SCHREIBER-BOGEN Paper

**Lrjanzen** · #1 03-10-2021, 07:27 AM

Quick question anyone know the approx weight of Schreiber-Bogan paper used on the castle models? My guess is about 67#/250gsm. I want to order some A4 paper.

**Lrjanzen** · #2 03-10-2021, 09:37 AM

I started to scan the model this AM. I noticed either my scanner bed A4 is NOT really A4 or S-B uses paper that is just slightly larger than A4. Anyone come up with a way to scan ths size?

**Erik Zwaan** · #3 03-10-2021, 10:02 AM

Lonnie,

I have a few unbuilt S-B models and their paper is indeed somewhat larger than A4-size, both in length and width. A4 is 21cm x 29.7cm whereas the S-B paper is 22cm x 31cm. The solution would be to scan slightly smaller to allow full print on the A4 size paper, in this case 95%. Or you have to scan the original in two halves to maintain the size at 100%, but that will cost you twice the amount of paper.

Thickness is exactly 0.2mm and that would be 160grams. 200 grams is 0.25mm thickness.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Erik

**SCEtoAUX** · #4 03-10-2021, 10:07 AM

The S-B models that I have are on pages that are 220 mm X 310 mm.
A4 pages are 210 mm X 297 mm.

You could try scanning different areas and stitch the scans together using software. However you would need to print at a reduced scale since the page would be wider and longer than USLtr or A4. The width is a restricting factor. 8.5 inches is around 216 mm, still narrower than the S-B pages.

Another thing is to get a wide format machine. I have one that can scan A3 and print up to 13 inches wide.

**Lrjanzen** · #5 03-10-2021, 10:47 AM

Thx Doug and Erik! all the info I needed. I can't "scan" smaller since the paper doesn't fit my A4 Scanner. I can only think this was to discourage exactly what I am trying to do. I may end up multi scanning and then layer stitching in PS. ONce done I can then print at 90% so I can put it on standard US letter size paper. I have about every weight in that.

**JohnM** · #6 03-11-2021, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Lrjanzen

I can only think this was to discourage exactly what I am trying to do.

You about hit on the real reason there. There are quite a few other model sellers doing just the same to avoid piracy, but an A3 scanner/printer like mine sorts the problem nicely.