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Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: arkon on February 19, 2012, 01:02:04 PM

Title: arkons papercraft
Post by: arkon on February 19, 2012, 01:02:04 PM: (http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j339/arkonkill/Image09192010205857.jpg)
fokker dr-1 fiddlersgreen
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j339/arkonkill/001.jpg)
star destroyer paper replika
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j339/arkonkill/Image07082011184827.jpg)
renault ft-17 fiddlersgreen
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Post by: Rafael on February 20, 2012, 01:35:15 AM: Cardboard, Yum!!!
Those are nice, Arkon!
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Post by: GTX_Admin on February 20, 2012, 02:22:59 AM: :)
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Post by: JP Vieira on February 20, 2012, 03:33:53 AM: Excellent work!
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Post by: sotoolslinger on February 20, 2012, 07:44:51 AM: MOAR :-* Show the Viper and Buck Rogers fighter
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Post by: finsrin on February 20, 2012, 07:51:16 AM: Showing my ignorance on paper models. Are these kits or scratch?
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Post by: arkon on February 20, 2012, 09:55:37 AM: built from "kits" you print out
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j339/arkonkill/newfighter009.jpg)

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j339/arkonkill/newfighter005.jpg)
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Post by: Rafael on February 20, 2012, 10:09:33 AM: A little piece of art :-*
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Post by: RussC on February 20, 2012, 10:51:52 AM: You know, if that Starfighter was posted to a plastic build thread, I'll bet nobody would catch on! It looks just like the old 1981 Monogram kit.

And it is one of the neatest and yet basic starships out there.
Title: Re: arkons papercraft
Post by: GTX_Admin on February 20, 2012, 03:16:56 PM: I've said it before and I will say it again...

(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/ALT%20RAN%20FAA/Damn.jpg)
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Post by: Brian da Basher on February 20, 2012, 04:54:34 PM: What he said! Working in such diverse media as paper is truly impressive!

Brian da Basher
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Post by: ChrisF on February 20, 2012, 09:56:28 PM: BRILLIANT !!
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Post by: Tophe on February 21, 2012, 12:02:41 AM: Congratulations! :-*
(well, the ecologist part in me used to say "killing a tree for making paper is a crime", but... well, I would authorise this, for building marvels like that... ;) )
Title: Re: arkons papercraft
Post by: GTX_Admin on February 21, 2012, 02:04:20 AM: Quote from: Tophe on February 21, 2012, 12:02:41 AM
Congratulations! :-*
(well, the ecologist part in me used to say "killing a tree for making paper is a crime", but... well, I would authorise this, for building marvels like that... ;) )

Could be recycled paper...
Title: Re: arkons papercraft
Post by: Scooterman on February 21, 2012, 10:30:18 AM: Saw the BSG Viper and the Starfighter this past weekend and they DO look like plastic, and very well done!

Glad you brought them Arkon, sorry I wasn't around when you left early..........
Title: Re: arkons papercraft
Post by: arkon on February 21, 2012, 12:08:48 PM: sad i could not say later to you all but i got a urgent call and had to go. see you at the lhs!
Title: Re: arkons papercraft
Post by: arkon on February 24, 2012, 06:56:30 AM: here be some more
(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j339/arkonkill/models/Image09192010205443.jpg)

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j339/arkonkill/models/Image09172010011109.jpg)
b-17 from fiddlersgreen

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j339/arkonkill/models/Image10032010232223.jpg)

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j339/arkonkill/models/Image10032010232238.jpg)
albatross dIV from FG

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j339/arkonkill/models/Image04152011205436.jpg)
bf-109 from FG

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j339/arkonkill/models/Image03262011004909.jpg)
mig-3 from FG

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j339/arkonkill/models/Image06032011200607.jpg)

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j339/arkonkill/models/Image06032011200630.jpg)

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j339/arkonkill/models/Image06032011200650.jpg)
BSG viper mk II from ninjatoes
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Post by: sotoolslinger on February 24, 2012, 07:19:06 AM: Holy crap :o Those are awesome :-*
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Post by: Doom! on February 24, 2012, 07:50:51 AM: I never could get the hang of paper models, these are pretty danged cool!
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Post by: Tophe on February 24, 2012, 12:06:59 PM: The paper MiG-3 is very beautiful, even better than plastic/Real...
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Post by: finsrin on February 24, 2012, 12:12:18 PM: Impressed paper models can have such a quality look. I would be tempted to try switching to plastic landing gear.
What is your preferred glue?
Bill
Title: Re: arkons papercraft
Post by: RussC on February 24, 2012, 04:29:23 PM: Quote from: Doom! on February 24, 2012, 07:50:51 AM
I never could get the hang of paper models, these are pretty danged cool!

