Search results

  1. M

    Tip for gluing closed models

    This is my first tip, hope I can help someone with this. Probably someone else had thought about this before, but I came up with it by myself... (*proud, proud* :) ) I built the FG Ho-IV. The problem was: When I wanted to attach the wings to the middle "fuselage" section (The Hortens were...
  2. M

    my first ever...

    My first ever card model: the FG Lilienthal Glider... doesn't look like much, but is the prelude to this great hobby... more to come! :) Thanks for looking... it's nothing compared to all those great models I see on this site, but it's my first... (Actually, I wanted to "spicen it up" by...
  3. M

    ugly paper joints

    Hello all, And sorry if this was discussed in someone else's thread already... I downloaded the model of a Dragon Quest Slime from some website (and if I ever find that again, I'll post it here, I think it was paper-replika.com, papercraftsquare.com, http://tektonten.blogspot.com, or some such...
  4. M

    Model colorings, patterns and textures

    Hello, When I look at paper models (esp. "professional" ones), then they always have very nice textures and patterns. They don't look "computerized" but actually natural. For example, the other day I saw the "Betty" and "Ju 188" GPM models, the Betty has really nice coloring incl...
  5. M

    Fiddler's Green Ho-IX V1 and DM-1

    Hello, I'm a beginner in paper modelling, and I'm already going crazy... :mrgreen: I was looking for as simple a model as I could possibly find, for me to start. The FG Ho-IX V1 and DM-1 seemed like the perfect models, essentially consisting of only 3 part (for the main airframe). But I'm just...
  6. M

    Stupid question from a beginner

    Hello, I'm new here, so Hello to all first. This is my first post, so please bear with me. I consider myself reasonably smart, and capable with my hands. I build RC airplanes from scratch (some even with supersimple rectangular cardboard fuselages and tail units/empennages), and I do Origami...