That's sounds simple.I'll take a try.I didn't think of it before...
BTW Dragos,where did you get the Zero?
And,paragon.how do you connect the parts without tabs?Did you just use the method that dragos showed or something else?
i understand your frustrations with tabs especially when the model built is quite small...
sometimes we must ditch with the instrustion and improvise?
so how i do mine?
when i like and want a smooooooooo0000o00o0o0o0o0o0th surface for my models, i often dont use the same material or card as my layer subtabs.
sometimes when using the same card as subtabs, it kinda shows up as indentations even if we dont press too hard.
i often use ordinary 80 gsm paper, sometimes i laminate, sometimes i dont depends of the strength needed.
and heres a weird but nice technique i just developed:
TAB PEELING.
tab what?
yeah, most cardstock are made of two layers of laminated paper, or if it is not, all cardstock tend to peel apart when bent. see this by folding a very small corner of cardstock.
ok how does this work?
you lightly score the line where the edges of the graphic goes...
then you bend the tab a bit an pull off from the edges, start from where you scored...
be careful as you might rip off all of the tab.
now you have a nice 'furry' surface on the tab and that tab is much thinner.
now you can glue together now.
now if you like to strengthen it by laminating thin paper, its ok.