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    AbsoluteSciFi

    There are only about six model parts from other models in this entire model, I have no need for them as I find and take apart trash that suits my needs just fine. All of the structural and detailed areas are made by me. Most of the details are of carved plaster, and a few are just junk that I...
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    The DragonFly

    This is a model that I created a LOOOONG time ago- and recently started to build a new version of it at 200% original size, about 1/72 scale.
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    AbsoluteSciFi: Some of My Old Paper Models

    It was never really finished, due to the amount of things I learned while making it. I quickly moved up to better things, and started to really get into some higher techniques just from having blundered into things. I made another bigger castle, for one, and I quickly found that the project was...
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    AbsoluteSciFi: Some of My Old Paper Models

    Here is my very first paper model, made out of illustration board and Strathmore Bristol board.
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    AbsoluteSciFi: Some of My Old Paper Models

    All these models are made using "chip board" which at my job at a print shop was plentiful. I used nothing other than a slide rule, triangle, x-acto, and Elmer's glue to put them together. I later painted them with spray paint and detailed them.
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    AbsoluteSciFi: Some of My Old Paper Models

    AbsoluteSciFi: Some of My Old Paper Models I had a great job right out of college were I had a little too much time on my hands... This was one that I enjoyed painting up... This one is really neat detail... This is one I used to make a much larger version in plastic-
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    what we make

    Mostly its not about the software but how to design the model in the first place... think back, what was it about a paper-model that made you think that it was a good model when you put it together? Was it the way the tabs were placed or the size of the tabs, maybe the type of paper.. or was it...
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    AbsoluteSciFi

    The styrene is a lot like paper, but harder. I think of it like the structural version of paper. It glues up nicely with superglue, and bonds forever to itself using superglue. So, if you have a curved form, you can bend the styrene to conform by gluing it into place. All the panels on top of...
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    Virginia, 7 Cities Area, Tidewater

    Virginia, 7 cities area, Tidewater. I am in Chesapeake, anyone nearby?
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    Is there anyone from North Carolina here?

    LOL- I am from NC, but moved up to Virginia in the mid 90's. I still get down to Winston-Salem for a visit every so often!
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    Strong papercraft

    After thinking about the idea of "stronger paper" I realized that there are so many different types of papers, and paper products to choose from. I used to use illustration boards, card stocks, cardboard, chip boards, Strathmore Bristol boards; the list goes on... all held by Elmer's. finding...
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    AbsoluteSciFi

    No- this is my most recent work, it is not paper- it is made on a plywood base, and ribbed with paint sticks and expanding foam, then skinned by sheet styrene. My old works, that ARE paper, are made with illustration board and then painted... quite frankly, I cannot tell the difference in my...
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    AbsoluteSciFi

    Something seems to be wrong with this post- this is a test... see if it works this time... I am a scratchbuilder with a passion for science fiction. I enjoy making my own designs and building them from scratch, I don't use anything other than my talents to make the structure for my models. I...
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    AbsoluteSciFi

    Salutations! I am a SCRATCH-BUILDER. I design, or draw, then build my model from by hand from scratch. I don't use models, hardly any, not even for greeblies. Most of my parts are scavenged out of the trash, bottle caps, or medical supplies, every so often I take apart an old VCR, watch or...
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