How about tips on techniques? How about tips on techniques? I think this is probably the. David Caldwell < caldwell@lexmark. I started with . Adalbertus Boat. Schreiber Yacht America or Cheops Funeral Barge, the Shipyard HMS Hunter. Green Dragon (I have not seen that kit, so hesitate to make a.
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Here's the . However, I have been using. PVA glue (in the UK this is Evostik Resin W) which is very good. UHU. Adding a. very small amount of water can help the working time.
And relative. humidity affects drying time. In muggy summertime Cincinnati, in. Conversely, heat.
Granted, these are small. Those living in fully climate- controlled homes (a/c. Get a baby food jar ( those things are a national. After my Aleenes container. I put the Aleenes. Needless to say one should put the cap on the.
Aleenes before turning it upside down. The bottle I bought was very thick so I. I put a little on a plastic bottle. It does stink, and it is flammable. If dry, not removable without.
My use: I don. No distortion of the. Disadvantage: Dries glossy. Not removable after drying.
My use: I use it in the cases when I need more glue, for example. I glue bigger parts like ship. The producer says. I use it this way: Put a drop on a. No. 1), wet it a little bit, stick it in the drop. Some people say, that super- glue.
I never had this experience as long as I. In my experience blooming out starts when the card is. Oversea- alternatives: There are many super- glues of. M and other companies. UHU is not very. suitable for card models, my experience is not very good. I prefer. Technicol here in Germany. PVA/wood glues. For assembling completed components which require edge contact.
Evo- Stick can still be used. Apply reasonably generously to edges. It's a fantastic. I use modelers. quality with low viscosity, and apply the glue with a piece of thin piano. Okamura < dto. I frequently use cyranoacrylate (CA) glues to attach metal wire and.
Bucalo < bucalo@norwich. What has been your success/feelings/failures in working w/. Super Glue) as a 'long- term' adhesive in paper modeling?
This was apparently happening sometime between 5- 1. You strategically place dots of the stuff along one. Superglue bonds fast allowing the white glue. This will not cut into the paper so. An empty ball point pen will. I have come across some models that do say to.
However to do this you have to mark the ends of the score. The main factor in scoring is to make sure that the paper. It is also much simpler to score. If sharp corners are called for then. For larger models where this may not be as much a. However. this slows down construction quite a bit while transferring score lines.
This. has the (merit) of allowing reverse 'scores' while working from the. Once mastered. this achieves a result similar to reverse scoring without the flipping. This. technique comes in handy when doing the multiple bends around the. Ship superstructures seem to. I use simple surface scoring with.
Try doubled Saran wrap or some more slippery film (low. A low- friction tool (no smirks, now). The need for a. straight edge is eliminated 9. By. holding it at a fairly low angle so that the curved part of the blade is. Doesn't work by pulling, but with a.
I can't. believe that I am any more skilled at this than anyone else, so I am. I mean, drawing. dashed and dashed- dot lines right on the parts. I just adhered to the. I thought. that's what the people want.
My third model for them is actually being. For. the first time I moved those pesky lines outside of some of those parts. But if this technique would find acceptance. I say, mostly, rid of the folding lines drafted on top. I know it, 'cause I've scratch- built a few for myself. But I think these things should. The big disadvantage is that once you've.
This is - for example - one of. Emil Zarkov. The. If anyone scores from the . Not to. be too dogmatic: Within a certain (very, very little) degree there. It's still funny to look at.
Schreiber or. Wilhelmshaven designs of airplane tyres - fans know what I mean. They. are formed from bi- directional cones with a curved scoring line of a. A provocative statement: no cardmodel designer who. Forming cardboard bi- directionally is a very advanced technology. Despite that scoring and folding lines coincide, I see a.
What the folding lines on the cutouts should be? If we optimize the design using the maximum visual similarity to the. The result of this mind image. If we. leave our folding lines as they are described, it will be not clear where to. The best way by me to mark them is to put the corresponding.
They. are only scoring markers. The point is blunt. I don't tear/cut the paper, yet still enough to get a. I also seem to recall some early. I wind up. with an extra line on the model! They GAVE me a replaceable compass point they had in a.
