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Old 11-05-2018, 10:26 AM
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Basic paper modeling videos

Howdy,

Here are two paper modeling basics videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF0JA7WXj1w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5JkvZY6nNc

Is there a video showing the joining of fuselage sections?

I am still striving for a perfect fit.

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Old 11-05-2018, 11:15 AM
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I have actually been working on that...

I have a customer who has been having a difficult time with one of my very early mustangs.
One of the older marek designs.
They aren't perfect, but not that bad...I thought.

He also wasn't familiar with tabbed joiner assembly.
So I decided to film some assembly steps.

Turns out the model he was building did have some additional fit issues
and I have been sidetracked redesigning the kit.

The videos you posted above have very annoying soundtracks, but still helpful.
(Just mute the sound)
He is slow, but meticulous and precise.

If there is still more interest, I should continue with my plans.
But I'm no expert builder...so it would be more beginner tutorial than "perfect fit" instruction!
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Old 11-05-2018, 12:31 PM
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Interesting videos, especially the use of water - new to me!
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Old 11-05-2018, 01:32 PM
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We have other members here who have commented on using water to soften and manipulate parts.
It scares me to use water on inkjet printed parts.lol

Maybe litho print models will stand up better to getting wet?
But I'm not sure about my home printed stuff.
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I am really not sure about it either. Water has all sorts of effects on the paper fibres. Have enough issues keeping an eye on the amounts of Pva used!

However if you are gong to put water on parts, turning the video music you like so much up loud will help!
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Our Polish and Czech friends use alcohol to soften the paper in the way water is used
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oh, so maybe he wasn't using water?
did it actually say water?
maybe it was alcohol?
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He didn't say.
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DO NOT use Water to soften paper parts it will destroy them.
Instead use isopropyl alcohol as it evaporates very quickly it won't harm the paper. One word of Caution - I'm not sure how the alcohol reacts to different inkjet printing inks but I can tell you from experience it has never been a problem on commercially printed kits. Test it on a printed scrap before going too far.

Check out this post from my Dragon Wagon build where I show this technique http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/496168-post268.html

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DO NOT use Water to soften paper parts it will destroy them.
Instead use isopropyl alcohol as it evaporates very quickly it won't harm the paper. One word of Caution - I'm not sure how the alcohol reacts to different inkjet printing inks but I can tell you from experience it has never been a problem on commercially printed kits. Test it on a printed scrap before going too far.
Agree with kevin.
I think we were wrong to talk about water.

Use Alcohol.
I get it now...if you work quickly, use the alcohol to "wet" the card making it more pliable.
But the alcohol will evaporate fairly quickly.

But can I add one more thing?
Pay attention to the alcohol solution you buy and use.
Bottles of pure 100% alcohol isn't as easy to find.
Most are not pure alcohol...most are alcohol and water solutions.
Some have a very high water content...more than 50/50.
And some solutions also have oils, moisturizers...like glycerin.
Because they are often used in Finger Nail painting, cleaning, etc.
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