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    the realm of armor....

    i think the longitudinal characteristics of bamboo would be ideal for a torsion bar suspension....
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    releases....

    there is a 1/72 scale dodge wc 51 at http://serezasmodels.narod.ru/ i have released the pzkw 4 in a snow camo scheme at http://www.papertigerarmaments.com/PzKwIV.html also the m577 in nato woodland camo at http://www.papertigerarmaments.com/M113.html all of these in 1/72 scale. the...
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    papertigerarmaments.com celebrates first year...

    rick is correct, i recommend mspaint if you have ME or XP on your computer. left click the displayed free model and save to a picture file. always adjust your margins to zero (they will reset themselves to proper minimum) and then preview before you print. this is the best method to maintain the...
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    papertigerarmaments.com celebrates first year...

    what a crazy year... i hoped to release one model a week, then i hoped it would average one release a week due to distractions from a real job! they said it could not be done but they were wrong....though i didn't achieve this goal i do believe it is possible. the final count is 50 models...
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    the realm of armor....

    while i have never experienced "sag" with the smaller scale, "twist" can be a problem. armor modelers avoid chassis twist, ship modelers battle hull twist, and aircraft modelers curse wing twist. i have found that the hull/chassis for armored vehicles is better formed by gluing both tabs of the...
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    the realm of armor....

    scales.... not long ago someone asked "wonder why so few armor models finished?" i believe this was an allusion to the large number of parts associated with some of the larger scales. one of the hardest aspects in designing a model is trying to accomodate the expectations of builders. a...
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    the realm of armor....

    ...here is the armor section. i would like say thanks for the opportunity to moderate this subject. i have been designing paper models off and on for over 20 years. i have quite a few armor designs and i release them for a small sum at papertigerarmaments.com my primary scale is 1/72 and my...