Designing by hand

[nighthawk78]

I have tried using computer modelling to make paper models,but that doesn't work for me,so can help me in starting to learn how to design by hand,or could you give me links to help me on my way.
Thanks

nighthawk78

[RichO]

Nighthwak78

I to will have to my design work by hand. I have a military drafting/design background and did everything by hand back in the day. I'm not sure about instruction links but take a look at MERZO's Soyuz Launch Pad build, in PASA Paper Aironoutical and Space Administration section on page 4.

It looks to me that this guy built everything by hand and it turned out just georgious. It's this build that encouraged me to build mine by hand. Have a good look, it will enspire you also Let me know what you find out. Good Building!

RichO 114/499

[Hi-Torque]

Hello,

I had quite a bit of formal training in Technical Drawing years ago...before the 80286 computer came out even. I still enjoy making my own parts in this way.

What you will need first is a good firm understanding of basic geometry. For figuring out how to construct cylinders, cones, etc. You will also need to understand "scale" and how to work with those dimensions.

After that, a set of cheap 30/45/60 triangles, a ruler, a compass/dividers and a french curve and your ready to go.

Try to search for Drafting, Technical Drawing, and mechanical drawing.

Regards,

Cris

[whulsey]

Another good source for info is to find a book on sheet metal working, especially on developing ductwork for air conditioning/heating. This is basically what you're doing for a lot of items, only in paper instead of sheet metal. Usually these type of books gets more into practical developing shapes then a lot of tech drawing manuals do.

[Alcides]

You can start with this wonderful tutorial by Rob Carleen:

http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/TUTORIALS/fj/PAGE-1.pdf
http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/TUTORIALS/fj/PAGE-2.pdf
http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/TUTORIALS/fj/PAGE-3.pdf
http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/TUTORIALS/fj/PAGE-4.pdf
http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/TUTORIALS/fj/PAGE-5.pdf

Regards
Alcides

[John Bowden]

You can start with this wonderful tutorial by Rob Carleen:

http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/TUTORIALS/fj/PAGE-1.pdf
http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/TUTORIALS/fj/PAGE-2.pdf
http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/TUTORIALS/fj/PAGE-3.pdf
http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/TUTORIALS/fj/PAGE-4.pdf
http://www.fiddlersgreen.net/TUTORIALS/fj/PAGE-5.pdf

Regards
Alcides

Yes, a very good suggestion. Rob is a member here and checks in every once in a while........... when he's not working on restoring a 1:1 F6F Hellcat for the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola.

[Zakopious]

The Ninjatoes' model ship,"The Going Merry" is a beautiful example of a hand designed paper model.
See: One Piece | Ninjatoes' papercraft webpage (http://ninjatoes.wordpress.com/category/miscellaneous/one-piece/)

[Zakopious]

Hand Draw Tutorials:
http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/tutorials/13081-cardboard-models-design-principles.html
http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/tutorials/7956-how-hand-draw-cones.html

[Zakopious]

Rollation Instructions:
Rollation Index (http://www.skotophile.com/mark/rollation.html)

[Zakopious]

The Kel Black Tutorial, "Designing without CAD":

Index of /TUTORIALS/Designing without CAD-Professor Kel Black (http://www.worlds-smallest-air-museum.com/TUTORIALS/Designing%20without%20CAD-Professor%20Kel%20Black/)

[nighthawk78]

Thanks for all the quick replies:)

[Retired_for_now]

May or may not be useful - but here's how I draw them.
http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/design-threads/3743-magellan-venus-designing-building-old-fashioned-way.html
Yogi

[nighthawk78]

May or may not be useful - but here's how I draw them.
http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/design-threads/3743-magellan-venus-designing-building-old-fashioned-way.html
Yogi

Thanks for the link,That is also going to help me a lot.

[nighthawk78]

May or may not be useful - but here's how I draw them.
http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/design-threads/3743-magellan-venus-designing-building-old-fashioned-way.html
Yogi

I started reading,You mentioned "Jon has a tool availble at the LHVCC" but I tried to search but couldn't find it.Is there a chance of a link.

[Kblack]

I have published three books of paper models, all designed by hand. Nearly everything I learned about layout drafting I figured out myself (that's the hard way!) or by systematically working through an old book on sheet metal layout, the title of which I've long since forgotten. You can begin searching for a good layout book at your local public library. The older the title, the better. I found that the newer texts were not as thorough.

Kell Black

[Retired_for_now]

I started reading,You mentioned "Jon has a tool availble at the LHVCC" but I tried to search but couldn't find it.Is there a chance of a link.

For all, it's in the FAQs on this page http://jleslie48.com/faq.html . Several formats linked at various places in the text, even an html version down at the bottom.
Yogi

[Retired_for_now]

For a different perspective (skewed?) there's also this thread on design http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/design-threads/17056-t-37-hard-way.html
Yogi