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    Discovery and a lesson in humility

    I didn't want to wake up a dead thread, but I had a thread here when I started Uhu's Discovery in 2009. After crafting a bunch of paper hex nuts I stalled out. Still, the decorated dowel mocked me from my model room, and this April I set to it with a will, assembling cargo pods, and then...
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    Louisville, KY Wonderfest

    Wonderfest is a model show in Louisville, KY this weekend, emphasizing science fiction and fantasy, especially movie and TV subjects. It is very different from IPMS shows (no knock on IPMS shows). In addition to the model competition, it has a great dealer room and a full slate of guest...
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    I should check in more often

    Then maybe I'd know what happened here on April 15. Tax preparation?
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    What happened to 3dpaper--A theory

    I know some of us still mourn the apparent demise of 3dpaper, the Korean supplier of paper models that were beautifully printed, pre-scored and perforated for easy part removal. I just got back from two weeks in Korea, and found numerous bookstores, stationery stores, and even a few hobby...
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    Google search tip

    There's really no need for a members list, when we have google. For example, if you google "sillywizard" and "zealot", some of the top hits are for posts I have made here, and I have made very few. Given that, you can link back to the post, click on the name, and voila!. You are ready to send...
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    My Discovery (uhu02) build

    So I started with a 5/16" hardwood dowel, 4 feet in length. It measured a little more than 8 mm in diameter. The dowels are color coded; 5/16" dowel has yellow color on one end face. I rolled several on the floor to find the straightest. I printed out page 1 on common 20 lb office paper...
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    Santa's printing press

    Here's my build of one of Gunnar Sillen's models, from RUBRIK There is more to these Christmas models than you might suspect from a first glance. The printing press has a working screw mechanism to clamp the paper in the frame down to the type bed.
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    Good price on Chokipeta Evangelion

    I got mine from Jimbo's Papermodelworld, but here's another source for the new Evangelion model: Evangelion Paper Figure Book If you are of delicate sensibilities, it might be best to go to this site through the front door and ask to see only the stuff suitable for under 18: J-List -- a...
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    Look what uhu02 is up to

    After Maria, Time Machine, EVA Pod, Noisy Cricket, and others, now he's working on:
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    Pristontale Archer

    I built this model, derived from a Korean multi-user role playing game. It's a commercially printed kit from Korea. http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j47/davelant/archer1.jpg and http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j47/davelant/archer2.jpg The pictures were taken Memorial Day Weekend...