-10 - I wonder who (which company?) designed that model.

Good luck with your builds and have a nice day

Paweł

Hi, Pawel - Thanks for the reply, the DC-10 card model has been hanging in that hobby shop for the nearly 40 years I have been shopping there, the colors are now somewhat faded. I'd estimate the wing span to be about 22-26 inches. There must be spars of some sort in the wings, there is no noticable wing droop.

Next time in I'll ask if they know the kit manufacturer.

Patrick

Hi;

 I would bet the Manufacturer/Printer of that model is Schreiber Modelbau . I have an old catalogue in front of me from 2013 and they list a 747 and a Concorde . I did a D.C.10 with Lufthansa markings years ago ( about 2001 ) and I still have an unbuilt one .The surface and natural metal parts have a foiled finish .