Rascacielos´Projects

[Rascacielos]

Hello!

This is my first post here in this thread, so I am not sure if this is the right format I should follow to show you my model kits.

I would like to share with you the paper skyscrapers I am doing right now. Since I have not finished any yet, I am just going to let you what my blog is. There you can follow my progress and, as soon as I have a model finish, I will post it here.

1-500papermodels (http://carlosmh2008.wix.com/1-500papermodels)

Thank you in advance

[Rascacielos]

Some pics of my progress:

[kentyler]

you can make paper models of almost anything !

[FRD]

Looking forward to seeing more.

[Rascacielos]

New pics of One Liberty Plaza and One Chase Manhattan Plaza:

[Rascacielos]

Well, I have almost finished my first model: One Liberty Plaza, NYC.

Here is the video with the work steps:

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The pictures can be seen here:

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[rickstef]

Adding the link to the video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIGyGeEWSTk

[missileer]

An interesting video. Is that cork board that you used on the inside of the model?

[Rascacielos]

Yes, it´s what I use to make the facade strong and straight.

[missileer]

I never thought of using cork board. The cork would probably react more uniformly to changes in temperature and humidity than card board (which is what I normally use, and sometimes have warping problems). I will have to try that the next time that I need internal bracing.

[Rascacielos]

I recommend you cork with one of the sides with glue, so you only have to remove the protection sheet and put it on what you need to reinforce.
At first I used a non glue cork and I had to apply glue to one side; once glued and dryed on the facade of the building, this was not uniform. It had bumps because the glue was not applied evenly.

[Rascacielos]

This is my second building: HSBC Bank Building, NYC

These are the steps I followed to built it. Soon I will show you the final result with all the pics and the last video.

Pics https://www.flickr.com/photos/128741660@N02/albums/72157658395871385

Video: Building Steps (3/4)

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[Rascacielos]

Here you have the model finished:


One Liberty Plaza: The Model (4/4)

Pics: https://www.flickr.com/photos/128741660@N02/albums/72157649900391115

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[jleslie48]

An interesting video. Is that cork board that you used on the inside of the model?

corrugated cardboard (just about every shipping box ever used in the USA) is a good free alternative. - J

[jleslie48]

Oh I'm very excited about this. I have been on the search for a set of constant scale buildings to make a city scene, but all the other websites the scales are all over the place, and what makes it really hard to deal with is that they don't have definitive printing instructions/ dpi to print at directions to get to the specific scale. Even models that clearly state "1:1700 scale" come as png files and if you don't match the correct dpi/pixel size/dpcm you messed things up.

I'm looking forward to a good collection of constant scale models. I really like your size select too, 1:500. Its much easier to size down than to size up, so you have allowed the builder to easily print at smaller scales if they want to (4 to a sheet of paper ==1:1000, 9 to a sheet of paper == 1:1500, etc )

[Rascacielos]

corrugated cardboard (just about every shipping box ever used in the USA) is a good free alternative. - J

Well, it´s actually cork board and I had to pay for it, haha. Maybe I should try corrugated cardboard :)

[jleslie48]

Well, it´s actually cork board and I had to pay for it, haha. Maybe I should try corrugated cardboard :)
give it a shot. its very stiff in one direction, to make it really stiff in the other (if you need to,) glue a second layer with the "grain" at 90 degrees.

[jleslie48]

here's the cardboard in action:

[Rascacielos]

Thanks. I´ll have to try it in the next projects.

[Rascacielos]

And finally the second building completed: HSBC Bank Building.


Pics: https://www.flickr.com/photos/128741660@N02/albums/72157658395871385


Video: The Model (4/4)

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