At Last !

Glad you mentioned those nice, round parts in paper airplane kits: 

I have wondered if anyone had tried using a clear coat sealer on the paper , then some sort of paper based "filler ' ( White Out ? ) to smooth out the curves prior to a final coat of paint? .

I keep several handles of X-acto knives on bench.  I keep one with fresh blades, a second with the blades I take from the other handle, to use on things that don't require the sharpest.  Other handle is for other blade #.

I have also tried and now use one of those scalples. It does seem to be a little sharper than even a fresh #11 blade, so I use that one for really critical cuts.  Those handles are not that expensive, so having several, and a couple of different types, is not a financial problem.

Hey, Goose ;

    Yes you could use White-Out I guess .If I have a situation like that I just use more Aleens spread with a damp finger . this works along with the proper color marker pens, to smooth joints where they just didn't want to co-operate  .Other than that, Nothing but patience .    T.B.

tankerbuilder

Hey, Goose ;

    Yes you could use White-Out I guess .If I have a situation like that I just use more Aleens spread with a damp finger . this works along with the proper color marker pens, to smooth joints where they just didn't want to co-operate  .Other than that, Nothing but patience .    T.B.

Hey Goose !

   The thing is ,I've known about Aleen's since I built my last " Free Flight " motorized Glider .Rubber Powered and stick frames covered with silk - span paper .Glue for All of it ? Aleen's . It makes great windows too !       T.B.      P.S. With a spritz bottle with a extra fine nozzle you can moisten parts and shape them on foam with some spoons .You would be surprised what I grabbed for doing my first true Paper plane kit .

tankerbuilder

Hey Goose !

   The thing is ,I've known about Aleen's since I built my last " Free Flight " motorized Glider .Rubber Powered and stick frames covered with silk - span paper .Glue for All of it ? Aleen's . It makes great windows too !       T.B.      P.S. With a spritz bottle with a extra fine nozzle you can moisten parts and shape them on foam with some spoons .You would be surprised what I grabbed for doing my first true Paper plane kit .

Hey Goose !

    Wanna scare the be-jeepers out of someone ? Build a 1/200 ship out of plastic , exactly like it's paper counterpart .You want one with a flat deck like a tanker .Then as you're talking ,take the completed hull and set it on the floor and stand on it .

    The egg-crate construction will guarantee strength of that nature . Don't do this to the paper one though ! Although strong , I've been reluctant to test one this way . I made this discovery years ago when building a tanker in plastic , in this manner, for a client .

     I had a T.V. fall on this model when a ski boat went by at full throttle in the marina . He got caught and his insurance had to pay for everyone's damage . My vessel rode up and clipped the power box where I got dock power .Sheared it clean off  ! Put a big arsed dent in my hull too . And blew the main dock breakers for the whole north side of the facility . Took three days for repairs .Mine , Well two weeks in the yard .Total cost four thousand bucks .Glad I didn't have to cough it up .Client's model ? No Harm Done .T.V. ?Toasted ! . Got my first " Flat Screen " ! All for a 17 degree roll and rise of four feet !

tankerbuilder

Hey Goose !

     I had a T.V. fall on this model when a ski boat went by at full throttle in the marina . He got caught and his insurance had to pay for everyone's damage . My vessel rode up and clipped the power box where I got dock power .Sheared it clean off  ! Put a big arsed dent in my hull too . And blew the main dock breakers for the whole north side of the facility . Took three days for repairs .Mine , Well two weeks in the yard .Total cost four thousand bucks .Glad I didn't have to cough it up .Client's model ? No Harm Done .T.V. ?Toasted ! . Got my first " Flat Screen " ! All for a 17 degree roll and rise of four feet !

I use a brand of Tacky glue called Super Tacky Glue by Nicole. It is sold at A.C. Moore for 99 cents a bottle.  I also found a set of twenty different shades of gray pastels as well.  Paper modeling is a blast!

Bill

I was trying to remember what I used on my first paper model.  May have been paste.

Anyone else remember the P-40 and the Zero that were premiums for Kix Cereal?  And they even flew!  They used a penny for nose weight!   Anyway, rhose were my first paper models- this was during WW2.

Hey Don !

     Now you're showing your age . I flew them things too . KIX cereal , Really ? Do they even still make it ? My uncle would Not let me use pennies ." Too dear " he'd say . So he' get out his washer jar and we'd dig till we found one of the right weight !

Speaking of cereal boxes . Do you remember the ships they used to print on the back ? Does the line from " Sink the Bismark " song come to mind ? " Guns on deck as big as steers  , and shells as big as trees " ?