The ultimate papermodel

[billy.leliveld]

There are a lot of ships around;
The Arizona, the Fuso, the Bismark, SD 14 , Victory and GB's Iena

[billy.leliveld]

Here is the Iena
Space; Ton Nooteboom's Saturn and the AXM ISS (actualy the whole project is ultimate; Gallery )

[billy.leliveld]

Trains, ofcourse Kooklik's Big Boy (that could eventualy be "the ultimate papermodel", IMHO) but there are a few of these Angraf models around ,like the PU 29 or the TY 45

[billy.leliveld]

Vehicules;
The Wrebbit Mercedes, the Peter Zorn Kimber1 MG (looking for a picture of it I stumbled on a online Enghlish bookshop, and bought it right away:D)
and the Adams family Koach

[billy.leliveld]

And everything else;
The Artist automation, The V12 and, altough it's not a model for sale, Wataru Itou's castle

So, still open for suggestions....

[Darwin]

Billy, I have a slightly different way of looking at what is the ultimate paper model....in my mind, the ultimate paper model is the model that one designs and makes himself (or herself), especially if the subject is one that has not existed in the modeling community until that person created it....and it really doesn't matter be it drawn by hand on a single sheet of paper or computer graphics on dozens of sheets of paper. Once one accomplishes that, all else is just assembling kits.

[Tapcho]

Originally Posted by Darwin

Once one accomplishes that, all else is just assembling kits.

I second this from the bottom of my heart!

[billy.leliveld]

That is a very nice way of looking at it, Darwin,and i have to agree with you on the "ultimate" personal achievement , it's the thing that separates 'us' from other modelers. I'm just curious, because I'm collecting papermodels for a long time what other people's favourite models are.
BTW, I can see the direction where this is going; Bigger and more parts ...:D Maybe I should have called this thread what's the biggest , most expensive and most difficult model...

[papermodelfan]

Re: Brussels Groot Markt and Stadhuis by Makit. It was the 7th Int'l Paper Model Convention, in 2006. and Bill O'Neill was the builder. Here it is.

[Zathros]

I have so many people that have been in awe or the artist automaton that it may end up being the 2nd model I purchase.

Billy, all your models come out so good that I am of the opinion that your standard for personal best is , well, achieved? (I know that is impossible to say for someone else.). I still vote for the Artist Model, it is the only kind of model I have yet to see you build, and it would make one helluva build thread!