Questions about making buttons and knobs

[Bobosmite]

I'm fairly new to modeling with paper and need help improving my buttons and knobs. My biggest problem is fitting the side strip to the disc. Is there a trick to getting the edges nicely rounded? For smaller buttons I can sometimes curl a strip of paper (like a clock spring) and that seems to work most of the time.

[ct ertz]

paper Q-tip sticks or paper lolly-pop sticks do the trick. You can cut them a pull layers off to get the right diameter and they can be "painted" with a felt tip marker. This works on many cases. It is how a lot of cheat when making the 1/250 scale deck fittings on ships. I do anyhow.
CT

[silveroxide]

Depending on the size, for small buttons or rivets, I have a micro hole punch and I punch out from a flat sheet to multiple glued laminates to get the buttons. Anything smaller, I go to drops of glue to very thin wires.

[Bobosmite]

At my level, I'm still a little more macro with paper.:D I have a couple school-type hole punches, but paper sticks sounds like a good idea. Paper strips work most of the time. I used to paint 25mm figures, and yes, glue or paint drops do make good buttons.

I think it's just my inexperience with paper and glue. There seems to be a point where you have to stop messing with it before it starts turning to pulp. Here's an example: Picasa Web Albums - Matthew