Card Models
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This will be the future home of the Card Models WIKI. My hope is to make it similar to the Card Faq of old..... If you are interested in participating please message cgutzmer.
Thanks!
Chris
WIKI Contributors and Job Descriptions
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Card Models WIKI
Based on The CARDFAQ of old by Steve Brown
What is card modeling?
Where do I buy paper models?
- ...by mail order?
- ...on the Internet?
- What about models of...?
- How can I contact a designer if I find their models for sale illegaly?
- How do I order from overseas?
- Appendix: More Sources for Card Models, non-mail order and various obscure sources.
What resources are available to the card modeler?
- ...on the Internet? (including forums)
- Blogs
- Directories and Links
- Free Models
- ...how about books, magazines, &c?
- What model should I start with?
- What tools do I need?
- Basic techniques
- What to use for a building board?
- How do I cut little tiny parts?
- How do I butt glue edges together?
- How do I roll tiny cylinders?
- How do I hold parts while the glue dries?
- What if I mess up?
- How do I preserve my paper models for posterity?
- Miscellaneous tips
- Die-cut models: blessing or bane?
- How to cut circles?
- Laminating or doubling card stock
- The traveling card modeler
- Packing and shipping models
- Colouring cut edges
- Window and canopy glazing
Detailing and advanced techniques
- Compound curves
- Lighting models
- Bases and backdrops
- Scenery and detailing
- Display cases
- Detailing ship models
- Working models
- Macro-models
- Airplane tips
- Mixing media
- Mini-models
Reviews, manufacturers, designers
Designing and building your own models.
- What printer or copier to use?
- Commercial printing
- Choice of papers
- Printing downloaded models
- Painting scratchbuilt models
- Colours
- Scanners
- Software for Designing and Coloring
- Appendix: Designing Paper Models
- Appendix: Maths Primer for the Card Modeler
- Appendix: Glossary of Paper Terms
- More Sources for Card Models
- Glossary of Paper Terms
- Maths Primer for the Card Modeler
- Designing Paper Models
- Abbreviations from S&S catalog
- Polish-English Glossary
- French-English Glossary
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