Its hard, pointed but not too sharp and fits in a craft knife. All this and it was a flea market find, a bargain. One end is great for scoring and. Visit a. leather working shop and look over the dozens of tools they have and.
Visser < peter@peterjvisser. I use an old kitchen knife with a rounded top. For this I press the bit of paper against a scissor edge, and slide. This causes the paper to roll over the. The pressure defines the size of the cylinder. I use this for tubes between 1 and 1.
For long tubes I use the edge. I roll the paper with both hands.
This way I make tubes. The smallest tubes I make are about 1 mm. What I try. to achieve is a line of glue of varying dilutions. It will pop right off without damage.
It is the kind of glue used for glueing paper or. This glue is available all over the world in shops for. With this blade you. Sorry, I don't know the number of. I'm sure someone here can supply that info. Unit is made in England. The models look better in my opinion.
When you go to join the two sides of the cylinder, you will. Stain or paint. it the appropriate color. It looks better and no one knows the difference. First I dampen the paper.
I start rolling back. I can then. increase the curl by rolling it between finger and thumb. For glue. I use Aleenes . Try wood toothpicks or. I don't think a. bit of dampening can hurt; form damp, not wet (authentic Vancouver.
Make one or two additional rounds so the cutout to be firmly. Then release the roll and remove the part from the side. It. will remain in almost the same shape.
It depends of the card used. Rolling parallel to the grain (centerline of the cylinder. Instead of using the masts (or. I substitute by rolling thin paper (I use origami.
I start the roll around a darning needle after slightly. It is much easier than you believe. Use a sharp. knife with a slightly curved edge. Place the cardboard piece you want to. You can get postcard model stuff thin as. If you own an electric. If I really want to be on the safe side, I build a little.
I take a little piece of scrap card, double or. Super Glue gel to this bracket. Tiring of wandering. I tried placing the part. Can take. some manipulation, particularly with sloping roofs, but my results are good. Just paste to the back side of the part.
Can anything be done to. This is the most harmful. An unfortunate aspect of UV fading is.
This is why posters placed in. These will either fade very quickly due to the chemical nature. Once these chemicals are. The amount of time it will take can be. The. factors involved are: exposure to air, exposure to UV light, dust (which. It exists in matte and gloss.
It protects. against bleaching from sunlight. I snip the square. Cut diagonally and you will have a. It has no markings on it, but comprises a cast.
It does come with 6 spare blades that you can store in the. The compass point is built into the body. The secret is to use. The same applies when using an X- Acto knife.
With a bit of practice you can cut. For large circles it is best to use. Touchup was required, because of. This one could have been used .
If you want SMALL circles, visit your. USED!) biopsy punches.
These come in sizes from . Visser < peter@peterjvisser. But be sure to use permanent ones, not the repositionable types, and. If you don't have a bookbinding press. It is. available in rolls of various sizes and I believe it's also available in. It can be purchased through any well supplied art supply store.
It's also very easy to work with. Then the glue is prepared by putting a generous. This way if you lose control, you can always trash. I then cover with a sheet. Then cut out to the line. This will. produce the cleanest cut edge.
I sometimes will then wedge the piece. This makes the curl work for you!
An effect similar to plywood, which in a fashion it is. The spray on glues are contact cements and stay soft &.
I cut out the outline, fold and glue. The steps. Cut out the part. So among other pursuits (generally less.
I build card models to pass the time. Everything has to. I usually can't pack or find a suitable baseboard for big. My models. reside in hotel bars and restaurants and other unlikely places all over. My traveling tool kit consists of. Small sliding blade knife, the kind where you break off sections. These knives and blades can.
A packet of blades. You don't have to rub.
Elmer's in USA, but available in stationary. Albania and Armenia). Additional items I pack are. Winsor & Newton . I paid $1. 7 for it in 1.
I replaced one of the less used. Cutting on glass gives cleaner edges and. Hotel desk lamps are always too weak.
However, on the road, provided I'm not too ambitious, this. Lost two of 'em doing that at $2. I'm putting them in individual. All I've got to worry about is a few. Many greys, and of course colors. Try art or design supply. I prefer these to markers, which often bleed into the.
I bought a childrens paint box with about 1.