Its easier than you think, and I would invite any of you to give it a try. I have a big write up on techniques for building paper models and scenery parts like control towers over on http://www.kampfgruppe144.com/phpBB3/index.php (http://www.kampfgruppe144.com/phpBB3/index.php) go to the FAQ area (am still listed as moderator there- go figure!)

If you don't mind not being a paper kit purist - who makes everything uncompromisingly from paper, and you add some wood to the model for strength such as landing gear- good catch finsrin, or plastic props and canopies, heck even metal parts where you can get em' then in fact you can get results comparable to an all-styrene or all resin model.

Half of my builds for flying wing and tailless were paper, and btw- the wings are the easiest paper parts to fabricate so a flying wing in paper ----not so hard at all. If you want to do a paper model and have best chance of a win, go for a Fiddler's Green Go-229 or a kit of a YB-49.

I have more paper (and styrene scratchbuild) model kit building technical tutorials over on my deviantArt page http://russc1.deviantart.com/ (http://russc1.deviantart.com/)

You'll find them sandwiched in the main gallery between my model build pics and lots of dragon art , but go to the left side panel and click the tutorials folder to find them all easier.
Title: Re: arkons papercraft
Post by: arkon on February 25, 2012, 01:07:14 PM: what russ said for buildin paper models. i use a wood glue i get from work....tightbondII. it dries quik but it WILL warp parts if you do not glue them flat on a surface.
Title: Re: arkons papercraft
Post by: finsrin on March 01, 2012, 09:41:16 AM: Do these come with a statement telling the scale?
B-17 and Me-109 appear about 1/72.
Title: Re: arkons papercraft
Post by: arkon on March 02, 2012, 09:33:06 AM: they are from fiddlersgreen, they print to fit on the page , they have a funny scale system so you can print all the ones they have at the same scale, but yeah they work out to be about 1/72 scale or close to it.
Title: Re: arkons papercraft
Post by: Tophe on March 02, 2012, 10:53:08 AM: The future day when there will be no more petroleum (and plastic) for hobby, we will all join you Arkon (or die), you will be our (beloved) leader... ;)
Title: Re: arkons papercraft
Post by: RussC on March 02, 2012, 03:28:06 PM: Quote from: Tophe on March 02, 2012, 10:53:08 AM
The future day when there will be no more petroleum (and plastic) for hobby, we will all join you Arkon (or die), you will be our (beloved) leader... ;)

There is plenty of plastic out there, a patch of it the size of Brazil in mid pacific, ready to be scooped, plus landfills full of it.

Also, there are plastics that can be made from grown renewables like corn.

But paper is a great way to build !
Title: Re: arkons papercraft
Post by: arkon on May 02, 2012, 12:19:27 PM: new one uss reliant

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j339/arkonkill/013-1.jpg)

(http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j339/arkonkill/012-1.jpg)

not a big star trek fan but i dig this one for its shape n style.
Title: Re: arkons papercraft
Post by: Tophe on May 02, 2012, 12:30:34 PM: Yes, like a future twin-boomer. Nice :-*
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Post by: Brian da Basher on May 03, 2012, 03:34:28 AM: Nice work on the Reliant!

I'm a bit of a Star Trek fan and I've always liked how different Reliant is from Enterprise.

Brian da Basher
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Post by: arc3371 on May 03, 2012, 04:36:49 AM: Amazing
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Post by: finsrin on May 03, 2012, 03:23:07 PM: Quote from: arc3371 on May 03, 2012, 04:36:49 AM
Amazing

Ditto on that. Finally saw/held a couple paper models. Were well built and looking fine.
Title: Re: arkons papercraft
Post by: raafif on May 03, 2012, 06:33:11 PM: nice work -- some of them look like plastic kits !

Think the manufacturer went a bit heavy on the panel-line pre-shading with that B-17 tho ;D
Title: Re: arkons papercraft
Post by: arkon on May 11, 2012, 12:21:58 PM: it was supposed to be a no paint plain aluminium skin on the b-17 but it just printed out black lines ,some blue on windows and all else white!
thanks for the looking!!
may or may not have some(one?) done in the next nine months.(fingers crossed)
Title: Re: arkons papercraft
Post by: arkon on April 14, 2013, 11:08:53 AM: fokker dr 1 flown by ernst udet

yeah i know i only made 8 cylenders instead of nine, but most will be hid behind the cowling.