Hello;
Well, here's a good one for you paper modelers out there. Whether experienced or beginner. Ya wanna build an airplane? Fine, remember to follow the instructions on the wings and fuselage. If you think it needs more Support, it probably does.
I have been, as you know working on the Andrea Doria by JSC. Now with the extra detail frame set, she's a lot stronger for her size. Almost 34" long! As I worked my way to the boat deck I began to notice something.
These upper decks have a lot of parts that need to be glued on them. Well, It doesn't work well if there's no support under the decks! I have had to create supports from the scrap to support the decks to allow for installing parts without alignment problems.
I personally think, though it's a fine Kit, what with two ships in the Kit. Yup! The Andrea Doria and her nemesis the Stockholm. I would rather had paid some dollars more to have those supports printed as part of the kit. One thing I have learned over the course of building a few dozen of different sizes that un-supported decks have a tendency to sag over time depending on the moisture content-" Humidity"- in your house or display area.
So remember this, If you think it will need Support, It probably does. I now, when doing aircraft, create a wing spar, that although challenging to make, works to help your plane from looking like a cartoon over time!
I will also say this, Shame on me! Being a retired Marine design engineer, I should've spotted my mistake that I made. I didn't! so the ship is almost a half inch shorter than she should be. This has required adjustment ongoing all the way up to the Stack!
She still looks good though and she proves that paper is just as easy to work with as thin plastic sheet! The biggest thing I have found is the sheer numbers of different ships. Not just the big companies, but the Downloadable ones too! Same goes for planes. Now as to Cars, I think the swoopy curves are a put off. I don't think it should be with a tutorial on how to curve surfaces. And Armor! I think there a whole lot that Begs to be Paperized! I would build SDKFZs 251-whatever till the cows came home, in paper!
Tanks? Bring them on! You know the bigger the Abrams model in paper means you can use a Milk-Shake straw for the barrel. How kool is that? Treads, If you can build Laminated paper parts, three and four layers thick, for planes and ships, treads should be no problem. Just remember to Support those running wheels and Sprockets! Oh, don't forget the idlers either!