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Title: Murph's Models Paper Kits ...
Post by: jcf on July 07, 2016, 05:19:56 AM
http://murphs-models.webs.com (http://murphs-models.webs.com)

His newest:
(http://murphs-models.webs.com/DSCN9202.JPG)
Textron Scorpion
Title: Re: Murph's Models Paper Kits ...
Post by: arkon on July 07, 2016, 06:46:30 AM
Nice!
Title: Re: Murph's Models Paper Kits ...
Post by: KiwiZac on July 08, 2016, 04:36:27 AM
I had a look through his offerings yesterday and there are some very cool subjects available! I've built a few paper models now and it's a cheap and very different way to model. It's a much cheaper option for real space subjects, for example.

One gripe though: I wish paper designers kept to the standard plastic/resin/vac scales! At least the Murph's Beech Starship is 1/48 instead of one of those oddball scales.
Title: Re: Murph's Models Paper Kits ...
Post by: jcf on July 08, 2016, 06:39:51 AM
Well, in the case of downloadable e-models, just rescale it to your preferred scale prior to printing.  :icon_beer:
Title: Re: Murph's Models Paper Kits ...
Post by: Frank3k on July 08, 2016, 08:15:42 AM
One gripe though: I wish paper designers kept to the standard plastic/resin/vac scales! At least the Murph's Beech Starship is 1/48 instead of one of those oddball scales.

I've tried, but I just can't complete a paper model that doesn't look like a steaming pile of crap.

The scale issue is annoying. 1/33 instead of 1/32 or 1/50 instead of 1/48 for aircraft. 1/25 for armor, 1/250 for ships, 1/300 for smaller aircraft. Scaling the file can work, but you have to account for the thickness of the material at the new scale.