Well ;
Now here's something so far not addressed .How do you build the things ? Good question , right?
I will tell you of my experiences , without trying to sound like a master here , which I am not . Remember I've worked in wood ( to many years to count ) and plastic and some Resin .So my intro to paper modeling was a fluke .
I had a friend who's living situation was like mine now . He got room and board from a friend . He liked modeling , but had not the space to do much .One day while visiting him , he brings out and sets in my palm the neatest tiny model of an F-4-J fighter aircraft . It had landing gear , gear doors ,tires and weapons load too .
It was only about 3/4" long !
That's when he invited me into his room .He was a very private person . There on his desk , hull and deck done ,a very finely detailed model of an American " Four-Stacker" Destroyer .Full hull too!.
He gave me a patrol boat on a sheet of paper . Saying ," Take it home , but on your way stop at " Micheal's" and get some Aleen's Tacky Glue . I did and then just studied the thing .I was supposed to roll tubes thin enough for mast and cross-tree plus the torpedoes .What ? Well , that what the instructions said .There was a sheet he gave me that was printed up by Paper Models International in Beaverton , Oregon . They were at that time the sole distributor of these things in the U.S. No Longer with us I am afraid .Too bad too !
Following the instructions I got this little ship done and was totally fascinated with the assembly sequence and the fact that by cutting carefully , shaping diligently and gluing sparingly I had a darned nice little model .It was also my first subject in 1/350 ! In full color too ! I bought felt tip pens in the colors recommended and there were no white edges anywhere .It was Fun !
In the next post I will tell you step by step ( without Photos, I still haven't found anyone with the time to sit and show me ) how I did it . You will be amazed . T.B. P.S. Except for pictures of basic cones and folds there were no photo's in the instructions either !